The WBE Corporate Partner Panel Wednesday, February 5, 2014 9:00-11:30 a.m. Hosted by: The WBE Corporate Partner Panel is a unique opportunity for women’s business enterprises (WBEs) to learn firsthand about securing business with such local corporations and entities as Ameriprise Financial, Mayo Clinic, University of Minnesota, and Xcel Energy. Learn how their supplier diversity programs can support you and how they do business with certified women business owners. Panel Speakers:  Erika Kairis, Manager, Supplier Diversity, Ameriprise Financial  Tammy Monson, Operations Manager – Contracts Administration, Supply Chain Management, Mayo Clinic  Craig Taylor, Director, Office for Business & Community Economic Development, University of Minnesota  Hector Martinez, Supplier Diversity Specialist, Xcel Energy  Kathy Brown Zerwas, President, Designer Sign Systems (WBE) – Panel Moderator When: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. Where: Office of Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP accounting firm at 2501 Wayzata Blvd, Mpls, 55405 (394 & Penn). Complimentary parking on the east side of the building or in the street: http://www.lblco.com/contact.html How to Register: The non-refundable workshop fee is $45 (includes continental breakfast). Space is limited. Please register online by 01/29/14 at http://www.wbdc.org/Events/UpcomingWorkshopsEvents.aspx . Please contact WBDC-MN at [email protected] if you do not receive an email confirmation of your registration. Questions: E-mail [email protected] or call 612.259.6584. Thank You WBDC-MN Founding Partners: Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. law firm Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP accounting firm BMO Harris Bank Thank You WBDC-MN Supplier Diversity Corporate Partners: Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Best Buy General Mills Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Knutson Construction Cargill Mayo Clinic C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Medtronic, Inc. Deluxe Corporation Minneapolis Public School District Ecolab RBC Wealth Management SUPERVALU INC. Target Corporation Thomson Reuters UnitedHealth Group University of Minnesota Xcel Energy 3M