7th Annual Florida Entertainment Summit
December 8-10, 2011
Miami, FL




2010 Recap
Florida Entertainment Summit’s Teen Summit, Cinema Lounge & Remembering Haiti Benefit


Florida’s premier entertainment networking event the 6th Annual Florida Entertainment Summit took place in Miami, FL this past weekend Dec. 9-11, 2010. The weekend conference kicked off with The Teen Summit which featured a panel discussion on the impact of violence in media on youth and film screenings by filmmakers R. Malcolm Jones “Magic City” and Hometeam Entertainment’s James Bland and Vanessa Baden “Cocoa Love”. Journalist and Author Peter Bailey also joined the filmmakers on the panel discussion which was moderated by istandardproducers.com co-founder J Hatch. Teen Summit concluded when the teens, consisting of students from The Children’s Trust Student Advisory Committee and students from The Resource Room, received a surprise visit from Rainforest Film Co-Founder & Chairman Will Packer (Producer of “Takers”, “Obsessed”, “Stomp The Yard” & a host of others.

The Teen Summit rolled right into The Cinema Lounge & Remembering Haiti Benefit which kicked off with a keynote address by Will Packer. The Rainforest Films Co-Founder expressed to participants that success is personally defined, sharing anecdotes about what it took to pull off his first film and answering questions during a Q&A moderated by WEDR personality Lorenzo Ice-T Thomas. Emerging filmmakers Lorenzo Thomas “Perfect Peace”, Darren Saunders “Makeup”, R. Malcolm Jones “Magic City”, Curtis Ballard “Bagdad”, Regina Bennet “One Small Thing” and James Bland & Vanessa Baden “Cocoa Love” films received rave reviews after the screening.
                                                   Chef Wilkinson “Ken”Sejour & North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre

Before the film screenings, North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre recognized Chef Wilkinson “Ken”Sejour for his philanthropy throughout Miami Dade County. Sejour was also honored with ACE Magazine’s “Power of Influence” Award for his charity involvement in South Florida and Haiti. Maranatha Community Center, a 501c3 non profit organization was The Cinema Lounge & Remembering Haiti Charity Partner.  Deepside Entertainment recording group Goons United by the New School donated $500 to assist in the organizations Haiti Mission and Will Packer pledged an additional $1,000 to the organization on behalf of himself and his Rainforest Films Company.

The Florida Entertainment Summit Cinema Lounge & Remembering Haiti benefit was sponsored in part by E. Mason & Associates,365Voice.com, New Amsterdam Gin, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, Cakefetti, Chef Creole, Scrapye.com and RollingOut.com
Recording Artist Trina Hosts Jingle Bell Toy Drive at the 
6th Annual Florida Entertainment Summit Fashion Day
Trina is honored with ACE Magazine's "Power of Influence Award"


Platinum Recording Artist Trina joined forces with Florida’s most anticipated entertainment industry event the Florida Entertainment Summit to give back this holiday season. Trina’s Diamond Doll Foundation, Kim’s Closet Boutique and Billionaire Mafia clothing all in association with the 6thAnnual Florida Entertainment Summit joined forces to showcase emerging fashion designers, models and visual artists while giving back to the community; for an evening of holiday fashion.

The 3rd Annual Jingle Bell Toy Drive held at Club Play South Beach emceed by WEDR 99 Jamz radio personality Felisha Monet successfully displayed this season’s most fashion forward trends while collecting unwrapped toys for Miami Dade County Foster & Adoptive Parent Association. Mike Christmas of Christmas Concepts International donated over $8000 worth of custom holiday décor which guest were able to see created live during the runway show as well as place bids to further support the Miami Dade County Foster & Adoptive Parent Association.during the holiday season.

The event concluded with Platinum Producer Young Yonny, who has worked closely with Trina through out the years most recently on her album “Amazin” presenting the original Diamond Doll with Ace Magazine’s “Power of Influence” award.  Trina humbly thanked everyone involved with making the night a success commending all of her guest for supporting the 3rd Annual Jingle Bell Toy Drive providing Miami-Dade county foster kids with truckloads of toys this holiday season.

