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Jamail Larkins Luncheon with Keynote TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2012 12:00 PM – 1:45 PM 14 Conference highlights David Kim, the former CEO of Baja Fresh, is now the Managing Director of Ignite Enterprises whose primary business is consulting with companies and entrepreneurs by helping them establish and grow their brands in the United States. He is the author of Ignite!: The 12 Values that Fuel billionaire Success. In 2011, his appearance as CEO of Baja Fresh on CBS’s hit show “Undercover Boss” drew one of the show’s largest audiences to date and resulted in “unprecedented” and “never before seen” web traffic, according to AOL. But the David Kim story runs much deeper. Kim arrived in America at the age of twelve. His father, a South Korean ambassador, was forced to flee the country in the wake of the assassination of the president of South Korea. Penniless, Kim’s family moved into a two-bedroom apartment in southern California. To earn money for the family, David’s father would take him to swap meets, spread out a blue tarp, and leave his son with a pile of plastic toys to sell on the streets. “That’s where I learned the art of business,” says Kim. “How to serve customers, how to negotiate, how to build relationships—it was the best business education I could have ever hoped to receive.” A serial entrepreneur by nature, David’s equity market investment group specializes in acquiring distressed companies and turning them around. Kim’s love of business is matched only by his passion for service. His charitable interests involve several faith-based groups, strengthening families, and North Korean refugees freedom organizations. Jamail Larkins 2012 AMAC AIRPORT BUSINESS DIVERSITY CONFERENCE | www.amac-org.com/annualconference.html David Kim AMAC General Session Luncheon with Keynote MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012 12:15 AM – 1:45 PM David Kim Jamail Larkins, a pilot and entrepreneur who owns two companies, got hooked on aviation when he took a flight at age 12 through the Young Eagles Program, offered by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). He fell in love “at first flight” and made up his mind to do whatever it took to stay up in the air. He petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration to let him fly solo, but when the FAA turned him down, he went to Canada where the age requirement was 14. At that age, he was one of the youngest American pilots to solo a powered aircraft in Canada. At 16, Larkins became the spokesman for the EAA’s Vision of Eagles Program, a youth education initiative. In this role, he used his passion for flight to promote career possibilities in aviation. He branched out into aerobatic flying at 18, becoming one of the youngest air show performers in the country. Larkins founded his first business, Larkin Enterprises, Inc., an aviation sales and advertising company, at age 15. Since then, he’s transformed the company into two successful units: an aircraft sales and leasing company and an aviation consulting firm. The companies have generated over $7.5 million in annual sales. In 2002, Larkins became national spokesman for Careers in Aviation, a nonprofit that promotes aviation to young people. He co-founded, with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the Dream Launch Tour, designed to motivate students to reach for their dreams. The FAA in 2004 named him the first official Ambassador for Aviation and Space Education. Larkins has been named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, a History Maker in the Making by TheGrio.com. He lives in Atlanta.
Conference Highlights Airport Director’s Vision 20/30 Forum SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2012 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM On Sunday, June 10, leave the crystal balls behind and hear what the future holds for airports from those who know best: the aviation experts! During this talk-show style session, the Airport Directors who are responsible for some of our nation’s busiest hubs, will offer observations and predictions about how airports around the country and across the globe can survive – and even thrive – over the next 10 to 20 years…and beyond. This plenary, moderated by Ricky Smith, director of the Cleveland Airport System, has become one of the Airport Business Diversity Conference’s must-attend events. Don’t miss out on this look into the future! Making Connections This is an innovative approach for small, minority, and womenowned businesses to connect with the people who award contracts in the airport and aviation industry. This match making opportunity will connect your company with prime contractors, project managers, procurement officers, and contract compliance administrators. Determine from the list of participants who can potentially become your most powerful connection to build business success. Ricky Smith 2012 AMAC Airport Business Diversity Conference ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Making Connections: Airport Business Diversity Matchmaker SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2012 NETWORKING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITy RECOGNITION Check In: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Meetings: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Additional Registration Required Ricky Smith was appointed Director of the Department of Port Control for the City of Cleveland in 2006. His position includes oversight of the Cleveland Airport System. A graduate of Howard University and Loyola College in Maryland, Smith’s strategic vision for the airport system has included a focus on reducing airline cost, aggressive marketing, improving airfield safety and developing new airport revenue sources. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer for the Maryland Aviation Administration, owner/operator of the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall and Martin State airports. The required pre-registration will guarantee participants an interviews with decision makers. It is important to bring multiple copies of your company portfolio and an elevator presentation. For more information, please contact Barbara Oliver to register as a Prime or a Small Business Enterprise at 310-294-3780, boliver@mbemag.com. www.amac-org.com/annualconference.html | 2012 AMAC AIRPORT BUSINESS DIVERSITY CONFERENCE 15
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