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11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (EDT) 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.

* Corporate Plus® Members Only

Thursday, July 23, 2020

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT) Supplier Diversity Return on Investment (ROI): An Industry
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT) 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

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT) Leveraging Supplier Diversity for Career Advancement Series
1:00 PM –2:00 PM (EDT)
• 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.

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT) 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

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT) 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.

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

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (EDT) 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.

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ACCESS 2020

About the Event

• Theme: CHALLENGE. CHANGE. CHAMPION: THE NEW NOW!
• Dates: August 3-5th
• ALL VIRTUAL Business Expo
• 3-day Summary of Activities

o August 3rd – the start of State of Texas Seminars and Spot Bid Fair Opening
o August 4th Highlights

 CEO View from the Top (with Curt Morgan, Vista Energy and Bonnie
Clinton, Toyota)

 Matchmakers & Round Tables (afternoon)
 Industry Focused Sessions
o August 5th Highlights
 Matchmakers & Round Tables (morning)
 Pitch Competition (finalists)
 CPO Summit (with David Sanchez, Rob Simpson, Rachel Kutz and Pamela

Bryant)
 Closing Reception
• Gamification – Trivia, Social Media Challenge
• Chat Room & Connection Lounge
• Videos & Sponsorship Opportunities
• Recorded proceedings

The Ask:

• Encourage participation in the Virtual event including primes, buyers and individuals
who may not be able to participate in an in-person show

• Sign up to have buyers and end users participate in Reverse Matchmakers (MBEs will do
the choosing as part of their sponsorship)

• Sign up for Round Tables to discuss How to Do Business and/or Upcoming Opportunities
• Distribute Save the Dates/Registration to organizations and internally that may not

usually participate in an in-person show
• Sign up to have members in your organization be part of our C-Suite One-on-One

Sessions where an MBE can purchase a one-on-one meeting with a C-Suite Executive.
Virtual sessions take place any time between ACCESS and December 31, 2020.
• Find out how best to use your sponsorship

Buying Entity

Participation Opportunities

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Because of our ALL VIRTUAL Business Expo Experience, there is plenty of opportunity to
engage people in an exciting and fun experience who cannot or have not had the
opportunity to join our in-person Expo.
Ÿ Attendees from across the country expected – expand your reach
Ÿ Opportunity to engage more of your organization and primes
Ÿ Prescheduled, online and timed sessions. Sign up for more than one per person.
Ÿ Pick your times.

Reverse Matchmakers
Ÿ MBEs register and pay to make the selections. MBEs pick YOU.
Ÿ 15 minute sessions. You pick the times.
Ÿ Imagine a one-on-one virtual interview without leaving your office/home.

Unlimited Round Tables Experience
MBEs register and pay to attend Unlimited Round Table Room
Ÿ Limited number of attendees per Round Table Session.
Ÿ Discuss “How to Do Business” and/or Upcoming Opportunities.
Ÿ Meet all the participants and receive a contact list of all attendees at the

Round Table.
Ÿ 15 minute sessions.
Ÿ DO MORE THAN ONE ROUND TABLE depending upon your area of

needs.

C-Suite One-on-One Session
This much-requested feature by MBEs. MBE choose a 30 minute-session
with one of the participating C-Suite executives. Virtual meeting takes place
anytime between ACCESS 2020 and December 31, 2020. A variety of C-
Suite disciplines encouraged. The executive picks the number of
appointments they are willing to do. MBE and Executive pick the date and
time for the virtual session.

Pitch Challenge
Sponsorship of this exciting Pitch Challenge is needed. Also Challenge
judges will review Top 12 Finalists. Prizes needed for our three top winners.



DFW MSDC

2020

Access

CHALLENGE. CHANGE. CHAMPION: THE NEW NOW!

MINUTES

Tuesday, June 23rd
2:00pm – 4:00pm

Zoom Meeting

1. Welcome and Intro’s

ACCESS 2020

a. Contact Information 6
2. OLD BUSINESS

a. ACTION ITEMS:
i. ALL – Please review Schedule and update Due Dates
ii. Chanel to send Pitch Competition Application – Round 1, and any other communications
- COMPLETE
iii. Terri to get information from LaTisha for Retail Pitch Competition
iv. Margo/Andrew to develop and distribute Fee Structure
v. Lourdes to schedule meetings:
1. All MBE Planning Committee members for Sponsorships, C-Suite Matchmakers
and Pitch comp – COMPLETE
vi. All BE members to check with executives for 1:1 Matchmakers – Bring list and number
to June 23rd meeting – INCLUDE BOARD MEMBERS – Ask Board Members for preference
of process – To be renamed

b. Subcommittees Updates (Leads in BOLD)
i. Technology Platform Reviews
1. Selected Firm – JOY Experience (https://www.joyexperience.com/)
2. Demo today under “NEW BUSINESS” below
ii. Marketing
1. CEO “View from the Top”
2. Working on additional collateral based on technology tool
3. Mercedes, Nicole, Latisha, Chanel working on Social Media – Save the Date out
on FB, Insta, Twitter and Linked In
4. Developing Schedule for regular pushes
iii. Programming
1. Executive Panels – HHW

