2024 Upcoming MEDC and Supported Events
Past Event Status: Successful!
MEDC Fall 2024 Networking Event • Tuesday, October 29, 2024!
Where: Brio Italian Grille – 2223 N West Shore Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Meet other MBEs, Purchasing, and Supplier Diversity Professionals from the Bay area and beyond, in an exclusive setting!
Sign up now to be in the room where it happens!
Mix and mingle with area Purchasing & Supplier Diversity Professionals!
Purchasing & Supplier Diversity Professionals Invited Include:
- City of St. Petersburg
- Duke Energy
- Hillsborough County
- Hillsborough Transit Authority
- Tampa International Airport
- And more…
Our Event Sponsors:
- Wells Fargo, Event Sponsor
- JPMorgan Chase & Company
- Florida SBDC at USF
- Duke Energy
Thank you to our Sponsors: MEDC Annual Minority Business Conference: October 3rd - 4th, 2024
Inspire, Innovate, & Influence:
Unlocking Potential & Empowering Growth
Past Event Status: Successful!
When: October 3rd & 4th, 2024
Time: 8 AM – 5 PM
Where: Sheraton Tampa Brandon Hotel – 10221 Princess Palm Ave, Tampa, FL 33610
2-Day conference!
Day – 1 : Thursday, October 3, 2024
8:30 AM | CEO Mastermind (Breakfast)
10:15 AM | Cybersecurity for your Businesses:
Protecting your Assets from Online Threats
11:15 AM | Accelerate Growth:
Unlocking Expansion with Strategic Business Acquisitions
12:15 PM | Lunch & Learn: The Maturity Stages of a Trusted Diverse Ecosystem:
One DNA for DEI and Supplier Diversity
1:30 PM | Beyond the Banks:
Alternative Financing for Minority Businesses
3:00 PM | Breaking the Code to Capital Access:
Unlocking Funding Opportunities for Minority Businesses
4:30 PM | Networking Reception & Retail Business Showcase
Join us for an exclusive evening of networking, refreshments and this year, live entertainment! This event is a highlight of our conference, designed to foster connections and empower minority-owned businesses to thrive in today’s competitive landscape.
Day – 2: Friday, October 4, 2024
8:00 AM | Networking Breakfast:
Enjoy breakfast while meeting your fellow Conference attendees and Sponsors!
9:00 AM | Meet the Primes:
Unlocking Partnership Opportunities
9:00 AM to 3 PM | Business Matchmaker & Trade Fair – (EXPO):
Minority Businesses can network with Prime Contractors, Corporate, and Government supplier diversity professionals and purchasing agents. An exclusive opportunity to learn about upcoming contracts and make meaningful connections.
12:00 PM | Annual Minority Enterprise Development Awards Luncheon:
Our signature event! Don’t miss the unveiling of our Minority Business of the Year and Minority Business Advocate of the Year!
Thank you to our Sponsors: MEDC Minority Business Bus Tour • August 13, 2024
Minority Enterprise Development Corporation hosts a group of Purchasing Agents and Minority Business Specialists by motor coach to visit six to seven minority-owned businesses in one day.
The purpose of the Bus Tour is to allow business owners who could do business with these Purchasing Agents, to showcase their businesses while meeting the participants.
2024 Bus Tour Schedule & Supporting Services
- Ortega Cabinets
- Halo Solutions
- A/E Collaborative
- Superior Mechanical Solutions
- Live Marketing
- True Value/Dry 24 Water Restoration
- Transportation By: Barracuda Travels
- Catering By: Livy O’s
- Photography By: The Room Marketing
Special Thanks to Pinellas County Economic Development!
This is an annual event, by invitation only.
Thank you to our Sponsors: MEDC Spring 2024 Networking Event • Wednesday, May 1, 2024!
Where: Brio Italian Grille – 2223 N West Shore Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Meet other MBEs, Purchasing, and Supplier Diversity Professionals from the Bay area and beyond, in an exclusive setting!
Sign up now to be in the room where it happens!
Purchasing & Supplier Diversity Professionals Invited Include:
- Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
- Hensel Phelps
- Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART)
- Kimmins
- Lane Construction
- Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA)
- Prince Contracting
- Wells Fargo, Event Sponsor
Click here to register for this free event: https://bit.ly/Fall2024B2B
