Agenda
Agenda
November 16
12:30 pm
Registration
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Welcome & Icebreaker
Claremont (4th Floor)
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Keynote: Ethical Decision-Making, Unconscious Bias, and Creating Spaces for Meaningful Connections
Jay O’Toole
Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Old Dominion University
Claremont (4th Floor)
3:00 – 3:15 pm
Break
3:15 – 4:45 pm
Keynote: Building Personal Elasticity
Aaron Montgomery
Managing Partner, The Montgomery Development Group
Claremont (4th Floor)
5:00 pm
Dinner on your own
November 17
7:00 – 7:45 am
Breakfast
Brandon A & B (4th Floor)
8:00 – 9:15 am
Sessions
How to Prepare for
Government Contracting
Claremont (4th Floor)
Presenter
Lisa WoodÂ
Director, Virginia PTAC
What the Heck is Lean Canvas, and What Do I Do With It?
GreenwayÂ
Presenters
Tom Tanner
Advisor, Roanoke Regional SBDC
Amanda Forrester
Director, Roanoke Regional SBDC
Finding Your Center’s Brand
EppingtonÂ
Presenter
Tati Pena
Assistant Director, Capital Region SBDC
9:15 – 9:30 am
Break
9:30 – 11:00 am
Panel: What? I Didnât Know That! Trends/Forecasts/Programs to Help SBDC Advisors
Claremont (4th Floor)
Moderator
Christine Kriz,
Laurel Ridge SBDC
Panelists
Kyle Meyer
Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) Virginia Main Street
Laura Messer
Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC)
Jenny Crittenden
Retail Alliance
Michele Bridges
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS)
Kathy Dolan
Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD)
11:00 – 11:15 am
Break
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11:15 am – 12:30 pm
Sessions
Business Growth Preparation
Greenway
Presenter
Mike Williams
The Growth Coach of Northern Virginia
Hiring & Retaining Talent
in a Tight Labor Market
Claremont (4th Floor)
Presenter
Donna Norman
DLN Leadership Group, LLC
Video Kills: The Marketing Star! Examining & Understanding the Video First Marketing Scene
Eppington
Presenter
Nicole Cooper
Modern Buzz Media
12:30 – 2:00 pm
Lunch
Brandon A & B (4th Floor)
 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Panel: Understanding Virginia’s Tech Ecosystem
Claremont (4th Floor)
Moderator
Josh Green
Virginia SBDCÂ ICAPÂ
Panelists
Conaway HaskinsÂ
Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC)
Evans McMillion
757 Accelerate
William McPheat
ICAP Life Science Mentor
Alex Euler
Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation(VIPC) VVP
Ian Frazier
757 Accelerate
Liz Pyle
ICAP Life Science Mentor
Akosua Acheamponmaa
NSU Innovation Center
3:30 – 3:45 pm
Break
3:45 – 5:15 pm
Panel: Financing – Knowing Your Options
Claremont (4th Floor)
Moderator
Bill Holloran
Hampton Roads SBDC
Panelists
Jeff Richardson
Beach Commercial Finance
Perry Olenych
All Merchant Funding
Mike Austin
Hampton Roads SBDC
Joseph Barnes
Virginia Community Capital
Anna Mackley
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (VSBFA)
5:15 pm
Reception
Brandon A & B (4th Floor)
November 18
7:00 – 8:00 am
Breakfast
Brandon A & B (4th Floor)
 8:00 – 8:30 am
Strategic Plan Update
Claremont (4th Floor)
 8:30 – 9:30 am
Concurrent Sessions
Strategic Plan Group Working Sessions
Operations Meet Up
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Leaders
Tati Pena
Capital Region SBDC
Heather Fay
Roanoke Regional SBDC
Advisors Meetup
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Leaders
TJ Master
ICAP Mentor
Angela Kelley
University of Mary Washington SBDC
 9:30 – 9:45 am
Break
 9:45 – 10:15 am
Session
Speaker
Joey Pocan
SBA Richmond District Office, Economic Development Specialist & SBDC Project Officer
10:15 – 11:15 am
New Intranet Showcase
10:30 – 11:30 am
Accreditation Training
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Open Programming
12:00 pm
Lunch
Brandon A & B (4th Floor)
Virginia SBDC Network