Executive Panel

a. Update 6-16-20.docx
2. Utilities/Energy - Grace

a. Switch to Supply Chain Executive Panel

b. Will check on dates and individuals

c. Live Zoom panel with Live Q&A
d. Aug 4th - 10, 11 or 12

3. Public Sector – Darcel

ACCESS -Public

a. Sector Minutes 6-22-2
4. Technology/Telecom – David

Telecom Industry

i. Session DRAFT.docx
b. 5G Pivoting to Expand and Bridge the Digital Divide
c. Panel – AT&T, Ericsson, Teltech
d. Connectivity in Urban and Rural areas
e. 5G Enablement
f. How are the OEM’s and carriers meeting the future bandwidth demands

form home (WFH)?
g. Consider Keith Connelly for panel
h. August 4th 10 , 11 or 12
5. Manufacturing – Tim
a. Meeting with David Burton on Monday
b. ID emerging Manufacturing Topics
c. ID Panelists by end of June
d. Monday meetings scheduled
6. Banking & Finance – Raymond Cervantes
a. Reached Joni Wilson
b. Reached out to Mike Mora
c. Need to reach out to Monica - Margo to Follow up
7. Clif to develop a possible Tenet representation panel for MBE’s
8. Possible MBE targeted Topics/Track
9. Pitch Contest – Latisha, Terri, Channel

i. Process – WBENC Model?
1. https://vimeo.com/showcase/wbencpitch-pivot

2.
ii. $$ Award?
iii. CPO Judges?
iv. Dates?

1. Initial Posting of Videos
2. Voting Deadlines
v. Messaging should be to have the Pitch’s live on the platform for
12 months and be pushed to BE’s though out the year “MBE
Spotlights”
vi. Proposed Format
1. The New Now

3. NEW BUSINESS
a. Technology Platform overview & demo
i. Key Role
ii. Drop Dead Date
iii. Tracking Tool
Graphics
iv. Registration
v. Go Live – JUNE 30th
vi. App project – 2 weeks
b. Matchmakers
i. 20 Minutes
ii. Unlimited number available
iii. Need Volunteer Room Monitors
c. Roundtables
i. Up to 30 Roundtables needed
ii. 20 minutes each
iii. Need Volunteer Room Monitors/Facilitators
d. Entertainment
i. Highlight Booker T. Washington Talent – Andrew to reach out the Annie Partee
ii. Local Talent
iii. Maple Ridge Events Talent
e. Reception/Networking Event
f. Gamification
g. Live Auction
i. Other Items?
ii. C-Level matchmakers/VIP Lounge
1. Slots that people could buy – i.e. CPO’s, CFO’s – no more than 2
2. Need to move forward to get C-Suite “Matchmakers”
3. Reaches national market
4. Need Amount

ACTION ITEMS:

1. Everyone check Social Media and share!
2. Each Committee to go back and confirm Panelists availability times for August 4th of 10:00, 11:00 or

12:00 start times – To confirm time slot on June 30th meeting

3. Add Count Down timer to website

Format & Timing Proposals: 9:00 – 10:00
10:00 – 1:00
• August 3rd 1:00 – 4:00

o Spot Bid Fair – Andrew handling 9:00-12:00
 Day 1
 Day 2

• August 4th & 5th

o Aug. 4th
 CEO View from the Top - General Sessions
 Industry Breakout Sessions (55 Min - Recorded)
 Matchmakers & Roundtables (9/20 Min)

o Aug. 5th
 Matchmakers & Roundtables

 Pitch Competition (12 Pitches) 12:00 – 3:00
 CPO Summit – General Sessions 3:00 – 4:00
 Closing Reception 4:00 – 5:00

Parking lot
*Ask about Lounge/Chat Room for ongoing networking throughout the 3-day event

FORTUNE Q. WHEN WILL ECONOMIC Q. WHEN WILL AT LEAST 90% OF YOUR WORKFORCE HAVE Q. WHEN WILL BUSINESS TRAVEL AT YOUR
SURVEYED ACTIVITY RETURN TO THE LEVEL RETURNED TO THEIR USUAL WORKPLACE? COMPANY RETURN TO THE LEVELS IT WAS
THE CEOS IT WAS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC? BEFORE THE PANDEMIC?
OF THE June 2020 9.5%
2020 Q1 2021 September 2020 8.3% 51.1%
FORTUNE 14.3%
500 January 2021 17.9% 25.0%
LIST ... Other June 2021 20.2%
AND HERE 8.3% 14.3%
ARE THE January 2022 17.9%
RESULTS. Q1 2023 Never 4.8% 4.8%
25.0% 26.2%
Q1 Q1 Q1 Other Never
Q1 2022 2021 2022 2023
52.4%

