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MBEs
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About Council Week
Council Week brings together corporate members, agency partners, and minority business owners to network, discuss procurement trends, and identify business opportunities. We combined our signature events into one online experience to give the New York and New Jersey regions the best virtual business experience possible.
Council Week includes our Fall Business Opportunity Exchange, both Healthcare and Sustainability symposiums, BizConnect, and your business development favorite -- MatchMaker sessions. Despite the fact that many of us continue to work virtually, we continue to recognize the importance of diversifying supply chains, and expanding opportunities for businesses owned by people of color.
Join us as we advance the financial health of New York- and New Jersey-based minority-owned businesses and communities. Welcome to Council Week 2021!
AGENDA
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2021
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Registration Open
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Auditorium
Welcome and Opening Session
Remarks by:
Angela Guzman
Board Chair, NY & NJ MSDC and SVP, Head of Supplier Diversity – Americas, Dentsu International
Terrence Clark
President & CEO, NY & NJ MSDC
Cheryl McCants
MBEIC Chair, Founder & CEO, Impact Consulting Enterprises
Leo Russell
CEO and Founder, PRIDE Global
10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Biz-Connect Lounge
NY&NJ Council Virtual Biz-Connect
Come to this Virtual Biz-Connect for additional opportunities to network with minority business owners and corporate partners. This lounge will feature one-on-one and group video and messaging options that will allow you to connect with any of the conference attendees.
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Council Week Workshop
Financial Resources: What’s Available Today
During this workshop, Eric Robinson will provide an overview of the NY State Pandemic Small Business Grant Recovery program, and highlight various capital programs available to businesses. He will also disucss when and how to take advantage of each.
Eric Robinson, Business Solutions and Consulting
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Council Week Workshop
Building A Capability Statement
Join Vickie Hsi for this workshop as she focuses on unpacking the value and use of a Capability Statement. She will also share practical step-by-step guidance on how to put together an appealing Cap Statement. The workshop will also include a few best practice examples and outline the framework of a meaningful Capability Statement.
Vickie Hsi, Director and US Head of Indirect Procurement, Galderma
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Council Week Workshop
Perfecting Your Pitch
The objective of this workshop is to assist you with a delivering a winning pitch. Join us for guidance on how to communicate your story to make it stand out. This workshop will feature real pitches given by fellow certified suppliers and an open feedback exchange with fellow entrepreneurs. If you would like to pitch during the workshop or sign up for the Pitch Competition, please contact Dora Reddick at [email protected]. Coaches include Melanie Gunn-Nieves, Daniel Sung Park, Gene Waddy and Trung Tieu.
Melanie Gunn-Nieves
Warner Media
Daniel Sung Park
eClaro International
Gene Waddy
Alpha Business Solutions
Trung Tieu
PepsiCo
Sponsored By:
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Matchmaker
MatchMaker Meetings
One-on-One MatchMaker sessions promote connections between our corporate members and our Council-certified suppliers. Each session will be 10 minutes long with 5-minute intervals between each session. You must be registered for Council Week in order to participate. Contact Dora Reddick at [email protected] to sign up now.
LUNCH
GrubHub Lunch
The Council will provide lunch vouchers for the first 200 registrants.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Registration Open
10:00 AM -11:30 AM
Council Week Auditorium
Healthcare Symposium
Health Equity -Improving the Health of Communities through Economic Vitality
Economic prosperity and health are linked in communities. Improved health enhances economic conditions and improved business and community activity supports health and quality of life. As health systems continue to build their digital strategy, it will be imperative to design a patient and community experience that provides engagement opportunities for all populations. Join the New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council and Northwell Health in a panel discussion with healthcare leaders in the areas of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and IT Supply Chain to learn how these organizations are leveraging technology to improve health equity in the digital age.
