The Women’s Business Enterprise Council South will host a special luncheon featuring a panel of speakers that will share how and why Women’s Business Enterprises are using certification as leverage when marketing their business to Fortune 500 companies.

Panelists include Jill Bordelon, Supply Chain Senior Business Process Analyst with Halliburton; Yvette Archuleta-Tudury president of Vast Industries; and Lori Davis, president of RIG-CHEM and a founding member of WBEC South.

Blanca Robinson, WBEC South President, will facilitate the discussion. WBEC South is supported by the St. Mary Chamber of Commerce, the Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau, Halliburton, the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, The Professional Photographers of Louisiana, and the New Iberia Chamber of Commerce.

The luncheon will be held Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Petroleum Club in Morgan City, 500 Roderick Street.

The event is open to the public. The cost for the luncheon is $20 per person and may be purchased online at:

www.wbecsouth.org/morgancity

For more information contact the WBEC South office at (504) 830-0149 or info@wbecsouth.org.

The Women’s Business Enterprise Council South (is a regional partner organization of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council and represents numerous corporate members and women’s business enterprises throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and the Florida Panhandle. WBEC South is a 501 (c)(3) organization that providertification to businesses that are majority women-owned and managed and helps them to network with other women-owned businesses and other entities looking for opportunities to diversify their profile. To learn more about WBEC South or inquire about membership call 504-830-0149, email info@wbecsouth.org or visit www.wbecsouth.org