SPECIAL TRADE EXPO EDITION

The mission of the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council is to significantly increase business relationships between our corporate members and our certified MBEs.  We believe that minority business development is a key component of reducing poverty, unemployment, increasing wealth, and integrating American society.  You are receiving this email in order to keep you abreast of developments with the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council, Supplier Diversity Issues and Minority Business Development.  If you like what you read please share internally and externally.  GNEMSDC Trade Expo Summary - Updated The GNEMSDC Business Opportunity Fair and Expo is turning out to be an event full of great speakers, networking events, and business opportunities. Here is a summary of the three day program. Wednesday, September 12  10:00 AM - Stakeholders Meeting of GNEMSDC Board of Directors, MBEIC, Senior Advisory Board, and other interested parties to learn about the direction, performance and plans for the GNEMSDC. This is your opportunity to share your thoughts, experiences and suggestions directly to the GNEMSDC leadership. 12:00 Noon: MBDA Luncheon - This luncheon will feature MBDA Boston Business Center Project Director, Warren Bacon and his team. They will discuss and summarize the first year of the program and how MBEs and corporate members can participate in this exciting and successful program. 1:30 PM: "Corporate Collaborative Learning" Workshop - This workshop will features Tom Davis (Cartus), Bill Boodry (Liberty Mutual), Kristen Hickey (Aetna) and Larry Wooten (Pitney Bowes). They have prepared brief presentations in the areas of "Selling Supplier Diversity Internally", "Making the Connection between Supplier Diversity and Corporate Sales", "Corporate Spend Analysis" and "Helping MBEs Make Connections". This session is for corporate members only! 1:30 PM: MBE Workshop - This session will feature Google and a separate session on "Promoting MBE Growth Through Strategic Alliances, Private Equity and Venture Capital". The Google presentation will cover some of their latest small business technology designed to help small businesses become successful in this digital age. Chris Genteel of Google will be making this presentation along with members of his team. The second section will feature Charles Corpening, President and CEO of Joshua Partners. Joshua Partners is one very successful model of private equity growing MBEs to scale.  Diane Winston of Winston Strategic Partners is also on this program to share her experiences of collaboration and alliances with other businesses.  This is a must see program for MBEs interested in growth. 5:30 PM: Bowling at High Rollers - Luxury Lanes and Lounge Reception. If you have not attended this event in the past, you missed out on a fun evening of bowling and networking. Even if you can't break 100, you are sure to have fun mixing it up with our corporate members and MBEs.     Thursday, September 13 7:30 AM: CPO Breakfast - This event features CPOs from several GNEMSDC corporate members. They will discuss developments in corporate procurement and their impact on minority business development. Confirmed for this panel as of Thursday, August 22 are John Mayes of Yale University and T. Blair Decker of Electric Boat/General Dynamics are scheduled panelists. 9:00 AM:  Corporate and MBE Showcases - We have 28 excellent corporate and MBEs ready to spend 20 minutes making Powerpoint presentations about their businesses and value propositions. This very popular program gives corporate members and MBEs a chance to learn much about each other. 12:00 Noon: Luncheon Featuring Jeffrey Fox - This award winning author and consultant is making his second appearance at the GNEMSDC Expo. He had rave reviews when came and spoke about his new book at that time "How to Become a Fierce Competitor". Now he is back to share information from his new book "The Transformative CEO". Mr. Fox's engaging real life examples are lessons MBEs and corporate members will not want to miss.  We will also be making a special presentation to Rodney Butler, Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation at the luncheon. 