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Welcome
Opening Plenary: Build Back Better... and Bolder with Diversity and Inclusion

Main Conference Room

Concurrent Sessions
Yvette Stevens

Advancing the Focus on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion with Environmental, Social, Governance

Prompt Payment

  • Yvette Stevens (Vice President of economic Inclusion at Gilbane)

    Yvette Stevens

    Vice President of economic Inclusion at Gilbane
Managing Contractor Performance
Lisa Sanford

Main Conference Room

  • Lisa Sanford (Director, Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion and Small Business Opportunities at Commonwealth of PA)

    Lisa Sanford

    Director, Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion and Small Business Opportunities at Commonwealth of PA
LUNCH
Mid-Day Plenary: The Effectiveness of a Mid- Size Program
Sharon Pinder•Stanley Tucker

Main Conference Room

  • Sharon Pinder (President/CEO of Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council)

    Sharon Pinder

    President/CEO of Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council
  • Stanley Tucker (President/CEO of Meridian Management Group Inc.)

    Stanley Tucker

    President/CEO of Meridian Management Group Inc.
Concurrent Sessions
Donna Stevenson

The Balancing Act...Race Conscious vs. Race Neutral
The Fundamentals of Contract Management

  • Donna Stevenson (CEO of Early Morning Software)

    Donna Stevenson

    CEO of Early Morning Software
Goal Setting 2.0 From Then to Now
Lisa Sanford

Main Conference Room

  • Lisa Sanford (Director, Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion and Small Business Opportunities at Commonwealth of PA)

    Lisa Sanford

    Director, Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion and Small Business Opportunities at Commonwealth of PA
Welcome Reception

Denim & Diamonds Welcome Reception
BLK Swan

Attacks on Diversity Programs
Donna Stevenson•Kerry Kirkland•Yvette Stevens•Franklin Lee

Main Conference Room

  • Donna Stevenson (CEO of Early Morning Software)

    Donna Stevenson

    CEO of Early Morning Software
  • Kerry Kirkland (Deputy Secretary for Diversity, Inclusion and Small Business Opportunities at PA Department of General Services, BDISBO)

    Kerry Kirkland

    Deputy Secretary for Diversity, Inclusion and Small Business Opportunities at PA Department of General Services, BDISBO
  • Yvette Stevens (Vice President of economic Inclusion at Gilbane)

    Yvette Stevens

    Vice President of economic Inclusion at Gilbane
  • Franklin Lee (Tydings & Rosenberg LLP)

    Franklin Lee

    Tydings & Rosenberg LLP
The Science of Compliance
Cecil Robinson

Main Conference Room

  • Cecil Robinson (Chief Technology Officer at Early Morning Software, Inc.)

    Cecil Robinson

    Chief Technology Officer at Early Morning Software, Inc.
Concurrent Sessions
Richard D. Case•Donna Stevenson

ARPA and Infrastructure Bill Funding for Diversity
Joint Ventures: Teamwork makes the Dream Work

  • Richard D. Case (Director of Client Services at Early Morning Software, Inc.)

    Richard D. Case

    Director of Client Services at Early Morning Software, Inc.
  • Donna Stevenson (CEO of Early Morning Software)

    Donna Stevenson

    CEO of Early Morning Software
LUNCH
Mid-Day Plenary: Strict Scrutiny & Narrow Tailoring
Franklin Lee

Main Conference Room

  • Franklin Lee (Tydings & Rosenberg LLP)

    Franklin Lee

    Tydings & Rosenberg LLP
Concurrent Sessions
Wendell Stemley•Cecil Robinson

Contract Billing in the Digital Age
Local Hire Programs

  • Wendell Stemley (President at National Association of Minority Contractors)

    Wendell Stemley

    President at National Association of Minority Contractors
  • Cecil Robinson (Chief Technology Officer at Early Morning Software, Inc.)

    Cecil Robinson

    Chief Technology Officer at Early Morning Software, Inc.
Diversity Think Tank: Resources, Resilience, & Rent Money

Main Conference Room

Happy Hour

Little Havana

AWARDS BREAKFAST and Keynote Address
Donna Stevenson•Terri Lee Freeman

Reginald F. Lewis Museum

  • Donna Stevenson (CEO of Early Morning Software)

    Donna Stevenson

    CEO of Early Morning Software
  • Terri Lee Freeman (Executive Director of Reginald F. Lewis Museum)

    Terri Lee Freeman

    Executive Director of Reginald F. Lewis Museum
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace
Donna Stevenson•JC Cantu•Elise Durham

Reginald F Lewis Museum

  • Donna Stevenson (CEO of Early Morning Software)

    Donna Stevenson

    CEO of Early Morning Software
  • JC Cantu (Strategic Director for DEI of American Cancer Society)

    JC Cantu

    Strategic Director for DEI of American Cancer Society
  • Elise Durham (Assistant General Manager of Airport Business Diversity at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta international Airport)

    Elise Durham

    Assistant General Manager of Airport Business Diversity at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta international Airport
Concurrent Sessions
Tamisha McKenzie

Managing Living Wage Policy and Programs
The Value of a Mentor Protégé Program

  • Tamisha McKenzie (Contract Compliance Manager at Clayton County Government)

    Tamisha McKenzie

    Contract Compliance Manager at Clayton County Government
PRiSM Pitching Session
Richard D. Case

Reginald F Lewis Museum

  • Richard D. Case (Director of Client Services at Early Morning Software, Inc.)

    Richard D. Case

    Director of Client Services at Early Morning Software, Inc.
LUNCH IN THE COMMUNITY & DISMISSAL