Council of Urban Professionals » admin http://www.nycup.org CUP develops diverse business and civic leaders, empowering them to exert influence, achieve their individual goals, and create collective impact. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:50:56 +0000 en hourly 1 2nd Annual M&A Summit http://www.nycup.org/2011/05/2nd-annual-ma-summit/ http://www.nycup.org/2011/05/2nd-annual-ma-summit/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 11:25:53 +0000 admin http://www.nycup.org/?p=2662 read more ]]>

BUY & CONVERT: CREATING $100 MILLION MWBEs THROUGH ACQUISITIONS

M&A Summit

ATTENDEE PROFILE

  • CEO, CFO, & Corporate Development Leaders
  • • Successful MBEs with $10M+ Revenues
  • • Private Equity Dealmakers
  • • Supplier Diversity Executives

PROGRAM AGENDA

11:00AM – 12:00PMCONFERENCE REGISTRATION CHECK-IN

12:00pm – 1:30pmOpening Lunch & Program

  • Parker Weil, Managing Director, Head of Middle Market Investment Banking, Bank of America (Welcome Remarks)
  • Joset B. Wright, President, National Minority Supplier Development Council (Welcome Remarks)
  • Robert L. Johnson, Founder & Chairman, The RLJ Companies (Featured Speaker)

1:45PM – 2:00PM MWBE RESEARCH PRESENTATION

2:00PM – 3:00PM PANEL #1: CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

    This session will focus on how to better link corporate development and supplier diversity together to create large scale minority business opportunities.

  • Juan Graham, Mergers & Acquisitions, Johnson & Johnson
  • Richard D. Holder, President, Electrical Components Organization, Eaton Corporation
  • Quentin Roach, Chief Procurement Officer, Bristol-Myers Squibb

3:15PM – 4:15PM PANEL #2: Successful M&A TRANSACTIONS

    Leading entrepreneurs will discuss ways to buy, sell and take minority businesses public.

  • Robert M. Beavers, Chairman & CEO of Beavers Holdings
  • Leslie Hale, CFO, RLJ Development
  • Harold Mills, CEO, ZeroChaos
  • Gary Stiffler, President & CEO, The MATLET Group

4:30PM – 5:30PM PANEL #3: M&A: The New Frontier for SUPPLIER DIVERSITY

    Leading supplier diversity executives discuss ways to grow diversity spend through M&A, strategic partnerships, and transactions.

  • Dwain Carver, Associate Director, Supplier Diversity, P&G
  • Fernando Hernandez, Director of Supplier Diversity, Microsoft

5:30PM – 5:45PM M&A SUMMIT WRAP UP

5:45PM – 7:00PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION

]]> http://www.nycup.org/2011/05/2nd-annual-ma-summit/feed/ 0 Kelly Williams http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/kelly-williams/ http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/kelly-williams/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 14:30:07 +0000 admin http://www.nycup.org/?p=161 Previously, Kelly worked at Prudential and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP. She graduated magna cum laude from Union College and earned a J.D. from New York University School of Law.

]]> http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/kelly-williams/feed/ 0 Adaora Udoji http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/adaora-udoji/ http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/adaora-udoji/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 14:27:43 +0000 admin http://www.nycup.org/?p=153 Adaora was most recently Host of the National Public Radio show “The Takeaway”. Adaora is a former Foreign Correspondent at ABC news and Anchor at CourtTV. She earned her B.A. in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Michigan and J.D. from UCLA School of Law.

]]> http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/adaora-udoji/feed/ 0 Test Leadership http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/test-leadership/ http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/test-leadership/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 10:56:45 +0000 admin http://www.nycup.org/?p=529 Lorem Ipsum

]]> http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/test-leadership/feed/ 0 Beatrice O. Sibblies http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/beatrice-o-sibblies/ http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/beatrice-o-sibblies/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 14:27:08 +0000 admin http://www.nycup.org/?p=151 Previously, Beatrice worked at the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, J.P. Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley & Co. She received her B.A. from Yale University and M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

]]> http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/beatrice-o-sibblies/feed/ 0 Jeffrey Scruggs http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/jeffrey-scruggs/ http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/jeffrey-scruggs/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 05:00:49 +0000 admin http://www.nycup.org/?p=3024 read more ]]> Jeff is co-chief operating officer of the Public Sector and Infrastructure Group and serves on the Diverse Business Engagement Committee. He joined Goldman Sachs as a managing director in 2008. Prior to joining the firm, Jeff was a managing director at UBS Securities, where he was head of the public finance banking department within the Municipal Securities Group. He began his career at PaineWebber Incorporated in 1985 as a banker in the municipal finance department.

Jeff is a member of the board of the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing opportunities for minority students on Wall Street. He also serves on the Jacob Javits Convention Center Operating Board. Jeff earned an AB in Economics from Harvard College in 1985 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1991.

]]> http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/jeffrey-scruggs/feed/ 0 Tarrus L. Richardson http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/tarrus-l-richardson/ http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/tarrus-l-richardson/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 14:25:57 +0000 admin http://www.nycup.org/?p=144 read more ]]> Co-founder and former Managing Director of ICV Partners. ICV Capital is a $440 million private equity fund seeking to buy companies with sales ranging from $25 million to $150 million. Previously, Tarrus worked at Joseph Littlejohn & Levy, Gold Coast Securities, and Salomon Smith Barney. He received a B.S. from Purdue University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Tarrus currently serves as the Chairman of CUP.

]]> http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/tarrus-l-richardson/feed/ 0 Jacques-Philippe Piverger http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/jacques-philippe-piverger/ http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/jacques-philippe-piverger/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 14:24:46 +0000 admin http://www.nycup.org/?p=139 Previously, Jacques-Philippe was a Founder and Senior Partner of The Soleil Group as well as an investment professional at Barclays Capital and Friedman Billings Ramsey. He received a B.S. in finance from Georgetown University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth where he was a Private Equity Research Fellow.

]]> http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/jacques-philippe-piverger/feed/ 0 Lawrence E. Penn III http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/lawrence-e-penn-iii/ http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/lawrence-e-penn-iii/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 14:24:09 +0000 admin http://www.nycup.org/?p=136 Previously, Lawrence worked at Lazard Freres, JP Morgan, New York State Comptroller and United States Army. He received his B.S. from the United States Military Academy, an M.S. and an M.A from the University of Maryland European Division and an MBA from Columbia University. Lawrence is currently serving as the Vice-Chairman of CUP.

]]> http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/lawrence-e-penn-iii/feed/ 0 Brian Mathis http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/brian-mathis/ http://www.nycup.org/2010/05/brian-mathis/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 14:23:09 +0000 admin http://www.nycup.org/?p=132 read more ]]> Brian Mathis, is a Managing Partner of Pine Street Asset Management, LLC.  Mr. Mathis has 10 years of alternative asset investment experience, including fund of hedge fund, hedge fund and private equity experience, globally.  Prior to joining Pine Street, Mr. Mathis was a Managing Director at Advent Capital Management, LLC and a Director at Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company, LLC and Vice President at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.  Mr. Mathis served on the Board of Directors/Advisors for PlusFunds (observer), Eastport Operating Partners LP, ICV Capital Partners, Edison Schools, LinksCorp, and Bell Sports.   Mr. Mathis began his career as a political appointee of President Clinton at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

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