| Event: Lunch With the President Date: Friday, September 9th, 2022 Time: 11:30 PM – 1:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: Lunch with the President is a bi-monthly session held by the President with MBEs and corporate members of HMSDC to provide candid feedback on HMSDC programming and services; to learn about upcoming programs and events; and discuss how to effectively utilize HMSDC to develop and grow. Corporate participants provide insight into marketplace trends and successful strategies to penetrate corporate and government supply chains. Click Here To Register |
| Event: Supplier Idol Date: Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: Supplier Idol sessions are designed to assist MBEs with perfecting their business pitch to key decision-makers. MBEs conduct 15-minute presentations to a panel of corporate representatives who provide candid advice, mentoring and feedback on their sales presentation, marketing material, email and phone etiquette. Click Here To Register |
| Event: Supplier Idol Date: Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: Supplier Idol sessions are designed to assist MBEs with perfecting their business pitch to key decision-makers. MBEs conduct 15-minute presentations to a panel of corporate representatives who provide candid advice, mentoring and feedback on their sales presentation, marketing material, email and phone etiquette. Click Here To Register |
| Event: EXPO Business Opportunity Marketplace – Day 1 Date: Wednesday September 28th, 2022 Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Location: In Person Description: EXPO is one of the most successful events of its kind and is Texas’ largest minority business trade-fair, supporting the advancement of the minority business community across its service territory area. EXPO serves as the vital link and leading connector between minority, women small businesses and major corporations, prime suppliers, educational institutions, and government agencies who seek to buy their products and services. Click Here To Register |
| Event: Chief Procurement Officer Summit Date: Wednesday September 28th, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Location: In Person Description: The CPO Summit is designed to engage senior procurement leaders representing industries from the greater Houston community in a forthright and high-energy discussion on supplier diversity effectiveness and inclusion solutions. The CPO Summit brings Houston’s top CPOs together to share insight and strategies in supplier diversity while establishing an important professional network of CPOs. The CPO Summit consists of information sharing from one of Houston’s leading economists, followed by a spirited exchange of ideas, challenges and best practices in supplier diversity and supplier development. |
| Event: EXPO Business Opportunity Marketplace – Day 2 Date: Wednesday September 28th, 2022 Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: EXPO is one of the most successful events of its kind and is Texas’ largest minority business trade-fair, supporting the advancement of the minority business community across its service territory area. EXPO serves as the vital link and leading connector between minority, women small businesses and major corporations, prime suppliers, educational institutions, and government agencies who seek to buy their products and services. Click Here To Register |
| Event: Supplier Idol Date: Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: Supplier Idol sessions are designed to assist MBEs with perfecting their business pitch to key decision-makers. MBEs conduct 15-minute presentations to a panel of corporate representatives who provide candid advice, mentoring and feedback on their sales presentation, marketing material, email and phone etiquette. Click Here To Register |
| Event: Supplier Idol Date: Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: Supplier Idol sessions are designed to assist MBEs with perfecting their business pitch to key decision-makers. MBEs conduct 15-minute presentations to a panel of corporate representatives who provide candid advice, mentoring and feedback on their sales presentation, marketing material, email and phone etiquette. Click Here To Register |
| Event: CEO Conversations Date: Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 Time: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM Location: TBD Description: The CEO Conversations program allows Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) to discuss leadership and strategy directly with senior executives of Houston’s largest public and private companies and institutions. This quarter’s CEO Conversations will be featuring Brian Tippens, Chief Sustainability Officer, Hewlett Packard. Click Here To Register |
| Event: Supplier Idol Date: Wednesday, November 9th, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: Supplier Idol sessions are designed to assist MBEs with perfecting their business pitch to key decision-makers. MBEs conduct 15-minute presentations to a panel of corporate representatives who provide candid advice, mentoring and feedback on their sales presentation, marketing material, email and phone etiquette. Click Here To Register |
| Event: Emerging 10 Awards (E-10) Date: Thursday, November 10th, 2022 Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Location: Amegy Description:This prestigious award recognizes Houston-area minority business owners who emerged successfully after being met with challenges and overcoming them, which many times were done without adequate financial resources. They have emerged to:
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| Event: Supplier Idol Date: Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: Supplier Idol sessions are designed to assist MBEs with perfecting their business pitch to key decision-makers. MBEs conduct 15-minute presentations to a panel of corporate representatives who provide candid advice, mentoring and feedback on their sales presentation, marketing material, email and phone etiquette. Click Here To Register |