The Intensive: May 11
Ascend holds an annual Intensive convening focused on specific topics from each region. This year’s theme is Ascending Our National Cohort. We will examine each aspect of the Ascend National Cohort during the intensive to strengthen and improve. With the help of added corporate sponsors, this innovative program has grown to include two new hubs beginning next year: Meda (Minneapolis), Morehouse College (Atlanta) and along with the current hubs: Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), Foster School of Business at the University of Washington (Seattle), and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (Chicago) serving businesses owned by people of color nationwide. Each hub will leave the Intensive with a clearly defined strategy to run its program more efficiently. The Intensive will be a one-day event. Register below to receive further information.
Agenda
Welcome & Breakfast
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Cohort 1 Evaluation Review
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
Recruiting, Screening, and Selecting Businesses
9:15 PM – 10:00 AM
Defining Problem Statements and Guiding Toward Resolution
10:00 PM – 11:00 AM
Ascend MBA Fellow – Job Description & Matching with Businesses
11:00 PM – 11:45 PM
Ascend Institutionalization within Business Schools
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Business Coaches – Job Description & Matching with Businesses
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
Data Collection & Management for National Program
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Market Access Partner Engagement Strategies
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Accessing Money (debt and Equity) for Ascend Business from Meda
4:15-5:00
Other Business & Loose Ends For Future Discussion
5:00-5:30
Reception
5:30-6:30