1:30 PM: One-on-One Meetings - This year the one-on-one meetings are back. We have over 70 tables set up for corporate members and MBEs to spend 15 minutes together discussing their companies and their opportunities. Corporate members and MBEs are encouraged to participate in this event. Corporate members can target specific categories of MBEs and MBEs will have visibility on which companies are looking for the services they provide. This event has proven track record of turning potentials into actuals. Do not miss this! 6:30 PM: Shining Star Reception - This year we recognize and honor Kevin Kelleher, President and CEO of Cartus and Marianne Lancaster of Lancaster Packaging as our 2012 Shining Stars. This will be a fun evening of food, drink, dancing, and networking. Past Shining Stars are encouraged to join us to welcome Kevin and Marianne into the fraternity. 9:00 PM: Booth Set Up - I just wanted to note that this year the GNEMSDC has contracted with an MBE, White Exposition, to handle the logistics of the booths. We welcome them to our program.    Friday, September 14 7:30 AM: Sponsors' Breakfast - We are fortunate to have Marie Johns, Deputy Administrator for the Small Business Administration join us a our Keynote Speaker. Ms. Johns bio is listed above. This will be a great way to start this important day. 9:00 AM: Ribbon Cutting and Morning Session of Trade Expo - Once again the Expo floor is sold out. We are also using new technology (supplied by another MBE) that will make your trade show experience more enjoyable and efficient. This year your name badges will have your basic information encoded on the badge. This will allow anyone with a droid or IPhone or IPad to record information which can later be downloaded into a database. This is exciting stuff for an exciting program. 12:30 PM: Sponsors' Luncheon - Our Keynote Speaker this year is Maggie Anderson, author and activist. Ms. Anderson has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, the Huffington Post and elsewhere for her experiment of buying only from African American businesses for a full calendar year. She documented her exeperiences in the "Empowerment Experiment". Ms. Anderson has many lessons to share that are broadly applicable to our efforts to build minority businesses across the board. 2:00 PM: Trade Expo Afternoon Session - The afternoon session is actually a great time to catch MBEs and corporate members when they are ready to talk business. During this session we will also announce the winners of the silent auction. Corporate members and MBEs are encouraged to donate items for the auction. Not only does your gift go to a worthy cause, MBE scholarships, it is a great way to market your business.  5:30 PM: Post Expo Reception - Wind down with those hearty souls who have relished three days o f networking, business development and education. Then drive safely home! What's Trending on Twitter? Our Expo will today...with your help. Our upcoming Business Fair and Expo is the largest minority business development event in the Northeast, and we want every regional corporation and minority business to benefit. Here's an easy way to share with others. Just tweet our hashtag #gnemsdcexpo to let everyone know. We've also created a Tweet below for you to make it easy. Please post your Tweet today to help us trend! Tweet: Largest minority business dev event in Northeast #gnemsdcexpo Sept 12 to 14. Details at www.gnemsdc.org. Major CT Corps will attend.   Marie Johns, Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration to Speak at GNEMSDC Trade Expo We are very pleased to announce that Marie Johns, Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration will be our Keynote Speaker on Friday, September 14 at the GNEMSDC Sponsors' Breakfast.  We are honored to have her participate in our program.  Marie C. Johns is Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), where she is responsible for management of the agency and development of SBA programs and policies. Johns was nominated by President Obama on December 17, 2009, and confirmed by unanimous consent in the Senate on June 22, 2010    Under the Deputy Administrator's leadership, SBA had a record year in 2011, supporting more than $30 billion in lendingto more than 60,000 small businesses across the country. That is the most capital going to small businesses in the history of the SBA. As the economic recovery takes root, Deputy Administrator Johns is focused on ensuring that entrepreneurs in underserved communities have the resources, relationships, and tools they need to start businesses and create good-paying jobs. She also works closely with President Obama's most senior advisors at the White House to ensure that more federal contracts are awarded to small businesses. In addition to other duties, the Deputy Administrator has the privilege of serving as the chair of the President's Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development. Prior to joining the SBA, Johns held senior positions in the telecommunications industry, including serving as President of Verizon Washington. In that role, she was responsible for nearly 2,000 employees and more than 800,000 customers, including many small business owners. And she's an entrepreneur herself.  