Online registration is now closed in preparation of the event. On-site registration will be available beginning at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.
Join us for an interactive forum connecting small, diverse-owned businesses to major Middle Tennessee employers in key industries (construction, manufacturing and distribution) with a commitment to supplier diversity. Learn from successful minority-owned business leaders, engage with decision makers from major companies and build your network of buyers and other suppliers.
Schedule:
8:30-9 a.m. - Registration and Networking
9-9:30 a.m. - Welcome
9:30-10:30 a.m. - Listen and learns - learn how to engage in local supplier diversity programs (3 concurrent sessions)
- Manufacturing breakout
- Construction breakout
- Distribution breakout
10:40-11:40 a.m. - Crucial conversations - moderated interactive discussion with procurement professionals (3 concurrent sessions)
- Manufacturing breakout
- Construction breakout
- Distribution breakout
11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. - Lunch featuring Tera Vazquez, Guy Brown and Fifth Third Bank
1:30-3 p.m. - Procurement networking - interact with procurement professionals and helpful nonprofits
Cost: $25 [includes lunch, parking and networking reception.]
Panel participants include representatives from:
- Bridgestone Americas
- Caterpillar Financial
- Fifth Third Bank
- Guy Brown
- Messer Construction
- Metro Nashville Airport Authority
- Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
- Music City Center
- Nissan North America
- Skanska USA