Dear Valued 2nd Annual ACCESSC Summit Attendee,
Thank you once again, for taking the time out of your day to attend the 2nd Annual ACCESSC Business Summit event last week. I hope it was an opportunity to learn more about pathways to successfully do business with USC in the future, engage resources available to strengthen your business, and that you made useful connections throughout our Trojan Family network.
I had the great pleasure to meet and speak with many of you and learn more about your firms. Our next steps include ensuring that you are placed within the appropriate talent pools for future outreach regarding upcoming department supplier fairs, pre-qualifying RFQs, or resourcing opportunities. You will hear more from us based upon the information we collected from your registration.
Please let us know how we can continue to support and broaden business opportunities and connection with USC by taking our survey: ACCESSC 2024 SURVEY. We look forward to connecting again with you soon and wish your business every success!
Photos from our memorable day together are available HERE.
ACCESSC Summit, Thursday March 7, 2024
9am -1:30pm
Topic
Welcome to the 2nd Annual ACCESSC Summit
Expanding Access & Opportunity: A USC Priority
Our Community Partnerships Vision
Updates: “Paving Pathways for Success”
Speaker
Samuel Garrison, SVP Univeristy Relations
Stacy Roberts Giwa, VP Culture, Ethics and Compliance, Chief Compliance Officer
Effie Turnbull Sanders, VP Civic Engagement & Economic Partnerships
Dr. Michèle G. Turner, AVP Business Opportunity
Dion Jackson, Program Director, Center for Economic Development
Break
Fireside Chat: “Successes, Challenges, and Pivots on the Pathway to Improve Business Access at USC
(Moderated small business panel w/ Greg Dulan, owner Dulan’s on Crenshaw; Shoneji Robison, co-owner, Southern Girls Desserts; Josephina Acosta, owner, MX3030; Vaughn Williams, SoCal Gas/SCMSDC/LA LGBTQ Chamber; Darrel Sauceda, Chairman, LA Latino Chamber and Chairman of the Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board; Angela Gibson-Shaw, President, Greater Los Angeles African Amercian Chamber and Chair of the Los Angeles County Small Business Commission)
Introducing the Southern California Entrepreneur Ecosystem Partnership (SCEE)
Break
Kimberly Kelly-Rolfe, Director, SVBC/Covered California
Business Growth Workshop:
- SCEE Business Success Roadmap (Ballroom A,B)
Contract-Ready “Meet & Greets:
- Construction Related Firms (Ballroom C)
- Non-Construction Firms (Ballroom D)
Closing Remarks
Maria Romero-Morales, Assistant Chief Diversity Officer for Communication, Community and Student Engagement
Resource Partner Networking w boxed lunch (may include): (Ballroom A,B,C,D)
—Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council
—Greater Los Angles African American Chamber of Commerce
—Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce
—LA South Chamber of Commerce
—Boyle Heights Chamber of Commerce
—Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce
—El Sereno Chamber of Commerce
—Small Business Majority
—USC Credit Union
—PACE Business Development Center
—SBA, LA District Office
—Vermont Slauson Economic Development Center
—Covered Community/Southern California Virtual Business Center
—Compete4LA
—Pacific Coast Regional Small Business Development Center
—SoCal Gas
—San Gabriel Valley Water Company
—LA County Dept. of Economic Opportunity
—JPMorgan Chase
—Lendistry
— USC Bridges to Business
— USC Trojan Shop Local
—USC Good Neighbors Program
Download the full agenda here.
ACCESSC Summit, Thursday March 7, 2024
9am -1:30pm
Topic
Welcome to the 2nd Annual ACCESSC Summit
Expanding Access & Opportunity: A USC Priority
Our Community Partnerships Vision
Updates: “Paving Pathways for Success”
Speaker
Samuel Garrison, SVP Univeristy Relations
Stacy Roberts Giwa, VP Culture, Ethics and Compliance, Chief Compliance Officer
Effie Turnbull Sanders, VP Civic Engagement & Economic Partnerships
Dr. Michèle G. Turner, AVP Business Opportunity
Dion Jackson, Program Director, Center for Economic Development
Break
Fireside Chat: “Successes, Challenges, and Pivots on the Pathway to Improve Business Access at USC
(Moderated small business panel w/ Greg Dulan, owner Dulan’s on Crenshaw; Shoneji Robison, co-owner, Southern Girls Desserts; Josephina Acosta, owner, MX3030; Vaughn Williams, SoCal Gas/SCMSDC/LA LGBTQ Chamber; Darrel Sauceda, Chairman, LA Latino Chamber and Chairman of the Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board; Angela Gibson-Shaw, President, Greater Los Angeles African Amercian Chamber and Chair of the Los Angeles County Small Business Commission)
Introducing the Southern California Entrepreneur Ecosystem Partnership (SCEE)
Break
Kimberly Kelly-Rolfe, Director, SVBC/Covered California
Business Growth Workshop:
- SCEE Business Success Roadmap (Ballroom A,B)
Contract-Ready “Meet & Greets:
- Construction Related Firms (Ballroom C)
- Non-Construction Firms (Ballroom D)
Closing Remarks
Maria Romero-Morales, Assistant Chief Diversity Officer for Communication, Community and Student Engagement
Resource Partner Networking w boxed lunch (may include): (Ballroom A,B,C,D)
—Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council
—Greater Los Angles African American Chamber of Commerce
—Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce
—LA South Chamber of Commerce
—Boyle Heights Chamber of Commerce
—Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce
—El Sereno Chamber of Commerce
—Small Business Majority
—USC Credit Union
—PACE Business Development Center
—SBA, LA District Office
—Vermont Slauson Economic Development Center
—Covered Community/Southern California Virtual Business Center
—Compete4LA
—Pacific Coast Regional Small Business Development Center
—SoCal Gas
—San Gabriel Valley Water Company
—LA County Dept. of Economic Opportunity
—JPMorgan Chase
—Lendistry
— USC Bridges to Business
— USC Trojan Shop Local
—USC Good Neighbors Program
Download the full agenda here.