Moderator: Dawn Wells
Northwell Health
Vikas Balani
VP, Supply Chain, Northwell Health
Brian Murphy
Northwell Health
Mike Casamassa
VP, Solutions and Planning, Henry Schein
Debbie Salas-Lopes,
SVP, Community Health, Northwell Health
Presented By:
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Auditorium
IT Staffing in the New Normal
This session will discuss the current state of staffing, especially IT staffing in today’s gold-rush of hiring. We will also explore a few challenges, and discuss best practices to capitalize on the hiring rush.
Abhinav Singh, Sr. Director, Center of Excellence, PRIDE Global
Presented By:
10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Biz-Connect Lounge
NY&NJ Council Virtual Biz-Connect Lounge
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Pitch Competition Workshop
The objective of this workshop is to assist you with a delivering a winning pitch. Join us for guidance on how to communicate your story to make it stand out. This workshop will feature real pitches given by fellow certified suppliers and an open feedback exchange with fellow entrepreneurs. If you would like to pitch during the workshop or sign up for the Pitch Competition, please contact Dora Reddick at [email protected]. Coaches include Melanie Gunn-Nieves, Daniel Sung Park, Gene Waddy and Trung Tieu.
The Pitch Competition is open to all council-certified suppliers that have registered for Council Week, attended the Perfecting Your Pitch workshop, and signed up to participate with Dora Reddick. Only 10 contestants will be chosen by the workshop presenters to participate in the competition. There will be only three winners. Our team of judges will score all contestants and select our winners.
Second Place - $3,000
Third Place - $2,000
Companies may enter as individuals or teams. The maximum number of team members for a single pitch is limited to three persons. Each individual or team may pitch only once during the competition. Pitches can be presented verbally or by PowerPoint presentation or a little of both.
This session will only be accessible by the contestants, coaches, and judges.
Melanie Gunn-Nieves
Warner Media
Daniel Sung Park
eClaro International
Gene Waddy
Alpha Business Solutions / DIVERSANT
Trung Tieu
PepsiCo
Co-Sponsored By:
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Council Week Auditorium
Pitch Competition Presentations
You asked, and we heard! This session will allow all conference attendees to be a part of
the Pitch Competition. The contestants will present their pitch to all in attendance, and
everyone will have a chance to vote for their favorite!
This session will be open to all contestants, judges and conference attendees.
Only 10 contestants will be chosen by the workshop presenters to participate in the competition. There will be only three winners. Our team of judges will score all contestants and select our winners.
First Place - $4,000
Second Place - $3,000
Third Place - $2,000
Co-Sponsored By:
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2021
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Registration Open
10:00 AM -12:00 PM
Auditorium
Sustainability Symposium
Every minority business owner needs a decent understanding and awareness of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria and their importance to our global economy. Join this symposium as we discuss ESG and take a deep dive into:
Climate Change
Human Rights/Modern Slavery
Developing Countries and Women Business Enterprises
General Risk and Compliance
Impact of COVID -19
Moderator: I. Javette Hines
Citi
Ben Ngobi
Accenture
Ryshelle McCadney
Citi
Anna Gollub
United Nations Women
Rae-Anne Alves
EY
10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Biz-Connect Lounge
NY&NJ Council Virtual Biz-Connect Lounge
Visit the Virtual Biz-Connect Lounge for additional opportunities to network with MBEs and corporate partners. This lounge will feature one to one and group video and messaging options that will allow you to connect with attendees at the conference.
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Auditorium
Virtual Exhibit Fair Opens
Council Week Closing Session
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Exhibit Hall
NY&NJ Council Virtual Exhibit Fair
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
MatchMaker
MatchMaker Meetings
One-on-One Matchmaker Sessions promote connections between our corporate members and our Council-certified suppliers. Each session will be 10 minutes long, with five-minute intervals between each session. You must be registered for Council Week in order to participate. Contact Dora Reddick: [email protected] to sign up now!
Thank you for connecting and collaborating with us!
2021 Council Week Sponsors
Our work is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors.
Thank you to our Annual Sponsors
