Supplier Access Summit - Pathways, Capacity, Contracts

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

Join nglccNY for our Supplier Access Summit, hosted by TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank.  Attendees will connect, learn, and engage in strategic discussions surrounding pathways and capacity to accessing contracts, whether that is business to business, business to corporate, or business to nonprofit!  We will also discuss some of the emerging influences in our small business environment: AI and tariffs.

1:00 PM Check-In/Settle In

1:30 PM Welcome Messages & Day's Agenda

1:45 PM Tier 1 - How'd We Get Here?

2:15 PM Not All Contracts Are Created Equal 

3:00 PM AI and Small Business

3:15 PM Tariffs and Supply Chain

3:45 PM Closing Remarks and Breakout Room Instructions

4:00 PM Breakout Rooms (1 room 30/min each)

• Speed Networking - Meet Tier 1s and Tier 2s

• Speed Networking - Technical Resources (NYS SBS & CDFIs)

• Speed Networking - Supplier Inclusion (Meet Procurement Officers)

• Speed Networking - New York Made (Brick & Mortars/Retailers/Products)