2nd Black CEO Summit 7th African American Business Forum February 1617, 2006 In Conjunction with 20t

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2nd Black CEO Summit 7th African American
Business ForumFebruary 16-17, 2006In
Conjunction with 20th Black Engineer of the Year
Awards

• Produced by Visionary Marketing Group, Inc. and
• Career Communication Group, Inc.
• Supported by The Presidents RoundTable, Inc.

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2nd Black CEO Summit 7th African American
Business Forum(February 16-17, 2006)

• Who Will Attend?
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• Black CEO Summit
• The nation's Top Black Technology Entrepreneurs,
  selected by the editors of US Black Engineer
  Information Technology magazine - for 20 years
  the most widely read publication for Blacks in
  engineering and IT. The setting of the Black CEO
  Summit is the 20th Annual Black Engineer of the
  Year Awards Conference, the most prestigious
  event for high-achieving Black professionals and
  students in the field. More than 10,000 will
  attend. 
• African American Business Forum
• Entrepreneurs from the Mid Atlantic Region
  seeking the resources and tools to advance and
  participate in the MBE Business Renaissance. The
  African Business Forum has assisted small and
  minority businesses for the past six (6) years in
  building access to capital, markets, and
  resources.

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2nd Black CEO Summit 7th African American
Business Forum (February 16-17, 2006)

• Why Should I Participate? 
• Black CEO Summit
• The Black CEO Summit is an unmatched opportunity
  for you and your organization to identify MBEs
  to do business with and to enhance your
  organization's image among minority suppliers.
  Your employees will gain a better knowledge of
  the issues involved in contracting with
  minority-owned firms by meeting face to face with
  successful Black tech entrepreneurs and they
  will leave this event prepared to work better
  deals in the future. The Black CEO Summit is an
  event designed for meaningful networking that
  will boost your mentor-protégé programs. The
  Summit also is a prime venue for talent
  recruitment! It's held during the Black Engineer
  of the Year Awards Conference. The nation's most
  talented Blacks in technology will be there!
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• African American Business Forum
• The African American Business Forum provides
  services, and/or products that assist small and
  minority business meet and exceed their goals in
  gaining access to capital, markets, and
  resources. The African American Business Forum is
  designed to assist with deal flow, networking,
  and business capacity building.

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Black CEO Summit Agenda

•   Black CEO Summit 
• BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PANELS
• "DOING BUSINESS WITH GOVERNMENT" (Breakfast)
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• "DOING BUSINESS WITH INDUSTRY" (Lunch)
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• II. KEYNOTE ADDRESS 1
• "WHY INNOVATION IS IMPORTANT TO AMERICAN
  INDUSTRY"
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• III. KEYNOTE ADDRESS 2
• "THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, PART II AMERICA'S ROLE"
• Where is America taking the world and how do you
  get on board? Minority business owners discuss
  lessons they have learned in the international
  arena.
• IV. KEYNOTE ADDRESS 3
• "CULTIVATING EXCELLENCETHROUGHTALENT RECOGNITION"
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Black CEO Summit Agenda

• SEMINAR 1
• "GROWING YOUR BUSINESS THROUGH INNOVATION" 
• VI. SEMINAR 2
• "THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, PART I SURVIVING OR DYING?"
• Thinking globally is necessary. Can you afford
  not to? Learn how to gain access to new and
  emerging markets, talent, and creativity.
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• VII. SEMINAR 3
• "HUMAN RESOURCES ISSUES ARE YOUR PEOPLE KILLING
  YOUR BUSINESS?"
• Learn how to hire the right talent for your
  company. Also outsourcing locally, evaluating
  benefit services, and more.
• VIII. GALA AND DINNER
• Special Guest Speaker Dennis Archer
• Chairman Dickinson Wright
• Chairman Board of Johnson Controls
• Former Mayor of Detroit

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7th African American Business Forum Agenda

• African American Business Forum
• Workshop 1
• Mega Success- Complete Coaching Guide to
  Elevate Your Business featuring Financial
  Management, Analysis of Financial Statements,
  Profit Making Prerequisites.
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• Workshop 2
• Financing Alternatives and Resources featuring
  Surety Bonding, Contract Financing, Equity
  Participation Investment, and Venture Capital
  Funding.
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• Workshop 3
• Supplier Diversity featuring strategies for
  outreach, education and training, certification,
  development, and advocacy
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• Workshop 4
• Time Management for CEO Featuring techniques
  utilized by Fortune 500 enterprises to maximize
  time, efforts, and results.

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7th African American Business Forum Agenda

• African American Business Forum
• Workshop 5
• Baltimores Bio Tech Boom- Overview of
  opportunities for the Eastside and Westside
  biotech initiatives
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• Workshop 6
• African American and Hispanic Business
  Roundtable Panel discussion with business
  leaders from the African American and Hispanic
  Business Community.
• Keynote Address Martin L. King III Confirmed
  
• Largest Minority Wireless Franchise Owner
  (U.S. Cellular)
• Bruce Gordon (Invited)
• President/CEO
• NAACP National Office
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Media Partners

• ABC-2 TV
• Radio One
• WEAA (88.9 FM)
• The Daily Record
• The Baltimore Sun
• The Baltimore Business Journal
• The Afro News Papers
• Urban Influencer Magazine
• Black Enterprise Magazine