Wednesday, May 5, 2010:
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6:00 pm |
Cocktail Reception |
Thursday, May 6, 2010
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7:00 am |
Registration and Vendor Expo Open |
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7:30 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 am |
Welcome and Opening General Session
Marty Keller, Small Business Advocate and Master of Ceremonies
Mark O'Leary, Regional VP for Business Services Comcast
Joel Ayala, Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development
CC Yin, Founder and Chairman, Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association
Lieutenant Giovernor Abel Maldonado
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Featured
Speaker |
Ashley Postlewaite, Founder of Renegade Animation, shares insights on what it’s like to be a small business in one of the most competitive markets: Computer Animation and Digital Video Production |
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9:45 am |
Networking Break |
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10:15 am |
Breakout Sessions: 10 Breakout Sessions featuring high level panelists in an interactive format designed to foster attendee participation and collaboration |
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12:00 pm |
Luncheon General Session
Mayor Ronald V. Dellums, City of Oakland
Kristin Johnson, State Chair, Califonrnia Small Business Development Centers
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1:00 pm
Keynote
Event |
A Conversation on California's Economic Recovery
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Michael Milken, Chairman of the Milken Institute
Monika Mantilla, President and CEO of Altura Capital Group
Brian Tippens, Director, Global Supplier Diversity Program, Hewlett-Packard Company
Chuck Ashman, CEO of Business Matchmaking
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1:45 pm |
Networking Break |
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2:15 pm |
Breakout Sessions: 10 Breakout Sessions featuring high level panelists in an interactive format designed to foster attendee participation and collaboration |
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3:45 pm |
Networking Break |
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4:15 pm |
Closing Session
John Bohn, Commmissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
Cameron Schmidt, Vice President, Small Business Group, Intuit WeConnect and WeInclude
Dr. Rollin Richmond, President, California State University- Humboldt
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Featured
Speaker |
Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of Wired Magazine, discusses the coming revolution in manufacturing and it's potential to transform the California economy |
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Closing Remarks |
