Small Business Expo Program
Event Check-In
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Davis Technical College: Allied Health Building
Event Check-in, Continental Breakfast, Network, Visit Exhibitor Booths
Session 1
9:00 AM - 9:25 AM
Expo Kick-off: Speaker Series
Speakers:
President Darin Brush, Davis Technical College
U.S. Senator John Curtis, Utah
U.S. Congressman Blake Moore, Utah 1st Congressional District
Session 2
9:25 AM - 10:05 AM
Scaling U.S. Manufacturing: Aligning Capital, Demand, and Capabilities
Moderator:
Marla Trollan, Utah SBA
Panelists:
Senator John Curtis
Josh Carter, Office of Investment and Innovation, SBA
James Mismash, Industrial Base Growth and Small Business Programs, DOW
Session 3
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
Building the Innovation Ecosystem
Moderator:
Senator John Curtis
Panelists:
Johnny Ferry, Utah Manufacturers Assn.
Aaron Starks, 47G
Clint Betts, Silicon Slopes
Networking Break
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Network, Visit Exhibitor Booths
Session 4
10:50 AM - 11:15 AM
Insights on International Trade: America First Exports and Investments
Speakers:
Jonathan Freedman, World Trade Center, Utah
Joseph Brubaker, Kirton McConkie
Session 5
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Meet the Directors/Federal Agencies for Small Business Programs
Moderator: Senator John Curtis
Agencies:
Small Business Administration – Josh Carter
DOW – James Mismash
US Air Force – Mike McWilliams
DOT – Melissa Newton
Veterans Affairs – Amy Kim
NASA Office of Small Business Programs – Natalie Colvin
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission – Anthony Briggs
US Commercial Service – Shelby Daiek
Networking Break
11:45 - 12:15 PM
Network, Visit Exhibitor Booths
Expo Concludes
12:30 PM
Thank you for attending!