Small and Minority Owned Business Certification Summit
The NJ LGBT Chamber is excited to host a two-part roundtable series designed to engage LGBT-, small-, minority-, women-, disability-, and veteran-owned businesses, educate them about available certifications which would help them get more equitable access into corporate and government procurement streams, and encourage them to join local diverse Chambers/organizations in NJ.
Part 1 -- September 9th, 2021 -- Small and Minority Owned Business Certification Summit
Part 2 -- September 23rd, 2021 -- Meet the Diverse Chambers of NJ
AGENDA -- Small and Minority Owned Business Certification Summit
9:00am-9:10am -- Welcome from the NJ LGBT Chamber of Commerce
9:10am - 9:25am -- Keynote Speaker -- Hester Agudosi, Chief Diversity Officer, State of New Jersey
9:25am - 9:40am -- Panel Discussion -- Business Owner Successes from Certification
9:40am - 10:00am -- Corporate Supplier Diversity and Procurement Panel Discussion -- Importance of Certification (TD Bank, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, PSEG, Comcast)
[Certifying Organizations and Municipality Sessions]
10:00am - 10:10am -- National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)
10:10am - 10:20am -- Women's Business Enterprise Council Metro NY (WBEC)
10:20am - 10:30am -- DisabilityIn
10:30am - 10:40am -- New York and New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council (NYNJ MSDC)
10:40am - 10:50am -- National Veteran Owned Business Association (NaVOBA)
10:50am - 11:00am -- New Jersey Business Action Center (NJBAC) - covering state certifications
11:00am - 11:10am -- Port Authority of NY/NJ (PANYNJ)
11:10am - 11:20am -- Jersey City Office of Diversity and Inclusion
11:20am - 11:30am -- Mercer County Office of Small Business Outreach
[Breakout Room Sessions -- Attendees can request up to two Certifying Organizations/Fortune 500 Companies they want to be in a Breakout Room with to ask more questions about certification/procurement]
11:30am - 11:45am -- Breakout Room Session 1
11:45am - 12:00pm -- Breakout Room Session 2
12:00pm - 12:05pm -- Closing Remarks
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Date and Time
Thursday Sep 9, 2021
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Location
Zoom! Upon registration, you will be sent an email confirmation providing you with the instructions and link to join the Zoom Meeting. If you do not receive this confirmation email by the day-of, please send an email to info@njlgbtchamber.org to request dial-in instructions.
Fees/Admission
Cost: This event is FREE for all attendees, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors!
Pre-Registration is REQUIRED!
