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BE-NEXT-NOW-THEME

The technological revolution is here. From AI, clean energy, sustainability, infrastructure, financial innovation, and digital currency, these changes are revolutionizing how we interact with the world.

To keep pace with the transformation driven by technological advances, economic changes, and social equity, we need to Be Next, Now.

To Be Next, Now means being willing to explore, adapt, and take advantage of opportunities that already exist and will emerge. It means recognizing that the future is dynamic and that there is enormous potential to close technological, social, and economic equity gaps using new advances.

As change accelerates in this era of innovation, MBEs require collaboration and support. The 2024 Minority Business Economic Forum will convene in Seattle from May 14–16 under the theme of Be Next, Now. It will focus on a strategic and comprehensive approach to the advancement of minority businesses by fostering the expansion of an interconnected ecosystem that includes U.S. corporations, capital providers, stakeholders, academic institutions, entrepreneurs, and policymakers.

This year's Forum participants will:

  • Be the next contract for MBEs in the alternative energy sector.
  • Be the next legislator that levels the playing field for MBEs.
  • Be the next leader in AI who will ensure a preeminent role for MBEs.
  • Be the next capital provider to increase the capacity of MBEs.
  • Be the next billion-dollar MBE!

Sessions will include the following topics:

  • Examining trends and opportunities in clean energy.
  • The impact of AI on business expansion.
  • Strategies to turn MBEs into billion-dollar companies.
  • Utilizing capital to boost MBE growth.
  • Maximizing benefits from federal initiatives and investments.

The future is here.
The opportunity to advance and be interconnected is happening now.
Come on board to make this 2024 Minority Business Economic Forum in Seattle a success.

Be Next, Now.

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ABOUT-THE-FORUM

About the Minority Business Economic Forum

The Minority Business Economic Forum seeks to:

Galvanize a vanguard of chief officers to amplify the impact and influence of MBEs on the American economy.

Generate corporate spend and pledges towards $1 trillion in certified MBE revenue.

Spark actionable solutions to the critical challenges minority businesses face, including access to contracts, capital, and information.

Forge pivotal relationships between Corporate Plus MBEs and key C-suite leadership.


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LEGACY SPONSORS

2024 Minority Business Economic Forum Host Committee

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Honorary Co-Chair Ana Mari Cauce
President
University of Washington
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Co-Chair Steve Ennis
CEO
ASRC Industrial
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Co-Chair Bruce Harrell
Mayor
Seattle
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Co-Chair Firoz Lalji
Chairman & CEO
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Member Mary Knell
CEO, Pacific Northwest Commercial BankingWashington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, Western Canada
Wells Fargo
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Member Li Lu
Founder and Chairman
Himalaya Capital
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Member Kerri Schroeder
Managing Director, PNW Region Chair & Region Manager – Middle Market Banking, Commercial Banking
JPMorgan Chase

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The Equity Honors awards are presented to corporate chief officers who have been recognized by their peers as the true leaders at the vanguard of economic equity and minority business integration.

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Fuel the Power of Economic Equity

As a sponsor of the Minority Business Economic Forum, you stand at the flashpoint of an economic equity revolution. One fueled not just by public statements of support, but by an exponential acceleration toward $1 trillion in revenue, wealth, and opportunity. Toward a prosperity that is generative and transformative — for the certified minority businesses and communities gaining contracts, employment, and economic resilience, and for a world that is made far better by their contributions to it.

Your sponsorship will help fuel the power of the next wave of economic equity!

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Sponsorships

As a sponsor of the Minority Business Economic Forum, you stand at the flashpoint of an economic equity revolution. One fueled not just by public statements of support, but by an exponential acceleration toward $1 trillion in revenue, wealth, and opportunity. Toward a prosperity that is generative and transformative — for the certified minority businesses and communities gaining contracts, employment, and economic resilience, and for a world that is made far better by their contributions to it.

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