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11th Annual Veteran and Small Business Summit, September 27, 2022, Moreno Valley, CA

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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 & Moderator
Prayer
Color Guard

Color Guard

Cpl Kasie Wagner
1st Marine Division Band
National Anthem

Samantha Moreno
High School Student Entrepreneur
CEO & Founder
Thundar, Lightning & Peace "Helping Veterans with Trauma"

Dalida Jaafar
Grow Gold Consulting
Leadership Development Training and Coaching

Ed Delgado
Council Member
City of Moreno Valley
Opening Remarks

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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11th Annual Veteran and Small Business Summit - Free to Attendees

When
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
09:00 - 16:00
Location
14075 Frederick St., Moreno Valley, CA 92553
Registered
187 registrants

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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 & Moderator
Prayer
Color Guard

Color Guard

Cpl Kasie Wagner
1st Marine Division Band
National Anthem

Samantha Moreno
High School Student Entrepreneur
CEO & Founder
Thundar, Lightning & Peace"helping Veterans with Trauma"

Dalida Jaafar
Grow Gold Consulting
Leadership Development Training and Coaching

Ed Delgado
Council Member
City of Moreno Valley
Opening Remarks

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)