2024 Economic Development Forum Agenda - Keynotes and Speakers

CONFERENCE AGENDA FUTURE READY: Reimagining, Collaborating and Transforming 2024 KEYNOTES AND SEMINARS

Future Ready: Reimagining, Collaborating and Transforming

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Future Ready: Reimagining, Collaborating and Transforming

DAY 1 | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Leveraging ChatGPT to Power Your Business FedEx Stage

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

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 2 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 DAY 3 | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 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

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.

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

Facilitator: Travis Spencer Sr., Manager, Supplier Relationships, Ford Motor Company

11:45 am – 1:00 pm GRAB AND GO BOXED LUNCHES | Power Zone (Exhibit Hall)

Panelists: Terrell Richards, Co-President W& T Contracting Corporation

*Lunch provided for full conference attendees. *Lunch Concessions Available for Purchase.

Wiley Richards, Co-President W& T Contracting Corporation

12:15pm – 1:00pm LUNCH Speaker Power Zone (Exhibit Hall) Center Stage Special Invitation to all Women Business Owners

Khalif Johnson, Procurement Manager Turner Construction Herbert Brown, Regional Community & Citizenship Director Turner Construction

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

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Sam Boye Jr., Vice President, Buildings & Facilities, Ardmore Roderick

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DAY 3 |

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 (Cont’d)

Panelists: William Kim, SVP & CIO, Regional One Health Lashell Vaughn, Vice President & CIO, MLGW

9:15 am – 10:45 am 2GMBE Youth Seminar

Soo Tsong Lim, President Unistar-Sparco Computers

Embracing Next-Gen Tech: How to Succeed in Business and AI Technologies | Room 105

Sylvester Tate, President & CEO Tate Computer Systems

Sponsored by Regions Bank

Hughetta Dudley, President, Stragistics Technology

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!

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: Sue “Big Sue” Purnell, Program Director, iHeart Memphis Media Panelists: Meka Egwuekwe, Executive Director Code Crew

Facilitator: Tamara S. Pate, Supplier Diversity Coordinator, MLGW

Terini Dewberry, Owner Educated Professionals, LLC Rocky Jackson, Memphis Operation Manager, ER2

Panelists: Charlotte Boyce, Chief Operating Officer, Comprehensive Staffing

Angelina Tsuboi, Founder, Stellaryx Labs 10:30 – 11:30 am

Plenary Session – Presented by FedEx Ballroom B

Kathy Buckman, Founder and CEO, KBG Technologies, LLC

11:45 am – 1:15 pm LUNCHEON | Ballroom A Keynote Speaker

Beverly Mullikin, President/CEO, CTD Staffing, LLC Lucy Richardson, CEO and Chief Creative Officer, New Vision Technical Solutions

Lanette Mattison, Technical Expert in Data Science and Generative AI Specialist,Ford Motor Company 2:45 – 3:30 pm

Presented by FedEx 1:30 – 2:30 pm

SEMINARS

(Concurrent)

Corporate Session Reimagining the Future of Technology Within Corporations and Businesses | Ballroom C

Networking & Matchmaking Session Ballroom Level Lobby

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Robert R. Church, Sr. Achievement Awards Gala Ballroom A

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.

Food, Music, Awards & Silent Auction

Facilitator: Charles Elliott, President, Blue Suede Network

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September 10-12 Renasant Convention Center Memphis, TN

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Collaborate to Elevate: Strategies for Successful Joint Ventures September 12, 2024 | 8:45 am | Ballroom B

Terrell Richards Co-President W& T Contracting Corporation

Herbert Brown Regional Community & Citizenship Director Turner Construction

Wiley Richards Co-President W& T Contracting Corporation

Sam Boye Jr. Vice President, Buildings & Facilities Ardmore Roderick

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Kalif Johnson Procurement Manager Turner Construction

Who Should Attend: • Corporate leaders • Purchasing managers • Business owners • Aspiring entrepreneurs

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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

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September 10-12 Renasant Convention Center Memphis, TN

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Thriving in Tomorrow: Building Future-Ready Businesses Today September 12, 2024 | 1:30 pm | Ballroom D

Charlotte Boyce Chief Operating Officer Comprehensive Staffing

Lucy Richardson CEO and Chief Creative Officer New Vision Technical Solutions

Beverly Mullikin President/CEO CTD Staffing, LLC

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Kathy Buckman Founder and CEO KBG Technologies, LLC

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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.

FACILITATOR: Tamara S. Pate Supplier Diversity Coordinator MLGW

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