9:00 a.m. – Welcome & Logistics

• Eric Kearney, Director DEI, Ohio Chamber of Commerce

9:30 a.m. – Keynote: Making the case for a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Supply Chain

• Clifford A. Bailey – President & CEO TechSoft Systems Inc.

10:15 a.m. – Panel: Supplier Diversity, and Why your Business needs it

• Moderator: Larissa England, Chief Culture Creator & Founder of Diversity Flow
• Heena Rathore, President & CEO TrueChoicePack
• Tasha Wood, Supplier Diversity Manager NiSource, Inc.
• Keith King, Founder & CEO National Veteran Business Development Council

11:30 a.m. – Panel: Championing Supplier Diversity: The Key to success

• Christopher Che - President & CEO Che International Group
• Colleen Rudisell - Director, Certification & Outreach for WBEC ORV
• Jonathan Dawkins - Regional Procurement & Supplier Diversity Manager
• Turner Construction Company

1:00 p.m. – Lunch & Networking