2018 Economic Summit
Event Sponsors
Date and Time
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
10:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST
2018 AACG ECONOMIC SUMMIT AGENDA
| 10:30 | Business exhibits open | |
| 11:00 | Registration Opens | |
| 11:30 | Buffet Lunch Provided & Networking | |
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12:00 |
Welcome Special Remarks Dr. Frederic Bertley, CEO - COSI Keynote Speakers Derek Kan, Under Secretary of Transportation - US Department of Transportation |
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| 1:00 | Supplier Diversity Leadership Panel - Learn of Opportunities for Minority and Female Owned Businesses from Central Ohio's largest procurers of services.
Karmin Bailey, Manager of Business Diversity - Columbus Regional Airport Authority |
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| 2:00 |
Resources Leadership Panel - Learn resources to grow your business globally.
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| 2:30 |
Going Global-Insights on How To Expand Your Business In Asia
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4:00 |
Network Reception With Newly Elected Officials. Meet Your Newly Elected State and Local Officials. Lt. Governor Jon Husted Welcome by Shyam Rajadhyaksha - AACG President Special Guest |
Location
COSI - Center of Science and Industry
333 W. Broad Street
Columbus, OH, 43215
https://www.cosi.org/
Website
Contact Information
For more information on sponsorships or exhibitions, please contact:
Shyam Rajadhyaksha
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Description
AACG Welcomes You To The 7th Annual Economic Summit.
This year's theme is expanding your business on a global scale. Learn skills to expand your business regionally and globally.
Join our expert panelists as they discuss:
- Resources availalbe from state and local agencies to foster business growth
- International Opportunities - Learn about opportunites in Japan and Indonesia
- Learn about opporunties for diverse owned business with Fortune 500 companies and state, and local agencie
- Ohio Lt. Governor-Elect, Jon Husted
- Derek Kan, Under Secretary, US Department of Transportation
- Dr. Frederic Bertley, CEO COSI
- Kenny McDonald, CEO, Columbus 2020
- Jai Chaibra, Fox News contributor & Managing Director, Mercury LLC
- Jeffrey Johnson, Minority Business Development Chief, Ohio Development Services Agency
- Karmin Bailey, Supplier Diversity, John Glenn International Airport
- Terry Bolden, Adminstrator, Office of Outreach, Ohio Department of Transportation
- Damita Brown, Interim Chief Diversity Officer, City of Columbus,
- Adrian Taylor, Director of Diversity, Premier Health
- Sandeep Chakravorty, Consul General India
- Tsutomu Nakagawa, Consul General Japan
- Rosmalawati Chalid, Consul General Indonesia
- Gina Jamoralin, Consul General Philippines
Business exhibits open at 10:30 a.m. The main conference is from 11:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m., followed by a business networking reception from 4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The purpose of the Summit is to educate entrepreneurs on the government and corporate level programs benefitting minority-owned businesses. This is an inclusive event, marketed to all members of the local business community including Asian-Americans, women, veterans, service-disabled, LGBT, and other communities.
AACG recently obtained its 501c3 status with a mission that states: the Asian American Commerce Group fosters the advancement and creation of synergy among the Asian American business community and its supporters through business networking, education, and inclusion.
Printed courtesy of aacg.org/ – Contact the Asian American Commerce Group for more information.
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