SCHEDULE

18 MAY

WEDNESDAY

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
General Session I:

Welcome, New Member Orientation, Annual Meeting of IESBGA

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Session 1 - Workshops:

SBDC
Workshop 1 - Access to Capital

SPECIAL INTEREST
Workshop 2 - Overview of SBDCNet: Your Partner for Client Success

ITC
Workshop 3 - Economic Sanction and Export Controls

PTAC
Workshop 4 - Building Relationships in Government Contracting

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Break
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Session 2 - Workshops:

SBDC
Workshop 1 - Intellectual Property Basics and Helpful Resources

SPECIAL INTEREST
Workshop 2 - Basic Neoserra Entries/Usage

ITC
Workshop 3 - Global Supply Chain Crisis - An Industry In Chaos

PTAC
Workshop 4 - Illinois Procurement Bulletin for Public Institutions of Higher Education

19 MAY

THURSDAY

8:00 - 9:00 AM
Coordinating Council Meeting
9:00 - 10:30 AM
Session 3 - Workshops:

SBDC
Workshop 1 - How Tech Will Shape Small Business Support and Access to Resources

SPECIAL INTEREST
Workshop 2 - Get Your Local Business on google Search and Maps Train-the-Trainer

ITC
Workshop 3 - Advising Clients on Entering Southeast Asia: identifying challenges, opportunities and creating long-term success in Southeast Asia

PTCA
Workshop 4 - HZ Early Engagement Initiative (HZ EEI)

10:30 - 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 - 12:15 PM
Session 4 - Workshops:

SBDC
Workshop 1 - Introduction to SBA Programs

SPECIAL INTEREST
Workshop 2 - What Every Entrepreneur (and their Advisors) Should Know About Personal Credit

ITC
Workshop 3 - Doing Business with Multi-lateral Development Banks (MDBs)

PTCA
Workshop 4 - PTAC Roundtable

12:15 - 12:45 PM
Break
12:45 - 1:45 PM
General Session:

Keynote Speakers

1:45 - 2:00 PM
Break
2:00 - 3:30 PM
Session 5 - Workshops:

SBDC
Workshop 1 - Winning the Talent War: Keys to Attract and Retain in Today's Tough Market

SPECIAL INTEREST
Workshop 2 - How SBDC's Work Together With Their Local Chambers

ITC
Workshop 3 - International Sales and Distribution

PTCA
Workshop 4 - Getting Up to Speed on State Procurement

3:30 - 3:45 PM
Break
3:45 - 5:15 PM
Session 6 - Workshops

SBDC
Workshop 1 - Getting the Most our of Neoserra

SPECIAL INTEREST
Workshop 2 - Advising Artists and Creatives

ITC
Workshop 3 - ITC-OTI Roundtable

PTCA
Workshop 4 - Demystifying the Public Contractor Eligibility Process

20 MAY

WEDNESDAY

9:00 - 10:00 AM
General Session III

GrowthWheel Update

10:00 - 10:15 AM
Networking Break
10:15 - 10:30 AM
General Session IV

IESBGA Program Excellence Award, Cert & Re-Certification

10:30 - 11:00 AM
General Session V

Cross-Selling Network Resources

11:00 - 11:30 AM
General Session VI

Illinois Dept of Commerce

IESBGA