On-line registration for the 2011 Power of Partnering Marketplace Event is now closed.
On-site registration is available on August 30 at AmericasMart starting at 8:00 AM. We hope to see you there!
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Agenda At A Glance:
Day 1
MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2011: WAVE Golf Scholarship Tournament
The Country Club of Roswell
2500 Club Springs Drive
Roswell, GA 30076
(770) 475-7800
The WAVE Golf Scholarship Tournament is designed to maximize your business relationships with targeted corporations and other WBEs on the front and back nine. Spend several hours on the gorgeous greens of the Country Club of Roswell during this annual event of shotgun golf. Register Now!
8:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Registration |
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
Shotgun Start |
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
19th Hole Reception |
Day 2
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2011: POP Marketplace
The Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart
240 Peachtree Street Northwest #2200
Atlanta, GA 30303-1327
(404) 220-3000
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
Registration |
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9:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
Open Plenary Session
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10:00 AM – 11:15 AM |
Learning LabsLEARNING LAB 1: Sustainability: Find Your Capacity to EndureMost companies are relying on their suppliers to assist with their sustainability goals. It is equally important for these goals to be included in the procurement process. Does your company have innovative ideas on how to partner with corporations to drive progress against workplace, marketplace, community and environmental objectives? Come join our panelists of corporate and women business representatives who are putting strategic measures into place today to meet these demands.
Panel will include the following:
LEARNING LAB 2: ISM Certified Professional Supplier Diversity (CPSD) SessionLearn about the Institute of Supply Management’s new supplier diversity professional certification CPSD offered by the trend-setting association of supply chain, sourcing, and procurement professionals. This is a great opportunity for supplier diversity professionals to add value to their procurement certifications. This designation also delivers added value to sourcing managers and buyers who are champions for supplier diversity initiatives.
Presented by:
LEARNING LAB 3: ISM Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) SessionMake the move to gain supply management's most prestigious designation. The Certified Professional in Supply Management® (CPSM®) program, launched in 2008, is the credential that surpasses the demands of the international marketplace with multi-faceted skills in areas such as finance, supplier relationship management, organizational global strategy and risk compliance. It can give you, as a buyer or strategic sourcing manager, the edge you need in this global marketplace along with the potential to earn 23 percent more (ISM 2011 Salary Survey).
This session will provide study information for the CPSM exam. Presented by:
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11:45 AM – 1:45 PM |
Power of Partnering Marketplace Luncheon
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1:45 PM |
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony |
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2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
Marketplace |
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2:15 PM – 4:15 PM |
Match Me Up! Sessions |
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4:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
Round Up Reception |
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7:30 PM |
Atlanta Dream vs. Indiana Fever WNBA Game
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Atlanta Dream Owner Kathy Betty recorded one of the most successful seasons for a rookie owner in professional sports history in 2010 as the Dream won the Eastern Conference title and advanced to the WNBA Finals. Since acquiring the team in October 2009, Betty has re-energized the fan base and community in support of the team. In 2011, she announced the additions of Mary Brock and Kelly Loeffler to the team's ownership group, forming the first all-female ownership group in Atlanta pro sports. Betty remains as managing partner.
Lynn Tilton is Chief Executive Officer and Principal of Patriarch Partners, LLC, a private equity firm and holding company managing 74 companies with annual revenues of more than $8 billion. Ms. Tilton is a passionate proponent of saving American manufacturing jobs by saving American companies. Since 2000, she has bought more than 150 companies, many of which were on the brink of closure or liquidation, and in so doing has saved over 250,000 jobs.