2023 Small Business Symposium: Meet the Experts

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Check-in and Networking Breakfast

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Session 1: Finance Experts

Moderator: Edouard Asmar, Co-Founder & CTO, Hansa

Panelists:

• Kevin Sheffield, Business Lending Manager, Arlington Community Federal Credit Union
• John Behrens, Senior Loan Officer and Underwriter, Latino Economic Development Center
• Don Jacubec, Regional Lending Manager, SBSD Virginia Small Business Financing Authority

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.

Session 2: Marketing Experts

Moderator: Kelly Rindfusz, Director of Communications, Arlington Economic Development

Panelists:

• Jennifer Mulchandani, Founder & CEO, Arlington Strategy
• Prakriti Deuja, BizLaunch Administrative Specialist, Arlington Economic Development BizLaunch
• Justin Gooderham, President, Dalton Digital

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Break

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Session 3 Procurement Experts

Moderator: Lisa Wood, Statewide Director, Virginia PTAC (Procurement Technical Assistance Center) an APEX Accelerator

Panelists:

• Cynthia Davis, Assistant Purchasing Agent, Arlington County Dept. of Management & Finance, Purchasing Division
• Jason Hawkins, Director Supplier Diversity, George Mason University
• Anna Urman, Director, Strategic Outreach and Communications, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department of Veterans Affairs