For Immediate Release
March 1, 2019
Contact:
Elise Durham
Director of Policy and Communications
(678) 920-0085
elise.durham@atl.com
Andrew Gobeil
Deputy Director of Communications
(404) 227-2884
andy.gobeil@atl.com
Hartsfield-Jackson Diversifying Business—Past, Present and Future
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport hosts ATLNext Industry Day
ATLANTA – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is hosting its fourth annual ATLNext Industry Day on March 5 at the Georgia International Convention Center. The daylong conference aims to educate hundreds of small, minority and women-owned businesses about how to do business with the world’s busiest and most efficient passenger airport. This year, more than 450 attendees are expected to participate.
“With this program, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport strives to help minority businesses compete,” said ATL’s Business Diversity Director Valerie Nesbitt. “The work we do allows us to be a model for the rest of the country as more and more airports focus on the importance of diversity.”
“ATLNext is an essential ‘know-how’ afforded to incoming contractors,” said Henrietta Kisseih of Kissberg Construction. “The program has been vital to my continued progress and placed me on the map as a female-owned business at the busiest and most efficient in the world.”
This year, ATL will host the inaugural Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Legacy Awards Luncheon themed, “Treasuring the Past, Honoring the Present, Shaping the Future.” The ceremony will honor the achievement and outstanding performances of contractors, subcontractors, consultants and City of Atlanta employees.
WHO: John Selden, Airport General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Richard Cox, Chief Operations Officer, City of Atlanta
Greg Richardson, Airport Deputy General Manager/Chief Financial Officer, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Valerie Nesbitt, Airport Director of Business Diversity, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
WHEN: March 5, 2019
Luncheon 12:15 - 2 p.m.
WHERE: Georgia International Convention Center
2000 Convention Center Concourse
Atlanta, GA 30337
ATLNext Industry Day begins at 7:30 a.m. and is comprised of four tracks to educate, inspire and empower small, minority and women business partners:
Track 1 - Doing Business with ATL will earmark ethics, contract compliance and the procurement process Track 2 - ATL Behind the Scenes will educate on key safety, security and environmental topics Track 3 - ATLNext Project Updates will provide an overview of current and upcoming Airport capital improvement projects Track 4 - ATLNext Industry Roundtables will foster small group discussions geared toward sharing best practices
See full agenda attached
ATLNext, the Airport’s multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, officially kicked off in fall 2016. Industry Day continues the success of proffering competitive spirit and tactical business fundamentals to Industry Day participants.
