Is your company facing complex supply chain challenges? Is connecting with minority-owned businesses a strategic goal for your firm in 2016?
Well, you are in luck.
In early June, a wide range of Fortune 500 Procurement Officers will assemble and participate in an exciting discussion about global trends and challenges facing the business procurement business community.
Important topics will include:
Supplier Diversity
Business Development
Supply Chain Management and Support
Innovation
You won’t want to miss the 2016 Chief Procurement Officers’ Forum.
What: CelebrAsian Conference
When: June 1, 2016 at 12:30pm
Where: Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA
Who: CelebrAsian – Connecting Fortune corporations and governments with Asian American and minority businesses to pursue contracting relationships.
It’s official. Korea’s Small and Medium Business Administration Administrator Young-Sup Joo will give remarks at ICSB 2016.
After the Korean War, the Republic of Korea (also known as South Korea) was one of the poorest countries in the world. Today, South Korea is the 13th largest economy in the world. In 2014, it was the world’s fifth largest exporter.
Administrator Young-Sup Joo
Korea made that dramatic change by focusing on development of overseas markets by large enterprises. But today, Korea’s Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA) is working to build the country’s small and medium enterprises. Those SMEs now make up 99% of Korea’s corporations and employ 88% of its people.
“The new focus is on the promotion of global SMEs as the pillar of the economy,” says Dr. Young-Sup Joo, Korea’s SMBA Adminstrator. “We expect our initiatives to provide a climate that fosters global small giants as a measure to maximize efficiency and create job opportunities at home and abroad.”
Dr. Joo was previously the President and CEO of Bontech (Hyundai Motor Group). Dr. Joo holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering, an M.S. in production engineering, and a PhD in industrial engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
About ICSB 2016
Founded in 1955, the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) was the first international membership organization to promote the growth and development of small businesses worldwide. The organization brings together educators, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners from around the world to share knowledge and expertise in their respective fields. Each year, ICSB members and affiliates come together to discuss relevant issues and share information at conferences all around the world.
This year, the ICSB World Conference will take place at multiple locations in New York and New Jersey. We will start at NYU on June 15. On June 16, we will be at the United Nations, and then at the Stevens Institute of Technology on June 17 and 18. Registration is open to the public, but limited and expected to sell out. ICSB 2016 will focus on the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in advancing the UN New Sustainable Development Goals.
For more information about the conference, or to secure your seat, please click here or visit the ICSB’s website at http://ICSB.org/.
It’s official. Ambassador Oh Joon is slated to speak at the 61st ICSB World Conference to be held form June 15th – 18th, 2016.
Ambassador Oh Joon is the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations in New York.
Currently, his excellency is serving as the President of the Economic and Social Council. Ambassador Joon also serves as the President of the Conference of States’ Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Previously, Ambassador Joon served as President of the Security Council from 2013-2014.
In his positions, Ambassador Joon has been an active leader on behalf of the United Nations on a variety of important issues involving relations between North Korea and it’s neighbors South Korea, China, and Russia. Most recently, Ambassador Joon spoke out about the need for governments to work together to realize and mitigate disasters caused by climate change and El Nino.
Global policymakers must act urgently. El Niño is jeopardizing, and even reversing, the gains made in development. Our immediate priority must be to reduce the impact of the El Niño phenomenon on key development sectors and to put countries back on a path to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). By reducing the impact of extreme weather conditions, we can help countries achieve these goals. – Ambassador Oh Joon, May 11, 2016
Founded in 1955, the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) was the first international membership organization to promote the growth and development of small businesses worldwide. The organization brings together educators, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners from around the world to share knowledge and expertise in their respective fields. Each year, ICSB members and affiliates come together to discuss relevant issues and share information at conferences all around the world.
This year, ICSB World Conference will take place at multiple locations in New York and New Jersey. We will start at NYU on June 15th and then on June 16th at the United Nations to be followed at Stevens Institute of Technology on June 17th and 18th. Registration is open to the public, but limited and expected to sell out. ICSB 2016 will focus on the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in advancing the UN New Sustainable Development Goals.
For more information about the conference, or to secure your seat, please click here or visit the ICSB’s website at http://ICSB.org.
The ICSB is a supporting co-sponsor of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) signature event, the National Small Business Week, which will take place between May 1-6, 2016.
Every year, since 1963, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week, which recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners.
As part of National Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration takes the opportunity to highlight the impact of outstanding entrepreneurs, small business owners, and others from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Every day, they’re working to grow small businesses, create 21st century jobs, drive innovation, and increase America’s global competitiveness.
During this week, the SBA will highlight the successes of small business owners and provide educational workshops for entrepreneurs thinking about start or growing a business. This year’s theme will be “Dream Big, Start Small.”
The SBA will be organizing events in 5 different cities between these dates. #DreamSmallBiz.
