2014 Tampa Bay Minority Enterprise Development Week (MEDWeek) Conference CONFERENCE WEBSITE: http://www.medcorp-tb.org The largest federally sponsored event on minority enterprise development! Greetings Prospective Conference Attendee, Registration is NOW OPEN to ALL MINORITY OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES; ALL SMALL BUSINESSES AND ALL OTHER SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (Large Businesses, Non-Profit and Academia). NOW IS THE TIME TO REGISTER!!! http://www.medcorp-tb.org NOTE: Please check website periodically for updates which are subject to change. If you have previously paid for your complete registration, please disregard this message and provide proof of payment at the conference registration desk. PLEASE CONSIDER ATTENDING THIS PAID EVENT !!! You will be able to schedule matchmaking sessions and participate in a Trade show. EVENT : 2014 Tampa Bay Minority Enterprise Development Week (MEDWeek) Conference WHEN: August 19 -22, 2014 WHERE : Sheraton Tampa Hotel 10221 Princess Palm Ave Tampa, FL 33610 Telephone: 813-623-6363 www.sheraton.com/tampaeast HOST CONFERENCE WEBSITE : For additional information & registration, please visit: http://www.medcorp-tb.org REGISTRATION: CONFERENCE ATTENDEE FULL REGISTRATION $125.00 PLEASE NOTE: THE REGISTRATION SESSION IS ACTIVE FOR 20 MINUTES ONLY. COMPLETE PAY PAL FOR PAYMENTS. PER Attendee : Inclusive for all conference fees: Reception, Breakfast, Seminars, Matchmaking/Tradeshow and Awards Luncheon. THURSDAY ONLY : Awards Luncheon and attendance to Matchmaking/Trade Show is $45.00 AWARDS LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKER : MR. ROD ROBINSON Founder, President & CEO, ConnXus, Inc. Mr. Rod Robinson is the Founder and CEO of ConnXus (www.connXus.com), a next-generation global procurement platform that provides Fortune 500 companies with a fully-integrated supplier diversity technology solution and marketplace. His expertise in procurement comes from nearly 20 years of experience as a Chief Procurement Officer for a major telecommunications company and as a Management Consultant with firms such as AT Kearney, Accenture and Diamond Advisory Services where he was a Procurement Subject Matter Expert (SME). He also worked for Price Waterhouse and Deloitte & Touche, where he earned his CPA credentials. Mr. Robinson holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting from the West Virginia University Institute of Technology and earned his MBA at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Dun & Bradstreet fellowship recipient. In 2012, Mr. Robinson was recognized by Ernst & Young as an Entrepreneur of the Year finalist. https://connxus.com/: ConnXus.com is an online service that connects diverse and small businesses with companies seeking to expand and diversify their supplier base. Our mission: to be a catalyst of economic growth by making it easier for our members to do business with one another. ConnXus.com is service that revolutionizes supplier diversity by making it easy and affordable for corporations to locate, evaluate and engage performance-rated small, minority or woman-owned businesses. It matches buyers with diverse suppliers in more than 100 product or service categories. Buyers can conduct searches for suppliers or post contract opportunities for suppliers to submit bids _________________________________________________________________________ CONFERENCE POINTS OF CONTACT (POCs): Ms. Lynette Darrell,
[email protected] , 2014 Chairperson, 813-228-4623 Ms. Machelle Maner, machelle.maner@wellsfargo. com, 2014 Co-Chairperson, 813-225-4319 Ms. Angela Mitchell,
[email protected] , Committee Member, 813-826-7338 U. S. Department of Commerce - Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA): MBDA, ( www.mbda.gov ), is the only Federal agency dedicated to the growth and global competitiveness of U.S. minority-owned businesses. MBDA's programs and services better equip minority-owned firms to create jobs, build scale and capacity, increase revenues and expand regionally, nationally and internationally. Services are provided through a network of MBDA Business Centers. The National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Conference ( http://medweek.mbda.gov ) is the Nation's premier event for minority entrepreneurs and the public and private sectors. The MED Week Conference offers a venue for minority-owned firms to access information, tools and resources to grow their businesses both domestically and internationally.