After retiring from Verizon, Ms. Johns started L&L Consulting, LLC, an organizational effectiveness and public policy consulting practice. Charles Corpening of Joshua Partners to Speak at MBE Seminar at Expo Chairman and Founder of Joshua Partners, Charles Corpening brings decades of Wall Street experience to his highly focused acquisitions holding company. A longtime Partner in the Industrials Group with Citigroup Venture Capital (CVC), one of the world's oldest and most admired private equity firms, the firm managed a $10 billion fund with global reach and focused on partnering with Fortune 500 firms. CVC has been a pioneer in sophisticated deal structures, strategic partnerships with blue chip operating companies, and its understanding that increasing investment in technology can create long-term competitive advantages. Charles most recently was one of the key Partners leading the effort in General Industrial buyouts for the independent successor firm to CVC, Court Square Capital Partners, which manages $6 billion. Previous to that, he was a private equity executive with The Rockefeller Group and Roundtree Capital, after beginning his career as an investment banker with PaineWebber in the M&A and Merchant Banking groups. Charles is a graduate of Princeton and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Action Resources, Raw Essentials and is Chairman and CEO of Tabitha Holdings LLC (formerly known as Medicia Holdings LLC). He has recently served on the Board of Directors of Chase Industries, Davco, Erico, FastenTech, MSXI, Royster-Clark and Western Dental Services. To address his long held passion to improve educational opportunities in inner cities, he is the Treasurer and a board member of Mastery Charter Schools in Philadelphia. In addition, Charles is Chairman of the Trustee Board of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens.   GNEMSDC Trade Expo Highlights: Rodney A. Butler, Chair of Mashantucket Pequots to Receive Special Recognition   The GNEMSDC is going to recognize Rodney A. Butler for his leadership and support for minority business development at the GNEMSDC Expo on Friday, September 14.  Rodney A. Butler serves as Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council as of January 1, 2010.    Author Maggie Anderson to Speak Friday Luncheon Author and MBE activist, Maggie Anderson has agreed to be the keynote speaker on Friday, September 14 at the GNEMSDC Sponsors Luncheon.  Mrs. Anderson has become a national advocate for minority businesses as a result of her work on the "Empowerment Experiment". Jeffrey Fox To Speak Thursday Luncheon  Back by popular demand, author, consultant and sales guru, Jeffrey Fox will be speaking at the 2012 GNEMSDC Trade Expo.  If you missed his presentation two years ago, you missed one of the highest rated programs we have ever hosted.  At the time, Mr. Fox had just published the book "How to Be a Fierce Competitor".   Now Mr. Fox's visit is timed perfectly for the release of his new book:  "The Transformative CEO".   Chris Genteel of Google to Present to MBEs   Chris Genteel of Google will be presenting to the MBE Training Session on Wednesday, September 12 in the afternoon.  His presentation will cover some of the latest business technology designed for small businesses.  Google will also be participating in the one-on-one sessions on Thursday.   T. Blair Decker of Electric Boat - Corporate Chair  We are pleased to announce that T. Blair Decker, Director Material Acquisition, Material Engineering Services/Information, Document, & Configuration Management for Electric Boat/General Dynamics has agreed to serve as the 2012 GNEMSDC Business Opportunity Fair and Expo Corporate Honorary Chairman.    Belsarios Rosas of WEI- MBE Co-Chair   We are very pleased to announce that Belsarios Rosas, President and CEO of WEI has agreed to serve as the MBE Co-Chair for the GNEMDC Business Opportunity Fair and Expo.       Kevin Kelleher, President and CEO Cartus - Corporate Shining Star  We are very pleased to announce that Kevin Kelleher, President and CEO of Cartus has agreed to serve as the 2012 GNEMSDC Corporate Shining Star.  Kevin has been a fixture with the GNEMSDC and we want to recognize his support and leadership.    Marianne Lancaster, President of Lancaster Packaging - MBE Shining Star We are pleased to announce that Marianne Lancaster of Lancaster Packaging will be our MBE Shining Star.  