Past Events

The 2018 Vendor Fair is a collaborative effort by the members of the Government Procurement Compliance (GPC) Forum to give our regional businesses as many resources and networking opportunities as possible.

Join Metra as they recognize and honor prime contractors, subcontractors, assist agencies and staff members that have provided exceptional service and promote diversity and inclusion.

The WBDC Connect & Celebrate: Chicago Conference is the annual gathering of our local and regional women business owners and corporate, government, and community partners for a day of learning, connecting, and celebrating our award winners.

This event is being held in celebration of National Veterans Small Business Week and in recognition of Veteran’s Day. The day begins with coffee, networking, resource tables, boot camp style trainings: “How to Start Your Business” and “How to Prep for a Job Opportunity”, and much more.

The NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Exchange is the nation’s premier forum on minority supplier development. For four days, more than 6,000 corporate CEOs, procurement executives and supplier diversity professionals from the top multinational companies, as well as leading Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American business owners and international organizations will convene in Austin, Texas at the Austin Convention Center to re-energize their collective efforts to Certify > Develop > Connect > and Advocate for solid minority firms in the global corporate supply chain.

The Chicago Urban League’s 57th Annual Golden Fellowship Dinner is the organization’s largest yearly fundraiser. Maze featuring Frankie Beverly will be the headline entertainment along with National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial serving as keynote speaker.

The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo is presented by the [...]