WBENC National Conference 2023 | Women's Business Enterprise National Council | 20 March 2023 | Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, 2800 Opryland Dr, Nashville, TN 37214, USA

The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) provides the most relied upon certification for women-owned businesses and the tools to help them succeed.

Each year, our dynamic and diverse network comes together to fuel opportunities for women entrepreneurs. The WBENC National Conference is the largest event of its kind for women business owners, welcoming thousands of women entrepreneurs and corporate executives ready to make connections and do business.

2023 Speakers

Sharon Black
Robert Half

Bofta Yimam
Emmy® & Edward R. Murrow Award-Winning Journalist, CEO, StoryLede

Jérémie Papin
Senior Vice President, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Chairperson, Nissan Americas, Nissan

Candice Sams
Senior Manager Supplier Diversity, Tractor Supply Company

Diana Pon
Senior Director, Macy's, Inc.

James Fougere
Sr Human Resources Director - DEI, The Home Depot

Monica Lightfoot
Senior Director, Ulta and Beauty Partnerships, Target

Anne Aristeo Martinelli
Chief Strategy Officer, Aristeo Construction

Brooke Reilly
VP and Chief Procurement Officer, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Cindy Castellano
Sr. Vice President, PentaRisk Insurance Services, an Acrisure Agency Partner

Leviticous “Vic” Cleveland
Manager, Supplier Diversity, CenterPoint Energy

Phil Seidler
Senior Vice President Supply Chain, Vistra Corp

Rivers Frederick
Manager, Supplier Diversity & Development, Entergy

William Dickerson
Sr. Procurement Manager, Southern California Edison

Emily Mattes
Vice President, Business Banking, First Women’s Bank

Lauren Sparks
CEO & Founder, Agility Bank

Rohit Mathur
Co-founder, Head, Citi

Brandy Newhof
Senior Director, Global Treasury, Walmart Inc.

Allison Maslan
CEO, Pinnacle Global Network

Anouck Gotlib
CEO, Belgian Boys

Jemima Schoenberg
Strategic Sourcing Leader, Target Corporation

Jesse Williams
Supplier Diversity Lead, Target

Keyaira Miller
Merchandising Vendor Development Lead, Target

Nicole Glenn
CEO & Founder, Candor Expedite, Inc

Sara Nickovich
Director Supplier Inclusion & Diversity and Sustainability, Bayer

Luis J Concepcion (CPSM, CPSD)
Global Procurement Category Manager for Facility, Construction and Maintenance Services, DuPont

Maria Prince
ESG Leader, Global Procurement, Dupont

Kendra Bracken-Ferguson
Founder & CEO, BrainTrust

Mark L. Sirower
Principal | M&A and Restructuring Services, Deloitte

Ranjini Poddar
CEO & Founder, Artech

Allison Maslan
CEO, Pinnacle Global Network

Aireka Saint-Louis
Director of Strategic Accounts, Johnson & Johnson MedTech Companies

Michelle Braun
VP, Global Indirect Sourcing & Operations, Merck

Niesha Foster
Vice President, Product Access, Global Health ＆ Social Impact, Pfizer Inc.

Samantha Smith
Engineering Director, Sustainable Development Center, Medtronic

Darci Sinclair
Manager, Communications and Brand, Shell USA

Stephanie Beveridge
General Manager, Strategy & Performance Americas E&P, Chevron

Danielle Davis
Vice President, Southwest Segment Lead, J.P. Morgan

Kimberly Evans
Vice President National Manager Partnerships, Sales & Strategy, J.P. Morgan

LaToshia Norwood
CEO & Managing Partner, L’Renee & Associates

Mozianio S. Reliford, III (“Trey”)
Shareholder, Polsinelli PC

Brandy Newhof
Senior Director, Global Treasury, Walmart Inc.

Marc Winston
Senior Manager II Supplier Inclusion, Walmart Inc.

