| TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2017 MADREN CONFERENCE CENTER AND WALKER GOLF COURSE 230 MADREN CONFERENCE DRIVE, CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA |
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| 10:30 a.m.-–3:30 p.m. | Golf on your own, Walker Golf Course |
| 4:30–5:30 p.m. | Clemson business tour |
| 5:30–7:30 p.m. | Welcome reception, President’s Suite, Clemson Memorial (Co-sponsored by the Clemson University Minority Business Student Association) |
| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 | |
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| 8–8:45 a.m. | Registration/continental breakfast — Madren Center foyer |
| 8:45–9 a.m. | Welcome — BellSouth Auditorium |
| 9–10:30 a.m. | MBE Workshop I: Operational Finance for Business Owners — BellSouth Auditorium Marshall A. Geiger, Ph.D., CPA, CSX Chair in Management and Accounting, University of Richmond |
| 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. | MBE Workshop II: Funding Resources for Business Owners — BellSouth Auditorium Derrick K. Collins, dean, College of Business, Chicago State University |
| 12:30 –1:30 p.m. | MBEs, Corporations and the Next Generation of Our Work Students: Luncheon with Fireside Chat — Grand Ballroom Topic: Innovation Ideas — Expanding Capacity to Build Wealth Moderator: Eric Watson, president and chief executive officer, CVMSDC Gregory M. Pickett, Ph.D., senior associate dean, College of Business, Clemson University Derrick K. Collins, dean, School of Business, Chicago State University Marshall A. Geiger, Ph.D., CPA, CSX Chair in Management and Accounting, University of Richmond |
| CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 1:30–3:30 p.m. |
MBE and Corporate Matchmaking (15-minute, preregistered sessions) — Meeting rooms I, II, III and IV |
| 1:30–3:30 p.m. | The Next Generation of Our Work Workshop — BellSouth Auditorium Kenston J. Griffin, Ph.D., founder and CEO, Dream Builders Communication Phebe L. Davis, Ph.D., clinical professor of accounting, Clemson University |
| Thursday, December 7, 2017, Proterra Inc., 1 Whitlee Ct., Greenville, SC (This event is 41 Miles from Clemson Conference Center & Inn) | |
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| 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon | Proterra Supplier Event & Tour |
| This is an independent supplier event Sponsored by Proterra Inc. Sign up today to learn How to do business with Proterra Inc. | |