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Premier Face Time Expo & Golf Tournament
June 21-22, 2023
2-day Conference
June 23, 2023
Golf Tournament
San Antonio, TX
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Join us at SMSDC's Biggest Event of the Year!
WE ARE BACK IN-PERSON for a 3-day event full of networking, opportunities, great speakers, workshops, trade-show, receptions and a golf tournament! Yes! You heard it here first.... our exciting GOLF TOURNAMENT is back!
Join us for 1 day, 2 days or all 3 days! Your choice!
Registration is open!
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June 21-22, 2023 - 2-Day CONFERENCE
The Westin Riverwalk, 420 W. Market St., San Antonio, TX 78205
June 23, 2023 - GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Quarry Golf Course, 444 E Basse Rd., San Antonio, TX 78209
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| June 21, 2023 | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Plus+ Platform Developmental Workshops | | | |
| June 21, 2023 | 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Corporate Recruitment Kickoff & MBIEC Kickoff Events | | | |
| June 21, 2023 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Opening Chairman's Reception | | | |
| June 22, 2023 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Full day conference
including Buyers' Breakfast Roundtable, Keynote Speakers,
Trade Show,
Awards Ceremony, Matchmaking Session, Reception | | | |
| June 23, 2023 | 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Golf Tournament | | | | |
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS - Wednesday, June 21st, 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. | |
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Benchmarking Plus - For Corporate Members only
Wednesday, June 21st @ 1:30 p.m.
An educational platform that will assist corporations with their Supplier Diversity and Development programs from any vantage point. This hybrid workshop will be available onsite at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel and online.
Capacity Plus - For Certified MBEs only
Wednesday, June 21st @ 3:00 p.m.
An education platform designed to assist MBEs in building the capacity needed in the ever-changing procurement world that is now a global marketplace. This hybrid workshop will be available onsite at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel and online.
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CORPORATE & MBEIC KICKOFF EVENTS - Wednesday, June 21st, 5 p.m. | |
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Corporate Recruitment Kickoff Event - For Corporate Members only
Wednesday, June 21st @ 5:00 p.m.
SMSDC Corporate members join us to discuss changes in the current business environment and how you can help grow our certified MBEs.
MBEIC Kickoff Event - For Certified MBEs only
Wednesday, June 21st @ 5:00 p.m.
Certified MBEs only! Join your MBEIC Chair, Nicole Navarro-Velesiotis, in discussing strategies for 2023-2024 and how you can get more involved in local/regional task forces throughout our service area.
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OPENING CHAIRMAN'S RECEPTION - Wednesday, June 21st, 6:00 p.m. | |
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Join us in a relaxed and fun environment as we kick off the 2023 Premier Face Time Expo, Awards Ceremony & Golf Tournament event. Enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvre and refreshing cocktails while networking and catching up with old friends.
Sponsored by:
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BUYERS BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLE - Thursday, June 22nd @ 9:00 a.m.
Meet with corporate buyers who are actively seeking to purchase your products and/or services in the near-term. This session will include a series of interactive sessions led by our corporate members and buyers from corporations & state agencies. Each registered attendee will have an opportunity to sit with representatives from supplier diversity teams.
Corporations looking for suppliers include:
Apache Corporation
Bexar County
Chevron
ConocoPhillips
Dell
El Paso Electric
Johnson Controls
National Church Residences
OG&E
Oncor
Southwest Research Institute
Texas CPA Statewide HUB Program
Texas Railroad Commission
Toyota
The University of Texas at Austin
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Once you have registered for the event, you will receive an email with companies listed above for your top selections. All emails will be sent to registered suppliers by the 1st week in June. For any questions regarding the Buyers Breakfast Roundtable, please contact Mayra Pena directly, mayra@smsdc.org.
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SPEAKERS - Thursday, June 22nd @ 12:30 p.m. | |
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Enjoy a delicious lunch while speakers from prestigious financial institutions share programs and information to help you grow your business.
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Ruben Rodriguez
Senior Vice President & Chief Lending Officer
Business Consortium Fund, Inc.
Triad Investments L.P.
Ruben Rodriguez is an experienced business professional with over 30 years of in-depth knowledge of finance and small business lending with JPMorgan Chase Bank, Bank of America, and Hudson Valley Bank (Now Webster Bank). He joined the Business Consortium Fund in May 2012 and is involved in all aspects of the BCF with particular focus on managing the organization’s loan portfolio, including loan underwriting.
