GrowSmartBiz Conference Agenda
2nd GrowSmartBiz Conference Renaissance DC Nov 5th 2010
| Nov 5th | Track 1 | Track 2 | Track 3 | Track 4 | |
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| 8:30-9:30: | Registration | Registration, breakfast, exhibition hall opens | |||
| 9:30-10: | Opening remarks and keynote | Welcome Alex Orfinger, Publisher, Washington Business Journal and Miles Reidy, COO/CFO, Network Solutions Phillip Quintana Capital One Bank’s Market Executive for Metropolitan Washington DC. Keynote Speaker Marie Johns Deputy Administrator of SBA |
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| MC Roger Hughlett | MC Ken Yancey | MC Ramon Ray | MC Rieva Lesonsky | ||
| 10-11: | Session 1 | How social media has made customer service the new marketing- deliver or die. Barry Moltz author of Bust a Myth BAM http://barrymoltz.com/ (Barry confirmed) | Small Business and Finance Tony Pica mid-atlantic regional exec, Capital One Washington District SBA District Director Bridget BeanJ Miles Reidy COO/CFO Network Solutions Ken Yancey CEO of SCORE Hal Shelton, SCORE volunteer and board member as well as a former CFO |
How To Attract and Keep Customers – Beth Silver, Doubet LLC; Brent Leary, CRM-Essentials, Ramon Ray, Smallbiztechnology.com – MODERATOR, Jim Kukral Author of book -Attention! This Book Will Make You Money | Starting a Business 101 Rieva Lesonsky – MODERATOR (Publisher/Trends) Joel Libava (Franchising) Kristina Boweri (SmBiz Owner) Michael Beirne (Financing) Heidi Kalett CEO of Dandelion (Entrepreneur) |
| 11-11:30: | Break | Visiting booths | |||
| 11:30-12:30: | Session 2 | Stories, Content and the Search Engine sword over your head ; Ben Cook SEO Manager Network Solutions- moderator , Tinu Abayomi Paul, Deborah Ager, Liana Evans, Alan Glazier | How Small Business can Benefit from Govt Resources/contracts Marissa Levin -information experts Dan F. Sturdivant II, Assistant Director, Outreach Programs, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization ( moderator) Hope Lane Aronson & Company |
Dan McNelis, Dito (Google Apps Reseller) Ted Brufke, Sales Leader – LotusLive / Online Collaboration Services Raju Vegesna, Zoho Shahab Kaviani, HyperOfficeModerated Discussion by Laurie McCabe, SMB Group | 11:30-12:00pm – Rules for Entrepreneurs (Steven Fisher) 12:00-12:30pm – Lead Gen and Sales Strategies for Your Small Business (Carlos Diggs) |
| 12:30-1:30: | Lunch | Visiting Exhibits Lunch Roundtable discussion: Small Business Social Media – Beth Schillaci Small Business Events on a Shoestring – Jessica Hibbard Positioning Your Company for Debt Financing – Gary Honig Blogger Outreach Connecting Brands With the Right Bloggers – Julie Diaz Asper Using Twitter Chats to Connect with Customers & Grow Your Business – Cathy Larkin The Internet and Your Brand – Brian J. Winterfeldt Read more: Mixing lunch with networking on Friday | Washington Business Journal Key Note by Raul Fernandez Vice Chairman Monumental Sports and Entertainment and Chairman of ObjectVideo |
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| 1:30-2:30: | Session 3 | What’s the Buzz?: Reinvigotating the Small Business innovation . Steve King, Jason Falls, Jeremy Epstein(six components of creating a “Dandelion Marketing Culture) , Duncan Alney Firebelly Marketing , Prabakaran Murugaiah, . QFetch, LLC | “How to market your nonprofit on a budget” Jocelyn Harmon, Director of Nonprofit Services, Care2 Allyson Kapin, Founder of RADCampaign and lead blogger at Frogloop Shireen Mitchell, Founder of DigitalSistas and diversity tech advocate Katya Andresen, COO, Network for Good |
Walt Rivenbank, AT&T presentation on MOBILITY – 1:30 – 2:00 \ 2:00 – 2:30 : How To Profitably Sell Online: Brent Leary, CRM Essentials and Melinda Emerson, MFE Consulting, Inc; Jennifer Shaheen, Technology Therapy Group | 1:30-2pm Smart Hiring Practices for Small businesses -(Patricia A. Frame -Management Consultant, Speaker, & Author.) 2-2:30pm Is Your Business Evolving or are You a Dying Breed? Plus, 5 Minutes that Can Change your Business Forever (Kathy Korman Frey) |
MCed by Miles Reidy CFO/COO Network Solutions
| 2:30-4: | Session 4 | Marketing Keynote : Personality in your business: Rohit Bhargava ( 20 min) 6 Rules For Tech Success : Ramon Ray (10) Babies, Boomers & Brides: 3 Top Small Business Trends for 2011 Rieva Lesonsky (10) PR and Small Business: How to tell your Small Business Story : Shonali Burke (10) Public speech 2.0 in a 140 character world’ : Jill Foster (10) Mike Maiorana, Regional President Verizon Wireless Wireless Tools for Small Businesses Vote of Thanks – Alex Orfinger – Washington Business Journal |
| 4:00-5:00: | Trade Show ends | Happy Hour and Networking |
*Agenda tentative and maybe subject to change
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