BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:ChamberPages/Events METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:milwaukee-2871@chamberpages SUMMARY:Supplier Diversity: Start\, scale or enhance a program that works f or your company DTSTAMP:20260924T180754Z DTSTART:20210610T190000Z DTEND:20210610T200000Z DESCRIPTION:Why You Need A Supplier Diversity Program: An Introduction to I nclusive Procurement as a Change-Making Diversity Strategy In the 1960s\, a small group of socially conscious companies began addressing racial ineq uity through the creation of Supplier Diversity Programs\, an inclusive ap proach to procurement and company spending. With systematic racism and eco nomic inequality top of mind for American employers\, Supplier Diversity i s more important today than ever. But too few companies employ these progr ams\, and far too often existing programs remain token gestures rather tha n powerful diversity strategies. What is supplier diversity? A diverse sup plier is a business that is at least 51% owned and operated by an individu al or group that is part of a traditionally underrepresented or underserve d group. Aside from moral and ethical arguments\, there are sound commerci al reasons for creating supplier diversity programs. Why should you attend ? You want to understand the history and benefit of supplier diversity pro grams to your company and the community You buy (or influence the purchase s of) products and services for your business You don’t have a program in place but are thinking about starting one You have a small program in plac e but could use help developing a strategy You’re interested in what tools exist to help you create a new supplier diversity program or take an esta blished program to the next level Takeaways include: What supplier diversi ty is and how it benefits our economy The best practices of Supplier Diver sity programs and how you can establish or refine one at your company How to find minority businesses and build buying relationships How to measure your programs and demonstrate value to your stakeholders How several major Milwaukee Region companies managed to spend $1M+ annually with diverse su ppliers and the positive impact to their bottom line How to expand your co mpany commitment to equity and enhance your consumer and employer brand as an inclusive company Join us for this instructive and insightful program. We’ll help you translate your intentions into action. SPEAKERS Ralph G. M oore Ralph G. Moore is recognized as one of the world’s foremost thought l eaders in supplier diversity and minority business development. He establi shed his consulting practice\, RGMA\, more than 40 years ago and his clien ts have included Harley-Davidson\, Johnson Controls\, DuPont\, Dow\, Unite d Airlines\, McDonald’s\, and Major League Baseball. Ralph will introduce his Five Levels of Supplier Diversity maturity model\, recognized as the g old standard for benchmarking supplier diversity initiatives. Heather Olso n Heather Olson is the President and CEO of the North Central Minority Sup plier Development Council (NCMSDC). The Council advances business opportun ities for certified MBEs and connects them to corporate members. Heather s upports and facilitates MBE integration into corporate supply chains\; bui lds MBE capacity and capabilities\; and facilitates MBE-to-MBE partnership s to meet the needs of corporate members. Reggie Layton Reggie Layton is V ice President\, Supplier Diversity &\; Supply Chain Sustainability at J ohnson Controls International. Reggie helps the company create and impleme nt policies and processes to maximize diversity purchasing performance and exceed customer expectations. He uses best practices to develop supplier strategies and deploys them through technology\, business development\, an d focused procurement actions. Reggie will discuss JCI’s lessons learned a nd continuing journey. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR