ROLL CALL

By City & State

City & State’s Diversity Summit was an all-day event featuring several panel discussions as well as keynote speeches by state Chief Diversity Officer Julissa Gutierrez and Empire State Development President and CEO Hope Knight. Held at Hebrew Union College in Manhattan, panelists talked about the future of minority- and women-owned businesses in New York. With all the struggles that many businesses faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City and state officials talked about leveling the playing field for contracting opportunities. Also discussed was the growth of public-private partnerships and making sure that MWBEs could also qualify for those major contracts. Plus, inclusive hiring practices remained an important topic this year.

From left, Louis Coletti, Lisa M. Flores, John Rooney, Sheshe Segar and Michael J. Garner

Diversity Summit

Eliminating barriers for MWBEs was a key topic at this year’s event.

Lorna Stark, who is national industry leader in the government and public sector at KPMG Empire State Development President and CEO Hope Knight

Trip Yang Strategies Founder Trip Yang

Steven Garibell, vice president of diverse business development strategy at TD Bank Jerome A. DuVal, executive vice president and executive director of the Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development at Empire State Development

From left, Rachael Osman and Tyler Raciti of KPMG

Skye Ostreicher, the host of City & State New York’s “Political Personalities with Skye”