1:30pm - 2:15pm (for in-person audience)

Arrival and Registration

2:15pm – 4:15pm (available to our virtual audience)

Main Stage Programming

CO— Small Business Day Welcome 

Vice President and Editor-in-Chief
CO— by U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Small Business Update

Neil Bradley
EVP, Chief Policy Officer, and Head of Strategic Advocacy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

MODERATED BY

Jeanette Mulvey
Vice President and Editor-in-Chief
CO— by U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Cybersecurity Simplified: Practical Protection for Small Business

Lisa Plaggemier
Executive Director
National Cybersecurity Alliance

MODERATED BY

Bill Jewell
Chief Technology Officer
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

INTRODUCING: CO—100 2026

Chief Digital Officer
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

The Small Business Talent Advantage

Dwayne Myers
Co-Owner & CEO
Dynamic Automotive

MODERATED BY

Mike Morello
Chief Digital Officer
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Talking Taxes: A Small Business Perspective

Kris Thiessen
Senior Partner, Tax and Advisory
Block Advisors

MODERATED BY

Tom Sullivan
Senior Vice President, Small Business Policy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Top of the Barrel: Josh Cellars

Joseph Carr
Co-founder
Josh Cellars

MODERATED BY

Barbara Thau
Editorial Director, Features
CO— by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Closing Remarks

Vice President and Editor-in-Chief
CO— by U.S. Chamber of Commerce

4:15pm – 5:15pm | For in-person registrants

Post-programming

Wine Tasting Reception

Co-founder
Josh Cellars

**All timing subject to change**