Page8 <strong>The</strong><strong>Trumpet</strong> AUGUST <strong>24</strong> - SEPTEMBER 6 <strong>2022</strong> News MSDUK celebrates 16 years of championing Supplier Diversity Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK) celebrates its 16 th year of championing Supplier Diversity with a Conference and Awards. <strong>The</strong> Conference will kick off on 7 th <strong>September</strong> in Luton Hoo with the International Day, then move to QEII in London for the 8 th , then the business show on 9 th <strong>September</strong>. <strong>The</strong> Business Awards Dinner will take place on 8 th <strong>September</strong> at Old Billingsgate. <strong>The</strong> Conference has attracted sponsorship from well known global brands, including CBRE, Barclays, Bristol Myers Squibb, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Johnson & Johnson, Accenture, GSK, Unilever, Goldman Sachs, Intel and many more. <strong>The</strong> largest Supplier Diversity Conference in the UK and Europe showcases the best of Supplier Diversity Programmes and Ethnic Minority Businesses. <strong>The</strong> MSDUK Conference & Awards <strong>2022</strong> debates, discusses, and finds solutions to embed supplier diversity, sustainability and economic inclusion into corporate strategy and purpose. <strong>The</strong> Conference will have speakers and panellists, including the Chief Procurement Officers, procurement professionals and Supplier Diversity leaders from over 100 corporate brands. Also expected to exhibit and attend the Conference are over 700 of the most innovative and successful Ethnic Minority Businesses (EMBs). MSDUK has worked with over 200 global brands and more than 3000 EMBs, introducing hundreds of new ideas, products and supply chain solutions, and securing £735 million worth of business for EMBs. Looking back to 2006, when MSDUK was formed, the progression over the last 16 years is humbling, says Mayank Shah, Founder & CEO of MSDUK. “It’s great to see how far we have progressed and even more so to see how supplier diversity has now taken centre stage in corporate procurement strategies. <strong>2022</strong> has seen over 50 global and British companies join MSDUK and open up many new opportunities for ethnic minority businesses. Supplier diversity programmes help addresses the issue of economic inequality and encourage entrepreneurship in underrepresented communities,” he added. Shah noted that “MSDUK is proud to champion the best of British EMBs and work with progressive global corporations that understand the value of supply chain inclusion and diversity. “<strong>The</strong> government is making inroads with their Diversity and Inclusion Forum. This sets the expectation for businesses to give a natural consideration of diversity and inclusion by 2023. But what would that look like for supplier diversity? “For me, the promised land LAND FOR SALE at Isoko Estates Nigeria would be for organisations to talk about supplier diversity strategy in the same way that they do for finance or HR. That every person in the organisation understands the implications of supplier diversity and the value that this can bring to the business.” Shah added that “Well managed supplier diversity is extremely beneficial to corporates in terms of cost and expanding the supply chain, but often it’s challenging to know where to begin. If anyone reading this is thinking, but as a business, where do we start with supplier diversity? Either contact us or perhaps join us at the MSDUK Conference and Awards in <strong>September</strong>. It’s a great opportunity to hear from some of industries’ highest level procurement specialists, including Accenture, Unilever, Barclays, EY, Diageo, BMS, Sony Pictures, WPP, GSK, Agile One, Fidelity, Co-Op, and many more. It’s a great way to start conversations about diversity in business.” <strong>The</strong> MSDUK Awards will be presented by Sir Lenny Henry CBE while the MSDUK Conference will be hosted by Jessica Huie MBE - publicist, speaker, entrepreneur and author. Tickets can be booked at: https://www.msdukconference.co.u k/ 1) ONE (1) Acre of Land (6 Plots) at OKUSHU in OKO-AFO close to AGBARA and ATAN to ADO-ODO, off BADAGRY Express way. This is an upcoming residential developing area. <strong>The</strong> electricity supply from the national grid, is through Agbara. Very dry soil, Not flood plain (NO FLOOD PROBLEMS) PRICE: N1.5 MILLION. 2) 2 Plots of Land for Sale at ERUKU - OKO-AFO; AGBARA AREA, also, ATAN, and ADO-ODO, through Badagry Express way, and it also benefits from good transport systems and national grid is through Agbara and ATAN area. PRICE: N900,000. Nine Hundred Thousand Naira. All the above properties are recommended for early grab as we are inaundated with enquiries, therefore, first come, first served. PLEASE CALL :- +44 (0)7802 575486 - JOE
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