This one day symposium will feature a day of keynote speakers, informative breakout sessions, networking.
Agenda
- 7:30 AM • Exhibitors set up booths
- 8:00 AM • Registration OPEN, Booths OPEN, Breakfast
- 8:45 AM • Booths CLOSE (From 8:45 AM to 12:30 PM, the booths are closed. Please help us maintain a quiet, respectful atmosphere for our speakers and panelists. The booths will reopen at the conclusion of the third panel.)
- 9:05 AM • Welcome and Opening Remarks: Chuck Spence, Director, Procurement Technical Assistance Center, Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity
- 9:20 AM • Featured Speaker: Nubia Peña, Senior Advisor on Equity and Opportunity and Director of the Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs, Governor's Office
- 9:45 AM • Keynote Speaker: Leonardo San Román, Manager, Procurement Assistance Division, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, United States Department of Transportation
- 10:00 AM • Resources and Organizations for Diversity, Growth, and Development Panel Discussion
- 11:00 AM • Facilitating Diversity and Equity in the Government Procurement Process Panel Discussion
- 11:45 AM • Opportunities for Growth in Minority-Owned Small Businesses Panel Discussion
- 12:30 PM • Lunch, Booths OPEN, Business-to-Business (B2B) Networking
- 3:00 PM • Event Concludes