Richard Fisher
President and CEO
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Maj. Gen. James L. Williams
U.S. Marine Corps (ret)
Veterans Coalition of North Central Texas

Sylvia Sotelo Kidd
Chairperson
Momentum Texas Inc. Board

Jan Collmer
Retired Executive

Freddie Streeter
President
The Streeter Group

Gary Lindner
U.S. Air Force (ret)
President and CEO
People Fund

Sue Malone
Vice President of Marketing
Superior Financial Group

Noon

Concurrent Workshops
Explorer Track
Audience: Veterans who are thinking about starting a business.
Topic: Guidance for a successful business launch.

Emerging Owner Track
Audience: Veteran entrepreneurs who are launching or have launched their business.
Topic: Managing and sustaining growth

Contractor Track
Audience: Veteran businesses
Topic: Expanding into government, private or prime contractor procurement and supply opportunities.

Explorer Track: Business concept development, business planning and nuts and bolts of starting a successful business

Moderator
Cassandra Hardwick
Senior Consultant
Genesis Preferred Solutions

Glenda Overstreet
Business Consultant/Veterans Specialist
Best Southwest Small Business Development Center

Keith Kennedy
District Director
Dallas Area SCORE

Nicole Baldwin
Beauty Advocate
BIAO Skincare

Emerging Owner Track: Building the advisory and management team and tech support and recognizing the importance of networks and networking

Moderator
JP Hogan
Consultant
iMatter

Grant Seabolt
Lawyer
Seabolt Law Group

Efren Villanueva
Business Advisor
Job Connection Education Program

Christopher J. Feola
CEO
Nextpression

Contractor Track: Identify experts who can provide assistance to entrepreneurs seeking major contracts

Moderator
Chuck Waldrop
Director
Center for Government Contracting

Gregory James
Director
University of Texas at Arlington Cross Timbers Procurement Center

Timothy Woods
President
Woods Consulting Group

Alex Fender
President
Veteran Entrepreneur/Owner Funnel Science

Keynote speaker
Brig. Gen. Casey Blake
Deputy Director
Army and Air Force Exchange Services

Al Zapanta
President and CEO
U.S.–Mexico Chamber of Commerce

Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Terrance F. Henderson
Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
Comerica Bank

Explorer Track: Definition of markets, marketing, use of social media and access to capital

Moderator
Terri Williams
Director Contracting Resource Center
South-West Texas Border Small Business Development Corp.

Tarsha Polk
Principal
The Marketing Lady

Billy Medina
Economic Development Specialist
Small Business Administration

Mike Donovan
Business Planning and Consulting

Emerging Owner Track: Franchising as a business option and access to capital

Moderator
Brian Bascom
President and CEO
U.S. Veterans Chamber of Commerce

David E. Omholt
CEO
eAuth.com

John Petteway
District Manager Greater Dallas
Wells Fargo Banker

Contractor Track: A vendor description of requirements for contractors and two veteran entrepreneurs talk about securing major contracts

Moderator
Don Carter
U.S. Air Force (ret)
President
Cartgroup International

Vincent J. Hrenak
U.S. Air Force (ret)
Vice President
Supply Chain for Network Centric Systems

4:30 p.m.

Networking Reception

6 p.m.

Adjourn