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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 Guard

Cpl Kasie Wagner
1st Marine Division Band
National Anthem

Ed 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

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12th Annual Veteran and Small Business Trade Show - Free to Attendees

When
Monday, September 25, 2023

09:00 - 16:00

Location
14075 Frederick St., Moreno Valley, CA 92553

Registered
50 registrants

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JOIN US IN-PERSON

WATCH ALL VETS ON DEMAND VIDEOS AT O4V.TV

FREE TO ALL ATTENDEES (IN-PERSON EVENT)

SPECIAL NOTICE

ANYONE SHOWING UP IN PERSON ON JULY 3 IN TEMECULA, THEARRC.COM WILL SPONSOR YOUR $500 BOOTH, JUST SHOW UP BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON PST TO SECURE YOUR BOOTH! NOT LIVE STREAMING.

UNABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON? Become a Virtual Exhibitor and proudly display your logo on our Virtual Exhibitor Hall for only $100, where you can provide your pitch video for the world to see! Visit the Virtual Exhibitor Hall now!

REGISTER TODAY!

Early Bird Exhibitor Registration $250, expires Jun 30, 2023, $500 thereafter

Secure your table of choice now, see below floorplan. Red star is outlet area, inside venue limited, ONLY 42 TABLES LEFT!

In partnership with opps4vets, you can now exhibit for only $75, provided you are a member of the opps4vets community. Register at www.opps4vets.com/register at the level that applies to you. Once you do, you will get a special code to register to exhibit as an opps4vets member for only $75!

Here are the opps4vets levels:

Veteran Business Owners - $50 annual recurring fee OR LIFE MEMBER FOR $500

Veteran - $50 annual recurring fee OR LIFE MEMBER FOR $500

Non Veteran - $75 annual recurring fee OR LIFE MEMBER FOR $750

Already an opps4vets charter member? Just login at www.opps4vets.com and edit your profile and upgrade your level to the level that you choose!

Every year, opps4vets members will enjoy to exhibit for only $75, a huge savings of $450, the benefit and more and thanks to opps4vets unique partnership. And yes, this includes the virtual exhibitor hall as well, a 25% savings!

Secure your table or virtual NOW!!!

BELOW IS DRAFT INSIDE VENUE FLOORPLAN

Agenda Coming Soon

THEME

Learning the ROPES (RITE OF PASSAGE EXIT STRATEGY)

Two Panels:

1 - Navigating the Business Landscape

2 - Selling to the Government

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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