CONFERENCE AGENDA
FUTUREREADY: Reimagining, Collaboratingand Transforming
Future Ready: Reimagining, Collaborating and Transforming
DAY
1
| TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
8:00 am – 3:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In / Registration Renasant Convention Center – Power Zone (Exhibit Hall)
5:30 – 7:30 pm EDF Opening Business Reception Rooms 203-305
Musical Entertainment by Black Cream
DAY 2 |
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
7:00 am – 4:00 pm Registration | Main Foyer (Ballroom Level)
8:30 – 10:00 am Power Breakfast | Ballroom A Speaker
Jim Clifton, Chairman Gallup
10:15am Exhibit Hall Grand Opening – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony | Power Zone (Exhibit Hall) Entrance
10:15am – 2:00pm iZone Presentations | Power Zone (Exhibit Hall)
10:30am – 3:30pm FREE Headshots | Power Zone (Exhibit Hall)
10:30 – 11:15 am SILENT WORKSHOPS | Power Zone (Exhibit Hall) (Concurrent) You Are Your Brand! Ford BlueOval Stage
Alicia Hill, CEO, A Career Girl
Teelesa Payne Mason, VP of Operations A Career Girl
Bankers Hour: Business Information You Didn’t Know You Needed FedEx Stage
11:45 am – 1:00 pm GRAB AND GO BOXED LUNCHES | Power Zone (Exhibit Hall)
*Lunch provided for full conference attendees. *Lunch Concessions Available for Purchase.
12:15pm – 1:00pm LUNCH Speaker Power Zone (Exhibit Hall) Center Stage Special Invitation to all Women Business Owners
Joann Hill, Director, Office of Customer Experience, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, MBDA
2:30 – 3:15 pm SILENT WORKSHOPS | Power Zone (Exhibit Hall) (Concurrent) Community Transformers: Reimagining Memphis Ford BlueOval Stage
PRESENTED BY
Leveraging ChatGPT to Power Your Business FedEx Stage
Karen McCrary Market President, Memphis/Tupelo iHeartMedia Markets Group
3:30pm Prizes and Awards Announced BEST Corporate and Small Business Booth Awards Power Zone (Exhibit Hall) Center Stage
DAY 3 | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
7:00 am – 4:00 pm Registration | Renasant Convention Center –Power Zone (Exhibit Hall)
8:00 – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast | Ballroom Level Lobby
8:00 – 8:45 am Networking & Matchmaking Session Ballroom Level Lobby
8:00 – 8:45 am FREE Headshots | Ballroom Level Lobby
8:45 am – 10:15 am MBDA Seminar
Collaborate to Elevate: Strategies for Successful Joint Ventures | Ballroom B
This seminar will spotlight the power of leveraging joint ventures as a growth strategy that positions minority firms for growth and provides the opportunity to expand capacity, offer additional services/products, and possibly develop secondary core competencies. This seminar will show examples of successful partnerships in the service, supplies and construction industries.
Facilitator:
Travis Spencer Sr., Manager, Supplier Relationships, Ford Motor Company
Panelists:
Terrell Richards, Co-President W& T Contracting Corporation
Wiley Richards, Co-President W& T Contracting Corporation
Khalif Johnson, Procurement Manager
Turner Construction
Herbert Brown, Regional Community & Citizenship Director
Turner Construction
Sam Boye Jr., Vice President, Buildings & Facilities, Ardmore Roderick
HOST SPONSORS
MEDIA SPONSORS
Future Ready: Reimagining, Collaborating and Transforming
DAY 3 |
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
(Cont’d)
9:15 am – 10:45 am 2GMBE Youth Seminar
Embracing Next-Gen Tech: How to Succeed in Business and AI Technologies | Room 105
Sponsored by Regions Bank
Are you curious about how AI is shaping the future of business? Don’t miss the 2GMBE Seminar (Second Generation Minority Business Enterprise), to tap into the exciting world of fast-paced AI technologies. Check out how high tech industries are changing the business game like never before and hear from industry experts to be sure you are future ready!
Facilitator:
Sue “Big Sue” Pur nell, Program Director, iHeart Memphis Media
Panelists:
Meka Egwuekwe, Executive Director Code Crew
Terini Dewberry, Owner Educated Professionals, LLC
Rocky Jackson, Memphis Operation Manager, ER2
Angelina Tsuboi, Founder, Stellaryx Labs
10:30 – 11:30 am Plenary Session – Presented by FedEx Ballroom B
11:45 am – 1:15 pm LUNCHEON | Ballroom A
Keynote Speaker
Lanette Mattison, Technical Expert in Data Science and Generative AI Specialist,Ford Motor Company
Presented by FedEx
1:30 – 2:30 pm SEMINARS (Concurrent) Corporate Session
Reimagining the Future of Technology Within Corporations and Businesses | Ballroom C
During this seminar, panelists will provide insight on enterprise-wide DEI strategies created in a corporate culture that fosters respect and shared values among the employees, stakeholders, and customers. Our hope is that attendees will learn how the implementation of enterprise-wide DEI strategies changes the culture within organizations and increases societal impact in the communities they work and serve.
Facilitator:
Charles Elliott, President, Blue Suede Network
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Panelists:
William Kim, SVP & CIO, Regional One Health
Lashell Vaughn, Vice President & CIO, MLGW
Soo Tsong Lim, President Unistar-Sparco Computers
Sylvester Tate, President & CEO Tate Computer Systems
Hughetta Dudley, President, Stragistics Technology
M/WBE Session | Ballroom D
Thriving in Tomorrow: Building Future-Ready Businesses Today | Ballroom B
In an ever-evolving business land-scape, the key to enduring success lies in a company’s ability to innovate, form strategic partnerships, and adapt swiftly to change. This seminar provides a unique opportunity to hear from a panel of esteeamed small business owners who have exemplified innovation, mastered the art of strategic partnerships, and showcased remarkable adaptability.
Facilitator:
Tamara S. Pate, Supplier Diversity Coordinator, MLGW
Panelists:
Charlotte Boyce, Chief Operating Officer, Comprehensive Staffing
Kathy Buckman, Founder and CEO, KBG Technologies, LLC
Beverly Mullikin, President/CEO, CTD Staffing, LLC
Lucy Richardson, CEO and Chief Creative Officer, New Vision Technical Solutions 2:45 – 3:30 pm Networking & Matchmaking Session Ballroom Level Lobby 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Robert R. Church, Sr. Achievement Awards Gala Ballroom A
Food, Music, Awards & Silent Auction
September 10-12
Renasant Convention Center
Memphis, TN
Future Ready: Reimagining, Collaborating and Transforming
Future Ready: Reimagining, Collaborating and Transforming
Collaborate to Elevate: Strategies for Successful Joint Ventures
September 12, 2024 | 8:45 am | Ballroom B
Terrell
This seminar will spotlight the power of leveraging joint ventures as a growth strategy that positions minority firms for growth and provides the opportunity to expand capacity, offer additional services/products, and possibly develop secondary core competencies. This seminar will show examples of successful partnerships in the service, supplies and construction industries.
FACILITATOR:
Who Should Attend:
• Corporate leaders
• Purchasing managers
• Business owners
• Aspiring entrepreneurs
In an ever-evolving business landscape, the key to enduring success lies in a company’s ability to innovate, form strategic partnerships, and adapt swiftly to change. This seminar provides a unique opportunity to hear from a panel of esteeamed small business owners who have exemplified innovation, mastered the art of strategic partnerships, and showcased remarkable adaptability.
