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National Black Chamber of Commerce
17th Annual Convention
"Change Has Come"
The Fairfax at Embassy Row
2100 Massachusetts Avenue
Washington, DC 20008
Valet Parking $20
Subway: Dupont Circle (exit North)
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
4:00PM NBCC Board Meeting
6:00PM Networking Reception
Reception Menu
Cash Bar
Tapas Bar
Traditional Paella
Hot Tapas
Grilled Mediterranean Sausage
Chilean Beef Empanadas
Calamari Fritter w/ Tarragon Aioli
Cold Tapas
Marinated Cucumbers
Selection of Country Olives
Roasted Pepper and Artichoke Salad
Chesapeake Bay Station
Jumbo Lump Crap Cakes served with Spicy Remoulade Sauce and Lemon Wedges
Steamed Mussels in a Saffron Broth
Roasted Rosemary Fingerling Potatoes
Thursday, July 23, 2009
8:30AM Breakfast with Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker: Kent L. Hibben, Small Business Specialist, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, US Department of Energy
Breakfast Menu
American Breakfast Buffet
Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice and Grapefruit Juice
Seasonal Sliced Fresh Fruit and Berries
Scrambled Eggs with Fines Herbs
Hickory Smoked Bacon or Country Sausage
Grits
Breakfast Bakeries - Croissants Danish, Bagels, Muffins and Nut Breads
Preserves, Cream Cheese, and sweet Butter
Freshly Brewed Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee and Selection of Teas
9:45AM Section 3 HUD Act
Is Your City Compliant with Section 3 of the HUD Act: What is Section 3 and how does it provide job and contracting opportunities for your community? We lose billions of dollars each year because no one is following the HUD money that comes into your town. Learn how to implement this important program. No one else is going to do it! Be a hero and open doors (jobs, contracts).
Panelists: Staci Gilliam Hampton, Director, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Economic Opportunity Division, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Arness Dancy, Chair, NBCC Section 3 Committee
10:30AM Updates on Small Business Legislation
Panelists: Donald Cravins, Majority Chief of Staff Senate Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Committee; Michael Day, Majority Chief of Staff, U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee:
J. Jioni Palmer, Communications Director, Congressional Black Caucus, U.S.
11:05AM The New SBA Programs and the Stimulus Bill
Moderator: Joseph G. Jordan, Associate Administrator,
Office of Government Contracting and Business Development
Panelists: Joseph Loddo, Associate Administrator, Office of Business Development
Carol L. Thompson, Director, Office of Management and Technical Assistance
Guy A. Torres, Director, HUBZone Program
Jim Bardella, Acting Director for Government Contracting, Office of Financial Assistance
Nicole Nelson, Office of Entrepreneurial Development
12:00PM – 1:30PM Lunch with Keynote Speakers
Karen Mills, Administrator – U.S. Small Business Administration
Rick Wade, Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff, US Department of Commerce
Lunch Menu
Executive Luncheon Buffet
Soup du Jour
Field Greens with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Farfalline Salad with Asparagus, Roasted Red Peppers and Creamy Lemon Vinaigrette
Gourmet Rolls & Sweet Butter
Country Baked Breast of Chicken on a bed of Polenta and finished with Hunter sauce and Fresh Baked Buttermilk Biscuits
Pepper Crusted Roast Sirloin of Beef with Mushroom Sauce topped with Fried Onions and Sliced Sourdough Rolls
Bouquet of Roasted Fresh Vegetable with Black Pearl Barley Rice with Dried Currants
Display of Sliced Fresh Fruits and Berries
Selection of Whole Cakes and Tortes
Freshly Brewed Coffee and Tea
1:45PM Broadband Deployment Panel
$7.2 Billion in Broadband Deployment Grants: Do you know how to
get into this loop? Will your community take advantage or watch the
opportunity sail by? Learn how to access this once in a generation opportunity.
Moderator: Dirck Hargraves, Vice President, Vox Global Mandate
Panelists: Dr. Nicole Turner Lee, Senior Vice President, One Economy
Raquel Noriega, Director of National Partnerships, Connected Nation
Debra J. Speed, Director, Public Policy and Strategic Alliances, Verizon
Earle Jones, Comcast
Ernest Green, President, E&E Enterprises International
3:00PM - 3:50PM The Ins and Outs and Ups and Downs of Magazine Publishing (Running Concurrently: White Hall Room)
Panelists: George Curry, The Curry Report
3:10PM Energy Panel
Energy, Green Jobs, And Renewable Sources: What is this all about? What is a “green job”?
Where are the grants –routine, stimulus, discretionary? We can show you.
Moderator: Maurice Stone - Chair, NBCC Energy Committee
Panelists: Bryan Just, Senior Economist, American Petroleum Institute
Ross Eisenberg, Energy and Environmental Counsel, US Chamber of Commerce
Morry C. Davis, Government Relations, Peabody Energy Corporation
3:50PM Revitalizing the US Department of Transportation (Running Concurrently)
How Many Millions of Dollars does Your Community Lose: The monies managed by
the U.S. Department of Transportation are all around your community. Your bus company, subway, airport, local highway and interstates are filled with contracts, concessions and jobs. Is your community getting its fair share? More than likely not so learn how to identify these monies and opportunities and bring them to your people and your business.
Moderator: Eleanor Mason Ramsey Ph.D., CEO, Mason Tillman Associates, Ltd.
Panelists: Larry Ivory – Chair, NBCC Transportation Committee;
Ben Brubeck, Labor and State Affairs Director, Government Affairs, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
Harry C. Alford, NBCC Pres/CEO
Fred Jordan, F.E. Jordan & Associates
3:50PM Healthcare Modernization and its impact on Small Business (Running Concurrently: White Hall Room)
Speaker: Dennis Jones, D.R. Jones and Associates
4:25PM Taking Advantage of Big Opportunities: When Your Ship Docks, Don't Be At the Airport
Ensuring That Our Businesses are Included: When a major hotel, auto plant,
theme park, etc. comes to your town will your local Black owned businesses be included? Will the increase in employment be representative of the actual demographics? Learn how to assess, place safeguards and make certain that our community gets its share of the tax funded projects (bonds, waivers, etc.). Learn about the United Air Lines Model.
4:45PM Hospitality
Hospitality Room Menu
Cash Bar
Steamship Round of Beef carved to order
Whole grain mustard with sauce béarnaise and creamy horseradish
Silver Dollar Rolls
Roasted Rosemary Potatoes
Veggie Display
8:00PM The Park at Fourteenth event for the National Black Chamber of Commerce
The Park Nightclub on 14th and K streets, NW. Go to their website http://www.theparkatfourteenth.com/ Taxi recommended
Friday, July 24, 2009
8:30AM Breakfast with Keynote Speaker: Lisa Jackson, Administrator,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Breakfast Menu
American Breakfast Buffet
Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice and Grapefruit Juice
Seasonal Sliced Fresh Fruit and Berries
Scrambled Eggs with Fines Herbs
Hickory Smoked Bacon or Country Sausage
Grits
Breakfast Bakeries - Croissants Danish, Bagels, Muffins and Nut Breads
Preserves, Cream Cheese, and sweet Butter
Freshly Brewed Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee and Selection of Teas
9:45AM Chamber Biz: Updates on Best Practices amongst Chambers
Some Chambers are Great, Some are Good: Come and hear from the
great ones and find out what the best practices are. Practices that can
be emulated everywhere.
10:00AM – 10:30AM Affordable Healthcare Options for Small Businesses (Running Concurrently: White Hall Room)
Speaker: Joyce Larkin, United Health Group
11:00AM Keynote Speaker: David Owens, Executive Vice President Business Operations, Edison Electric Institute
11:30AM Procurement Opportunities with Penn National Gaming, Inc.
Panelist: Michael Randazzo, Corporate Director of Purchasing, Penn National Gaming, Inc.
12:00PM Southwest Airlines Awards Luncheon
Keynoters; Women of the White House
Tina Tchen, Director, Office of Public Engagement, The White House
Elizabeth Vale, Liaison to Commerce, The White House
Nicole Lamb-Hale, Deputy General Counsel, Department of Commerce
Remarks from: Karen Price Ward, Corporate Community Affairs Manager, Southwest Airlines
Awards Presentation:
Arthur Fletcher Lifetime Achievement Award
Parren J. Mitchell Award
Carolyn Brown Mosby Award
Medger Ever's Courage Award
Entrepreneur of the Year
Innovator of the Year
Partner of the Year
Chamber of the Year
Chamber of the YearState
Lunch Menu
Southern Hospitality
Cream of Corn Chowder with a Flash Fried Jumbo Shrimp Lump Crab Ball
Penne Pasta Salad and Old Fashion Potato Salad
Country Baked Biscuits with sweet butter and honey
Country Fried Chicken, Baby Back Ribs, macaroni and Cheese, and Corn on the Cob
Sliced Cold Watermelon and Fresh Baked apple pie
Freshly Brewed Coffee, Decaffeinated and Tea
Conference Adjournment and Personal Appointments.
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