Agenda for May 11, 2022

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10:00 - 3:00 PM
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING GOLF OUTING
For Premier and VIP attendees who selected the Relationship Building Golf Outing at Bolingbrook Golf Course during registration.

5:30 - 7:30 PM
VIP RECEPTION AT THE CHICAGO CLUB
For VIP attendees who elected the VIP Reception at The Chicago Club during registration.

6:30 - 8:30 PM
PREMIER RECEPTION AT THE LIGHTHOUSE ARTSPACE CHICAGO
For all Premier attendees (you did not have to select this during registration).

Agenda for May 12, 2022

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8:30 - 9:30 AM
SESSION I: TRILLIONS FOR BREAKFAST, presented by MasTec

Welcome Remarks
Ying McGuire, CEO and President, NMSDC

The Chicago Agenda: Trailblazing Beyond the Supply Chain
John W. Rogers, Jr., Chairman and Co-CEO of Ariel Investments
James H. Lowry, President, James H. Lowry & Associates

Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at the State Level
J.B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois

Igniting MBEs
Ying McGuire, CEO & President, NMSDC
Pete Buttigieg, United States Secretary of Transportation

9:30 - 10:00 AM
BREAK: EXCLUSIVE SPEAKER Q&A FOR VIRTUAL ATTENDEES
Ian Conyers, Head of Community Affairs, Amazon
Jade Melvin, Associate Director, Programs and Strategic Alliances, NMSDC

10:00 - 11:30 AM
SESSION II: PAVING THE ROAD TO $1 TRILLION, presented by VDart

Native American Leadership in the Infrastructure Plan
Chris James, President & CEO, The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development

Stormy with a Chance of Equitable Access
Austan Goolsbee, Professor of Economics at The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business
Michelle Meyer, Chief Economist, US Mastercard Economics Institute
Alejandra Y. Castillo, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development

Turning Digital Redlining Green
Marc Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League

MBE Pivot to Electrification
Steve L. Hightower (moderator), President, Hightower EV Solutions, LLC
Natalie M. King, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dunamis Clean Energy
Betty Manetta, President & CEO, Argent Associates, Inc.
Kameale Terry, Co-Founder and CEO of Charger Help

Infrastructure in Action
Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Chairman & CEO, Magic Johnson Enterprises

11:30 - 12:10 PM
SESSION III: SUPERPOWERING THE TEAM, presented by UPS

Public/Private Partnerships Accelerating Latin-owned Businesses, co-hosted with the Aspen Institute
Domenika Lynch, Executive Director of the Latinos and Society program at the Aspen Institute
Alice Rodriquez, Head of Community Impact, Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Bruce Katz, Co-Founder and Inaugural Director, Nowak Metro Finance Lab

12:10 - 2:05 PM
THEMATIC LUNCH

Round Table Conversations for Onsite Attendees

Virtual Workshops (12:00 - 1:00 PM) for Virtual Attendees

2:05 - 3:30 PM
SESSION IV: CROSSING THE CHASM, presented by WWT

Welcome Back Remarks
Miguel Estién, Acting National Director, U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency

Getting Scalable MBEs in the Game
Leslie Brun, Co-CEO of Ariel Alternatives
Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO & President, Ariel Investments

Business Diversity: The Future of Supplier Diversity
Shelley Stewart III, Director of the McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility, McKinsey & Company
Kenneth Yearwood, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company

How Supply Chain Leaders are Helping MBEs Scale to Solve Supply Chain Challenges, presented by Bristol Myers Squibb
Dr. Randal Pinkett, Chairman and CEO, BCT Partners
Farryn Melton, Chief Procurement Officer, Bristol-Myers-Squibb
Shelley Stewart Sr, Chairman of the Board Billion Dollar Roundtable
Cheryl Harris, Senior Vice President, Procurement, Allstate Insurance
Carlton Oneal, President, LightSpeedEdu, Inc.

Closing the Opportunity Gap for Communities of Color
Isabella Guzman, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration

3:30 - 4:00 PM
BREAK: EXCLUSIVE SPEAKER Q&A FOR VIRTUAL ATTENDEES
Ian Conyers, Head of Community Affairs, Amazon
Jade Melvin, Associate Director, Programs and Strategic Alliances, NMSDC

4:00 - 5:00 PM
SESSION V: LEADERSHIP ON THE LINE

AAPI Closing the WeathCap for MBEs
Chiling Tong, President and CEO, Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ACE)
Sidd Ahmed, President and CEO, VDart Inc.

How I Built a Multi-Billion Dollar Business.
Jose R. Mas, Chief Executive Officer, MasTec
Dave Steward, Chairman and Founder, World Wide Technology
Kristin Myers, Award-Winning Journalist and Editor-in-Chief of The Balance

Call-to-Action: The Torch is Yours. The Time is Now.
Ying McGuire, CEO and President, NMSDC
Kristin Myers, Award-Winning Journalist and Editor-in-Chief of The Balance

Performance
Carlos De Antonis, Argentine opera singer; America’s Got Talent, 2017

5:00 - 7:00 PM
GENERAL RECEPTION AWARDS PRE-SHOW

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7:00 - 8:00 PM
EQUITY HONORS AWARDS CEREMONY
Emcee
Claudia Wallace, Casting Director and Cast Consultant, The Second City

Agenda for May 13, 2022

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9:00 - 12:00 PM
NMSDC BOARD MEETING