The Coca-Cola Company to Serve as Presenting Sponsor of ColorComm’s 5th Annual Conference in June 2018

at the Ritz Carlton Kapalua June 4, 2018 – June 7, 2018

NEW YORK, NY (March 14, 2018)  –ColorComm, Inc., the nation’s leading women’s platform addressing diversity and inclusion from across the communications, marketing, media, and advertising industries, will hold its 5th annual conference at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua in Maui, Hawaii. The Coca-Cola Company will serve as the presenting sponsor at ColorComm’s 5th Annual Conference.

The ColorComm Conference is an annual business retreat connecting more than 400 executive leaders in communications, marketing, advertising, and digital from across the country. This year ColorComm will commemorate its 5th conference anniversary by moving the annual event location from Miami, Florida to Maui, Hawaii to live out the theme Hawaii 5-0.

The conference is the only event of its kind which will open with the ColorComm Circle Awards, the highest honor awarded to a select group of women of color changing the face of the communications industry. The ColorComm Circle Awards will welcome MSNBC Host Joy Reid as keynote speaker and the event will be emceed by CNN’s Symone Sanders.

ColorComm will welcome a rock star lineup of speakers including: Carnival Cruises CEO Arnold Donald, Girl Boss Founder and CEO Sophia Amoruso, Media Executive Soledad O’Brien, Showtime Network EVP Johanna Fuentes, CBS Entertainment Diversity EVP Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, Founder of 3% Kat Gordon, Carol’s Daughter Founder Lisa Price and many more.

“The Coca-Cola Company is honored to serve as the presenting sponsor of ColorComm’s 5th Annual Conference. ColorComm’s mission directly aligns with our focus to empower women and equip them with the resources to help remove barriers,” said Lori George Billingsley, VP of Community and Stakeholder Relations at Coca-Cola North America. “We have partnered with ColorComm since its inception in 2014 and we are looking forward to another refreshing experience.”

This year’s official conference theme is “New Horizons.” ColorComm’s 5th Annual conference will focus on the events of today with empowering movements such as #MeToo and Time’s Up, will dive into industry topics such as media training, business development, social media branding for executives, and much more.

“I am thrilled to welcome the ColorComm community to our 5th annual conference in Maui, Hawaii and overjoyed to welcome The Coca-Cola Company as presenting sponsor,” said Lauren Wesley Wilson, President and CEO of ColorComm, Inc. “Our conference will be different this year in the best way. Our team has worked hard to provide programming tailored for various tracks and we are welcoming some of the best and the brightest industry thought leaders. I’m excited to celebrate our 5th conference in Maui, Hawaii and introduce our community to this vibrant and relaxed city.”

Our 2018 Sponsors include: The Coca-Cola Company, AT&T, Toyota, Bloomberg, Facebook, WE Communications, IPG Media Brands, Comcast, NBC Universal, Edelman, Ogilvy, Porter Novelli, The Atlanta Hawks, CBS Entertainment Diversity, BET Networks, and more.

For more information visit:  www.colorcommconference.com.