Tuesday, June 8, 2010

7:00 to 8:30AM General Registration on Site

8:30 to 9:15AM Welcome and Introduction of White House Speaker

David Hinson, National Director, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce
Adolfo Carrión, Director of Urban Affairs, White House (proposed)
Michael Strautmanis, Chief of Staff to the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public
Engagement, White House (proposed)

Opening Remarks
State of Minority Business Enterprise
David Hinson, National Director, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce

9:15 to 9:45AM Bridget Gonzales, Chief, Office of Legislative, Education, and Intergovernmental Affairs,
Minority Business Development Agency
Will provide updates to the platform established by the 2009 Summit and set the stage for our 2010
Group Discussions.

9:45 to 10:00 AM Break

10:00 to 11:00AM Legal Landscape Panel

A robust discussion of the challenges and opportunities surrounding MBE preference programs.
Where do we go from here?
Moderator: Anthony Robinson, President, Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund
Jocelyn Samuels, Senior Counselor, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (invited)
Aarathi Haig, Attorney, Asian American Justice Center
Dennis Archer, Chairman Emeritus, Dickinson Wright PLLC, Former President of the American Bar
Association, Mayor of Detroit, and Member of Michigan Supreme Court (invited)

11:15 to 11:45AM Group Table Discussions

11:45 to 12:30PM MBE Programs and Initiatives Panel

This panel will examine innovative programs and initiatives that have been used to create business growth.
State MBE programs, and financing tools will be among the topics discussed.
Moderator: Tarrus Richardson, Managing Director, ICV Partners (invited)
Steve Sims, Vice President, National Minority Supplier Development Council
Luwanda Walker Jenkins, Special Secretary, Maryland Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs (invited)
George Herrera, CEO, Herrera-Cristina Group, Ltd., Board Member, Wyndham World Wide

12:30 to 1:00PM Group Table Discussions

1:00 to 2:00PM Lunch

2:00 to 2:45PM Entrepreneurial Opportunities Panel

Several new and innovative approaches will be shared with the audience. The President’s National Export
Initiative, as a global opportunity, will be among the topics discussed.
Moderator: David Widawsky, Ph.D, Associate Director, National Center for Environmental Innovation,
Environmental Protection Agency
Francisco Sanchez, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, International Trade Administration
(proposed)
 Sharon Freeman, Author and President, All American Small Business Exporters Association, Member ITAC 11
Lorrinda Gray-Davis, Director of Diversity, Perini Building Company

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 (Continued)

2:45 to 3:00PM Break

3:00 to 3:30PM Group Table Discussions

3:30 to 4:15PM Advocacy and Strategic Alliances Panel

This panel will discuss the synergies of strategic relationships as a tool to achieve economic growth for
MBEs.
Moderator: Margo Gray-Proctor, Chairwoman, National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
Board of Directors, President Horizon Engineering Inc.
Chiling Tong, Chief Executive Officer, International Learning Foundation
Javier Palomarez, President and CEO, US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (proposed)
Carlos Orta, President and CEO, Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (proposed)

4:15 to 4:45PM Group Table Discussions

4:45 to 5:00PM Recap and Close

David Hinson, National Director, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce
Bridget Gonzales, Chief, Office of Legislative, Education, and Intergovernmental Affairs, Minority
Business Development Agency

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

8:30 to 9:00AM Welcome Remarks
David Hinson, National Director, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce

Opening Remarks
Robert Menendez, United States Senator, New Jersey (proposed)

9:00 to 9:45AM Legislative Outlook Panel

9:45 to 10:00AM Break

10:00 to 10:30AM Legal Landscape Report Out

10:30 to 11:00AM MBE Programs Report Out

11:00 to 11:30AM Entrepreneurial Opportunities Report Out

11:30 to 12:00PM Advocacy and Strategic Relations Report Out

12:00 to 12:30PM Wrap Up

David Hinson, National Director, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce
Bridget Gonzales, Chief, Office of Legislative, Education, and Intergovernmental Affairs, Minority
Business Development Agency

5:30 to 7:30PM Congressional Reception