The Impact of Supplier Diversity

The business case for OKC companies

Learn more about why expanding your supplier options is smart business and ensures your company can withstand any future disruptions, while growing wealth and encouraging entrepreneurship across our city.

Keynote Speaker

Karen Box
President, Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council

Box will share why diversifying the supplier base is an important decision not only for your company's health but also the health of our community. Increasing your minority suppliers creates an ecosystem of diverse, accessible tools for your company and creates greater resiliency in Oklahoma City by diversifying the economy in our city.

Attendees will also hear from a panel of leaders who will discuss their first-hand, local perspective of diversifying suppliers and how that has impacted their business and the communities that make up our city.

Panelists
o Phil Busey, Sr., founder, chairman and CEO, Delaware Resource Group
o Angie Christopher, vice president of human resources, 180 Medical
o Nedra Dickson, global supplier diversity and sustainability managing director, Accenture
o Indria Hollingsworth, senior regional diversity, equity, and inclusion manager of the south-central region, JE Dunn Construction
o John Lopez, president, Lopez-Dorada Foods

Schedule
10:45 a.m. - Registration / doors open / networking
11 a.m. - Program and lunch begins

Please inform Chamber staff of any dietary restrictions five business days prior to the event date by emailing register@okcchamber.com.

Online registration is now closed. To inquire about tickets, email register@okcchamber.com or call 405-297-8921.

Special thanks to our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Benefactors American Fidelity Assurance Company, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Devon Energy Corporation.