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Calendar 2015-10-18 2015-10-21 America/New_York NMSDC Conference + Business Opportunity Exchange The NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Exchange is the nation’s premier forum on minority supplier development. For four days, more than 6,000 corporate CEOs, procurement executives and supplier diversity professionals from the top multinational companies, as well as leading Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American business owners and international organizations will convene in San Diego, California, to re-energize their collective efforts to Certify > Develop > Connect > and Advocate for solid minority firms in the global corporate supply chain. San Diego Convention Center, 111 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 NMSDC info@NMSDC.org
Friday, October 16, 2015
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. EXHIBITOR SETUP
Saturday, October 17, 2015
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. EXHIBITOR SETUP
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. NMSDC COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Noon – 5 p.m. REGISTRATION
Sunday, October 18, 2015
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. EXHIBITOR SETUP
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. NMSDC COMMITTEE MEETINGS
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. REGISTRATION
7 p.m. – 10 p.m. WELCOME TO SAN DIEGO RECEPTION
Monday, October 19, 2015
6:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. REGISTRATION
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. POWER BREAKFAST
9 a.m. RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY
9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY EXCHANGE
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. LUNCHEON
2 p.m. – 6 p.m. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY EXCHANGE
8 p.m. – 11 p.m. MONDAY NIGHT RECEPTION
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
7 a.m. – 3 p.m. REGISTRATION
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. NETWORKING CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. PLENARY SESSION
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. and
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.		 CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
12:45 p.m. – 2 p.m. LUNCHEON
2:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. SIGNATURE SESSIONS
· Minority Business Owners
· NMSDC Council Presidents
· Buying Organizations / Supplier Diversity Professionals
2:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m MATCHMAKERS
(By Appointment Only)
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
7 a.m. – 1 p.m. REGISTRATION
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. NETWORKING CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. PLENARY SESSION
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. and
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.		 CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
12:45 p.m. – 2 p.m. LUNCHEON
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. NMSDC NATIONAL CORPORATE MEMBERS’ MEETING
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. NMSDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING
6 p.m. – 7 p.m. AWARDS BANQUET RECEPTION
HILTON BAYFRONT
7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. AWARDS BANQUET
HILTON BAYFRONT
10 p.m. – Midnight FAREWELL RECEPTION
HILTON BAYFRONT

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