May 16-17, 2025
Red Hat Headquarters - Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina
Get Inspired, Motivated, Empowered & Connected. CreativeVerse is the Universe where Business and Creativity collide. This event is based around Business Development and Brand Development. The mission of this conference is to empower upcoming and thriving creatives in business while exposing others to new and innovative resources in the industry.
Register TodayWorkshops and Meet & Greet
Red Hat Headquarters Annex
190 E Davie St, Raleigh, North Carolina
9:00AM
Getting Your Confidence Back
with Issac Cornetti, Sales and Marketing Coach
10:00AM
Finance for the Future
11:00AM
New Age Networking
with J Dwayne Garnett
12:00PM
Lunch
Lunch is self-service; you’re welcome to enjoy the break and grab food wherever you like.
6:00PM
Adobe Meet & Greet
Citywide Networking Event: Live Podcasts, Exciting Activities, and Networking with Speakers and Creative Professionals.
Saturday Sessions & Keynote
The James B. Hunt Jr. Library, North Carolina State University
1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27606
9:00AM
Curiosity by Design: The Transformative Power of ‘What If?’ - Room A
with Fatima Burke
In this deeply personal and inspiring talk, Fatima Burke shares her unconventional journey into tech — from navigating a troubling upbringing to finding purpose and growth in the world of coding and design. Through stories of resilience and relentless curiosity, she’ll explore how the simple act of asking "What if?" propelled her to challenge expectations, defy statistics, and build the life of her wildest dreams.
9:00AM
The Future of Podcasting and Influencers - Room B
Moderator: Houston Vines
Panelist: Mecca Brown and CK
An in-depth discussion on where podcasting and influencer marketing are headed, the impact of AI, and strategies for staying ahead in the digital landscape.
10:00AM
Creating Stars: Turning Vision into Business - Room A
Join Elton Benjamin and Omar McCallop as they share their expertise in transforming creative visions into thriving businesses. From behind-the-scenes insights to success stories, learn how they have launched impactful brands and helped entrepreneurs make their dreams a reality.
10:00AM
AI & Your Industry (Panel): Now and Next - Room B
Moderator: Rene Daughtry
Panelists: Reginald B.Simpson II, Kendell Dorse, John Guess, T-J. Graham
Dive into the practical applications of AI in creative industries and how it’s transforming the way we work. This session explores both the current impact of AI and its future potential across various sectors.
11:00AM
Mental Health in the Age of AI - Room A
Sarah Wilder dives into the intersection of mental health and AI, exploring how technology impacts well-being and how to maintain balance in a digitally driven world.
11:00AM
AI, Culture, and Legacy - Room B
with Troy McNish, RedHat
12:00PM
Lunch
Lunch is self-service; you’re welcome to enjoy the break and grab food wherever you like.
1:00PM
Keynote: Business, Innovation and the Future of It All. - Rooms A & B
with Tom Triumph
Thomas Triumph helps companies grow by collaboratively helping them reinvent their business, product development, and marketing. Along the way he’s helped large Fortune 500 organizations act nimbly and small entrepreneurial companies scale. He’s been a participant in two global technology revolutions—and has been part of some remarkable success stories (and some misfires), and he’s the author of the book Evolve or Die: Lessons for World-Class Innovation & Creativity.
Tom fulfilled a childhood dream of living aboard an ocean research ship and tending to the mini-sub (Cousteau was on the Board), wrestled in the Olympic trials, and helped oversee the design and fabrication of the largest composite hovercraft ever built in the US. He resides in North Carolina and is an ultrarunner who envies Tom Hanks’ long run as Forrest Gump.
2:00PM
Trailblazers: Women Leading the Way in Business & Creativity (Panel) - Rooms A & B
Moderator: Kenia Thompson
Panelists: Jes Averheart, Ashley Berry, Kimberly Winborne, Wanda Thomas
Celebrate the women who are breaking barriers and leading innovation in business and creativity. This session showcases powerful women driving change in the creative industries and how they’ve paved the way for future leaders.
Empower the Next Generation of Creators: Join us in making a difference by sponsoring students and attendees for CreativeVerse 2025. Now in its third year, CreativeVerse continues to provide emerging creatives with the opportunity to learn, network, and grow in an environment designed to elevate their careers.
CreativeVerse is the place where Creatives become better at business and Business Leaders become better in branding. We are committed to helping our attendees navigate the new world of Generative AI and understand how it will impact their industries, equipping them with the tools and insights to stay ahead.
Where strategy meets vision - Creativeverse 2025 is the place where business minds connect with creative energy to build what’s next.
Creativeverse 2025 brings together a dynamic mix of professionals, including:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Graphic Designers
Graphic Designers
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
