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8:30am - 9:20am The Art of Branding Lionel Sosa, Sosa Consulting Room 212 9:30am - 10:20am Steal this Presentation: Creative Commons and the Future of Marketing Michelle Greer, Sr. Mgr. Developer Outreach, Rackspace Cloud Room 212 10:30am - 11:20am Building a Strong Presence in your Market: Public Relations from Media to Customers Andi Rodriguez, Marketing Columnist, San Antonio Business Journal Lauren Mason, President & CEO, Mason PR Room 212 1:40pm - 2:30pm The Art of Business: Connecting and Sealing the Deal Ursula Pari, News Anchor, KSAT 12 Mary Ellen Trevino, President, P 3 S Corporation Room 212 2:40pm - 3:30pm Sales 101: Digging Deep, Growing Profits Erik Darmstetter, Chief Energy Officer, Sales by 5 Room 212 3:40pm - 4:30pm Managing the Back Office Ed Guerrero, President, Guerrero CPA Room 212 8:30am - 10:20am Financing during Changing Economic Times Lydia Gonzalez, Sr. VP Regional Sales Mgr., Lone Star National Bank Non-Conventional Financial Programs Gary Lindner, COO, ACCION TX-LA Using Your Contracts to Secure Financing Marty Bartlett, President & CEO, Pivotal Funding Room 210 10:30am - 11:20am Succession Planning Joe Skarda, Director of Education & Training, Sapient/Mass Mutual Room 210 8:30am - 9:20am Certification Sessions Ross Mitchell, Exec. Dir. South Regional Central TX Regional Certification Agency Room 213 8:30am - 9:20am Small Business Administration (SBA): Programs & Services Pamela Sapia, SBA District Director Room 211 8:30am - 9:20am Small Business Procurement Opportunities with the Army Dan Shackelford, U.S. Army Medical Command Small Business Room 209 9:30am - 10:20am General Services Administration (GSA) Schedules & Procurements Albert J. Garza, Dir. Small Business Utilization, GSA Greater SW Region Jim Vinarskai, Sr. Associate, Coley & Associates, Inc. Room 211 9:30am - 10:20am Corporate Procurement Opportunities for Small Businesses Oliver Turman, Dir. of Supplier Diversity, AT&T Kerry Cooper, Sr. Manager Corporate Services, Valero Room 209 9:30am - 10:20am Counter-Intelligence Domain: Protecting Business Intelligence Steve Smith, Rene Salinas & Chris Eldredge, FBI Special Agents Room 213 10:30am - 11:20am Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC): Pat Tovar, Local Procurement Officer Procurement: Daniel Garza, Bexar County Purchasing Agent Room 211 10:30am - 11:20am Contracting Opportunities in the Federal Health Sector Colonel Scott Svabek, Commander/ PARC Health Care Acquisition Activity Room 209 10:30am - 11:20am Green Initiatives & Cost-Saving Rebates for Small Businesses Anson Green, Alamo Colleges Phil Weynand, SAWS Lynda Rodriguez, CPS Energy Room 213 1:40pm - 2:30pm Small Business Contracting is Big Business Angie Coats, Fellow/CPCM/President, National Contract Management Association Greater SA Chapter, ACE Solution$ Room 209 1:40pm - 2:30pm Procurement Opportunities for Small Businesses Wayne Terry, Manager, Supplier Diversity, H-E-B Room 213 2:40pm - 3:30pm Contract Performance Management Joe Mirrow, Director Air Force Medical Service Commodity Council Room 211 2:40pm - 3:30pm Contract Law - Business Issues John C. Dulske, Esq. The Law Offices of Dulske & Gluys, P.C. Room 209 3:40pm - 4:30pm Policy Formulation - Advocate for San Antonio Businesses Ramiro Cavazos, President & CEO San Antonio Hispanic Chamber Room 211 3:40pm - 4:30pm Small Business Retirement Programs Keith Blackmon, Regional Director, ING Retirement Services Division Room 213 2:40pm - 3:30pm Corporate Procurement Opportunities for Small Business Oliver Turman, Dir. of Supplier Diversity, AT&T Kerry Cooper, Sr. Manager Corporate Services, Valero Room 213 1:40pm - 2:30pm The Changing Federal Procurement Landscape Robert Burton, Venable, Former Deputy Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy Room 211 ENTREPRENEUR TRACK PATHS TO SUCCESS TRACK PROCUREMENT TRACK CYBER CAFÉ EXPO AREA – ROOM 214 – OPEN 8:00AM - 4:00PM SMALL BUSINESS SYMPOSIUM SESSIONS SCHEDULE 3:40pm - 4:30pm Mergers & Acquisitions as a Growth Strategy Roy Graham, Managing Director, SA Office, Corporate Finance Associates Room 210 2:40pm - 3:30pm Preparing an Exit Strategy Juan A. Landa, Principal Equity Porfolio Manager, Matterhorn Capital Management Room 210 1:40pm - 2:30pm Tax Incentives for Employers Charlie Moke, Director of Business Services, Workforce Solutions-Alamo Dawn Finlayson, Attorney-Labor Law, The Gardner Law Firm Room 210

