The Minority and Women-Owned Business Roundtable

NYS Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, & Asian Caucus
Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Roundtable
presents "Are MWBEs and Small Businesses Threatened Under the Trump Administration?" at the
46th Annual Legislative Conference
February 17-19, 2017
Albany, NY The Minority and Women-Owned Business Roundtable
will be held on
Saturday, February 18, 9:15-10:30,
Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room C
This workshop will discuss the anticipated challenges that MWBEs and small businesses will potentially face under a Trump administration. Panelists will provide a robust discussion about the issues on the city, state, and federal levels. You will get a chance to discuss this issue with experts who have perspectives from multiple angles. Sponsors: Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte, Chair, Subcommittee on the Oversight of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises Assemblymember Crystal People-Stokes, Chair, Government Operations Committee Speakers: State Senator James Sanders, Jr., 10th Senatorial District, Queens, Chair, Senate MWBE Task Force, Ranking Member, Banks Committee, and the Civil Service and Pensions Committee Seth Bryant, Managing Partner, Bryant Rabbino, LLC Moderator: State Senator Kevin Parker, 21State Senatorial District, Brooklyn, Ranking Member, Energy and Telecommunications Committee, and the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee Panelists: Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, 9th Congressional District, Brooklyn, Chair, Small Business Committee Alphonso David, Esq., Counsel to Governor Cuomo, Office of the Governor, New York State Jonnel Doris, Senior Advisor and Director, Mayor's Office for Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises, New York City Samuel Pierre, Certified MWBE, SMP Global Consultants Janique Curry, MWBE Compliance Officer, Erie County Medical Center