Comcast NBCUniversal and Empire State Development Host Supplier Diversity Event

On Tuesday, April18, Comcast NB CUniversal and the New York State Governor’s Office of Motion Picture & Television Development, a division of Empire State Development (ESD), partnered to host the “ShowBizNY: Diverse Supplier Connections” Summit at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, NY. More than 200 small businesses in the TV and film physical production and post-production industry attended the Summit in-person and virtually to connect with industry professionals, learn how to certify as a diverse-owned business, and hear more about the relaunched New York State Film and TV Diverse Suppliers Directory, an online resource helping productions identify and connect with diverse vendors.

The Summit is part of Comcast NBCUniversal’s commitment to advance the economic inclusion of underrepresented businesses through its supplier diversity program. With more than 3,000 companies in its network, the supplier diversity program aims to promote, increase, and improve the participation of diverse businesses within Comcast NBCUniversal’s corporate supply chain including companies owned by women, people of color, veterans, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals. The event is also part of the larger statewide initiative to increase diversity and inclusion and create equal opportunities in the film and television industry.

Attendees heard from Dalila Wilson-Scott, EVP and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation and President of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation on the company’s mission to advance inclusion and provide equal access.

“We know that when we work with companies that promote and reflect our diversity, these businesses – your businesses – help generate jobs, distribute wealth, and create more opportunity within our communities.”

Participants also heard from Hope Knight, Empire State Development President, CEO, and Commissioner, and Comcast NBCUniversal’s

Supplier Diversity team.

Comcast NBCUniversal's supplier diversity program has focused on both direct business-to-business outreach to diverse companies and partnerships with advocacy organizations to help build capacity and make connections. Additionally, Comcast NBCUniversal was the first media and technology company inducted into the Billon Dollar Roundtable, a prestigious corporate advocacy group that celebrates companies that spend at least $1 billion with diverseowned businesses. Last year alone, the program totaled nearly $5 billion in spending with diverse-owned suppliers.