Special guest in attendance, RainforestFilms Co-Founder Will Packer, Young Yonny, Eric ‘E-Class’ Prince and a host of others. Sponsors of the event included, 365voice.com, E. Mason & Associates, Cakefetti, Scene PR, DJ Kaos, Smart Water, Mike Christmas, NLPGImages and ExclusiveAccess.net, Celebrity Glam Squad
6th Annual Florida Entertainment Summit Music Day
Poe Boy CEO & Founder “E-Class” Honored with the ACE Magazine “Power of Influence Award”
VH1 I Love Money Winner Angela “Myammee” Pitts, 2010 XXL Eye Candy Model of the Year Keyshia Dior and Ethnicity Models Founder LaShawnna Stanley participate in“Let’s Talk About Sex” Panel


Poe Boy Music Group CEO & Founder "E-Class" & Platinum Producer Young Yonny
Keyshia Dior - CEO Secret Kisses, 2010 XXL EyeCandy Model of the Year & Angela "Myammee" Pitts - TV Personality, Model & Entrepreneur
Florida Entertainment Summit music day continues to be the most popular event day of the summit. The music day, held on Saturday, Dec 11, 2010 featured panel discussions and workshops on Mobile Applications, Let’s Talk About Sex, The SoundLab, Q&A with Poe Boy Music Group CEO & Founder Eric “E-Class” Prince and Speed Networking.

The Music Day kicked off by providing producers and recording artist the opportunity to receive immediate feedback on their music in The SoundLab from Platinum Producer Young Yonny (Trey Songz Say Aah, Trina ‘Amazin’, Lil Wayne ‘Mo Fire’) Multi-Platinum, Grammy Nominated Producer Cainon Lamb ( Jazmine Sullivan; Holdin’ You Down, Monica; Everything, Fantasia Rubin Studdard, Missy Elliot, Keyshia Cole) , WEDR 99 Jamz on-air personality DJ Griot as well as Street Connect DJ, DJ Miami.

Neal Blaak, Zappo.TV founder and Dr. John Acunto Co-founder, chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chasin Music Group (home of the groundbreaking music application - Chasin Hits) led the Mobile Applications discussion and was later joined by Urban World Wireless Founder Mike Johns in the Mobile Applications section of the Speed Networking workshop.

VH1 I Love Money Winner Angela “Myammee” Pitts, 2010 XXL Eye Candy Model Of The Year Keyshia Dior, Ethnicity Models Founder LaShawnna Stanley, Konsole Kingz Founder CJ Peters, Dating Coach Jeff Carroll and photographer Ian Ramidal of MATV took on the task of examining why sex and sex appeal is still a major selling tool in entertainment during “Let’s Talk About Sex “Panel, which was named the most controversial panel of the 6th Annual Florida Entertainment Summit; some people have are already requested part II of this panel to be held next year.


 "Let's Talk About Sex Panelist": Ian Ramidal,  CJ Peters, Jeff Carroll, Keyshia Dior, LaShawnna Stanley & Angela "Myammee” Pitts

Before the music day registrants participated in the interactive speed networking workshop; Florida Entertainment Summit moderator J Hatch sat down for a Q&A with Poe Boy Music Group CEO & Founder Eric ‘E-Class’ Prince. After the informative Q&A, Florida Entertainment Summit founder Elora Mason surprised “E-Class” with the ACE Magazine “Power of Influence Award” for his undeniable contribution to the growth of entertainment in the South Florida Market Place.
Registrants Speed Networking with Mike John founder of UrbanWorldWireless.com, CJ Peters of Konsole Kingz & Zappo.TV Founder Neal Blaak
Music Day came to a close on South Beach with the Cocktails with a Blogger Mixer & Artist Showcase at Tangia Lounge and the official after party celebrating the birthday of Platinum Producer Young Yonny at Sobe Live. The Cocktails with a Blogger Mixer & Artist Showcase featured performances from local emerging artist to recording artist traveling from St. Louis, Arizona and all over the State of Florida. Florida Entertainment Summit performers included Kayo, Dele-D, GMASH, A-Lyric, RukaPuff, Swagger Splash, AJ the RnB General, Vito, Brady, Gorilla Goon, Maybach Music Group artist Magazeen and Maybach Latino Artist UB & Destinee the Boss Lady.