{"id":84141,"date":"2022-08-12T07:05:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T11:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=84141"},"modified":"2022-08-11T19:04:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T23:04:08","slug":"momentum-builds-for-united-diversity-business-summit-on-september-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/momentum-builds-for-united-diversity-business-summit-on-september-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Momentum Builds for United Diversity Business Summit on September 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 12, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Response from the business community has been strong as the 2nd Annual installment of Arizona\u2019s top conference on diversity and inclusion grows closer, with several major sponsors on board and a list of expert speakers committing to the event, Thinkzilla Consulting Group announced today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/22-0812-s2p-udbsummitaz-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"United Diversity Business Summit\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/22-0812-s2p-udbsummitaz-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/22-0812-s2p-udbsummitaz-800x600-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/22-0812-s2p-udbsummitaz-800x600-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/><em>IMAGE CAPTION: United Diversity Business Summit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 2022 United Diversity Business Summit will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Center with a theme of \u201cEnhancing the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem through Diversity, Community and Innovation.\u201d It is free for attendees.<\/p>\n<p>The event\u2019s organizers have announced four new major sponsors that are helping to make this important conference a reality: Salt River Project, Blaylock Van, Country Financial and the Arizona State University Office of Economic Development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And, the lineup of quality speakers continues to grow. Speakers for the 2022 summit include: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>David Ortega, Mayor of Scottsdale<\/li>\n<li>Velma Trayham, CEO of Thinkzilla<\/li>\n<li>Jackie Johnson, Diversity Director for the City of Scottsdale<\/li>\n<li>Rob Millar, Economic Development Director for the City of Scottsdale<\/li>\n<li>Art Hamilton, founder of the Art Hamilton Group<\/li>\n<li>Danny Seiden, President and CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry<\/li>\n<li>Cloves Campbell, co-publisher of the Arizona Informant<\/li>\n<li>Eric Standifer, President and CEO of Blaylock Van<\/li>\n<li>Ashlee Atkins, President of Greater Phoenix Urban League Young Professionals (YP)<\/li>\n<li>Mark Stanton, President &amp; CEO of the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce<\/li>\n<li>Keasha Beach, Executive Director of BASE Arizona<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Registration for the event has been brisk and has increased in the past couple of weeks, so potential attendees are encouraged to register now to ensure their attendance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very excited about how the event is coming together and the compelling speakers and content we will be bringing together on September 14,\u201d Dr. Trayham said. \u201cWe are grateful to our sponsors \u2014\u00a0particularly Salt River Project, Blaylock Van, Country Financial and the ASU Office of Economic Development \u2014 for making this event possible. We are looking forward to advancing the discussion of diversity in business and creating invaluable connections for corporations and entrepreneurs in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The summit recently announced its distinguished co-chairs: Cameron Robb, Senior Development Consultant at APS; Jackie Johnson, City of Scottsdale Diversity Director; and former Arizona State Representative Art Hamilton. Presented by Thinkzilla Consulting Group and the City of Scottsdale, the Sept. 14 summit will convene diverse business leaders and entrepreneurs from across Arizona to share ideas and innovations.<\/p>\n<p>The United Diversity Business Summit will spearhead break-out sessions and training workshops covering various topics and industries with the aim of moving 100 or more companies forward and expanding fast-growing diverse small businesses across the Valley.<\/p>\n<p>The United Diversity Business Summit offers corporations and governmental entities the opportunity to reach more than 500 business owners during the event and through pre- and post-event marketing. Each year as a part of Thinkzilla Consulting Group&#8217;s &#8220;Diversity Business Awareness&#8221; aimed at increasing patronage of Inclusive Organizations, the &#8220;Diversity Business Summit &#8221; Co-Chair committee salutes and highlights the accomplishments of five diverse businesses in Scottsdale.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees will learn from more than 25 speakers on innovative approaches and best practices to improve economic diversity outcomes for organizations and entrepreneurs. This year\u2019s summit will host two tracks: Track 1 is designed for public and private companies seeking to increase diversity outcomes and Track 2 incorporates business development programs to attract and grow the minority small business community. Workshop topics will include using disruption to advance business strategy, entrepreneurship 101, supplier diversity, inclusive decision-making, recognizing and overcoming financial challenges, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Registration is now available at <a href=\"https:\/\/uniteddiversitybusinesssummit.com\/\">https:\/\/uniteddiversitybusinesssummit.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Thinkzilla Consulting Group:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ThinkZILLA is one of the country\u2019s fastest-growing DE&amp;I Consulting, digital engagement, and program management firms. Making brands more relevant, ThinkZILLA builds meaningful connections between brands and consumers. For more information on ThinkZILLA or to schedule a consultation, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thinkzillaconsulting.com\/\">https:\/\/thinkzillaconsulting.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the City of Scottsdale:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scottsdale is one of the state\u2019s leading job centers, with a diverse economy built on medical research, high-tech innovation, tourism, and corporate headquarters. Scottsdale is home to nearly 18,000 businesses supplying over 150,000 jobs. The high-tech innovation center SkySong, located just a few miles from Downtown, is designed to help companies grow through a unique partnership with nearby Arizona State University. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.choosescottsdale.com\/\">https:\/\/www.choosescottsdale.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEDIA CONTACT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nancy Davis<\/p>\n<p>Thinkzilla Consulting Group<\/p>\n<p>Info @ thinkzillaconsulting.com<\/p>\n<p>Phone Number: 480-572-1838<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 12, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Response from the business community has been strong as the 2nd Annual installment of Arizona&#8217;s top conference on diversity and inclusion grows closer, with several major sponsors on board and a list of expert speakers committing to the event, Thinkzilla Consulting Group announced today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9017,"featured_media":84134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[125,236,12804,13632,1,197],"tags":[16495],"class_list":["post-84141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arizona-news","category-african-american-interest-news","category-ap","category-black-owned-business","category-business-news","category-event-news","tag-united-diversity-business-summit","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":3371,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9017"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}