Small Business Programs Office
Annual Small Business
Opportunity Fair
APRIL 2, 2019
Pasadena Conference Center
Pasadena, CA
Welcome
The JPL Small Business Programs Office along with the City of Pasadena and the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce is proud to host the Small Business Opportunity Fair. This event focuses on helping the small businesses throughout the country highlight their products and/or services to the large business and government communities. We continue to support and promote events such as this to find small businesses that can provide various types of products and/or service efforts through their creativity and ingenuity with problem solving.
We appreciate the opportunity to host this event and hope each participant can make the most of their attendance.
Felicia A. Bell, CPCM
Manager
Small Business Programs Office
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Felicia A. Bell
Manager
Small Business Programs Office
The JPL Small Business Programs Office along with the City of Pasadena and the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce is proud to host the Small Business Opportunity Fair. This event focuses on helping the small businesses throughout the country highlight their products and/or services to the large business and government communities. We continue to support and promote events such as this to find small businesses that can provide various types of products and/or service efforts through their creativity and ingenuity with problem solving.
We appreciate the opportunity to host this event and hope each participant can make the most of their attendance.
Felicia A. Bell, CPCM
Manager, Small Business Programs Office
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Felicia A. Bell, CPCM
Manager
Small Business Programs Office
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Schedule
Pasadena Conference Center – Tuesday, April 2, 2019
08:00 a.m. – 04:30 p.m.
| Welcome | Track One | Track Two | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 am – 09:00 am | Registration Area | Registration | |
| 09:00 am – 09:10 am | Room 107 | Welcome - Andre Stefanovich, JPL Acquisition Division Manager | |
| 09:10 am – 09:20 am | Room 107 | City of Pasadena – Tyrone Hampton, City Council Member and Erika Estrada, Purchasing Administrator | |
| 09:20 am – 09:30 am | Room 107 | Pasadena Chamber of Commerce - Paul Little, President | |
| 09:30 am – 10:00 am | Room 107 | Keynote Speaker - Larry James, JPL Deputy Director | |
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am | BREAK | ||
| 10:15 am – 12:15 pm | Room 106 | Matchmaking | |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am | Room 107 | Workshop - “Creative Content for Social Media,” Roni Ramos, Harmony 3 Productions | |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm | Room 107 | Workshop - “How Can We Help You?” – Beatriz Devis, Entrepreneurial Development Office, Small Business Administration and Venessa Gleich, Program Manager, Native American Procurement Technical Assistance Center | |
| 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm | LUNCH BREAK (on your own) | ||
| 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Room 107 | Panel Discussion – "What We Look for in a Small Business" with JPL, City of Pasadena, and L.A. County | |
| 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Room 106 | Matchmaking | |
| 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Room 107 | Workshop – “Small Business Presentation Skills” Brian Palermo, Palermo Science Improv | |
| 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Room 107 | Workshop - “100 Worst Mistakes in Government Contracting,” Michael Kleine, Subcontract Compliance Advisor, JPL | |
| EXHIBITORS | |||
| 09:00 am – 04:30 pm | Open Area | Marketplace Open – Government Agencies, Large Businesses and JPL Subcontractor Business Council Small Business Members | |
| 04:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Sponsored Networking Event |
All events take place on the lower-level
Thank you to our sponsors that helped contribute to this event
