Schedule

THURSDAY September 24, 2026 

6:00 – 8:00 PM
Registration & Welcome Reception hosted by Tennessee State University & STEAM Sports Foundation

FRIDAY September 25, 2026 

8:00 – 8:45 AM
Registration, Breakfast & Welcome presented by Nashville Superspeedway

• Matt Greci, GM, Nashville Super Speedway
• Dr Charles McCurry, Associate Dean, Tennessee State
• Bob Dickinson, STEAM Sports Foundation

8:45 – 9:30 AM
Opening Panel: Scholarships, Internships, Immersion Tours Opportunities 

Moderator Andrea Turner, Nissan Panelists

• Fatou Tunkara, Georgia Tech
• De’Vyne Wills – Tennessee State
• Jayda Jenkins – UT-San Antonio
• Kimberly Betty – Kettering/Oakland/Lear

9:30 – 10:30 AM
Opening Keynote: “Breaking Barriers in Automotive & Motorsports”

• Kreig Robinson, 23XI Racing

10:30 – 10:45 AM
Break 

10:45 – 11:45 AM
Motorsports Panel: The Race Series

Panelists: 

• John Doonan, IMSA
• Brandon Thompson, NASCAR
• Dorea Dewberry, IMSA
• Matt Greci, Nashville Superspeedway
• Anne Fischgrund, INDYCAR/Music City Grand Prix

11:45 – 12:45 PM
Lunch Keynote: “Entry Paths to an Automotive Career”

April Guest, Cummins

12:45 – 1:00 PM
Break 

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Hands-On Breakout Sessions (Student Choose One)

Track A: Don’t Forget About Us (Moderator Ashli Bobo, Nissan)

• Alia Hall, Aumovio
• Harold Michael Martin, Martin Technologies
• Cheryl Thompson, CT Advisory/CADIA

Track B: Key Automotive Drivers (Moderator Charla Herbert, Nissan)

• Nuri Shabazz, Cummins

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Hands-On Breakout Sessions (Students Rotate to Other One) 

• Track A - same speakers
• Track B - same speakers

3:00 – 5:00 PM
TSU Engineering Career Fair 

5:00 – 7:00 PM
Networking Reception presented by HONDA

SATURDAY September 25, 2026 

8:45 – 10:00 AM
Continental Breakfast, “Your Up Next, So What’s Your Move?”

Angela Henderson, Ford/Henderson Advisory

10:00 – 10:45 AM
Career Pathways #1 – Motorsports

Moderator Julia King, Purdue

• Harold Michael Martin, Martin Technologies
• Dorea Dewberry, IMSA
• Brandon Thompson, NASCAR
• Anne Fischgrund, INDYCAR/Music City Grand Prix

10:45 – 11:00 AM
Career Pathways #2 – Automotive

Moderator Julia King, Purdue

• TBD

11:30 AM
Q&A, Reflections

11:50 AM
Closing Remarks

• Dr. Lin Li, Dean, Tennessee State
• Dr Charles McCurry, Associate Dean, Tennessee State
• Bob Dickinson, STEAM Sports Foundation