Fw: First NYC Mayoral Candidate Roundtable Next Tuesday

. An Important Forum to Identify Opportunities for MWBEs and Small Businesses to Fuel Our Economic Growth WHEN TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2012 7:30 AM - 1:30 PM WHERE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY KIMMEL CENTER 60 WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTH NEW YORK, NY 10012 TICKETS $125 PER PERSON $75 GOV'T / NONPROFIT (purchase here) ADOLFO CARRION Former Regional Director, HUD's New York and New Jersey Regional Office DAVID CHEN City Hall Bureau Chief, New York Times CASWELL HOLLOWAY Deputy Mayor, City of New York SUSAN WHITING CDO & Vice Chair, Nielsen Group With a Special Message From: THOMAS P. DINAPOLI New York State Comptroller Co-Chaired By: REVEREND JACQUES DEGRAFF Vice Chair, One Hundred Black Men SANDRA WILKIN President Emeritus, Women Builders Council; President, Bradford Construction CLICK HERE to purchase tickets KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG SUMMARY: Presenting Sponsor:     City & State is proud to present THE NEW AGENDA, a half-day forum that will host leaders in New York City and State government, business and policy to announce new initiatives and play host to thoughtful conversations on the role of Minority and Women-Owned Businesses (MWBEs) in our City and State economy. What progress has been made in the private sector, and what will happen next? PROGRAM OF EVENTS: 7:30am - 8:30am: Welcoming Remarks: Caress Kennedy, VP and General Manager, AlliedBarton New York Introduction to Forum: Reverend Jacques Andre DeGraff, Vice Chair, One Hundred Black Men Keynote: Michael Bloomberg, Mayor, City of New York 8:30am - 9:00am: BREAKFAST 9:00am - 9:15am: Greetings: Susan Whiting, CDO & Vice Chair, Nielsen Group 9:15am - 10:45am: SESSION A How pension funds and private equity can be used to generate economic activity and growth within the M/WBE community effectively. Moderator: Walter McCaffrey, McCaffrey Group, Ltd. • Hon. Domenic M. Recchia, Jr., Finance Chair, City Council of New York • Larry Schloss, Deputy Comptroller, City of New York • Timothy Marshall, JBRC 11:00am - 12:00pm SESSION B1 Informational Panel - STATE How has New York State improved the procurement processes for M/WBE's? What progress has been made since Governor Cuomo announced the State's contracts goal of 20%? • Elizabeth Velez, Board Member, AMENY • Joan McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Transportation • Steven Cohen, Deputy Commissioner at ESD 11:00am - 12:00pm: SESSION B2 Informational Panel - CITY Where is New York City looking to adjust its M/WBE strategy, and how will this help generate economic growth through small business and development? What new initiatives and policies can affect this growth? Moderator: Morgan Pehme, Editor, City & State • Caswell Holloway, Deputy Mayor, City of New York • Lorraine Grillo, President, New York City School Construction Authority • Adolfo Carrion, Former Regional Director, HUD's New York and New Jersey Regional Office • John Wang, President & Founder, Asian American Business Development Center 12:00pm - 12:30pm: LUNCH 12:30pm - 1:15pm: MAYORAL CANDIDATE ROUNDTABLE Moderator: David Chen, City Hall Bureau Chief, New York Times • John Liu, Comptroller, City of New York • Bill de Blasio, Public Advocate, New York City • Scott Stringer, Borough President, Manhattan • William Thompson, Former New York City Comptroller, Chair of NYS MWBE Task Force • Tom Allon, President, Manhattan Media 1:15pm - 1:30pm: Closing Remarks • Sandra Wilkin, President, Bradford Construction, Women Builders Council • Reverend Jacques Andre DeGraff, Vice Chair, One Hundred Black Men SUPPORTING SPONSORS: SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: CLICK HERE to learn more about sponsorship opportunities at THE NEW AGENDA (opens an editable PDF Document). Simply fill out the form and email it to aholt@manhattanmedia.com.