Thursday, October 19
9:00 am ET
Guest Arrival and Breakfast
9:30 am ET
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Keynote Remarks
- Suzanne P. Clark, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Panel Discussion | Ready. Set. Scale.: Big Business Platforms to Automate and Accelerate SMB Growth
- Ashley Hubka, General Manager & Senior Vice President, Walmart Business
- Justin Osofsky, Head of Online Sales, Operations & Partnerships, Meta
Moderated by Barbara Thau, Editorial Director, Features, CO—by U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Trend Watch | T-Mobile
Panel Discussion | Live! from the Small Business Stage - Creative Pivots That Transformed Our Small Business
Moderated by Jeanette Mulvey, Editor-in-Chief, CO—by U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Fireside Chat | Small Business Update
- Neil Bradley, Executive Vice President, Chief Policy Officer, and Head of Strategic Advocacy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
In conversation with Jenna Shrove, Executive Director of Strategic Advocacy and Advisor to the Chief Policy Officer
Trend Watch | Dell
Panel Discussion | Live! from the Small Business Stage - Tactics for Building Customer & Community Loyalty
Moderated by Jeanette Mulvey, Editor-in-Chief, CO— by U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Fireside Chat | Advancing Entrepreneurship in an Increasingly Diverse Business Landscape
- Neil Bradley, Executive Vice President, Chief Policy Officer, and Head of Strategic Advocacy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
In conversation with Jenna Shrove, Executive Director, Strategic Advocacy and Advisor to the Chief Policy Officer
Trend Watch | Iron Mountain
Fireside Chat | Demystifying the Funding Process for Growing Small Businesses
Moderated by Steve Patterson, host of America's Top Small Business Summit
11:45 am ET
Luncheon and Networking
12:45 pm ET
Panel Discussion | Live! from the Small Business Stage - Hiring and Building an Employee Team That Loves What They Do
Moderated by Jeanette Mulvey, Editor-in-Chief, CO— by U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Fireside Chat | The Great Tech Equalizer: How AI is Helping Small Businesses Compete Better with Big Brand
- Matt Madrigal, Vice President and General Manager, Merchant Shopping, Google
In conversation with Kristen DelGuzzi, Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1:20pm ET
Closing Remarks
1:30pm ET
Program Concludes