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8:30am - 9:20amThe Art of BrandingLionel Sosa, Sosa Consulting

Room 212

9:30am - 10:20amSteal this Presentation: Creative Commons and the Future of MarketingMichelle Greer, Sr. Mgr. Developer Outreach, Rackspace Cloud

Room 212

10:30am - 11:20amBuilding a Strong Presence in your Market: Public Relations from Media to CustomersAndi Rodriguez, Marketing Columnist, San Antonio Business JournalLauren Mason, President & CEO, Mason PR

Room 212

1:40pm - 2:30pmThe Art of Business: Connecting and Sealing the DealUrsula Pari, News Anchor, KSAT 12Mary Ellen Trevino, President, P3S Corporation

Room 212

2:40pm - 3:30pmSales 101: Digging Deep, Growing ProfitsErik Darmstetter, Chief Energy Officer, Sales by 5

Room 212

3:40pm - 4:30pmManaging the Back OfficeEd Guerrero, President, Guerrero CPA

Room 212

8:30am - 10:20amFinancing during Changing Economic Times Lydia Gonzalez, Sr. VP Regional Sales Mgr., Lone Star National Bank

Non-Conventional Financial Programs Gary Lindner, COO, ACCION TX-LA

Using Your Contracts to Secure FinancingMarty Bartlett, President & CEO, Pivotal Funding

Room 210

10:30am - 11:20amSuccession PlanningJoe Skarda, Director of Education & Training, Sapient/Mass Mutual

Room 210

8:30am - 9:20amCertification SessionsRoss Mitchell, Exec. Dir. South Regional Central TX Regional Certification Agency

Room 213

8:30am - 9:20amSmall Business Administration (SBA): Programs & ServicesPamela Sapia, SBA District Director

Room 211

8:30am - 9:20amSmall Business Procurement Opportunities with the ArmyDan Shackelford, U.S. Army Medical Command Small Business

Room 209

9:30am - 10:20amGeneral Services Administration (GSA) Schedules & ProcurementsAlbert J. Garza, Dir. Small Business Utilization, GSA Greater SW Region

Jim Vinarskai, Sr. Associate, Coley & Associates, Inc.

