Diversity at the Border Morning Keynote Speaker

Joset B. Wright-Lacy is president of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC�), a private non-profit organization that advances business opportunities for Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American-owned companies of all sizes.  NMSDC encourages mutually beneficial economic links between minority suppliers and the public and private sectors, and helps build a stronger, more equitable society by supporting and promoting minority business development.

The NMSDC Network includes a national office in New York and 36 Regional Councils across the country.  There are 3,500 corporate members throughout the network, including America's top publicly-owned, privately-owned and foreign-owned companies as well as universities, hospitals and other buying institutions. The Regional Councils certify and match more than 16,000 Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American-owned businesses with member corporations that want to purchase their goods and services.

In 2012, Ms. Wright-Lacy was appointed to the U.S. Department of Commerce National Advisory Council on Minority Business Enterprise. She is an attorney and former procurement executive with a broad range of professional experience in the corporate and private sectors.  Previously, she was executive director of Orchard Village, a not-for-profit organization that serves individuals with developmental and physical disabilities.

Ms. Wright-Lacy honed her leadership, strategic planning and management skills during a 13-year career in the telecommunications industry. She began her career as an attorney at Indiana Bell, a subsidiary of Ameritech Corporation. She rose through the executive ranks to become vice president of procurement and property services, where she managed the acquisition of $4 billion annually in goods and services, and introduced strategic sourcing across the $33 billion enterprise. After a merger between Ameritech Corporation and SBC Corporation, she was named president of Ameritech Illinois-then the largest communications company in Illinois with $4.5 billion in annual operating revenues. She was responsible for all regulatory, legislative and external relations activities.

Ms. Wright-Lacy earned a bachelor's degree from Denison University and a juris doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

2 DAY EVENT FULL OF EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES:

AUGUST 14TH INCLUDES: 

• Benchmarking Plus - Class VII:  For Corporate Members Only
• Capacity Plus - Class VII:  For Certified MBEs Only
• Opening Chairman's Reception:  Open to Everyone 

Sit down with corporate purchasing managers and other MBEs to discuss future business in a matchmaking setting.  Be prepared with your 3 minute presentation.


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Presenter will provide you with invaluable tips on what you must do to prepare for NMSDC's Annual Conference.  Whether you are a corporate member or an MBE, there are many important factors that should be addressed in order to get the best return on your investment.  This workshop will set you up for success for NMSDC's Conference & Business Opportunity Fair, October 27 - 30, 2013 in San Antonio, TX.

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An exciting session presented by the BorderPlex Alliance discussing opportunities for Minority Business Enterprises within the maquila industry in the U.S. & Mexico border.

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Meet procurement executives, supplier diversity professionals and MBEs to discuss current and future opportunities.


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Participate & understand what opportunities may exist in the Permian Basin area.  MBEs/suppliers will be introduced to buyers and decision makers of the companies where these supply opportunities may be available.

This is a closed session.  BY INVITATION ONLY.

1st TIME IN EL PASO!
GOLF TOURNAMENT

Hit the greens and enjoy 18 holes of golf & networking!

Designed by architects Ken Dye and Jeffrey Brauer, this spectacular El Paso golf course offers 27-holes of championship style golf. Since its inception in 1991 and the addition of nine holes in 1999, Painted Dunes has received accolades from Golf Digest, Texas Golfer, United States Golf Association (USGA) and the Dallas Morning News as being one of the premier facilities to play golf in Texas and the Southwest.

$125 MBEs/ Members
 OR $400 Team of 4

$145 Non-MBEs/ Non- Members
OR $500 Team of 4

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