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

  • Tuesday, September 27, 2022
  • 09:00 - 16:00
  • 14075 Frederick St., Moreno Valley, CA 92553

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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
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

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

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

John Arena 
Business Outreach Manager
Metropolitan Water District

EXHIBITORS


Conference and Recreation Center (CRC)

Date Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Time A full day of Business Engagement
Location 14075 Frederick St., Moreno Valley, CA 92553
11TH ANNUAL VETERAN AND SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT IS A 14 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION


We booked all available space of the Conference and Recreation Center in 

Moreno Valley, CA

Meeting the buyers, exhibitors and other worthwhile reasons to join us for a full day of business engagement! 

COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS MASK OPTIONAL

Platinum Sponsor

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opps4vets Wild Apricot

Community Sponsors

Platinum Inter Change


A welcoming home for our Troops.

Welcoming home our men and women doesn't end after the crowd disperses, it MUST continue on for the life of the Veteran! They've served us, now we will serve them with programs that work so they reintegrate into society.

We are a national public benefit nonprofit organization that educates American Communities about best practices to serve Veterans.  We honor their service by empowering Veterans to apply their training and skills to successfully transition to productive careers and enterprises.

We provide free vocational training 24/7 to all of our members through our website, in addition to local events.  We believe the tenet that American Communities are the ultimate beneficiaries when Veterans claim their benefits and invest in productive endeavors.

The SWVBRC enlists the support of members of local Communities like you to increase Veteran awareness of the value of obtaining a VA card and receiving earned benefits.

Sponsorships, donations, volunteers and support from communities like yours enable us to reach out to Veterans and empower them to transition back into successful, productive enterprises that ultimately benefit all Americans and support future generations.

SWVBRC is a 501(c)3 non Profit Organization Federal Tax ID# 26-2675027

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