Event Details
MARKETPLACE WISCONSIN
Governor's Conference on Diverse Business Development
December 8-10, 2020
Agenda
December 8 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Welcome – EMCEE, Elmer Moore, Executive Director, Scale Up Milwaukee Introduction – Mary Gage, Vice President of Business and Community Development, WEDC Keystone Sponsor– Steven SaLoutos, Executive Vice President and Midwest Regional Executive Consumer and Business Banking, U.S. Bank |
| 8:45 a.m. |
Tribute to Late Herb Miller, Sr. Manager of Supplier Diversity & Business Development, Michels Corporation Tribute to Late Craig Anderson, Executive Director of American Indian Chamber of Commerce and First American Capital Corporation |
| 8:50 a.m. |
| Missy Hughes – WEDC Secretary and CEO |
| Governor Tony Evers Remarks |
| 9:00 a.m. |
| Awards Sponsor – Kira Lafond, Market President/Publisher, Milwaukee Business Journal |
| Governor’s Business Excellence Awards Ceremony |
| 9:30 a.m. |
| Guest Speaker – Lafayette Crump, Commissioner of City Development, City of Milwaukee |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Four Steps to Grow Your Business Online Panel Moderator: Jim Lee, Hmong Chamber |
| 10:45 a.m. |
| Demographic Report – Bob Pope, Research Analyst, WEDC |
| 11:00 a.m. |
How to Grow Your Business Panel-Using Capital Strategically Moderator: Elmer Moore, Executive Director, Scale Up Milwaukee |
| The Contracting Academy (Concurrent Workshops) |
| 1:00 p.m |
| Selling to the State of Wisconsin – Goods and Services – the Basics |
| Contracting with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and their Primes |
| 2:00 p.m. |
| Selling to the State of Wisconsin – Goods and Services – Past the Basics |
| Locating, securing and managing federal construction contracts and subcontracts |
| 3:00 p.m. |
| Selling to the State of Wisconsin – Construction, A/E and Related Trades |
| Selling to the Federal Government and Federal Prime Contractors – Goods and Services |
December 9 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Welcome – EMCEE, Elmer Moore, Executive Director, Scale Up Milwaukee Introduction – Mary Gage, Vice President of Business and Community Development, WEDC Keystone Sponsor– Mike Ward, Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank |
| 8:45 a.m. |
| Sam Rikkers, WEDC Deputy Secretary and COO |
| Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes Remarks |
| 9:00 a.m. |
| Community Awards Recognition, SBA and 25th Anniversary Awards |
| 9:15 a.m. |
| Government Program & Contract Spend -Eric Ness, Wisconsin Director, US SBA |
| Tondra Davis, Supplier Diversity Director, Department of Administration |
| 9:45 a.m. |
| Guest speakers – Joaquin Altoro, Chief Executive Officer, WHEDA and May yer Thao, Assistant Deputy Director, WHEDA |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Locating Financial & Technical Resources Panel Moderator: Marjorie Rucker, Executive Director, The Business Council |
| 11:15 a.m. |
How to Diversify your Business in the Era of COVID Moderator – DeShaun Robinson, Scale Up |
| 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| Buyer/partner/sponsor meetings |
| The Contracting Academy (Concurrent Workshops) |
| 2:00 p.m. |
| An Overview of Available Federal and State Small Business Certifications |
| Business Development and Marketing with a Government Customer – Advice from the Experts |
| 3:00 p.m. |
| Building Your Capacity, Capability and Compliance in the Federal Marketplace |
| Working with the Government – A Panel Discussion |
| December 10 |
| 9:00 a.m. |
| Keystone Sponsor – Steven SaLoutos, Executive Vice President,U.S. Bank |
| Opening Remarks by Missy Hughes, WEDC Secretary and CEO |
Expanding Wisconsin’s Diverse Supply Chain Panel Moderator: Heather Olson, President & CEO, North Central Minority Supplier Development Council |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Wisconsin Tribal Enterprises & Business Development Corporations – New Markets & Business Development Resources Bill Beson & Gary Mejchar, First American Capital Corporation |
| 11:15 a.m. |
| Marketing & Advertising to a Business is just like Air, Food and Water for us to Survive- Katherine Ramirez, adBidtise & #SocialBuzz |
| 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
| Buyer/partner/sponsor meetings |
| The Contracting Academy |
| 2:00 p.m. |
| What it Takes to Win – Preparing Government Quotes, Bids, Proposals |
| GSA Schedule Contracts – Should you have one, how to get one and how to use it |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Closing Session – Robert Lamb, Vice President, U.S. Bank WEDC and Partners – Resource list |