Business Opportunity Exchange (KSMO)

The Business Opportunity Exchange serves as our premiere event on minority supplier development. This one-day conference allows corporate CEOs, procurement executives and supplier diversity professionals from top multinational companies, as well as leading Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American business owners and international organizations to re-energize their collective efforts to Certify > Develop > Connect > and Advocate for solid minority firms in the global corporate supply chain.

 

BREAKFAST SPEAKER:

The State of Supplier Diversity

Corey Bolton, Supplier Diversity and Outreach Manager, State of Missouri

 

WORKSHOP PRESENTERS:

Corporate Workshop:

The Value Proposition of Supplier Diversity

Marvin Carolina Jr., President and CEO, BBB

MBE Workshops:

Removing Obstacles for Contracting

Jason Lofton, President, QTI

MBDA Workshop:

Bid Opportunities and How to Find Them

Marjorie Williams, Business Consultant, Denver MBDA Business Center

 

LUNCH SPEAKERS

Advocating for the MBE:

Willy Pegues, Diversity and Inclusion, Truman Medical Center

Scott Pogue, Purchasing Manager, Truman Medical Center

 

 

PARTICIPATING BUYERS FROM:

Creighton University

Evolv Solutions

First National Bank

Harrah’s

Hickman Mills

JE Dunn

Minority Business Development

Omaha Public Schools

UMB

University Nebraska Lincoln

Wells Fargo

Wichita Public Schools USD 259

World Wide Technology

 

 

TOPICS:

Construction

Educational

Financial

Information Technology

Professional Services