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The 2020 NMSDC Conference +
Business Opportunity Exchange (BOE) is now virtual!
October 26 – 29, 2020
Emerging Young Entrepreneurs Cohort Program: Session II
October 29, 2020
1:00 PM-4:30 PM ET
The EYE program was created to support a commitment by the NMSDC to adEvance business opportunities for certified minority business enterprises and connect them to corporate members. During today’s program, a pitch competition will take place and the winner will receive a grant to help fund business growth. The EYE program was created to support a commitment by the NMSDC to adEvance business opportunities for certified minority business enterprises and connect them to corporate members. During today’s program, a pitch competition will take place and the winner will receive a grant to help fund business growth.
*By invitation only
EYE Title Sponsorship: BMS | The Coca-Cola Company | RBC – City National Bank | The Walt Disney Company
EYE Innovation: EY | Kohl’s | Office Depot | Verizon | Volkswagen
EYE Visionary: General Motors | Procter & Gamble | Trane Technologies
EYE Champion: Abbott | ADP | American Family Insurance | BASF | Centene Corporation | Citi | DTE | Energy | Kroger | Lear Corporation | Lenovo | Medtronic | Merck | Nexuspharma | Walmart | WestRock | Kelly Services | MetLife | RICOH USA | The Walt Disney Company | USPS
Richeliu Dennis
Panelist
Founder and Chair
Essence Ventures
Christopher Gray
Keynote Speaker
CEO
Scholly
Christopher Gray is the founder and chief executive officer of Scholly, a mobile and web app that helps students find scholarships for college. Scholly was featured on ABC’s Shark Tank, landing adeal with Daymond John and Lori Greiner and sparking the biggest fight in Shark Tankhistory. Raised in poverty and often homeless, Christopher’s dreams of attending college seemed unattainable until he won $1.3 million in scholarships.
Natalia Oberti Noguera
Speaker
Founder and CEO
Pipeline Angels
Dubbed “The Coach” by Marie Claire, Natalia (aka Ms. Oberti Noguera) is Founder & CEO of Pipeline Angels. Pipeline Angels is changing the face of angel investing and creating capital for women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs. Natalia is also Creator & Host of Pitch Makeover, a podcast on pitching and investing that spotlights startups launched by women, non-binary people, and men of color.