Featured Speakers

Nancy Allen
President & CEO of WBEC Florida

Denita Conway
President & CEO of PROVEN Management

Calvin Mitchell
Director of the Department of Education

Sue Tellier
President of JetCo Federal

Kim Bode
CEO of 8ThirtyFour Integrated Communications

Courtney Fairchild
President & CEO of Global Services

Teresa Moon
Director of Business Development of Parabilis
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Cindy Towers
Co-Founde & CEO of Juri Solutions

LaShonda Bracey
CEO of Health Works

Larry Kagler
Small Business Specialist of 11th Wing, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

Lisa Oliva
WOSB Program Manager of the Deptartment of Treasury

Betsy Carulo
CEO of AdNet

Jenn Lederer
CEO of Jenn Lederer LLC

Lynn Petrazzuolo
President of Avanti Corporation
Agenda
WEEK of NOVEMBER 14th
Monday
WBENC Programming TBA
Tuesday
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Registration opens
Location: East Registration - Independence Level 5B
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Opening Mix & Mingle
Location: Level 3B Foyer
1:00 PM - 4:50 PM WIPP Educational Programming Sessions
Location: Lafayette Park Room - Independence Level 5B & Wilson Room - Independence Level 3B
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM WIPP & WBENC Joint Reception
Location: Mayflower Hotel (1127 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC)
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM Registration Desk Open
Location: East Registration - Independence Level (5B)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast
Location: Independence Foyer East - Independence Level (5B)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Business Impact Table Topics
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Business Impact Table Topics
11:45 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch On Your Own
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM Matchmaker Madness Meetings
Location: Independence Ballroom - Independence Level (5B)
1:30 - 5:20 PM Ted-Style SME Talks
Location: Lafayette Park Room - Level (5B)
Thursday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Registration Desk Open
Location: East Registration - Independence Level (5B)
9:30 AM - 11:45 AM Policymaker Roundtables
Location: Lafayette Park Room - Level (5B)
Join Congressional leaders and advisors, business owners, and subject matter experts for an off-the-record dialogue about economic priorities in the next Congress and beyond. Discussion will focus on the future of diversity in business, infrastructure and government spending, and how diverse business communities and corporate America can work together to back mutually beneficial policies and reforms.
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Break
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM NBIC Best of the Best Awards Luncheon
Location: Independence Ballroom - Level (5B)
Tickets to the luncheon
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Break
2:30 PM - 5:15 PM Unity Week Program
Friday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Registration Desk Open
Location: East Registration - Independence Level (5B)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Continental Breakfast
Location: Independence Foyer East - Independence Level (5B)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM NGLCC Joint Council Meeting (by invitation)
Location: Independence Ballroom East - Independence Level (5B)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM NGLCC Educational Session(s)
Location: Lafayette Park Room - Independence Level (5B)
6:30 PM - 11:30 PM NGLCC National Dinner
Location: National Building Museum

The Venue
The Grand Hyatt Hotel
1000 H St NW, Washington, DC 20001
HOTEL SOLD OUT
Due to the Grand Hyatt being sold out, here are a few more options for hotels in the area.
WIPP Business Summit & Unity Week 2022
November 15 - 17, 2022
Uniting the nation’s leading business diversity organizations and Government Agencies, NBIC Unity Week is a celebration of diversity, opportunity, equity, inclusion and collaboration. Attendees will receive access to exclusive dayside programming focused on building unprecedented success for diverse communities in the United States and around the globe.

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