Friday, August 28, 2009

7:00 am - 3:00 pm - Registration

7:30 am – 9:00 am - Power Breakfast
Featuring Guest Speaker - Dr. Mary-Frances Winters
President and Founder of T he Winters Group

The Winters Group is an organization development and diversity consulting firm.  She will present the economic value of inclusion by making the case for the profitability of practicing inclusion. 

9:15 am - 2:30 pm - Exhibit Hall Hours

9:15 am - 9:45 am David & Goliath: Changing the Rules of the Game

Presenter: Willa Martin Bailey, Global Recruiters of Nashville Metro(Exhibit Floor)

10:00 am – 11:30 am - *Concurrent Seminars

*2GMBE: Developing the Next Generation of Minority Entrepreneurs!

Facilitator: Reggie Williams, Vice President of Community Relations, Memphis Redbirds

Panelists:

Statement of Purpose:  Ken Bennett, Street Ministries

College Presidents:

  • University of Memphis – Dr. Shirley Raines
  • LeMoyne-Owen College – Dr. Johnnie B. Watson
  • Christian Brothers University –  Dr. John Smarrelli
  • Rhodes College – Dr. William Troutt
  • Southwest TN Community College - Dr. Nate Essex

Youth Entrepreneurs:

  • Zamyra Lambert, Arymaz Aromas & Collections
  • Raheym Jones, Disc Jockey & Balloons 4 U
  • Ayanna McFarland, Snapshot Event Venue

10:00 am – 11:30 am - *Concurrent Seminars

*Supplier Diversity: The Billion Dollar Answer

Statement of Purpose: Tim Briggs, AutoZone

Facilitator: Sharon Patterson, President & CEO

Billion Dollar Roundtable


Panelists:

  - Gwen Wilson, Verizon Wireless

   - Teresa Barrera, Wal-Mart

                                                                      

This seminar will present corporations that practice inclusion relative to their supplier diversity initiatives.  Panelists representing national and local corporations will discuss the cost savings realized by including diverse suppliers in the procurement process.  Companies will also present their views which position supplier diversity as partnership versus just an action that is necessary or nice to do.  The president of the Billion Dollar Roundtable, a national organization comprised of companies that spend a billion dollars or more with minority firms, will present the proven impact of supplier diversity.

11:45 am – 12:45 pm - Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Cedric Sparks, Sr., Esq.


Executive Director of Youth Services, City of Birmingham AL

The keynote speaker will discuss the importance of building a brand that resonates with the workforce of tomorrow.

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Exhibit Hall
 Speakers/Announcement of Award Winners

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm - Green Technology Presentation

Presenter: Leah Wells, BioDimensions
(Exhibit Floor)

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm - Social Media 101

Presenter: Cardell Orrin, Linx Consulting

(Exhibit Floor)

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Award Winners Announced:
— Exhibit Floor Winner
— Grand Prize Winner

3:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes

*Workshops will be concurrent


Power Breakfast
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Mary-Frances Winters
President and Founder
The Winters Group


2GMBE
Facilitator:
Reggie Williams
Vice President of
Community Relations
Memphis Redbirds
 

158 Madison Ave
Suite 300
Memphis, TN 38103
Ph (901) 525-6512


Supplier Diversity
Facilitator:
Sharon Patterson

President & CEO
Billion Dollar Roundtable

Luncheon
Keynote Speaker:
Cedric Sparks, Sr.
Executive Director of
Youth Services
City of Birmingham, AL