Opening Remarks

• Linda Nguyen, Vice President | Community Relations Senior Consultant, Wells Fargo Corporate Philanthropy and Community Relations Group
• Mike Daniel, Regional Director, Orange County Inland Empire Small Business Development Center Network

Welcome Remarks

• Keith Kobata, Region Bank President, Wells Fargo
• Christopher Lorenzana, Deputy District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration, Orange County/Inland Empire District
• Isabel Guzman, Director of the Office of Small Business Advocate, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Panel: “Growing the Small Business Economy”

• Moderator – Mike Daniel
•  Panelists:
  • Jesse Ben-Ron, Director of Workforce and Economic Development, Orange County Business Council
  • Bruce Stenslie, President and CEO, Economic Development Collaborative Ventura County
  • Toni Symonds, Consultant, CA Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy

Presentation: A Look Ahead at the Orange County Economy

• Anil Puri, Ph.D., Director, Woods Center for Economic Analyses & Forecasting at California State University Fullerton

Panel: “Advancing Access to Capital”

• Moderator – Linda Nguyen
• Panelists:
  • Nancee Robles, Chief Deputy Director, California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank
  • Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Executive Director, Los Angeles Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LA LISC)

Presentation: Innovations in Public-Private Partnerships

• Steve Jones, Mayor, City of Garden Grove
• Damian Arrula, City Administrator, City of Placentia

Panel: “NextGen Chambers of Commerce”

• Moderator – Jesse Torres
• Panelists:
  • David Betancourt, Senior Program Coordinator, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Julian Canete, CEO, California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce