VMG EVENTS
4th Annual BEYA Business Summit
(Formerly Black CEO Summit and African American Business Forum)
Thursday, February 14 and Friday, February 15, 2008
Located at The Baltimore Convention Center
1 W Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 MAP IT Tel. 410-649-7000
Presented by Visionary Marketing Group, CCG, PRT, MBRT
Welcome to the 4th Annual Business Summit held in conjunction with the 22nd Annual Black
Engineers Conference. Over the course of three days, these
conferences will attract over 5,000 entrepreneurs, corporate executives, diversity personnel and
business professionals.
The annual event, which has become the premier showplace for diverse talent in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics, will feature the Black Engineer of the Year Awards Ceremony, the
"Oscars" for Blacks in technology. This event attracts a standing-room-only audience to cheer the
more than two dozen remarkable women and men who will be honored for their career achievements.
In 2008, attendees will participate in a Matchmaker Session, CEO Roundtable and attend relevant
workshops to enhance the economic prosperity of their respective businesses. In addition,
attendees will participate in Keynote Luncheons and Power Networking Events featuring the Titians
of Industry.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
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SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION:
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Bryant Keith Jenkins - 410.235.4427 - bjenkins@vmginc.net
VENDOR INFORMATION:
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Youlander Greene - 410.235.4427- ygreene@vmginc.net
Media Information:
Maureen Mulima - mmulima@vmginc.net
General Information:
LaNae Keene - lkeene@vmginc.net
Event Schedule
Subject to Change
Thursday, February 14, 2008 (6p-10p)
• Power Reception Sponsored by City of Baltimore
• BEYA Business Summit Awards Dinner
- Diversity Trailblazer Awards
- Top MBE Awards
- Invited Speakers
Dr. Benjamin Chavis
President and CEO, H3 Enterprises, Inc.
1st Publicly Traded Hip Hop Company
Co- Founder, Hip Hop Action Network
• Special Concert Featuring International Jazz Artist Kim Waters
Price: $200
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Friday, February 15, 2008 (8a-4p)
• Continental Breakfast and Vendor Showcase
• Supplier Matchmaking for Small, Minority, and Women-owned Enterprises
• Track 1 (9a-4p)
• The Deal Behind the Deal - Opportunities in Maryland Biotech After the Construction is Complete”
- Forest City Enterprises
- East Baltimore Development Incorporated
- University of Maryland Biotech Park
Moderated by Carla A. Nelson (Director, Mayor's Office of Minority & Women-Owned Business Development)
• Road to Business Growth- Acquisition Strategy and Financing”
-Target Business and Industry
- Percentage Debt and Equity
- Transition Strategy
- Management Team
- Validation of Target Business
Moderated by Stanley Tucker (President, Meridian Management Group)
1. K. Jameson Lawrence, Esq. (BVFR & Associates)
2. Carl Hairston (M&T Bank)
3. Veronica Cool (Wachovia Bank)
4. Stephen Umberger (Director of Baltimore District Office
US SBA)
5. Stephen Umberger (Director Baltimore District SBA)
6. Doug Webster (Managing Director, Signal Hill)
• Men of Influence Luncheon” Featuring Harold Ford, Jr. (Vice Chair, Merrill Lynch)
- Business Legend Award: Eddie Brown, Brown Capital Management
- Business Innovator Award: Alexis Coates, DeVNIX
- Business Advocate Award: Carl Hairston, M&T Bank
- Business Advocate Award (Media): Doni Glover, BMORENews.com
- Business Deal Maker Award: K. Jameson Lawrence, BVFR & Associates
• Minority Business Roundtable’s “Legislative Session for Business Owners”
MBRT – Policy & Politics: Legislative Forum – The Future of Minority Business
Speakers & Panelists
- Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD)
- Joseph Loddo, SBA, Associate Administrator for Minority Business 8(a) Program
- Luwanda Jenkins, Special Secretary of Minority Affairs, Governor's Office of Minority Affairs, State of Maryland
- Prof. Leonard Greenhalgh, Professor of Management, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
- Kate Boyce, Esq. Patton & Boggs
- Steven Sims, Vice President, National Minority Supplier Development Council
- Steve Denlinger, President, Latin American Management Association, Procurement Advisor for the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Dr. Rawley Soberano, President, Asian American Business Roundtable
- Karen Atkinson, President, Native American Contractors Association
- Margot Dorfman, CEO, U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce
- Fernando Galaviz, Chairman, National Association of Small Business Federal Contractors
•Track 2 (9a-4p)
MEGA Success Workshop- “Complete Coaching Guide to Elevate Your Business”
Financial Management
Analysis of Financial Statements
Capital and Asset Management
•Track 3 (9a-4p)
Match Making for Small, Minority, and Women-owned Enterprises
Price: All Day Pass: $125
Morning Session Only $50
Lunch Only: $75
Purchase Tickets: www.missiontix.com
Advisory Board Members
• Roger Campos, President, Minority Business Roundtable
• Carl Hariston, VP and Unit Manager, M&T Bank
• Robert McGlotten, Assistant Secretary, Department of Business and Economic Development, State of Maryland
• Janese Murray, Director, Corporate Diversity, Constellation Energy
• Stanley Tucker, President and CEO, Meridian Management Group
• Dr. Robert Wallace, President and CEO, Bithgroup Technologies
• Maria Welch, President and CEO, Respira Medical
Hotel Information
The Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association
(website) will accept reservations
for BEYA hotel rooms starting June 1, 2007. This year rooms have been held at the following
hotels:
Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel - website
300 South Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards - website
110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel
- website
202 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Hyatt Regency Baltimore - website
300 Light Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202
