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12th Annual Veteran and Small Business TRADE SHOW

Monday, September 25, 2023, 14075 Frederick St., Moreno Valley, CA 92553

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2023 AGENDA COMING SOON!

2022 Agenda

100-Year Plan Launch

"A hundred Years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of car I drove... but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child..."

9:15am - Opening Ceremony

Les Hawthorne
EMCEE

Color GuardColor Guard

Cpl Kasie Wagner
1st Marine Division Band
National Anthem

Ed DelgadoEd Delgado
Mayor Pro Tem
City of Moreno Valley
Opening Remarks

Leon Robert Manuel (CTE Digital Electronics, Cybersecurity & Mathematics) Educator
Vista Del Lago High School, Moreno Valley CA

Dalida Jaafar 
Grow Gold Consulting 
Leadership Development Training and Coaching 

Anda Draghici
Chief
Office of SBDVBE
Department of General Services (DGS)

10:00am - Panel - All Things Veteran

PANEL MEDIATOR
Clement Johnson (Clem) 
CEO
ClemTech LLC

Larry Stubblefield
Small Business Administration
Associate Administrator for the Office of Veterans Business Development

Anda Draghici
Chief
Office of SBDVBE
Department of General Services (DGS)

Ramon Carlos, SSMIII
Office of Procurement & Contracts
Department of CalVet

William Morisette, MBA
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist
Community Employment Coordinator
Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center
Community Resource & Referral Center

Margaret Evangelesta, MBA, GM
Director, New Leaf Veteran Business Outreach Center (VBOC), Serving Arizona and Nevada

Traci Cole, MBA, MEM 
Director
SoCal Veteran Business Outreach Center (VBOC)

12:00pm - Live Performance


12:45pm - Keynote Speakers

J. Adalberto Quijada
Small Business Administration
Orange County/Inland Empire
District Director

Larry Stubblefield
Small Business Administration
Associate Administrator for the Office of Veterans Business Development

1:30pm - Update your Cal E-Procure Profiles

Wayne D. Gross
Business Outreach Liaison- Business Outreach Program
Office of Small Business and DVBE Services
Procurement Division

1:45pm - Afternoon Panel - SKIN IN THE GAME Resources

PANEL MEDIATOR
Karla V Gonzalez, MBA

Business Consultant, Inland Empire
SBDC

Gloria Gomez
Lead Business Opportunity Specialist Orange County - Inland Empire District Office
U.S. Small Business Administration

Julie Santana-Padilla, EdD 
Director, Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Riverside County

Mike Sabellico
Interim Regional Director, San Diego, Orange, and Imperial PTAC

Jack Pellegrino, CPCM
Director
Department of Purchasing & Contracting
County of San Diego

John Arena 
Business Outreach Manager
Metropolitan Water District

    • Monday, September 25, 2023
    • 09:00 - 16:00
    • 14075 Frederick St., Moreno Valley, CA 92553
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    Agenda Coming Soon

    100-Year Plan Launch

    "A hundred Years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of car I drove... but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child..."



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