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SPEAKERS and SPECIAL GUESTS
Moderator - Brian van Hook,
Policy Director, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, United States Senate
8:30 AM OPENING PANEL (to be held in
the Ballroom)
Honorable Mayor Cedric B. Glover, "Bond
Proposal Initiative"
John Matthews, Louisiana Economic Development,
"Small Business Credit Initiatives"
Woodrow "Woody" Wilson, Caddo Parish Administrator,
"The Regional Utility District"
Yolanda Olivarez, Small Business Administration
Region IV Administrator, "The Jobs Act and the President's State of the Union Address as it Relates to Small Business"
Chris Gorman, Tango Transport, "The Tango Success
Story: Staying Focused on Your Core Business"
10:00 AM - BOOTHS OPEN
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM WORKSHOP SESSIONS
"Business Licensing and Permits - What to
Get and Where to Go"
Speakers: Alan Clarke, Metropolitan Planning Commission
Room 205 (Beginner)
"Getting Contracts and Doing Business with
Your Local Government"
Speakers: Karen M. Barnes, City of Shreveport Fair
Share Program
Booker
White, Caddo Parish Public Schools
Murphy
Cheatham, City of Shreveport's Community Development
Room 204 (Intermediate)
"Federal Contracting Certifications: 8a, HubZone, and Woman-owned
Certifications"
Speakers: JoAnn Lawrence, Small Business Administration in
New Orleans
Room 203 (Advanced)
"The
Importance of GSA Schedules in Today's Market"
Speaker: Tony
Gregg, General Services Administration
Room 202 (Advanced)
10:55 AM - 11:45 AM WORKSHOP SESSIONS
"Business Resources, Business Plans, and
Financing"
Speakers: Michael Tomlinson, LSBDC at LSU-Shreveport
Mary Lynn Wilkerson, La Small Business Development Center
Loretta Poree, Deputy District Director of SBA
Room 205 (Beginner)
"Doing Business with the State of Louisiana"
Speakers: John Matthews, Louisiana Economic Development
Brenda
Guess, Louisiana Economic Development
Room 204 (Intermediate)
"Doing Business with Your Military"
Speakers: Ned Foley, US Army Corps of Engineers
Sharon Jefferson, Barksdale Air Force Base
Mike Black, Veteran's Administration
Room 203 (Advanced)
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM LUNCH (to be held in the ballroom)
The Honorable Senator Mary Landrieu
12:55 PM - 1:45 PM WORKSHOP SESSIONS
"Marketing Your Business"
Speakers: Jerry Frentress, Win Win Power Tools
Crystal Brown-Tatum, Crystal Clear Communications
Ken Hanson, Twin Engine Labs
Lampton Enochs, MOONBOT Studios
Room 205 (Beginner)
"Introduction to Government Contracting -
Getting Started"
Speakers: Jeanene Deen and Mike Haire, Northwest
Louisiana Government
Procurement Center, PTAC
Room 204 (Intermediate)
"Doing Business with Prime Contractors"
Speakers: Reggie Jeter, F J Burnell
Danny
Russell, Maxx Foote Construction
Kyle Hand, Hand Construction
Don Olson, Hunt, Guillot and Associates
Kerwen Whatley, M.W.H. Americas
Room 203 (Advanced)
1:50 PM - 2:40 PM CLOSING PANEL
(to be held in the Ballroom)
"Show Me the Money" Small Business Lending
Panel
Speakers: Diana Flores, SBTRC US Dept of Transportation
Manuel Padilla, Capital One
Bonnie Bolton, Chase Bank
Donna Johnson and Chloe Duplessis, ACCION
3:00 PM - BOOTHS CLOSE
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