Ronald Langston, then National Director of the federal Minority Business Development Agency, provided the keynote address.

Patrice Manuel, owner and
Executive Director of P/Strada, LLC was the luncheon speaker.

Michael Jones-Bey, New York, and E. Aggo Akyea, Wisconson, participated along with directors or deputy directors from 18 other states.

Introduction and Welcomes

- Roger Clay, President of the Insight Center for Communty Economic Development

- Kevin Lockett, Manager, Research & Policy, Minority Entrepreneurship; and Deputy Director, Urban Entrepreneur Partnership, Inc., Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (with intro by Roger Clay)

- Angel McCormick Franks, Director, Missouri Office of Supplier and Workforce Diversity (with intro by Roger Clay)

- Michael M. Collins, District Office Director, U.S. Senator Christopher "Kit" S. Bond (with intro by Angel McCormick Franks)

Audio

Clay
mp3, 5'08", 4.7 mb

Lockett
mp3, 2'12", 2.0 mb

Franks mp3, 2'04", 1.9 mb

Collins mp3, 1'10", 1.1 mb,  partial recording

“Where Do We Stand?  A 50-state Overview of Minority and Women Business Development and Procurement Programs”

- Tim Lohrentz, Director, Inclusive Business Initiative, Insight Center for Community Economic Development

powerpoint
4.23 mb

mp3 audio, 5'42", 5.2 mb, partial recording

"The ‘Why’ and the ‘How’ of Disparity Studies"

- Colette Holt, Colette Holt and Associates

- Brenda Nnambi, Director, Washington State Department of Transportation Office of Equal Opportunity

Holt powerpoint
3.1 mb

Nnambi powerpoint
78 kb

 "Evaluating and Articulating the Benefits of Supplier Diversity and M/WBE Programs"

Facilitators:
- Cynthia Cooper, Director, Washington Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises

- Shelton Russell, Business Development Manager, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Civil Rights and Business Development

notes
(Word)
93 kb

"Best Practices, Innovations, and Challenges in State DOT DBE Programs"

Facilitator:
- Zenita Wickham Hurley, Director, Maryland Department of Transportation, Office of Minority Business Enterprise

notes
(Word)
57 kb

"Best Practices, Innovations, and Challenges in State M/WBE Procurement, Finance, and Business Development Programs"

Facilitators:
- Sharon Smith, Manager Office of Management and Technical Services, Ohio Department of Development, Division of Minority Business Affairs

- Richard Speights, Director, Mississippi Minority and Small Business Development Division

notes
(Word)
48 kb

"Getting Buy-in from State Legislative Bodies, Agencies, and the State Executive Office"

Facilitators:
- Luwanda Jenkins, Special Secretary, Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs, Maryland

- Torey Alston, Director, Florida Office of Supplier Diversity

- E. Aggo Akyea, Director, Wisconsin Bureau of Minority Business Development

Notes for the mp3 Audio Files

notes
(Word)
48 kb

Audio (mp3):
Intro

Legislature buy-in

Agency buy-in

Governor buy-in

Q&A mp3

"Research Panel on State Ballot Measures"

- Michael Sumner, Research Fellow, UC Berkeley Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice – “Impact of Proposition 209 on California’s MBEs and WBEs”

- Anjali Thakur, Deputy Director for Field Operations, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights – “Update on the Ballot Initiative States – Arizona, Colorado, and Nebraska”

Sumner
powerpoint
876 kb

Thakur
powerpoint
104 kb

"Stakeholder Engagement: Maximizing Participation and Partnerships with the Business Community and Nonprofit Organizations"

Facilitators:
- Pat Vacca, Massachusetts Affirmative Market Program, Business Advisory Board and Corporate Sales Manager, New England Office Supply

- Bridget Wall-Lennon, Director, Office of Historically Underutilized Businesses, North Carolina

Vacca
powerpoint
222 kb

notes
(Word)
41 kb

"Inter-State Cooperation and Strategies for M/WBE Development"

Facilitators:
- LeRoy Romero, State Director of Minority Business Assistance, Colorado Office of Economic Development

- Margaret Woodson, Director, Governor’s Office of Small and Minority Business Assistance, South Carolina

notes
(Word)
68 kb

Audio:
Introduction to inter-state cooperation
10'10"

Inter-state communi-cation Part I
11'05"

Topics for Cooperation Part I
6'34"

Topics for Cooperation Part II
10'57"

Inter-state communi-cation Part II
8'02"

Closing 11'29"