Northeast Regional Vendor Engagement Summit.
Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Event Time: 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Federal Reserve Plaza, 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
The Future of Access to Capital: providing small business owners with a comprehensive understanding of how innovations are reshaping the landscape of access to capital and how they can leverage them to remain competitive.
Thriving Through Uncertain Conditions: providing small business owners with valuable insights about how they can best position themselves to survive and thrive regardless of external factors, including an understanding of programs and resources available to them.
Artificial Intelligence for Small Business Owners: providing small business owners with an overview of the artificial intelligence landscape as well as an understanding of how they can leverage AI tools to expand capacity, trends and future developments to be aware of, as well as practical tips to increase competitiveness while navigating information security and intellectual property concerns.
How to Do Business with the Federal Reserve System: providing small business owners with an overview of the requirements for doing business with the Federal Reserve Regional Banks as well as with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The panel will include an overview of the Federal Reserve System as well as how best prepare for procurement opportunities within it.
This is an in-person event with a hybrid attendance option and is being hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston jointly with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. It will bring together stakeholders from across the Federal Reserve System to share the most current best practices for doing business with the Federal Reserve System, leveraging artificial intelligence to scale your business, and utilizing emerging capital access opportunities. It will also provide opportunities to connect with regional businesses and community-based organizations.
The program will feature panel discussions, networking opportunities, and corporate tabling for vendors.* Remote participants are welcome to join the panel discussions via Webex. This event will be of interest to businesses, including small businesses, seeking to do business with the Federal Reserve System and other organizations whose representatives will be in attendance at the event. Procurement and vendor engagement professionals, community organizations, and other stakeholders in the small business ecosystem are welcome as well.
*Note: Corporate tabling is in-person only.
