"Growing Businesses in Today's Marketplace"
The Competitive Edge will present "Growing Businesses in Today's Marketplace" on August 13, 2009. The CE Planning Committee is excited to celebrate its 16th year with the conference that will provide access to real business opportunities and resources for the M/W/D/LBE Community. The Competitive Edge continues contracting opportunities for our Minority, Women owned, Disadvantaged and Locally Based Enterprises (M/W/D/LBEs) with invaluable information sessions and networking specific to our agencies and organization's needs. The Competitive Edge Conference also allows participants the opportunity to network with various specialists, General Contractors, and Prime Contractors who are currently doing business or seeking contracting opportunities throughout our state, city agencies and corporate organizations.
Thursday, August 13th
8:00am - 6:00pm
Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers
811 Seventh Avenue at 52nd Street New York, NY 10019
Our invited speakers at this event will be Timothy J. Gilchrist, Senior Advisor to NYS Governor David A. Paterson for New York State Infrastructure and Transportation and Dr. DeForest Blake Soaries, Jr., Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey.
The following workshops will be available:
Workshop # 1: The 'New' Construction Professional: New Tools for Improving Project Performance, Productivity and Profitability
Workshop # 2: Prime/CM Roundtable Discussion on Upcoming and Current Opportunities NYCTA
Workshop # 3: Agency Procurement Opportunities MTA, Port Authority, ESDC, DSNY
Workshop # 4: Bonding Opportunities/Financial Capacity Building
Workshop # 5: Executive Order 10 Informational Session
Workshop # 6: The Future is Now - Information Technology and Green Initiative Opportunities
For more information or to register, visit www.CompetitiveEdgeSite.org .