8:30 am: NETWORKING BREAKFAST
9:00 am: WELCOME, OPENING REMARKS by Dr. Karl Reid, Executive Director - NSBE, CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
9:30 am: CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
Secrets of Successful Government Contracting
Philip Reeves, Manager of Small Business Technology and Innovation, Government of the District of Columbia
J. Milton Goodman, Program Director, DC Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Geoff Orazem, Founder, Eastern Foundry [gov't contracting incubator]
Raising Capital
Maxime Paul, serial entrepreneur
John "Jack" Bienko, Deputy Director for Entrepreneurship Education, U.S. Small Business Administration
William Lee Mapp III, investor
Eldridge Allen, Director of Entrepreneurship Center & Programs, Greater Washington Urban League
Waleed Qamar, Co-Founder/CEO, MedNav - INVITED
10:15 am: NETWORKING BREAK
10:30 am: CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
Pitching to Different Audiences
Brian A.M. Williams, Founder/CEO, PurchaseBlack.com
Justin Harrison, CEO, Vinolovers
Randall Olade, Principal, EventKloud
Angel Rich, CEO, The Wealth Factory, Inc.
Business Essentials - Resources, Marketing & Strategy
Rakia Finley, CEO & Founder, Surge Assembly [business development and technology solutions]
Lauren-Nikai Harry, CEO, Klick Consulting, LLC [marketing]
Meryl Hooker, Sales Rockstar [sales/operations/financial analysis]
Alpha Bah, Owner, BAH Legal and Consulting [legal]
11:15 am: NETWORKING BREAK
11:30 am: CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
Entrepreneurship vs. Franchising
Thomas Penny III, Marriott
Ibrahim Mumin, Mumin & Associates
Crash Course in Business Planning - Lean Startup Methodologies
Dr. Grant Warner, Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Howard University
Dr. Micah Crump, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, Howard University
Dr. Legand Burge, Co-Founder of XediaLabs, Professor and Chair - Department of Computer Science, Howard University
12:15 pm: NETWORKING LUNCH
1:00 pm: BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION - contestants have five minutes to pitch their business idea using a Business Model Canvas. Afterwards, judges will have five minutes to ask questions.
Judges:
Marcus Finley, Senior Solutions Provider, Clearly Innovative, Inc.
Sage Salvo, Founder/President/Curriculum Consultant, Words Liive
Chika Umeadi, Co-Founder/Engagement Director, tiphub
2:00 pm: ENTREPRENEUR EXPO - local entrepreneurs will showcase their products and services to conference attendees in a networking-friendly format
3:00 pm: ANNOUNCEMENT OF BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION WINNERS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, CLOSING REMARKS