Join us on February 28, 2008, for our Fifth Annual Conference that brings Atlanta's Top Business Women together with the City of Atlanta decision makers as well a major companies currently doing business with the city. We have expanded our platform to include not only women interested in doing business with the City of Atlanta, but those whose interest is to do Business in the City of Atlanta. This exciting new event will bring together more than 300 business women and entrepreneurs!

A Day Filled With:

• NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES CONNECTING YOU WITH PRIME
CONTRACTORS, CITY OFFICIALS, MAJOR CORPORATIONS, AND
BUSINESS WOMEN AND ENTREPRENEURS.

• INFORMATIVE WORKSHOPS INCLUDING; CITY PROCUREMENT PROCESS,
LEGAL ASPECTS OF CITY CONTRACTS, FINANCE RISK MANAGEMENT,
BONDING, AND INSURANCE, GENERAL BUSINESS FINANCE, MARKETING,
LEGAL, AND BEST PRACTICES.

• PLENARY SESSION, LUNCHEON, RECEPTION AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS.
Keynote Speakers
Mayor Shirley Franklin
Maryam Alavi, Vice-Dean Goizueta Business School

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Conference Workshops

7:00a.m. - 8:00a.m.	VENDOR REGISTRATION AND SET UP
7:30a.m. - 8:30a.m.	EVENT REGISTRATION
8:30a.m. - 9:15a.m.	PLENARY SESSION - LEADERSHIP - Vice-Dean Maryam Alavi, Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Anne Cramer Room (2nd Floor)

	Paul Duke Room (50 max) 1st Floor	Board Room (30 max) 1st Floor	Mark C. Pope Rm. (50 max) 1st Floor	Theater (104 max) 2nd Floor	Anne Cramer Rm. (100 max) 2nd Floor	Livingston Rm. (35 max) 2nd Floor
9:30a.m. - 10:15a.m.	Caroline Tanner, Esq. Holland & Knight	Office of Contract Compliance	Len Rothman		Procurement 101	How To Start Your Own Business
	Protecting Your Tradesecrets	City of Atlanta	Business Strategies to Increase Customers, Revenues And Profits		Department of Procurement	Women's Economic Development Agency
10:30a.m. - 11:15a.m.	Susan Edlein, Esq. Holland & Knight	Office of Contract Compliance	Tonia East Pala Communication	Vernell Mosley and Wilma Simons	Procurement 201 (NEW!)	Finance/Risk Management
	The Nuts And Bolts Of A Commercial Lease	City of Atlanta	Business Communication 101	Creating The Right Image & Strategic Marketing For Your Business	Department of Procurement	COA Department of Finance
11:30a.m. - 12:15p.m.	Toni Castel, Esq. Georgia Association for Women Lawyers	Legal Aspects of Purchasing	Chloe Taylor Brown Total Image Enhancement			How To Start Your Own Business
	Verifying Your Workers' Employment Authorization: The New Rules	City of Atlanta Law Department	Perfecting Your AUTHENTIC Image			Women's Economic Development Agency

11:30a.m. - 12:15p.m.	VIP RECEPTION - INVITATION ONLY - CHILDS YOUNG ROOM - 1st Floor
12:30p.m. - 1:45p.m.	AWARDS LUNCHEON WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Honorable Shirley Franklin, Mayor, City of Atlanta

	Paul Duke Room (50 max) 1st Floor	Board Room (30 max) 1st Floor	Mark C. Pope Rm. (50 max) 1st Floor	Theater (104 max) 2nd Floor	Anne Cramer Rm. (100 max) 2nd Floor	Livingston Rm. (35 max) 2nd Floor
2:00p. m. - 2:45p.m.	Ruth Woodling, Esq Georgia Association for Women Lawyers	Donna Curran, Susan Jones, and Karen Webb of BB&T	Dorothy Pritchett Georgia Association for Women Lawyers	Heather Fatzinger - Full Circle Communications Cocoa Dunston - Ademolition Kieuanh Tran - Q Solutions	Upcoming Project Opportunties Hartsfield Jackson International Airport	Becoming Certified As A Woman-Owned Business
	Six Ways To Avoid Employer Liability Regardless Of Size	Mortgage Market Update	Sales Talk With A Pink Accent (Unique Marketing Opportunities for Women)	Panel Discussion: The Ins and Outs of Doing Business With The City	Department of Aviation	Georgia Women's Business Council
3:00p.m. - 3:45p.m.	Irma Espino, Esq. Georgia Association For Women Lawyers	Aleesha Benjamin, Mervis Samuels and Montrice Robinson of BB&T	Chloe Taylor Brown Total Image Enhancement	Diane Powell Larche Larche Communications	Upcoming Project Opportunities and Small Business Development Prog.	Becoming Certified As A Woman-Owned Business
	Alternative Billing Practices: Taking Your Business Beyond The Billable Hour	Financing Your Small Business	Living Your Life By Design	Promoting Your Business	Department of Watershed Management	Georgia Women's Business Council

3:45p.m. - 5:00p.m.

NETWORKING RECEPTION

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