2023 Schedule

*Schedule subject to change.

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DAY 1 | Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Registration Opens

 
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Health & Wellness Zone

 
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

The Marketplace (Literary + Product Display)

 
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Powered Solo Work Pods

 
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Welcome

 
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Break

 
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM

Supplier Diversity Roundtable (SDR) The Journey to Becoming a Member of the Billion Dollar Roundtable (BDR) (For Corporate Members only)

 
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

MasterClass: My Story is Only True in America ™

 
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

How to Write the Winning Proposal

 
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

Break

 
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM

Opportunities in the Construction Industry

 
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM

Leveraging the Power of Social Media to Win Contracts and Attract New Customers

 
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM

One-on-One Appointment with Buyers

 
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Business Consultations

 
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

MBE2MBE Synergy Corner

 
3:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Danger in Plain Sight: The Road Map for Companies to Initiate Cybersecurity to Meet Customer Requirements

 
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

Growth Industries: Food & Beverage and Logistics

 
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM


Break
5:45 PM – 6:00 PM

Meet & Greet Welcome Reception
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Wednesday, May 3

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM                Registration Opens

1:00 PM – 6:00 PM                  Health & Wellness Zone

1:00 PM – 6:00 PM                  The Marketplace (Literary + Product Displays)

1:00 PM – 6:00 PM                  Powered Solo Work Pods

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM                  Welcome

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM                  Break

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM                  Supplier Diversity Roundtable (SDR) The Journey to Becoming a Member of the Billion Dollar Roundtable (BDR) (For Corporate Members only)

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM                  MasterClass: My Story is Only True in America ™

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM                 How to Write the Winning Proposal

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM                 Break

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM                 Opportunities in the Construction Industry

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM                 Leveraging the Power of Social Media to Win Contracts and Attract New Customers

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM                 One-on-One Appointments with Buyers

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM                 Business Consultations

3:30 PM – 6:00 PM                  MBE2MBE Synergy Corner

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM                 Danger in Plain Sight: The Road Map for Companies to Initiate Cybersecurity to Meet Customer Requirements

5:00 PM – 5:45 PM                 Growth Industries: Food & Beverage and Logistics

5:45 PM – 6:00 PM                  Break

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM                Meet & Greet Welcome Reception

Thursday, May 4

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM                Registration Opens

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM                Power Talk Lunch w/ Keynote

1:00 PM – 5:30 PM                 Health & Wellness Zone

1:00 PM – 5:30 PM                 The Marketplace (Literary + Product Displays)

1:00 PM – 5:30 PM                 Powered Solo Work Pods

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM                 Supplier Diversity Roundtable (SDR) The 4P’s of Supplier Diversity: Optimizing Supplier Diversity as a Process (For Corporate Members Only)

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM                 Break

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM                 Growth Industries: Hospitality and IT

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM                 Effective Strategies to Do Business with Government: The Biggest Buyer in the World

2:30 PM – 5:30 PM                 MBE2MBE Synergy Corner

2:30 PM – 5:30 PM                 Makeup & Professional Headshots Zone

2:30 PM – 5:30 PM                 Caricature Artist

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM                 One-on-One Appointments

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM                 Business Consultations

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM                 AI & Other Technologies That are Shaping the Future of Business

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM                 Doing Business in the Healthcare Industry

5:00 PM                                  Conference Ends

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