Sherry-Lee Singh
Senior Director II, Supplier Diversity - Sourcing, Walmart Inc

Jeffrey Ostrander
US Operations Supply Chain Manager, SLB

Lynn Buckley
Supplier Diversity & Business Development Sourcing Leader, Baker Hughes

Nikita Rhodes
VP, Diversity & Inclusion, Penske Transportation Solutions

Stacia Naymick
Procurement Manager – Unconventional, ExxonMobil

Terence Baptiste
Supplier Diversity Manager, Chevron

Wade Clerkin
Director of 3rd Party Contracts, Shell

Christine Garramone, CPSM, C.P.M.
General Manager – Purchasing Supplier Development - Powertrain, Toyota

Kristen Massey
Commodity Manager, Adient

Allen Thomas
Region IV Administrator, Small Business Administration

2023 Sponsors

CO-CHAIRS SPONSORS:
• ActOne Group
• Ampcus
• Bristol Myers Squibb
• CSS
• Dupont
• EY
• MDavis
• Nissan

DIAMOND SPONSORS:
• Accenture
• ALom
• Amazon
• Beam Suntory
• Bp
• The Human Energy Company
• Ford
• GM
• Google
• The Home Depot
• Honda
• JPMorgan Chase & Co
• Kolar
• Organon
• Pepsico
• Pinnacle Group
• Pinnacle Global Network
• Shell
• Softpath System
• Target
• TMobile
• Truist
• Ups
• Walmart
• Wells Fargo

RUBY SPONSORS:
• Akorbi
• Allstate
• Bettaway
• Broadleaf
• Capital One
• CocaCola
• Cooper Smith
• Creative Resources
• ExxonMobil
• Gilead
• GSK
• The Home Depot
• Hunter International
• ICON
• InfoMart
• Jack Cooper
• Johnson&Johnson
• Knock
• Macys
• Marriott International
• Merck
• NGLCC
• Power&Tel
• Primus
• Strategic Staffing Solutions
• TransPak
• USPAACC
• WiPP
• WPO

EMERALD SPONSORS:
• AARP
• Arbill
• Bank of America
• BASF
• Bayer
• Bishop Wisecarver
• BMW
• Caesars Entertainment
• CBRE
• Centene Corporation
• Computer Care
• Corteva
• Crawford Group
• CVS Health
• Dell Technologies
• Delta
• The Dessert Ladies
• Diverse & Engaged
• Gojo
• Highroad Press
• Hilton
• Hired by Matrix
• IBEX
• Intandem
• LEO
• Liberty Mutual Insurance
• MGM Resorts International
• Millenium Group
• Nationwide
• Once Upon an RFP
• P&G
• Raytheon Technologies
• Robert Half
• Rose International
• Southern California Edison
• Stellantis
• Toyota
• TTA
• Tri International
• UnitedHealth Group
• Verizon
• Workspend

SAPPHIRE SPONSORS:
• Abbott
• American Family Insurance
• AT&T
• Charter Communications
• Cummins
• Cushman & Wakefield
• Dexcom
• Dick's Sporting Goods
• Dollar General
• DTE
• Fifth Third Bank
• IBM
• Mass Mutual
• NI Source
• PG&E
• Pfizer
• Quanta
• Synchrony
• Tractor Supply Co
• Vistra
• Walgreens

OPAL SPONSORS:
• Abbvie
• American Express
• Aon
• Avis Budget Group
• Caterpillar
• CenterPoint Energy
• Cigna
• COX
• Entergy
• United States Federal Reserve System
• FedEx
• GoldmanSachs
• Kellogg's
• KMPG
• Kroger
• Lowe's Supplier Diversity
• McKinsey & Company
• ODP Corporation
• Paramount
• Penn Entertainment
• Pitney Bowes
• RBC
• Staples
• Sysco
• TJX
• Trane Technologies
• United
• VS&Co
• Vizient

MEDIA SPONSORS:
• BEQ Pride
• Diversity Professional
• Professional Woman's Magazine
• Enterprising Women
• MBE
• We USA