1. AZSBDC Network Presents
THIRD ANNUAL VETERANS
CONFERENCE
“Boots To Business”

2. WELCOME
Ellen Kirton, Director
Small Business Development Center

3. TODAY’S CONFERENCE AGENDA
TIME AGENDA ITEM PRESENTER
9:00am Welcome Ellen Kirton, SBDC
9:10am Color Guard Navy Operational Support Center
M 9:20am National Anthem Commander Ross Orvik,
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9:30am Opening Remarks Mayor Jonathan Rothschild
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N 9:45am Military Procurement Major Jeffrey Donato, DM AFB
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10:15am Starting a Business John Wiles, SCORE
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G 10:30am Raytheon Presentation Jeff Krongaard
10:45am Expo Hall Veterans Resources
11:30am Lunch Break Prepared by Delectables
Noon Keynote Speaker Martha McSally, USAF Col (ret)
A 1:00pm Veteran Testimonial Jaime Vasquez
F 1:15pm Expert Panel Discussion Ellen Kirton, Moderator
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2:15pm Access to Capital Karen Burns, SBDC
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R 2:45pm Expo Hall Veterans Resources
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3:30pm PTAC Presentation Daniel Ayala, AZPTAC
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O 4:00pm SBDC Presentation Janice Washington, AZSBDC
N 4:20pm Veteran Testimonial Sean Collins
4:40pm Closing Ellen Kirton, SBDC

4. COLOR GUARD
Navy Operational Support Center, Tucson, AZ

5. NATIONAL ANTHEM
Navy Operational Support Center, Tucson, AZ
Commanding Officer – CDR Ross Orvik

6. OPENING REMARKS
Mayor Jonathan Rothschild
City of Tucson

7. MILITARY PROCUREMENT
Major Jeffery Donato
Davis Monthan Air Force Base

8. SO YOU WANT TO GO INTO
BUSINESS?
John Wiles, USAF Col (ret)
SCORE Volunteer

9. RAYTHEON PRESENTATION
Jeff Krongaard, Mentor
Protégé Program Manager

10. EXPO HALL
Veterans Resources
ACCION MAC - SBDC
Active Living Home Care Solutions New York Life
Allstate Insurance Pima County One Stop
American Red Cross Services Prudential Insurance
AZ PTAC Raytheon
Blingg LLC SCORE
Cars4Vets, Inc. US Bank
Chase Bank Veterans Administration
DES - Veterans Business Services Wells Fargo Bank
DK Advocates, Inc. Wounded Warrior Project

11. LET’S HAVE LUNCH!
Prepared by: Delectables
A locally owned restaurant

12. KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Martha McSally, USAF Col (ret)

13. TESTIMONIAL
Jaime Vasquez
Artisan Ironworks, LLC
A veteran success story!

14. EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION
Ellen Kirton, SBDC
Moderator
LEGAL ACCOUNTING
Brian Harlow, Attorney Lou Ciurca, President
Harlow Spanier, PLLC Bottom Line Accounting
INSURANCE MARKETING
Drew Newton Michael Tucker, Owner
Mahoney Group Social Mobile Buzz

15. ACCESS TO CAPITAL
Karen Burns, Business Analyst
Small Business Development Center
Phone: (520) 620-1241

16. EXPO HALL
Veterans Resources
ACCION MAC - SBDC
Active Living Home Care Solutions New York Life
Allstate Insurance Pima County One Stop
American Red Cross Services Prudential Insurance
AZ PTAC Raytheon
Blingg LLC SCORE
Cars4Vets, Inc. US Bank
Chase Bank Veterans Administration
DES - Veterans Business Services Wells Fargo Bank
DK Advocates, Inc. Wounded Warrior Project

17. PTAC PRESENTATION
Daniel Ayala, Program Manager
AZ Procurement Technical Assistance Centers

18. AZSBDC SUPPORTS
VETERANS
Janice Washington, State Director
AZ Small Business Development Centers

19. TESTIMONIAL
Sean Collins
Dairy Queen
A Veteran Success Story!

20. CLOSING REMARKS
Ellen Kirton, Director
Small Business Development Network