Thanks to the support from our sponsors:

PA Workwear/ Department of Public Welfare

Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation

SAP America

The Philadelphia Foundation

Thomas Skelton Harrison Foundation

BJs Charitable Trust

Cephalon

Citizens Bank Foundation

Dow Chemical Company

Julian A. & Lois G. Brodsky Foundation

PECO

US Airways

W.W. Smith Charitable Trust

Women's Way

NAWBO - Uncover the 2nd Tier

Uncover the 2nd Tier:
Discover Indirect Business Channels

"Are you a woman/minority/veteran owned business? Are you familiar with the term “second tier”? Do you want to know more? Please join us for this half day program. We will define second tier supplier diversity. We will explore second tier supplier diversity from different perspectives to uncover maximizing business opportunities for woman/minority/veteran owned businesses."

Friday, April 17th
8:00am - 12:00pm
PECO
2401 Market Street, Philadelphia

Moderator
Therese Flaherty, Ph.D., Director, Wharton Small Business Development Center, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Panelists
•Terry Budge, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
•Curtis Burwell, PA Dept. of General Services – Bureau of Minority & Women Business Opps.
•Charles Gillean, Program Manager, Supplier Diversity at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
•Kristin Hickey, Supplier Diversity Manager, Aetna
•Vernice Lewis, Supplier Diversity Coordinator, Exelon Corp.
•Paul McLaverty, Procurement Manager, PJM Interconnection LLC
•Pamela McMellon-Wells, Supplier Diversity Manager, Rutgers University
•Gayle Nuppnau, Procurement Liaison, PA Dept. of General Services – Bureau of Minority & Women Business Opportunities
•Rubi Pacheco-Rivera, Office of Economic Opportunity, City of Philadelphia
•Clyde Stoltzfus, Director Government Marketing at The Wharton School, University of Penn.

Continental Breakfast with fruit will be provided.
Cost
$45.00 members and $55.00 guests