Taking place Wednesday, August 10 (9-11 a.m. CT) at TPC Southwind in Memphis (Tenn.), the summit is being hosted by the procurement work group for Make Golf Your Thing, and being staged in conjunction with the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the kickoff event of the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup Playoffs.
Invite your network to sign up for the event by sharing this link:https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/7f414766dad34fbb92d0e2d65b311f8e
The (free) educational event will provide diverse-owned businesses with insight on how to become a supplier within golf’s annual $84 billion industry. Experts from golf’s leading organizations will:
- highlight keys to successful vendor partnerships within the industry
- outline initiatives on supplier diversity policy statements, and,
- provide tutorials on how to register for the industry’s diverse supplier database, VRAConnect.org.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Curtis Mattingly (Diverse Industry Supplier: Owner, BCM Solutions Security)
- Troy Watson (Diverse Industry Supplier: Co-founder, ServiceMaster Facilities Maintenance)
- Sandy Cross (Chief People Officer, PGA of America)
- Karen Davidson (Senior Vice President, Tournament Operations, PGA TOUR)
- Mike Ketterman (Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships, National Golf Course Owners Association)
- Kathy Milthorpe (Chief Financial Officer, LPGA)
- Gina Rizzi (President, Radius Sports Group)
