GALLIER HALL
545 ST. CHARLES AVE. NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130
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SHERATON NEW ORLEANS HOTEL
500 CANAL STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130
THURSDAY, May 15, 2008
GALLIER HALL
545 ST. CHARLES AVE. NEW ORLEANS 70130
Day Theme COMMUNITY DAY
1:00PM – 5:00PM CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
1:00PM - 4:00PM CAREER FAIR
3:00PM-5:00PM TOWN HALL MEETING
POST KATRINA: THE STATE OF THE RECOVERY
Representatives from federal, state and local government will discuss the state of the post Katrina recovery. Issues include the questions of where the billions of reconstruction dollars are earmarked to be spent, how communities and locally owned businesses can participate in the rebuilding efforts and how the various government entities coordinate their efforts in order to make certain that redundancy does not occur and that the various dollars have their optimum effect.
5:30PM – 7:00PM OPENING RECEPTION
FRIDAY, May 16, 2008
SHERATON NEW ORLEANS HOTEL
500 CANAL STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130
Day Theme: BUSINESS, THE CHURCH AND THE SUBPRIME CRISIS
8:00AM – 9:30AM WOMEN’S BREAKFAST
“Taking Her Place At The Leadership Table: Changing the Game”
Women leaders have traditionally had to navigate a complex labyrinth of challenges, including vestiges of prejudice, leadership style, life, family and family responsibilities. It is no wonder that many women leaders feel they are caught in a game where winning is only a remote possibility. The long-term legacy of this losing game has led to a pronounced lack of women in positions of power and authority. Recent research indicates that, in Fortune 500 companies, women make up only 15% of the boards, 6 % of senior managers, and mere 2% of the CEOs. With a looming shortage, especially in obtaining key leadership position, it is time to change the game. Now the ball is in the women’s court, since by some calculations the “Women’s Economy” is the third largest in the world. This luncheon will spotlight phenomenal women leaders that have made outstanding achievements and inroads toward their professions and their communities. Our speakers will discuss their impact and how women can achieve power to satisfy their corporate, government, social, political goals and personal goals.
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY ROUNDTABLE
Meet & interact with procurement and supplier diversity officers to learn about current procurement needs specific to Tier One and Two supplies. (Invited)
Exxon Mobil
JPMorgan Chase
Home Depot
LOWE’S
HUD/Housing Authority of New Orleans
Sewerage and Water Board
Louisiana Recovery School District
City of New Orleans
State of Louisiana
FEMA
US Army Corps of Engineers
12:00NOON – 1:30PM ONE THOUSAND CHURCHES CONNECTED LUNCHEON
From Wall Street to Main Street “ The Foreclosure Crisis: Failures and Remedies”
The foreclosure crisis has led to hundreds of thousands of homeowners losing their homes, community destabilization and the overall downturn in the nation’s economy. The panelists will discuss the multiple points of failure and will focus on regulatory, government and industry solutions.
2:00PM-3:00PM COLLECTIVE APPROACH TO CHURCH GROWTH AND EMPOWERMENT
In this session, our panelist share their church and community’s successes, challenges and opportunities as they recount the benefits of employing a collective approach to banking, building and development, multi-level community capacity building and public policy initiatives as follows: Collective Banking (borrowing and investments – to include a perspective on the present United States mortgage crisis) Collective Building and Development, Collective Empowerment (Providing education, training and utilizing all of the resources of the church and community including its influence on public policy).
3:00PM – 4:00PM STATE TREASURER: ACCESS TO CAPITAL
The State Treasurer‘s office manages billions of dollars in State of Louisiana funds. This session will discuss how to include minority asset managers, bond attorneys and minority banks in contracting opportunities for this office.
6:00PM – 7:00PM GALA VIP RECEPTION and RED CARPET
7:00PM-10:30PM GALA
RAINBOW SUPPER CLUB
ENTERTAINMENT: Swing to the music made famous during the age of Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden, Sidney Bechet, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Jelly Roll Morton and the likes, carried out by New Orleans great line-up of jazz musicians including Stephanie Jordan, Ed Perkins, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, James “Satchmo of the Ghetto” Andrews, Marlon Jordan, Kermit Ruffins, Donald Harrison, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jason Marsalis. All these amazing artists will perform under the orchestral direction of the Heritage School of Music’s Edward “Kidd” Jordan Big Band.
Unwind as our Swing Dancers take you back to the 1920's, a time when blacks created the Charleston and the Lindy Hop. Follow us to the Savoy as our stimulating dancers bring you into the 1930’s with a bouncy six beat variant made famous by Cab Calloway while doing the “Jitterbug”. Relive the exhilarating footprints of Tap dancers Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Sammy Davis Jr. and the Nicholas Brothers carried out by Treme’s (Storyville) Janet Andrews and the New Orleans Dance Collective.
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