Local business women will have an opportunity to network with business leaders from throughout the nation when the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) meets nearby in Philadelphia June 23-25.
More than 3,000 decision makers from the nation’s leading corporations, government entities and women’s business enterprises will gather to generate business and stimulate economic growth during the 2014 WBENC National Conference and Business Fair (NC&BF).
The theme for the event is “Join Forces. Succeed Together.” Organizers anticipate the 15th NC&BF will be the largest and most prestigious gathering of corporate and government buyers and women’s business suppliers in the nation. There will be three days of nationally acclaimed speakers, executive workshops and vital networking opportunities, as well as 300 exhibitors at a business fair.
“WBENC empowers women’s businesses to grow and succeed,” said Pamela Prince-Eason, president and chief executive officer of the WBENC. “Our national conference and business fair delivers on that goal with unparalleled access to key decision makers and business-building skills.”
The event will be hosted by the Philadelphia-based Women’s Business Enterprise Council of Pennsylvania, Delaware and Southern New Jersey at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and the Philadelphia Marriott.
“As a first-time host council for the conference, we’re excited to highlight our beautiful city to the thousands of women business owners attending,” said Geri Swift, local chapter president.
Event workshops will focus on what WBEs need to know to enhance their positions as suppliers, how to hone skills that are sought-after by their clients, leverage existing expertise for greater growth, and build their capacity to meet the increasingly sophisticated needs of major corporations and government entities.
Attendees will also hear from national decision makers who have driven measurable results in corporate-WBE partnerships. The 2014 corporate co-chairs are Ernst & Young and Bristol-Myers Squibb; and the WBE co-chairs are Philadelphia-based Arbill and New Jersey-based IPAK.
The conference is open to everyone. Registration and sponsorship information is here: http://conf.wbenc.org
