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5th Annual National Small Business Conference

"Success: Survival & Beyond”

19 - 21 May 2008

San Diego, CA

 

 

 

Agenda

Tuesday, 20 May 2008

Welcoming Remarks:

Mr. Pete Steffes, Vice President, Government Policy, NDIA

 

SESSION 1: WHERE SMALL BUSINESSES FAIL

“What leads to small businesses failing after initial success?,”  Mr. Bill Scheessele, President, MBDi

 

SESSION 2: SUPPLIER DIVERSITY

 Ms. Jean Ann Grandinetti, Director, Supplier Diversity, Agility Defense and Government Services

 

SESSION 1: IS THERE A CHANGE IN YOUR FUTURE?

     Mergers, Acquisitions, and Small Businesses

·         Mr. John Allen, Co-Head Defense and Government Services Group, BB&T Capital Markets

·         Mr. Nick Howland, Director and General Manager, Retail Division BAE Systems Products Group

 

Wednesday, 21 May 2008

 

TRENDS IN SBIR/SSTRS

     What can small businesses really do?

·         Dr. Steve Stewart

·         Mr. Lee Rosenberg, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, Missile Defense Agency

 

EXPANDING FROM DEFENSE TO OTHER “MARKETS”

     Panel moderated by Mr. Greg Nelson, President, Naples Chapter, SCORE

 

LUNCHEON SPEAKER:  Mr. Ron Lane, County of San Diego

 

MARKETING OUTSIDE YOUR LOCAL AREA

     Panel moderated by Mr. Al Heisig, President & CEO, ALANSA

·         Mr. Ralph C. Thomas, III, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney P.C.

 

SESSION 1: FOSTERING TECHNOLOGY INNOVATATION IN SMALL BUSINESSES

·         Mr. Larry Trammell, CEO, TechFlow, Inc.

 

 

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