Moderator - Tanya Nixon, AFLAC
Ericka Castro, Salt River Projects (SRP)
Lynn Reddrick, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Karim Bailey, Southwest Gas
Austin Knight, Martin-Harris Construction
Rheya Gujar, FHLBank San Francisco
Rhoda Hassad, MGM Resorts
Ken Ashford, MWD
Elizabeth Bordi, Sony Pictures
Brittany Parkinson, Turner Construction
Vaughn Farris, WBENC
Quentin O'Neal, Layton Construction
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RPO Pitch Competition
Sept. 17, 2024
9:00 - 10:30 am
The Top 15 will Pitch live to a panel of Corporate Judges!
Come and help the panel of judges as they select the Top 3 Pitch Winners to represent WBEC-West at
WBENC RPO Semi-Final Pitch Competition to complete for a chance to win cash prizes!
Breakfast Pitch Competition
Sept. 19, 2024
8:30 am - 10:30 am
The Pitch breakfast is designed to connect WBEs to each other and corporate representatives while providing a space for business owners to share information about their company and compete for prizes.
There will be up to 10 individuals at each table and scorecards at each seat. Each person will have 60 seconds to give their pitch, and everyone at their table will score them. At the end of the pitches the table will have 5 minutes to tally the scores and identify the table winner.
Table winners will come to the front of the room.
The judges are introduced.
There can be up to 30 individuals pitching and they have 1 minute and will then leave the stage. At the end, we will tally the scores, the 3 pitch competition winners will be announced.