Room 211

9:30am - 10:20amCorporate Procurement Opportunities for Small BusinessesOliver Turman, Dir. of Supplier Diversity, AT&T

Kerry Cooper, Sr. Manager Corporate Services, Valero

Room 209

9:30am - 10:20amCounter-Intelligence Domain: Protecting Business IntelligenceSteve Smith, Rene Salinas & Chris Eldredge, FBI Special Agents

Room 213

10:30am - 11:20amProcurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC): Pat Tovar, Local Procurement OfficerProcurement: Daniel Garza, Bexar County Purchasing AgentRoom 211

10:30am - 11:20amContracting Opportunities in the Federal Health SectorColonel Scott Svabek, Commander/PARC Health Care Acquisition Activity

Room 209

10:30am - 11:20amGreen Initiatives & Cost-Saving Rebates for Small BusinessesAnson Green, Alamo Colleges Phil Weynand, SAWS Lynda Rodriguez, CPS Energy

Room 213

1:40pm - 2:30pmSmall Business Contracting is Big BusinessAngie Coats, Fellow/CPCM/President, National Contract Management Association Greater SA Chapter, ACE Solution$

Room 209

1:40pm - 2:30pmProcurement Opportunities for Small BusinessesWayne Terry, Manager, Supplier Diversity, H-E-B

Room 213

2:40pm - 3:30pmContract Performance ManagementJoe Mirrow, Director Air Force Medical Service Commodity Council

Room 211

2:40pm - 3:30pmContract Law - Business IssuesJohn C. Dulske, Esq. The Law Offices of Dulske & Gluys, P.C.

Room 209

3:40pm - 4:30pmPolicy Formulation - Advocate for San Antonio BusinessesRamiro Cavazos, President & CEO San Antonio Hispanic Chamber

Room 211

3:40pm - 4:30pmSmall Business Retirement ProgramsKeith Blackmon, Regional Director, ING Retirement Services Division

Room 213

2:40pm - 3:30pmCorporate Procurement Opportunities for Small BusinessOliver Turman, Dir. of Supplier Diversity, AT&T Kerry Cooper, Sr. Manager Corporate Services, ValeroRoom 213

1:40pm - 2:30pmThe Changing Federal Procurement LandscapeRobert Burton, Venable, Former Deputy Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy

Room 211

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3:40pm - 4:30pmMergers & Acquisitions as a Growth StrategyRoy Graham, Managing Director, SA Office, Corporate Finance Associates

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2:40pm - 3:30pmPreparing an Exit StrategyJuan A. Landa, Principal Equity Porfolio Manager, Matterhorn Capital Management

Room 210

1:40pm - 2:30pmTax Incentives for Employers Charlie Moke, Director of Business Services, Workforce Solutions-Alamo

Dawn Finlayson, Attorney-Labor Law, The Gardner Law Firm

Room 210

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FRIDAY, MAY 21HENRY B. GONZALEZCONVENTION CENTER

thank you to our sponsors

access to capital sponsors

breakfast sponsors

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luncheon sponsors

networking reception sponsors

Designed by Creative Civilization

business leader sponsors

cyber café expo & it sponsor

in-kind sponsors

media sponsor

scheduleconvention center

concourse level

register online at www.sahcc.org or rsvp to [email protected]

7:00am - 7:45am Registration & Breakfast - Park View Lobby

8:00am - 4:00pm Cyber Café Expo - Room 214

7:45am - 8:15am Morning Presentation - Park View Lobby

8:30am - 11:20am Morning Sessions - Rooms 208-213

11:30am - 1:30pm Special Luncheon Presentation Featuring

Guest Panelists - Room 217

Gisela Girard, Creative Civilization John Gonzalez, JDG & Associates, Inc. Valerie Gonzalez-Handley, Delicious Tamales Berto Guerra, Avanzar Interior Technologies Max Navarro, Operational Technologies Rey Salinas, HTS Voice & Data Systems Patricia Stout, The Alamo Travel Group Ted Terrazas, Terra Health

1:30pm - 4:30pm Afternoon Sessions - Rooms 208-213

4:30pm - 6:00pm Networking Reception - Park View Lobby Complimentary Beverages Provided

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From Main Entrance:

• Enter main doors on Market Street

• Cross café lobby area toward UPS Store

• Take escalators to the Concourse Level

• Walk down the hall lined with statues

• Approach Main Registration site

From Tower View Parking:

• Take elevator to Tower View level

• Enter glass doors

• Approach Registration site in Park View Lobby

Funded in part through a grant award with the SBA