Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young, Mayor's Office of Small, Minority and Women Business & Mid-Atlantic Region Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Advanced Manufacturing Center – Baltimore will host the 2019 Minority Enterprise Development (MED) / Supplier Diversity and Inclusion (SDI) Week on Monday, October 7 through Friday, October 11, 2019. The theme of the week is Inform, Instruct, Inspire. This week was created to raise awareness about the critical role minority and women-owned businesses play in Baltimore at a time when they need support the most and offer business owners an opportunity to network and learn about new trends in the industry.

Below is the 2019 MED / SDI Week Schedule of Events:

• Monday, October 7th – Press Announcement – Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young proclaims Minority Enterprises Development / Supplier Diversity and Inclusion Week (Invitation Only)

• Tuesday, October 8th – Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Site Tours (Invitation Only)

• Thursday, October 10th – Minority Manufacturing Symposium hosted by Mid-Atlantic Region MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center – Baltimore and Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland

• Friday, October 11th – Federal Procurement Fair – Connecting Businesses to Opportunities hosted by U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin and Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young . To view a list of participating exhibitors, click here. To view the workshop schedule, click here.