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Minority Business Development Agency Summit 2009

Event location:	Capitol Hill, Washington DC
Event date and time:	7/6/2009 9:00:00 AM
OFC participates in historic gathering of minority business enterprise leaders and key stakeholders to examine effectiveness of MBDA programs for the 21st century.
OFC's Vice Chairman & Director of the OFC Forum, The Hon. Sharon Pratt, was one of the panelists at the first Minority Business Development Agency Summit held July 6th - 7th in Washington, DC. The aim of this first Summit was to review and benchmark America's progress in regards to the opportunities for minority business enterprises (MBEs). The Hon. Pratt; Ms. Gwendolyn Tillman, Corporate Manager, Northrop Grumman; Ms. Susan Au Allen, National President & CEO, U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce served as panelists on the session, "Emerging Entrepreneurial Activities." Key recommendations and next steps from this session included: Strengthening competitiveness by encouraging partnerships among MBEs Offer resources such as workshops to highlight new technologies to MBEs. For more information on the Summit please visit here.