Supply Chain Resilience through Diversification and Innovation

Supply chain resilience helps businesses survive and thrive in the face of disruptions and changing market conditions. Much like a financial portfolio, supplier diversification plays an important role towards building that resilience, while delivering on innovative solutions to further improve an organization's productivity and reduce risk.  

Learn about a common strategic approach to diversifying your supply chain by-way of contracting with minority-owned businesses who can provide a unique response to the goods and services demands in your organization, meeting your needs while bringing up local economies and communities. Become familiar with a practical approach for ensuring diverse suppliers have an equal shot at bids while delivering and/or exceeding end user expectations. Learn more about the non-profits which help to develop and certify diverse suppliers in order to find credible sources efficiently and effectively.

Presenters:

Kathy Cheng, President, Redwood Classics Apparel

Cassandra Dorrington, CEO and President, Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC)

Lisa Morris, Vice President of Integrated Marketing, Policy, and Strategic Engagement, NMSDC

Nadine Shah, Global Sr. Procurement Manager, CBRE

Oliver Turman, Director, Global Supplier Engagement, CBRE