Wednesday, March 17th

3:00-7:00 pm - Registration
 
6:00-9:00 pm - Opening Reception - BB King Lounge
  Jazz Concert Featuring Steve Clarke Quartet


Thursday, March 18th

8:00 am - Registration
   
 
8:30 am - Welcome Address
    Odetta Rogers-Clarke
  Director of Communications
  DiversityBusiness.com

9:00 am - The Art of Principled Networking
    Julia Hubbel
  The Art of Principled Networking

9:30 am - Supply Chain Management and Diversity Partners
    Leslie Campbell
  Vice President Procurement - Dell


  Shelley Stewart
  Vice President Supply Chain Management - Tyco


  Maureen Merkle
  President of Procurement - SBC Communications


10:30 am - Coffee Break

10:50 am - Diversity Initiatives in Corporate America - Panel of Chief Diversity Officers
    Wendy Lewis
  Vice President, Strategic Planning, Recruitment & Diversity - Major League Baseball


  Maria Johnson
  Chief Diversity Officer - Fannie Mae


11:30 am - Diversity Training via Internet
        Raphael Caprio, Ph.D.
      Rutgers University - Vice President,


12:00 pm - Luncheon Celebration of Top Diversity Businesses and Top Organizations for Multicultural Businss Opportunities
    The Honorable Jodi Rell
  Lieutenant Governor, State of Connecticut
  Keynote Address - Salute to Diversity Entrepreneurs

  Ryan Vero
  Executive Vice President, Merchandising, Boise Office Solutions


2:15 pm - Workshops
  The Face of Multicultural Media
      Birgitte Rasine
    Founder & CEO, LUCITĄ

  Robert V. Wingo
  President / CEO, SWG&M


  Little Judy
  Executive Producer, LaMusica.com
 

Federal Procurement Initiatives
    Panel Discussion from Federal Procurement Experts
  Moderated by Ralph Thomas, Associate Administrator - NASA
    Wayne Simpson
  Deputy Director for Small Business, Department of Veteran Affairs
    Anthony (Tony) Bell
  Deputy Program Manager for the Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization Office


3:30 pm - Workshops
  Distance Learning Courses for Diversity

    Presented by: Rutgers University
  Financial Management for Entrepreneurs

    Presented by: Deloitte & Touche


  4:30  -  Shuttle busses begin leaving to Museum
5:00-7:00 pm - Networking Reception - Pequot Museum

The world's largest and most comprehensive Native American museum and research center offers an array of engaging experiences for young and old, from life-size walk-through dioramas that transport visitors into the past, to changing exhibits and live performances of contemporary arts and cultures. Four full acres of permanents exhibits depict 18,000 years of Native and natural history in thoroughly researched detail, while two libraries, including one for children, offer a diverse selection of materials on the histories and cultures of all Native peoples of the United States and Canada.

A visit to what one newspaper called the "most ambitious new museum in America" is both educational and fun.

 

Friday, March 19th


9:00-12:00 pm - DiversityBusiness.com - e-Solutions for Procurement Executives

  Kenton Clarke
  President & CEO
  DiversityBusiness.com



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