‘BUILDING CAPACITY TO POWER AMERICA; OUR PIPELINE TO EQUANOMICS’

Sunday, May 4, 2008

7:00-9:00 PM
OPENING RECEPTION

Honoring representatives of oil producing countries from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean including:
H. Odein Ajumogobia
Minister of State (Petroleum) – Federal Republic of Nigeria
Tunde J. Afolabi, MFR

Managing Director/CEO – Amni International Petroleum Development Company, Nigeria

Hosted by- Rainbow PUSH and HOUSTON CITIZENS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Corporate Sponsor: CHEVRON

Monday, May 5, 2008

4900 Market Street, Houston, Texas 77002

1:00 Session with Black Press

Tuesday May 6, 2008

7:00 AM Breakfast meeting with Black business leaders

10:00AM Meeting with Houston Chronicle Editorial Board

1:00 PM Offshore Technology Conference Walk-through

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

9:00-10:30 AM
CLERGY BREAKFAST

Challenges, facing our nation’s churches and their members, including financial literacy, healthcare disparities, predatory lending and economic equality (equanomics)

Speakers: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr .- president & CEO Rainbow PUSH Coalition

Shelia Green-Director, Foreclosure Prevention Fannie Mae

Wanda E. Townsend - Vice President, Government Relations National Cable & Telecommunications Association

Concurrent Sessions

10:30-12:00PM
SMALL BUSINESS INSTITUTE part I

Limited availability- (30) small disadvantaged businesses will be selected to attend an all-day business development workshop presented by the accounting and consulting firm McConnell, Jones, Lanier & Murphy.

Topics will include:

Business Formation, Business Plan development, Finance, Strategic Planning and Marketing

10:30-12:00PM
Morning Session I

Collective Approach to Church Growth and Empowerment

Interactive session in which panelist share church and community successes, challenges and opportunities

10:30-12:00PM
Morning Session II

Procurement-The corporate business case for the movement toward ‘SINGLE SOURCE VENDORS’

Procurement officers from companies such as Shell, Chevron and Waste Management will discuss the business reasons for corporations move toward ‘single source providers Of goods and services.

Speakers: Carlton Yearwood - Vice President, Business Ethics and Chief Diversity Officer, Waste Management

Kelly Mortensen -Supply Chain Manager for Chevron's Mid-Continent/Alaska Business Unit

Michael Alvarez- Manager Shell USA

12:30-2:00PM
BUSINESS LUNCHEON

Public Education output versus the needs of Corporate America

Public education in the U.S. is failing to meet the current and future demands of corporate America particularly in the areas of math and science. What are the short and long term implications? What must we begin to do to fix the problem?

Speaker: Cindy J. Brinkley, Senior Vice President-Talent Development and Chief Diversity Officer AT&T

2:00-5:00PM
SMALL BUSINESS INSTITUTE part II

Limited availability- (30) small disadvantaged businesses will be selected to attend an all-day business development workshop presented by the accounting and consulting firm McConnell, Jones, Lanier & Murphy.

Topics will include:
Business Formation, Business Plan development, Finance, Strategic Planning and Marketing

Afternoon Session
Power Generation

2:00p-3:30pm
Program Description: The future of Power generation

Panelist will discuss emerging trends in the development of alternative to fossil fuels. They will examine the options that appear most viable as well as identify business and investment opportunities that merit investigation by minority entrepreneurs interested in the energy sector.

Panelist: Frank Stewart, President & CEO, America Association Of Blacks in Energy, Chris Turner, President of Sasol Synfuels International

COST
Symposium Registration - $25.00
Small Business Institute - $75.00
Clergy Breakfast – $500.00 (table of 10)
Business Luncheon - $1,000 (table of 10)

Agenda

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