Description

Join us on Friday, August 9, 2013, as The Mosaic Group along with several business and community partners will host the 4th Annual South Florida State of the Black Business Forum at the Renaissance Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale. The State of the Black Business Forum will feature a panel of experts sharing their insights and resources about access to capital, public and private sector procurement, and the importance of joint ventures and strategic collaborations. The Forum will be followed by a Speed Networking Reception & Expo.

Discussion topics will include:

• Access to Capital & Contracts Toolkit
• Overcoming the barriers in obtaining capital
• Access to Capital for growth ventures
• Navigating the Public & Private Procurement Process
• Teaming, Joint Ventures, & Strategic Collaborations 

2013 Confirmed Thought Leaders:

Access to Capital

• Jonathan Cole, Partner-In-Charge, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
• Michael Carn, President, Metro Broward Economic Development Corporation 
• Matt Haggman, Program Director, Knight Foundation
• Pamela Stewart, Executive Director, Paragon Foundation
• Lia Gaines, Executive Director, Center for Enterprise Opportunity
• Felecia Hatcher, Chief Popsicle, Feverish Ice Cream

Navigating the Purchasing Process

• Michelle Andrewin, Director, School District of Palm Beach County Office of Diversity in Business Practices
• Pamela Gibbs, Director, Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Adrianna Clark, Director, U. S. DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
• Phillip Ford, Purchasing Supervisor, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
• Ann McNeill, President, MCO Construction and National Black Women in Construction
• Althea Pemsel Ph.D, President, The ORSO Group LLC