September 30 - October 3 | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles
Airport Marriott
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Be sure to join us on September 30 - October 3 for the US Business Leadership
Network's 16th Annual Conference in exciting Los Angeles, California at the
Los Angeles Airport Marriott. The 2013 USBLN® Annual Conference &
Expo is the preeminent national business to business event that focuses on
disability inclusion in the workplace, marketplace, and supply chain.
This conference brings corporate, government, disability-owned businesses
and BLN affiliates together to create workplaces, marketplaces, and supply
chains where people with disabilities are fully included as professionals,
customers and entrepreneurs.
With cutting-edge educational sessions, enhanced networking, exciting interactive
programming plus high-profile speakers, you will gain actionable knowledge
to build a business case for your disability inclusion initiatives and develop
robust strategies that align with your organization's goals to create culturally
competent workplaces. |
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Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodations
Please note that during our online registration process, we have a questionnaire
with "mandatory" questions to help our organizers best meet the needs of
each of our attendees. During registration, we invite you to list your meeting
accommodation requests, accessibility needs and any equipment used we should
be aware of in order to make your experience more comfortable. In addition,
we also ask about special dietary accommodation requests and other questions
of this nature to help us prepare for the conference.
The 2013 USBLN® 16th Annual Conference & Expo will feature:
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Attendance of 600 senior business executives, government and community leaders;
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Special events and enhanced networking opportunities available throughout
the conference;
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Tiered educational sessions taught by industry leaders, experts from the
USBLN® and the Job Accommodation Network (JAN);
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BLN Affiliate meetings and specialized pre-conference sessions;
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Bring full inclusion to supply chains by integrating certified disability-owned
businesses through the USBLN® Disability Supplier Diversity Program®;
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Entrepreneurs with a disability will learn how to enhance their access to
business development opportunities through certification;
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Tools to expand internship and mentoring programs to include students with
disabilities;
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Opportunities to network with corporate Employee Resource Group representatives;
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2013 Annual Leadership Awards;
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and Much more!
2013 Educational Programming:
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Workplace: Hear other companies explain the success they have had
in employing people with disabilities within their operations. These sessions
will focus on how including people with disabilities and expanding diversity
improves your bottom line. Your company can also gain by targeting all aspects
of the disability workforce, including youth preparedness, disabled Veterans
and additional talent sourcing. Understand the Return on Investment (ROI)
for hiring, promoting and retaining employees with disabilities and discover
solutions to common challenges including transportation and universal access.
Learn how to help others in your organization understand this business imperative
through the creation and development of disability-focused Employee Resource
Groups and much more.
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Marketplace: Learn key trends, strategies and dynamic practices on
how to effectively market to consumers with disabilities, while also making
marketing more accessible and tapping into a loyal consumer base. Find out
about improvements to product development that supports enhanced customer
experiences for the disability community and how to tap into a customer base
with $220 billion in spendable, discretionary income.
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Supply Chain and More: Learn how disability-owned businesses can enhance
supplier diversity programs and diversity and inclusion efforts in public
and private sectors. There is a strong business case for utilizing businesses
owned, managed and controlled by entrepreneurs with disabilities, including
firms owned by service-disabled veterans. The USBLN®'s Disability Supplier
Diversity Program® (DSDP) will present a suite of workshops, taught by
key corporate and government representatives that target business case rationale
and strategies for the inclusion of certified disability-owned businesses.
The conference presents a great opportunity to begin identifying and connecting
with potential suppliers among the certified businesses in attendance. Owners
of businesses classified as disability-owned will discover new ways that
certification can benefit their businesses and gain knowledge about business
development. Certified businesses, including those owned by service-disabled
veterans, will learn about current trends in supply chain management and
supplier selection criteria. Business to business networking and
relationship-building opportunities will be plentiful. There is something
for everyone!
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JAN's Accommodation Solutions for Business: Discover cutting-edge
job accommodation solutions from senior JAN Consultants. The Job Accommodation
Network (JAN) session within the Workplace track is designed to significantly
increase participants' knowledge base and skills regarding reasonable
accommodation solutions.
Who Should Attend?
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Diversity & Inclusion Representatives
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EEO Officers
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Affirmative Action Coordinators
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Employee-Resource Group (ERG) Leaders & Members
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HR Professionals
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Hiring Managers & Corporate Decision Makers
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Supplier Diversity Professionals
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Procurement Professionals
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Marketing Representatives interested in reaching the disability market
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Universal Design & Technology Professionals
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Disability Owned Business Representatives
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BLN Affiliate Members
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Youth with Disabilities and Those Who Serve Them
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