MMTC's 11th Annual Access to Capital & Telecom Policy Conference

11th Annual Access to Capital & Telecom Policy Conference

Minority Media and Telecommunications Council
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 9th and 10th, 2013
Washington, DC

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

10:00 - 12:00 pm New Telecom & Internet Policy Taskforce Meeting (Members & Staff Only)
12:15 - 1:45 pm Congressional Luncheon
2:00 - 3:00 pm Wealth Gap Roundtable: Bridging the Wealth Gap Through Innovation, Education, and Entrepreneurship
3:15 - 3:45 pm Special Presentation: An MWBE Agenda for the FCC - 2013-2016
3:45 - 5:00 pm Civil Rights Roundtable: How the Nation's Civil Rights Organizations Can Win the Restoration of Minority Media and Telecom Ownership
5:30 - 8:30 pm Awards Reception: Celebrating MMTC's Success in Advancing Minority Entrepreneurship

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

8:00 - 9:30 am FCC Commissioners' Breakfast
9:30 - 10:30 am Getting in the Game: How Spectrum Auctions and the IP Transition are Keys to Minority Opportunity
10:45 - 11:45 am 50 Years of Successful Entrepreneurship: Case Studies Featuring Men and Women Who Succeeded
12:00 - 1:45 pm Access to Capital and MMTC Hall of Fame Awards Luncheon
2:00 - 3:00 pm Minority-Owned Channels Share Their Successes in a Multi-Platform World
3:00 - 4:00 pm Spurring Innovation: Shortcuts for Tech Entrepreneurs Who Want to Turn an Idea into a Business
4:00 - 5:00 pm Supplier Diversity Networking Reception and Procurement Forum
5:00 pm Adjournment

Bonus: Thursday, July 11, 2013 - FCC's Angel Investors Forum

9am - 12 noon*
Presented by the FCC's Office of Communications Business Opportunities (OCBO) at the FCC
*Panels followed by one-on-one sessions