Directed Tier 1 Spending: What is it and How Does it Impact Your Company and Industry?
Part 2 from Leadership Week Series: Directed Tier 1 by Industry will be held during our program manager series leveraging the insights from this session to create an industry view of how the spend can be accounted for.

Michael A. Byron
Panelist
Senior Director of Supplier Inclusion
Walmart, Inc.
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Diane Lin
Panelist
Director, Global Sourcing & Supplier Relations
Starbucks
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Paige Adams
Facilitator
Sr. Manager, Supplier Diversity
PepsiCo

Supplier Diversity Series: Best Practice 1
This session is for new program managers with 1-3 years’ experience, as well as, experienced program managers who are interested in a refresher. Participants will receive pre-course reading material covering each best practice in preparation for the session.

This session will focus on the following NMSDC Best Practice:

Best Practice 1: Establish corporate policy and top management support.

Tanya Nixon
Moderator
Manager, Supplier Diversity
Kaiser Permanente
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Carol Attak
Presenter
Senior Manager, Global Supplier Diversity and Sustainability
BMO Financial Group
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Eugene Campbell
Presenter
Director of Supplier Inclusion & Sustainable Procurement
Allstate
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What’s Next After Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)?
Lack of access to the PPP funds has left our MBEs without the much-needed capital to survive and grow. Learn about financial programs and various other sources of capital funding available to MBEs. These programs are important to maintain the viability and stability of our MBEs and their participation in corporate supply chains.

Introducing Minority Money Managers to Corporate Treasury Departments
Members of the Omni Research Group (ORG) will discuss the challenges that exist in providing minority money managers access to opportunities in the treasury department of major corporations. ORG will provide examples of organizations and strategies that have been effective in providing access to minority managers to corporate pension funds.

Supplier Diversity: Best Practices 2
This session is for new program managers with 1-3 years experience, as well experienced program managers who are interested in a refresh. Participants will receive pre-read material covering each best practice in preparation for the session.

This session will focus on the following NMSDC Best Practice 2: Develop a corporate minority supplier development plan.

Supplier Diversity Return on Investment (ROI): An Industry Perspective
Challenges, opportunities and innovation explored by industry groups in these virtual breakout sessions.

The session will be an Industry Group focused discussion on how to calculate Supplier Diversity ROI, and industry specific best practices.

Hosted by: Hubbard and Hubbard Associates

Understanding Your NMSDC Membership Benefits: NMSDC Supplier Diversity Program Support
This session will focus on the tools and benefits available as a member of NMSDC to support supplier diversity professionals as they develop themselves, programs and identify business opportunities for MBEs.

Program assessment tools, e-learning, virtual matchmaker technology, available certifications and programming.

Growth Initiative: The Game Has Just Changed for MBEs

This session will be presented to our Corporate Program managers and Affiliate Presidents to detail the changes in the Growth Initiative. The expected outcome is our members should be in a better position to discuss financing and growth strategies with their respective MBE’s.

Telling the Story: Making a Compelling Case for Supplier Diversity
This session will focus on soft skills needed for program managers to remain relevant within the corporate structure. We will discuss data development, presentation and communication needed to present a compelling supplier diversity business case.

Supplier Diversity Series: Best Practice 3
This session is for new program managers with 1-3 years’ experience, as well as, experienced program managers who are interested in a refresher. Participants will receive pre-course reading material covering each best practice in preparation for the session.

This session will focus on the following NMSDC Best Practice:

Best Practice 3: Establish comprehensive internal and external communications.

Leveraging Supplier Diversity for Career Advancement Series

• D&I Executives
• CPOs
• Sustainability Leaders
• MBEs

This session will be a part of the series of conversations on how to leverage your supplier diversity position into new career opportunities.

The morning session will be a discussion of the roles, responsibilities, and skillset required for positions in D&I and Sustainability. We will continue the conversation in the afternoon with a discussion of the attributes required to become a CPO or fulfill your dreams of being a successful MBE.

What’s Next After Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)?
Lack of access to the PPP funds has left our MBEs without the much-needed capital to survive and grow. Learn about financial programs and various other sources of capital funding available to MBEs. These programs are important to maintain the viability and stability of our MBEs and their participation in corporate supply chains.

* Corporate Plus® Members Only

Supplier Diversity Series: Best Practice 4
This session is for new program managers with 1-3 years’ experience, as well as, experienced program managers who are interested in a refresher. Participants will receive pre-course reading material covering each best practice in preparation for the session.

This session will focus on the following NMSDC Best Practice:

Best Practice 4: Identify opportunities for MBE’s in strategic sourcing and supply chain management.

The Future of Supplier Diversity
Join this engaging session where various supplier diversity organizational leaders gather to discuss the current political and economic landscape as well as their forecast for the future of supplier diversity. We will discuss how the role will and must adjust as a result of these changes.