Ms. Lancaster was a leading voice for the merger between the NEMSDC and the CMSDC.  We appreciate her leadership and support and look forward to presenting her the 2012 Shining Star     Trade Expo Exhibitors and Attendees List The following companies are scheduled to participate as Exhibitors at the GNEMSDC Business Opportunity Fair and Conference.  For more information about their location on the trade show floor, ask for a map when you pick up  your name badges at Foxwoods. Here is the most up-to-date list of registered attending companies for the Expo.  As of this morning we have over 800 registered attendees.  One-on-One Participating Companies The following companies have signed up for the One-on-One Meetings.  These companies are meeting with certified MBEs on Thursday, September 13 from 1:30 to 5:00.  You must be certified and registered for the Conference in order to participate in this program. Aetna AT&T Cartus Connecticut Hospital Association Connecticut Lottery Connecticut Department of Transportation Covidien CVS Caremark Fannie Mae General Dynamics - ATP General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works General Dynamics - C4 Systems General Dynamics - Electric Boat Millennium - The Takeda Oncology Company Northeast Utilities NSTAR Yankee Gas Connecticut Light and Power Partners Health Care Massachussets General Hospital Brigham and Women's Hospital Pfizer Raytheon RBS Citizens State of Connecticut The Hartford The Metropolitan Distric Commission The TJX Companies Turner Construction United States Postal Service United Technologies Corporation Pratt and Whitney Sikorsky Aircraft Otis Elevator Hamilton Sundstrand More are signing up every day!  Corporate Members interested in signing up are welcome to contact the office to reserve a table at the One-on-One meetings.   Press on the Expo News on the GNEMSDC Expo is all over the media including the following: Print Media 1)  African American Point of View Springfield 2) Bay State Banner Boston 3) El Mundo Boston 4) La Voz New Haven 5) Inner City News New Haven 6) Northeast News Hartford 7)  Providence in Espanol Providence 8) El Planeta Boston 9) Boston Korea Boston Radio Media 1) WYBC - 94.3 FM New Haven 2) WUNR - 1600 AM Boston 3) Touch 106 - 106 FM Boston Internet 1) Latino News Network 2) Facebook 3) Linked In 4) Twitter 5) Google+ 6) Blog  Press Releases Jeff Fox Speaking at GNEMSDC Conference Marie Johns and Maggie Anderson to Speak at GNEMSDC Conference Google to Present at GNEMSDC Conference You can help us out by tweeting, using Facebook and forwarding this email to your prospective clients and business partners.  The more people and companies in attendance, the better! MBE and Corporate Members Participating in the Showcases - September 13 MBE and corporate member showcases will be held on Thursday, September 13.  Companies participating in the showcases will be making 15-20 minute Powerpoint presentations about their companies.  Corporate members participating will be talking about opportunities with their companies and how to become part of their supply chains.  These are very informative session.  Showcase companies and those coming to see these presentations must be registered for the conference.  Here is the list of companies participating in this very exciting program. Causemedia, Inc. Resource Management, Inc. Banneker Industries, Inc. Ship New England, Inc. C & M Broadcasting General Dynamics Electric Boat Fannie Mae PrintabiliTees, LLC Millenium: The Takeda Oncology Company RTD Logistics, LLC dba Skycom Courier SAI Systems International, Inc. VRT Management Group LLC Aeolean Inc. The Metropolitan District Winston Strategic Partners LLC Sayers 40, Inc. Picture That, LLC Nadicent Technologies LLC Northeast Utilities System Yumi EcoSolutions, Inc. RM Executive Transportation dba Mosaic Global Transportation RBS Citizens, N.A. Light Speed, LLC Fidess Group Inc. ReliSource US, Inc. The MATLET Group LLC Jolly Therapeutic Massage, LLC MBDA client

And Finally... The GNEMSDC practices what we preach.  We are buying from over 20 MBEs to provide many of the goods and services required to make this event a success.  Here is list of some of the products and services purchased: Marketing, Radio Advertising, Print Advertising,  Booth Set-up, Lanyards, Signage, Name Badges, Paper Products, Office Supplies, Transportation and Logistics, Entertainment, Technology, Printing, and Program Book Design.  It has been a pleasure working with these high quality MBEs.                                    In your service, Dr. Fred