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A Conference for Minority
And Women-Owned
Business Enterprises
 
Wednesday June 3rd
8:00AM - 4:30PM
Baruch College/CUNY
Vertical Campus
55 Lexington Ave., 14th Flr.
New York, New York 10010
CUNY + M//WBE - Make The Connection
  CUNY + M/WBE: Make the Connection
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CUNY - The City University of New York
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CUNY + MWBE: Make the Connection
Doing Business with the Nation's Largest Urban Public University
The City University of New York (CUNY)

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CUNY + M/WBE: Make the Connection  
Our Event

Program
CUNY + M//WBE - Make The Connection
8:00AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00AM Marketplace (Until 12:00 Noon)

9:00AM - 9:30AM Welcome & Plenary

Emcee: DeMarco Morgan, Anchor & Reporter, WNBC4
Speakers: Natasha Wilson, New York College of Technology
David Garlock, Baruch College;
Courtney D. Dupree, Co-Founder & CEO
GDC Acquisitions, LLC - M/WBE Vendor

Session One – Commodities & Services Workshops
9:30AM – 12:00 Noon
9:30AM –
10:15AM
Workshop A

Doing Business with CUNY
Presenter: Sharon Russell, Associate Controller,
CUNY Office of the University Controller

Top Ten Tips for finding out about procurement opportunities
at CUNY..

9:30AM –
10:15AM
Workshop B
How to Become a New York State Certified M/WBE Vendor
Panelists: Walter Maxwell, Associate Director,
External Affairs NYC Department of Small Business Services;
Scott Munson, Associate Certification Specialist,
Empire State Development Corporation

Learn how to become a New York State Certified M/WBE
Vendor and how to do business with New York State.

10:30AM - 11:15AM
Workshop C
Navigating the CUNY Procurement/Bid Solicitation Process,
CUNY Procurement Panel

Panelists: Mario Crescenzo, Jr., The City College
Mitchell Henderson, LaGuardia Community College
Marina B. Ho, Esq., CUNY General Counsel;
Carmen D. Martinez, Borough of Manhattan
Community College
Sharon Russell, CUNY Office of the University Controller

M/WBE vendors can ask questions and receive answers from
a CUNY procurement panel.
12:00 Noon End of Session I
12:30PM Registration
1:00PM Marketplace (Until 4:30PM)
1:30PM Welcome & Plenary

Emcees: David Garlock, Baruch College
Natasha Wilson, New York City College of Technology;
Speaker: Cheryl McKissack, Founder & CEO
The McKissack Group - M/WBE Vendor
Session Two – Construction Workshops
2:30PM – 4:15PM
2:30PM - 3:15PM
Workshop A
Construction Related Services Contract Opportunities at CUNY
Presenter: Jeffrey Weinstein
Director of Procurement Services
CUNY Office of Facilities Planning, Construction

Learn about CUNY’s architectural and engineering services
contract opportunities – What CUNY procures and How CUNY
procures.
2:30PM - 3:15PM
Workshop B
How To Become A New York State Certified M/WBE Vendor
Panelists: Walter Maxwell, Associate Director, External Affairs,
NYC Department of Small Business Services
Scott Munson, Associate Certification Specialist,
Empire State Development Corporation

Learn how to become a New York State Certified M/WBE
Vendor and how to do business with New York State.
3:15PM Light Refreshments
3:30PM - 4:15PM Workshop C How to Bid for CUNY Construction Contracts and Get Bonding,
Insurance and Financing

Panelists: Michelle Castro-Bent, Associate Chief of Contracts,
CUNY Office of Facilities Planning, Construction and Management;
Timothy H. Marshall, President & CEO, Jamaica
Business Resource Center; Sandra Wilkin, President of Women
Builders Council & President of Bradford Construction

Find out about construction contract opportunities at CUNY
and information on bonding, insurance and loan assistance
available from federal, state and private sources for small
business enterprises.
3:30PM to 4:15PM
Workshop D
Green Building Design and You
Presenter: Jodi Smits Anderson, AIA, LEEDS AP
Director of Sustainability Programs,
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY)

Focus on integrative design from its conceptual underpinnings
to actual case studies as well as its implementation from the
proposal and pre-design phases through construction delivery.
 

Join Us!
Wednesday June 3rd
8:00AM - 4:30PM

Baruch College/CUNY
Vertical Campus
55 Lexington Avenue
14th Floor Conference Center
(Corner of 24th Street and Lexington Avenue)
New York, New York 10010

Attend this free event to learn about M/WBE certification and realize your potential for increased revenue and business growth. Click here to register.