Before joining the BCF, Ruben managed the loan portfolio for Seedco Financial Services, Inc. (currently known as TruFund Financial Services, Inc.) a national non-profit organization that provides affordable capital, hands-on business assistance and solutions to small businesses, non-profit organizations, and real estate developers.
Ruben received his BA degree in Economics from Lehman College in the Bronx in 1989.
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Danielle A. Davis
Vice President, Houston Middle Market Banking & Specialized Industries- Diverse, Women and Veteran-Owned Businesses, Commercial Banker
Danielle A. Davis is a commercial banker with J.P. Morgan Chase’s Middle Market & Specialized Industries group. She is primarily focused on strategy execution, business development and growth of mid-size diverse, women and veteran-owned businesses in throughout the Southwest Segment, which includes the states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Colorado. Danielle has been with J.P. Morgan Chase for over 20 years. She started as an intern with INROADS and has never looked back. Prior to her joining the commercial bank in the business development group almost four years ago, she’s held various leadership roles in sales coaching and management throughout Consumer & Community Banking. Over the years, she has been involved with JPMC’s business resource groups, such as Houston’s Women on the Move chapter as a Marketing Chair and the Black Organization for Leadership Development’s Global Board as the Marketing and Advertising Chair. Currently she is the co-chair of the community service committee, supporting volunteerism for over 5,000 employees through the Houston Location Leadership Program.
Danielle earned her BBA in Marketing and Advertising and MBA from Eastern Michigan University. She is actively involved in the community through Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Black Girls CODE and as the Vice President of Young Alumni with INROADS. Recently she accepted a board member position with The Edison Arts Foundation, Inc. In her spare time she is a foodie, loves to shop until she drops, attend live concerts and travel the world, visiting 15 countries and counting.
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THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS -
Lunch session
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“Conquering Your Competition with Strategic Partnerships”
Are you ready to learn the secrets of taking down your biggest competitors (the Goliaths of the world)? It's time to harness the power of partnerships! By teaming up with other suppliers, you can unlock a whole new level of expertise, resources, and connections that can help you win more business and achieve your goals.
Speaker:
Danny Brown, President, AppMeetup
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AWARDS CEREMONY - Thursday, June 22nd @ 12:30 p.m.
SMSDC will recognize the contributions of several Corporations, Suppliers and the Advocate of the Year that have demonstrated unparalleled leadership and accomplishments. We invite you to join us as we announce and celebrate SMSDC's 2023 Award winners!
Supplier of the Year nominees:
Ace Technologies
Dutech Systems
CDI Technologies
Forma, LLC
Integrated Human Capital
Millennium Steel of Texas
Russell Transport
Vutex
Advocate of the Year nominees:
Beatrice Liau, Supplier Diversity Analyst, Toyota
Grace Hastings, Supplier Diversity Manager, Oncor
Kirk Budhai, Category Manager, Hearst Corp
Corporation of the Year nominees:
GSD&M
Hearst
Oncor
Toyota
Join us on Thursday, June 22nd as we announce the 2023 Award Winners during the event luncheon!
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TRADESHOW - Thursday, June 22nd @ 2:30 p.m.
Participate in the trade show session where you will meet procurement executives from Fortune1000 companies, supplier diversity professionals and MBEs to discuss current and future opportunities.
BOOTH SPACES SOLD OUT!
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MATCHMAKER PAVILION - Thursday, June 22nd @ 3:30 p.m. | |
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A private, by appointment only, matchmaking session with corporate & state agency buying entities. The buying entities will discuss upcoming opportunities in the next 12-18 months during this One on One setting. Register for the event for an opportunity to meet one on one with corporate member and state agency buyers. You must be a current MBE supplier and registered for the conference on June 22nd to get on this schedule.
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Become a sponsor! Click below to learn how you can market your business at SMSDC's biggest event of the year!
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Dating back to 1908, chiseled from stone to create the most dramatic golf course in Texas. Register to play at The Quarry Golf Course.
Talk business! Network and most of all RELAX and HAVE FUN during SMSDC's Golf Tournament on Friday, June 23rd.
The tournament features a scramble format with a 8 a.m. Shotgun start. Golfers will have chances to win raffle prizes and participate in contest such as closest to the pin and longest drive. You don't have to be a pro golfer to attend! All levels of golfers welcomed! If you don't golf, join us anyways and drive a cart through the course, take pics and post on social media!
Location: The Quarry Golf Course, 444 E Basse Rd., San Antonio, TX 78209
Registration & breakfast kicks off at 7:30 a.m.
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