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| CUNY
+ M//WBE - Make The Connection |
| 8:00AM |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00AM
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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 CorporationLearn 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
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| 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. |
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