Join a conversation with local buying organizations leading the charge to engage minority-, women- and local-owned contractors and vendors. Supplier Inclusion efforts can vary from healthcare, educational and government sectors. Through this panel discussion, you will understand how supplier inclusion programs can differ yet promote a common aspirational goal.

How to Leverage Talent: This panel of successful business leaders will share their insights and strategies on how they have invested in the unique talents, strengths and needs of their employees for a competitive advantage.

Changing Practices in Workplace Diversity: Workplace diversity and inclusion has moved from a line in an HR manual to being central to how businesses operate on a daily basis. Learn from a panel of local companies about how they've transformed their businesses.

Beyond Compliance - Learn how three financial institutions are leveraging their supplier diversity efforts to drive economic development, create jobs and build stronger communities and why their inclusion strategies are essential to how they do business.