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CONNECTIONS                                            HARD HAT CONSTRUCTION EXPO
                                                        Ÿ More than 700 Attendees consisting of major
Ÿ CONSTRUCTION PLAN ROOM
    Ÿ 6349 Plans harvested by the Council for               contractors, owners, facility managers,
        dissemination to MBEs (including 4117               subcontractors and certified MBEs
        digitized plans)                                Ÿ 83 Exhibitors (43 Buying Entities)
    Ÿ 23 Hosted On-Site and Off-Site Construction       Ÿ 25 Roundtables with 200 participants
        Forums
    Ÿ 1 of 4 full-service, authorized Public Plan       ACCESS 2016 BUSINESS EXPO
        Rooms in North Texas open to the public         Ÿ 1500+ Attendees including 755 luncheon

FORT WORTH CONNECTION EVENTS                                participants
    Ÿ Oncor hosted event w/buyers                       Ÿ 160 One-on-One Sessions between 14 buyers from
    Ÿ Fort Worth “ISD” Day
                                                            14 Buying Entity Partners
DALLAS “ISD” DAY                                        Ÿ Roundtables held with 807 MBE participants hosted
    Ÿ More than 300 Attendees
    Ÿ 18 North Texas Independent School Districts           by 54 buyers
    Ÿ DISD Certification Academy - 60 attendees
                                                        QUARTERLY BUYERS’ APPRECIATION
INDUSTRY GROUP CONNECTIONS                              LUNCHEONS
    Ÿ Over 300 MBEs attended Industry Group             Ÿ 185 Average Attendance
        Sessions over the year                          Ÿ Presentation Topics
    Ÿ Professional Services Sessions - Speed
        Networking, NTTA & Southwest Packaging               w Economic Outlook for North Texas
    Ÿ IT Sessions with PepsiCo and DFW                       w Future Grid - How Electric Power for
        International Airport
    Ÿ HealthCare Session on Overtime for                         Communities Is Changing
        Professional Employees                               w Strategic Imperatives Update
    Ÿ Marketing Planning Session                             w MBE Innovation Showcase
                                                        Ÿ BUY THOSE THAT BUY USTM Building Capacity
MBEIC SESSIONS                                              Scholarship Awards
    Ÿ MBE 2 MBE Mixer
    Ÿ Joint Session with the Supplier Diversity         EXPO SUPPORT & ATTENDANCE
        Professional Working Group                           Ÿ HMSDC Business Expo in Houston, TX
                                                             Ÿ Southern Region MSDC Gateway Expo in New
OTHER CONNECTING OPPORTUNITIES                                   Orleans, LA
    Ÿ Inclusive Supply Chain Working Group -                 Ÿ Southwest MSDC Business Expo in San
        Emerging Trend Series                                    Antonio,TX
         Ÿ SMART/Resilient Cities                            Ÿ 3 meetings with HUB coordinators in Austin
         Ÿ Internet of Things (IoT)                          Ÿ US Pan Asian Business Expo
    Ÿ Ericsson Diversity Matchmaking Event                   Ÿ Toyota Power of Exchange in Frisco TX
    Ÿ DCCCD Cooperative Agreement Program                    Ÿ MED Week Presentations in Chicago IL
    Ÿ City of Arlington Meet & Greet
                                                       E AWARDS
RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE
                                                            Ÿ 13 MEGA Awards Recognized (Deals worth over $25
  BUY THOSE THAT BUY USTM                                       million annually)
       Ÿ 37 Buying Entities completed scorecards
       Ÿ 11 Best Practices plus 1 Honorable Mention         Ÿ AT&T recognized as Corporation of the Year
           recognized and published                         Ÿ DFW International Airport named Public Sector
       Ÿ $3.1 billion in minority spend reported with
           D/FW MSDC certified suppliers                        Agency of the Year
       Ÿ $11.2 billion in minority spend with NMSDC         Ÿ UNT System named Emerging Buying Entity of the
           certified MBEs
                                                                Year
                                                            Ÿ A total of 12 E Awards presented to Advocates, a

                                                                Buyer , MBE Suppliers and Buying Entities
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