Q. HAVE YOU LAID OFF OR FURLOUGHED Q. IN JANUARY 2021, HOW DO YOU YOU EXPECT YOUR Q. AT MY COMPANY, THIS CRISIS
WORKERS IN RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS? COMPANY'S TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TO COMPARE TO WILL HAVE WHAT EFFECT ON THE
WHAT IT WAS IN JANUARY 2020? PACE OF TECHNOLOGICAL
TRANSFORMATION?
Laid off less 13.1%
than 5% 8.3% Significantly Roughly ACCELERATE NO SIGNIFICANT
less the same EFFECT
Laid off 22.6% 75.0%
5%–10% 19.0% 13.1% 19.0%
7.1%
Laid off more 48.9% Slightly
than 10% less
Slightly Much
No 53.6% more more
layoffs
10.7% 3.6% SLOW
Have been
hiring 6.0%

Q. HAVE YOU AGREED TO Q. WHEN DO YOU EXPECT CAPITAL SPENDING Q. LAST AUGUST, THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE ISSUED A
A CUT IN COMPENSATION AT YOUR COMPANY TO EXCEED 2019 LEVELS? STATEMENT EMPHASIZING COMPANIES’ RESPONSIBILITIES TO
AS A RESULT OF THE CRISIS? VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS...WHICH STATEMENT BELOW COMES
2020 19.0% CLOSEST TO REFLECTING YOUR VIEW?
N0
2021 35.7% 63.9% I agree with the statement, and believe most good companies
48.8% always have operated that way. Nothing changed.

2022 27.4% 25.3% I agree with the statement, and believe it represents a significant
change in corporate thinking from a decade or two ago.
YES 2023 13.1%
3.6% I don't agree with
50.0% NO 4.8% the statement.
ANSWER
Never 7.2% Other
1.2%

FORTUNE Q. PLEASE RATE THE 70% Jerome U.S. China’s U.S. World Health Corporate
SURVEYED PERFORMANCE OF EACH 60  Powell Congress Government Governors Organization Leaders
THE CEOS OF THE FOLLOWING IN
OF THE ADDRESSING THE CRISIS. 50 
2020 40 
FORTUNE Very poor 30 
500 Poor
LIST ... So-so 20 
AND HERE Good
ARE THE Very good 10 
RESULTS. 0 

President
Trump

Q. REGARDING MOVING TOWARD STAKEHOLDER Q. THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING THE Q. WHICH COUNTRY OR REGIONS DO
CAPITALISM, I BELIEVE THE PANDEMIC WILL CRISIS TAUGHT ME IS (OPEN-ENDED) YOU SEE AS PRESENTING THE BEST
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY IN
Accelerate the move 48.2% “A business “Working THE NEXT YEAR?
Slow the move 18.1% cannot wait for the from home
Have no effect 31.3% transformation it India 2.6%
Other 2.4% knows it needs.” works.” Asia 11.5%
other than
“Leadership and “The meaning China
values matter always, of the word Europe 2.6%
essential.”
but especially in China 9.0%
a crisis.”
U.S. 74.3%

Q. AFTER THE PANDEMIC 80% Nationalism will China will be Government Trust in Trust in Concern about
PASSES, HOW WILL THE rise, and global strengthened as a surveillance governments will capitalism will rise, the environment
WORLD HAVE CHANGED?  70  supply chains power in the world, techniques will rise, as a result as a result of the will fall, as a result
will become less relative to the U.S. become more of their response business response of more immediate
Strongly agree 60  common. common to the crisis. to the crisis. focus on economic
Agree worldwide. problems.
Neither agree or nor disagree 50 
Disagree
Strongly disagree 40 

30 

20 

10 

0 
Business travel
will become
less frequent,
replaced by video
conferencing.

FORTUNE Q. POLITICALLY, I CONSIDER MYSELF Q. THE BEST BOOK I HAVE READ DURING Q. IF I WAS GOING TO
SURVEYED THE PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN IS (TOP 2) INVEST IN THE STOCK OF ONE
THE CEOS OTHER COMPANY OTHER THAN MY
OF THE FICTION: OWN ON THE FORTUNE 500
2020 5% TODAY, IT WOULD BE (TOP 3)
FORTUNE The History
500 REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT INDEPENDENT of Bees Q. IF I WAS GOING TO SHORT
LIST ... ONE COMPANY OTHER THAN
AND HERE 32% 4% 59% NONFICTION: MY OWN ON THE FORTUNE 500
ARE THE TODAY, IT WOULD BE (TOP 3)
RESULTS. Sapiens

Q. THE FORTUNE 500 CEO, OTHER THAN MYSELF, WHOM I MOST ADMIRE IS (TOP 3)

Jamie Doug Satya
Dimon McMillon Nadella

23% 16% 7%

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR TOP *RISK QUESTION PROVIDED BY SURVEY SPONSOR, ZURICH NORTH AMERICA INSURANCE
CONCERNS WITH RESPECT
TO BUSINESS RISK 80%
MANAGEMENT IN TODAY’S
CURRENT ENVIRONMENT?* 60 

My number one 40 
concern
One of my top 20 
three concerns
A concern, but not 0 
among my top three
Not a major Keeping my Providing a safety Short term Dependencies Supply-chain Impact on my Economic
concern employees safe net for my liquidity. on federal, state, continuity. customers and forecasts and
and productively employees and local uncertainty with uncertainty with
employed. through additional governments. their business demand for my
benefits, services, continuity or products and
or flexible work vulnerability. services.
arrangements.