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12th Annual Veteran and Small Business TRADE SHOW

Monday, September 25, 2023, 14075
Frederick St., Moreno Valley, CA 92553
9:00 AM PST

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Learning the ROPES

Meet and Trade IDEAS and OPPORTUNITIES with experienced Buyers and Suppliers navigating the Business Landscape!

Starts at 9:00am PST
14075 Frederick St., Moreno Valley, CA 92553

Free to all Attendees (IN-PERSON EVENT)



AGENDA

9 AM PST - Opening Ceremony

EMCEE
Sandra Gonzalez

High Performance Coach
Founder and Chief Executive Officer

A Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

Pete Rodriguez
DJ Patron X
Chief Executive Officer

STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR
Representing the next 50 years of 100 years plan


Elena Baca-Santa Cruz
Councilmember

City of Moreno Valley, California

Dalia Demian
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)

Outreach Branch Manager

Demeshia Swanson
Department of General Services

Business Outreach Program Manager




9:45 AM PST

Panel 1 - Navigating the Business Landscape


MEDIATOR
Darrell Steele

SoCal VBOC
Business Consultant and Entrepreneur
CEO
Angel Rodriguez

TerraNetworkSolutions.com

CEO
Lynn Chen

Earl-Security.com

President
Edgar Deleon

FedVet.com

CEO
Eric DeSplinter

AstralEng.com

CEO
Christina Zapeda

ChristinasAngels.com

Founder
Leonard B. Casiple

PublicValue.space


12 PM PST

MARINE BAND AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER



Keynote Speaker
Bjorn Nilsen
Small Business Manager, Dragados-Flatiron Joint Venture


Bjorn Nilsen is a former US Army Finance and Accounting Officer and son of a career US Air Force NCO.  After leaving military service Bjorn has established a strong and varied civilian business career of over 30 years.  He currently serves as the Small Business Manager for the Dragados-Flatiron Joint Venture where he drives the joint venture’s attainment of one of the State’s largest small business goals exceeding $900 million.

Bjorn is a fierce proponent of veteran owned businesses, and he adopts a “I’ve got your six” approach in his work with them.  He readily recognizes that his fellow veterans bring a dedication to mission accomplishment with them to the job site and all they need to succeed is the opportunity.  In his free time, Bjorn supports many causes as the Vice President of a motorcycle ride group whose mission is the support of first responders, military service, and their community.


1:45 PM PST

Panel 2 - Selling to the Government

MEDIATOR
Wayne Gross

Department of General Services
Business Outreach Liaison


Calvet
Ramon Carlos

BUYER

APEX
Valorie Piper

RCTC
Alicia Johnson

BUYER

MWD
Jeannette D. Correa

BUYER

Caltrans
Shannae Pharaoh

BUYER

CDCR
Nina Martinez

BUYER

100-Year Plan Launched September 27, 2022

"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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