Online registration is closed for this event. You are welcome to register on-site at Irving Convention Center.
Venue/
Date Wednesday,
April 10 Irving
Convention Center – Level 4
Parking Self-park
in the garage for $10
Full
Agenda 9:00
am – 10:00 am … Grab-and-Go Breakfast 10:00
am – 12:00 pm … Procurement Roundtable Discussions 12:00
pm – 1:15 pm … Keynote Luncheon 1:15
pm – 1:45 pm … Break 1:45
pm – 2:45 pm … Prime Time Sessions 2:45
pm – 4:00 pm … Networking Reception
Procurement Roundtable Discussions We
have 33 corporate hosts. WBE seats are first-come, first-served.
Luncheon Seating Open, with the exception of sponsored tables which have a company sign on them
Keynote
Panel A
panel of city representatives from across the DFW region will discuss each
city's incentives for business growth, upcoming projects that women-owned
businesses can participate in, the recent impact business has had on the
community, and an economic outlook.
The panelists are:
Susan
Alanis, Assistant City Manager, City of Fort Worth
Robin
Bentley, Assistant Director - Office of Economic Development, City of
Dallas
Beth
Bowman, President & CEO, Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce and
Irving Economic Development Partnership
Stephen
Clayton, Director of Community Engagement, Federal Reserve Bank of
Dallas
Mark
Israelson, Senior Deputy City Manager, City of Plano
Prime
Time Sessions Attend
one session of your choice with DFW International Airport, Fluor, Shell Oil Company, or
Toyota. Each session features the corporation and representatives of their
prime (Tier 1) suppliers addressing how to become part of their supply chain.
Prime suppliers will share upcoming projects and how to bid on them.
If you have any questions, please contact WBCS Programs Manager, Elizabeth Garner, at egarner@wbcsouthwest.org