Agenda

This is a draft agenda of the 2016 Small Business Leadership Summit and is subject to change. We will provide attendees with more detailed information about each day as it becomes available.

Small Business Leadership Summit 2016:
Recognizing the Power of the Small Business Economy

Sunday, May 8, 2016 – Registration Opens; Informal Networking Happy Hour

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Registration and Check In
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
Columbia Balroom Lobby

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM – Informal Networking Happy Hour for Summit attendees
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
Congressional A – Lobby level

Monday, May 9, 2016 – Summit

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM – Continental Breakfast
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
Columbia Ballroom

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM – Welcome and Opening Remarks
John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO, Small Business Majority

9:15 AM – 9:45 AM – Technology Training

9:45 PM – 11:00 AM – Plenary Panel: Ensuring Our Voice Is Heard – Telling the Stories of the Small Business Economy

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Networking Break

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM – Interactive Panels 1-2
– Asset Building and Entrepreneurship (Columbia A)
– Freelance Economy (Columbia B)

12:45 PM – 1:15 PM – Networking Break

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM – Lunch (Columbia Ballroom)
Plenary Panel: If You’re Not At The Table… Ensuring the Small Business Voice is Represented

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM – Interactive Panels 3-4
– Minority Entrepreneurship Roundtable (Yellowstone/ Everglades – 2nd floor)
– Healthcare: The Value of Prescription Drugs (Columbia Ballroom)

4:45 PM – 5:15 PM – Awards Ceremony

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM – Closing Remarks, Rhett Buttle, President & Managing Director, Small Business Majority

5:45 PM – Meet in lobby to transfer to Small Business Majority 10th Anniversary Reception
(walk to Google – 7 minute walk, .3 miles)

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Small Business Majority Reception
LOCATION: Google, 25 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 900

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 – Summit

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM – Continental Breakfast (Columbia Ballroom)

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM – Keynote speaker: Senator Jeff Merkley, United States Senator for Oregon

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM – Entrepreneurship Program Presentation

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM – Plenary Panel: Beyond the Affordable Care Act

11:45 AM – Noon – Networking Break

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM – Lunch (Columbia Ballroom)
– Keynote Speaker: Dr. Karen DeSalvo, Acting Assistant Secretary, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
– Keynote Speaker: Jessica Milano, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Small Business, Community Development, and Housing, U.S. Department of the Treasury

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM – Networking Break

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM – Interactive Sessions 5-6
– Women’s Entrepreneurship Roundtable (Columbia A)
– Alternative and Online Lending (Columbia B)

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM – Networking Break

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM – Special Guest: Dr. Sam Clovis, National Co-Chair and Chief Policy Advisor, Donald J. Trump for President Campaign

4:45 PM – 5-5:00 PM – Closing Remarks

Dinner on own: You are free at this time to set forth and enjoy D.C.’s dining scene.

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 – White House Eisenhower Executive Office Building

6:30 – 7:15 AM – Boxed breakfast available for pick up in Hyatt lobby (Congressional B)
If you are not staying at the Hyatt Regency, please plan to arrive at the White House Visitors Entrance by 7:30 am.

7:15 – 8:00 AM – Admission to White House Eisenhower Executive Office Building
(Enter via White House Visitors Entrance at 17 St., NW and New York Ave., NW)

8:00 – 11:00 AM – White House Program