On March 3 and 4, NMSDC launched IMPACT 2015, a two-day event hosted by Time Warner Inc. featuring knowledge sharing, networking, updates on exciting new initiatives and a focus on our NMSDC certified women business owners. IMPACT 2015 was a highly-interactive event for national corporate members, MBEs and women-of-color entrepreneurs. It brought together experts including Dr. Katherine W. Phillips, Senior Vice Dean at Columbia University, Erika V. Hall, PhD, Assistant Professor of Organization and Management at Emory University, CPOs, supplier diversity professionals and business owners to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing minority businesses.
The panels, presentations and discussions were complemented by a survey for the minority women business owners. We will continue to explore these topics as well as collect essential data as IMPACT 2015 events will be held throughout the country in 2015 and beyond to 2016.
Clint Grimes
Time Warner Inc.
NMSDC IMPACT 2015 Sponsor
Ellen Blau (left)
Blau Office Furniture, Inc.
Raghu M. Nandan (right)
Soltrix Technology Solutions, Inc.
Joy Wong (left)
New York Life Insurance Company
Keith Hines (right)
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Ben Jungreis
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Leslie McFarland (left)
21st Century Expo Group
Jere C. Eaton (center)
Printibilities, LLC
Ellen Blau (right)
Blau Office Furniture, Inc.
Attendees at NMSDC Empowering Minority Women Suppliers Focus Group
(From left)
Reginald Layton – Johnson Controls, Inc.
Elisabete Miranda – CQ Fluency
Ranjini Poddar – Artech Information Systems, Inc.
Armentha “Mike” Cruise – The Aspen Group, Inc.
Beverly A. Jennings – Johnson & Johnson
Dr. Katherine W. Phillips – Columbia University
Ellen Blau
Blau Office Furniture, Inc.
Dr. Katherine W. Phillips (left)
Columbia University
Erika V. Hall PhD(right)
Emory University
(From left)
Adam Walker – Summit Container Corporation
George Ehrgott – Communications Test Design, Inc.
Janice Acevedo – Al Mar Housekeepers, Inc.
Fred Lona – Hilton Worldwide