Sunday 07/31/2016 Printable agenda
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm	Welcome Reception [More Info] Monterrey, 2nd floor

Monday 08/01/2016 Printable agenda
7:00 am - 8:30 am	Full-Service Breakfast/Registration & Networking No location
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Opening Greetings & Welcome [More Info] Morelia 1 & 2, 2nd floor Darcel Webb, District Manager Business Diversity, Dallas County Community College District Fred Coleman III, President and CEO, Coleman and Associates, Inc. Mark James, Chancellor, Metropolitan Community College
9:00 am - 10:00 am	Keynote: Educate. Empower. Sustain [More Info] Morelia 1 & 2, 2nd floor Michael Middleton, Interim President, University of Missouri System Brian Burnett, Chief Financial Officer, University of Missouri System
10:00 am - 10:15 am	Break Morelia 1 & 2, 2nd floor
10:15 am - 11:45 am	Making Supplier Diversity Sustainable and Revenue Producing [More Info] La Paz, 2nd floor Jonah Cooper, Jr., Director, Business Engagement, Rowan College of Burlington County David Burton, President/CEO, Diverse Manufacturing Supply Chain Alliance Scott Thorpe, President, Thorpe Energy Services
10:15 am - 11:45 am	Tools to Get your Supplier Diversity Program Off the Ground [More Info] Morelia 1 & 2, 2nd floor Duane Bullock, Manager, Supplier Diversity and Environmentally Responsible Purchasing, Pennsylvania State University Ernie Webster, Business Development Coordinator, University of Georgia Fred Coleman III, President and CEO, Coleman and Associates, Inc. Alan Parker, Financial Analyst, University of Akron
11:45 am - 1:00 pm	Lunch & Keynote Speaker [More Info] Vera Cruz, 2nd floor Beverly Kuykendahl, President of Government Business, AMD
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm	Supplier Diversity Beyond Construction, Janitorial, Landscaping and Catering [More Info] La Paz, 2nd floor Nadia Quarles, Assistant Vice President for Business Diversity , University of Chicago
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm	Navigating Supplier Diversity Program Challenges [More Info] Morelia 1 & 2, 2nd floor Darcel Webb, District Manager Business Diversity, Dallas County Community College District Veronica F. Cook, Supplier Diversity Program Director, University of Connecticut
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Summary & Wrap Up [More Info] Morelia 1 & 2, 2nd floor Darcel Webb, District Manager Business Diversity, Dallas County Community College District Fred Coleman III, President and CEO, Coleman and Associates, Inc.
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Vendor Fair [More Info] Monterrey, 2nd floor
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Welcome to Kansas City Reception [More Info] Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (transportation provided)

Tuesday 08/02/2016 Printable agenda
8:00 am - 8:45 am	Full-Service Breakfast/Registration & Networking No location
8:45 am - 9:45 am	Keynote Council - Educate. Empower. Sustain - Leaders in Economic Diversity: Finding Synergy - Insights, Resources, and Partnerships for Educational Supplier Diversity Professionals [More Info] Morelia 1 & 2, 2nd floor Stephanie Smith, Manager, Supplier Diversity, Washington University Carlos Gomez, President, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Christal Watson, President, Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce Carmen DeHart, Director, Small Business Technical Center Consuella McCain, President, Kansas and Western Missouri , Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development Council (MPMSDC)
9:45 am - 11:00 am	How Does Your Supplier Diversity Measure Up? [More Info] La Paz, 2nd floor Roesia Gerstein, Supplier Diversity Program Manager, University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco Neeraj Shah, President, supplier.io
9:45 am - 11:00 am	10 Steps for Successful Advocacy for Supplier Diversity Leaders [More Info] Morelia 1 & 2, 2nd floor Veronica Cook-Euell, Supplier Diversity Program Manager, Kent State University
11:00 am - 11:15 am	Break Morelia 1 & 2, 2nd floor
11:15 am - 12:15 pm	Educate/Empower/Sustain Member Mind XChange [More Info] Morelia 1 & 2, 2nd floor
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm	Lunch & Summary [More Info] Vera Cruz, 2nd floor Darcel Webb, District Manager Business Diversity, Dallas County Community College District Fred Coleman III, President and CEO, Coleman and Associates, Inc.