About The Forum
Rising Tides for Minority Businesses
The progress of minority businesses is a wave that is accelerating its momentum and pushing us further and faster toward economic equity than ever before.
For the past 50 years, the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) has advocated for, certified, and facilitated the inclusion and development of thousands of minority business enterprises (MBEs). Today, our certified MBEs account for $400 billion in U.S. economic output annually.
Our efforts have paid off and the distance that brings us closer to our goal of true equity is getting shorter and shorter. But there is still a long way to go!
That is why in May of 2022, we held the inaugural Minority Business Economic Forum (Forum) in Chicago to ignite the flame of economic equity and set a bold goal to reach $1 trillion in annual certified-MBE revenue. Now, for this year's Forum in Miami, we've once again invited the most influential policymakers, academics, business, and community leaders in the U.S. to discuss the systemic barriers MBEs face in growing their businesses and creating generational wealth. This event provides a unique opportunity to propose solutions to overcome those barriers and promote an inclusive economy that works for all.
The Forum is more than a conference. It is the meeting place for our common purpose: true equity!
The next wave is rising. Will you join our movement?
Inaugural Forum Chair
Thank you to John W. Rogers, Jr., chairman and co-CEO of Ariel Investments for serving as our inaugural chair of the 2022 Forum.
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.
Our Founding Sponsors
Thank you to our founding sponsors for their vision, dedication, and leadership in accelerating the creation of conditions for minority businesses to fully realize their vast, untapped impact on the American economy.
Featured Speakers
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