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THURSDAY APRIL 30, 2015
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“AWAKENING TO NEW KNOWLEDGE”
8:00am
Registration Opens
8:00am – 9:15am
Continental Breakfast and Morning Wisdom, Sponsored by: Kellogg’s
9:30am – 10:30am
WELCOME ADDRESS
Mashantucket Pequot Color Guard, Opening
Prayer and Little Fox Dance Troupe
Music provided by: Storm Boys
• Rodney Butler, Chairman Mashantucket Tribal Nation
• Dr. Fred McKinney, President & CEO Greater New
England Minority Supplier Development Council
10:45am – 12:00pm
HOW TO DO BUSINESS IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Learn about building successful business
relationships and working with American Indian
Tribes. Sponsored by: Staples and Pitney Bowes
Panel Moderator: Larry Keown, Author of “Working
in Indian Country”
Panelist 1: Felix Rappaport, President & CEO
Foxwoods Resort & Casino
Panelist 2: Kenneth Reels, Former Mashantucket
Chairman & Vice President Pequot Gaming Commission
Panelist 3: Kevin Brown, Chairman Mohegan Tribe
OPENING REMARKS
• Kevin Allis, Director Native American Contractors
Association & Bridgeport MBDA Board Co- Chair
• Warren Bacon, Director Boston Minority
Business Development Agency Business Center
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
• Jade Ashley Melvin, Brand Manager Bridgeport
Minority Business Development Agency
Business Center
Panelist 4: Lance Gumbs, Executive Director Native
American Financial Services Association & Northeast
Regional Vice President National Congress of
American Indians (Shinnecock Tribal Member)
Panelist 5: Randy Noka, First Councilman
Narragansett Tribe and 1st Vice President National
Congress of American Indians
Book Signing With Larry Keown after Panel Discussion
“FORWARD WITH SOLID PRODUCTIVITY”
12:15pm – 1:30pm
LUNCHEON Featuring Native American Celebrity Chef: Sherry Pocknett (Mashpee Tribal Member)
Sponsored by: Foxwoods Resort & Casino
Introduction: Diana Bisson, Bridgeport MBDA Advisory Board Chair (Narragansett Tribal Member)
Keynote Speaker: Sam McCraken, General Manager Nike N7 Fund
SESSION A
1:40pm – 3:00pm
TRACK 1 - UNLOCKING THE CODE
Presented by Native American Contractors Association
Leverage the Native American Contractors
Association portal for a unique virtual cutting-edge
platform that manages the pipeline process- locate
opportunities and submit source sought response,
track RFPs, stay in contact with government
buyers, manage proposal submissions, automate
source sough submissions, it also serves as an
information repository.
TRACK 2 - TWELVE PLATINUM RULES
Presented by Larry Keown, Author of “Working in
Indian Country”
TRACK 3 - A TASTE OF SUCCESS
Hear from MBEs and corporations on best
practices regarding successful supplier diversity.
Panelist 1: Greg McKinney, First Light Trading Company
Panelist 2 Eric Bolduc, Eagle Perch Construction
Panelist 3 TBD
Panelist 4 TBD
Moderator: Jay Sheldon Wesley, Pitney Bowes
TRACK 4 - MARKETING WITH A PURPOSE
Learn tools and techniques to develop a targeted
marketing plan and leave with “execution-ready”
tactics to begin implementing marketing strategies.
Learn how to build relationships that work and
Panelist 1: Lori Johnson, CommVerge Marketing
integrate strategies that lead to enhanced business Panelist 2 Jay Alexander Martin, FUBU
relations with tribes.
Panelist 3 Natasha Williams, N Touch Strategies
Panelist 4 Dyshann Anderson, Aquastone Graphics
Moderator: Carlton Oneal, Lightspeed LLC
BREAK
3:05pm – 3:25pm
NATIVE VIBES
Sponsored by Kellogg’s and Thunder Island Coffee
SESSION B
3:30pm – 4:50pm
TRACK 1: UNLOCKING THE CODE
Presented by Native American Contractors Association
TRACK 4: BUSINESS 101, READY SET GO
Learn to leverage Federal, State and Local
Government Opportunities.
Leverage the Native American Contractors
Panelist 1: Tony Peters, Greater New England
Association portal for a unique virtual cutting-edge Minority Supplier Development Council
platform that manages the pipeline process- locate Panelist 2: Lisa Woods, Procurement Technical
opportunities and submit source sought response, Assistance Program of Connecticut
track RFPs, stay in contact with government
Panelist 3: Warren Bacon, Boston Minority
buyers, manage proposal submissions, automate
Business Development Agency Business Center
source sough submissions, it also serves as an
Panelist 4: Lindy Lee Gold, State of Connecticut
information repository.
Department of Economic and Community Development
Moderator: Deputy District Director Julio Casiano,
TRACK 2: HOW SOCIAL MEDIA PAYS OFF
US Small Business Administration
Presented by: Lynn Cooper, Socially Ahead
Track 3: GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
Presented by: Lance Gumbs Native American
Financial Services Association
Learn how to develop and grow e-commerce
RECEPTION: “REJUVENATED FOR PLANS BEYOND”
5:00pm – 7:00pm
MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Sherry Winston Band
Special Wine Tasting Provided by: Twisted Cedar Wine
Sponsored by: Lake of Isles
PLEASE NOTE: AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE