Wednesday, June 30, 2010

7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Power Breakfast
Keynote Speaker: Nat Irvin, II – Woodrow M. Strickler Chair, Professor of Management. College of Business, University of Louisville; Founder & President, Future Focus 2020

9:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Hours

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Seminar on Exhibit Floor:
Mining The Internet For Procurement Opportunities
Arthur Brown, LeScot Enterprises, Inc.

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CEO/Presidents Roundtable:
Facilitator: David Williams - President & CEO, Leadership Memphis

Panelists:
Charles Burkett – President, First Tennessee
Gary Shorb – President & CEO, Methodist Healthcare
Larry Cox – President, Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
Michael Isakson – President, ServiceMaster Clean
AC Wharton, Jr. – Mayor, City of Memphis

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Luncheon: Is Diversity In Your DNA? The Top Diversity Performers
Keynote Speaker: Luke Visconti – CEO, DiversityInc

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Seminar:
Innovative Growth Strategies II: Where Innovation and Opportunity Intersect

Facilitator: Scott Sigman, Director of Research & Marketing, Greater Memphis Chamber

Panelists:
Eldwin Boyd – President & CIO, T-10 Consulting
Pete Nelson – Principal, Bio Dimensions, LLC
Nat Irvin, II – Woodrow M. Strickler Chair, Professor of Management. College of Business, University of Louisville; Founder & President, Future Focus 2020

EXHIBIT HALL MINI-SEMINARS:

Loretta McNary, celebrated talk show host, will serve as mistress of ceremony for all exhibit hall mini-seminars.

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. -

Tools & Resources For Small Business Growth

Presenters:

Roby Williams, President & CEO - Black Business Association

Patrice Harris, Manager - Renaissance Business Center

3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. - Exhibit Hall Stage:

Getting Your Story Told Through Print Media

Panelists:

Roland Klose, Business Editor – Commercial Appeal

Terry Hollahan, Managing Editor – Memphis Business Journal

James Overstreet, Associate Publisher & Executive Editor - Daily News

3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. - Closing Reception On Exhibit Hall Floor

Featuring Live Performance by Lil Rounds

Former American Idol Contestant

Booth Award Winners & Grand Prize Winner Announced

The Grizz (Grizzlies Mascot) will help present awards and the grand prize drawing - two roundtrip airline tickets. 

*Must be present to win.

Power Breakfast
Keynote Speaker:
Nat Irvin, II
Founder & President
Future Focus 2020
Chair & Professor of Management
University of Louisville

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Memphis, TN 38103
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