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Ronald N. Langston, National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce, led the successful 25th anniversary celebration of the National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week on September 13-14.

“The celebration upholds its tradition by bringing in the most influential and respected experts from the public, private and non-profit sectors to challenge and engage you,” he stressed.

Lani Hay, president and CEO of Lanmark Technology (LMT), Inc., was awarded the 2007 National Minority Small Business Person of the Year Award by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Simon S. Lee was among the Asian American 2007 National Director's Legacy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients. Lee founded STG as Software Technology Group, in the 1980s to address the growing demand for high quality, Information Technology (IT) support services. In 1993, State Department awarded STG its first large contract to develop the software for a global visa tracking system.

Lee has led the company’s evolution to a $170 million provider of performance-based IT, homeland security, engineering and scientific services with clients spanning across government and industry. Based in Reston, Virginia, STG has more than 1,300 employees operating in over 250 locations worldwide.

Another recipient was C.C. Yin. Yin is the founder in 2001 and current chairman of the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association in Sacramento, California. With McDonald’s restaurants across the state, he supports each by being an active leader and regular participant in business and civic activities.

Steve Forbes, president of Forbes Magazine is the honorary chair of the event and Robert Unanue, president of Goya Foods, Inc. is the honorary co-chair. Photos here show the participants at the conference held at the District’s Marriot Wardman Park Hotel.