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For purposes of the Capital Summit, we are using the ethnic minority definition consistent with the certification standards used by the National Minority Supplier Development Council.

A minority group member is an individual who is a U.S. citizen with at least 1/4 or 25% minimum (documentation to support claim of 25% required from applicant) of the following:

Asian-Indian

A U.S. citizen whose origins are from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Asian-Pacific

A U.S. citizen whose origins are from Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific or the Northern Marianas.

Black

A U.S. citizen having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

Hispanic

A U.S. citizen of true-born Hispanic heritage, from any of the Spanish-speaking areas of the following regions: Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean Basin only.  Brazilians shall be listed under Hispanic designation  for review and certification purposes.

Native American

A person who is an American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut or Native Hawaiian, and regarded as such by the community of which the person claims to be a part. Native Americans must be documented members of a North American tribe, band or otherwise organized group of native people who are indigenous to the continental United States and proof can be provided through a Native American Blood Degree Certificate (i.e., tribal registry letter, tribal roll register number).






The Capital Summit 2008 is an invitation-only event. Invitations, once offered, are non-transferable and will expire if not accepted by the deadline. There are no written or expressed guarantees or obligations to do business between parties attending the Capital Summit 2008. All suppliers and investors must complete an application to be considered for invitation. Corporate delegates must be employees of a company considered to be a national or regional buying entity with an active supplier diversity initiative.