UNPRECEDENTED BUSINESS WEEKEND
EMPOWER ... INSPIRE ... IMPACT
You simply must attend this weekend: Workshops, Top Entrepreneurs, Top Minority Contracts, Fortune 500 Companies, Top Minority Vendors, Strategic Networking, Top Diversity and Inclusion Leader, and Recognized Speakers
Agenda
Thursday, February 14, 2008 (6:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
Power Reception Sponsored by City of Baltimore
BEYA Business Summit Awards Dinner
Diversity Trailblazer Awards
Top MBE Awards
Speakers
1. Dr. Benjamin Chavis, President and CEO, H3 Enterprises, Inc., 1st Publicly Traded Hip Hop Company Co- Founder, Hip Hop Action Network
2. Congressman Bennie Thompson- Mississippi 2nd District (INVITED), Chairman, Homeland Security Committee
Special Concert Featuring International Jazz Artist Kim Waters
Price: $200 - Register now
Friday, February 15, 2008 (8:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
Continental Breakfast and Vendor Showcase
Supplier Matchmaking for Small, Minority, and Women-owned Enterprises
Track 1 (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
“ The Deal Behind the Deal- Opportunities in Maryland Biotech After the Construction is Complete”
Moderated by Carla A. Nelson (Director, Mayor's Office of Minority & Women-Owned Business Development)
Topics
Forest City Enterprises
East Baltimore Development Incorporated
University of Maryland Biotech Park
"Road to Business Growth- Acquisition Strategy and Financing”
Moderated by Stanley Tucker (President, Meridian Management Group)
Panelist
1. K. Jameson Lawrence, Esq. (BVFR & Associates)
2. Carl Hairston (M&T Bank)
3. Veronica Cool (Wachovia Bank)
4. Sam Lloyd (Assistant Secretary of Small Business, DBED)
Topics
Target Business and Industry
Percentage Debt and Equity
Transition Strategy
Management Team
Validation of Target Business
“ Men of Influence Luncheon” Featuring Harold Ford, Jr. (Vice Chair, Merrill Lynch)
1. Business Legend Award: Eddie Brown, Brown Capital Management
2. Business Innovator Award: Alexis Coates, DeVNIX
3. Business Advocate Award: Carl Hairston, M&T Bank
4. Business Advocate Award (Media): Doni Glover, BMORENews.com
5. Business Deal Maker Award: K. Jameson Lawrence, BVFR & Associates
"Minority Business Roundtable’s “Legislative Session for Business Owners”
Speakers
1. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Invited
2. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Invited
3. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Invited
4. Joseph Loddo, SBA, Associate Administrator for Minority Business 8(a) Program
5. Luwanda Jenkins, Special Secretary, Governor's Office of Minority Affairs, State of Maryland
6. Prof. Leonard Greenhalgh, Dartmouth University
7. Kate Boyce, Esq. Patton & Boggs
Track 2 (9:00 AM - 3:00 PM)
MEGA Success Workshop- “Complete Coaching Guide to Elevate Your Business”
1. Financial Management
2. Analysis of Financial Statements
3. Capital and Asset Management
Price: All Day Pass: $125 Register Now
Lunch Only: $75 Register Now |
