2008 Summit Agenda
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Morning Sessions

8:00 - 9:00 am

Registration
Exhibits
Networking
Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 9:30 am

 
Introduction
Marian Banker and Ramon Ray

9:30 - 10:00 am

Marketing in a Digital World:
How Technology and New Media are Changing the Game
Karen Quintos
Dell Inc.
Vice President of Marketing for Small & Medium Business

The evolving technology landscape will ultimately impact the way you communicate and market to your customers.

10:00 - 11:00 am

Panel Presentation
How to Transform Your Business in 40 Minutes
4 Experts, 4 Topics, 40 Tips in 40 Minutes

Introduced by
Nancy Ploeger
President
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Take away 40 tips to help you reinvent your business. Tips and ideas you'll be able to put to use immediately.

• How to Pitch Your Business in 15 Seconds - Laura Allen
• How to Prepare and Give a Winning Presentation - Marshall Makstein
• How to Tame Your Technology - Jennifer Shaheen
• How I Use Tech to Boost Sales - Adrian Miller

11:00 - 11:45am

Exhibits & Networking:
Find solutions for your business; Network with other "attendees."

11:45am - 12:30pm

From the Trenches:
Reinvention Case Studies

Moderated by Anita Campbell, Small Business Trends
Laurel Touby, mediabistro.com
Jennifer Walzer, BackUpMyInfo
Nina Kaufman, Wise Counsel Press

Afternoon Sessions

12:30 - 1:30pm

 
Luncheon
Bounce! The Path to True Business Confidence
Barry Moltz, Entrepreneurial Expert, Author, Speaker and Angel Investor

Learn how to view failure as a different kind of success


Maitland Muse, Verizon Wireless
Director of Wireless Data Solutions,
NY Metro Region

1:30 - 2:00pm

Exhibits
Networking

2:00 - 2:30pm

Technology is Not the Answer
Ramon Ray, SmallBizTechnology.com
Technology Evangelist

Introduced by Brent Leary, CRM Essentials

Learn why you must change the way you use technology to REINVENT your business


Guest Expert: Harry Brooks,
Network Solutions

2:30 - 3:30pm

What You Need Now to Succeed
Moderated by Marian Banker,
Prime Strategies

Introduced by Brent Leary, CRM Essentials

Brain Exchange Roundtable members:
Ridgely Evers, NetBooks
Michael Findling, Salem Global
Jason Boltax, JHB Human Capital Management
Martha Soffer, U.S. Small Business Administration

3:30 - 4:00pm

Closing Remarks
Prize Drawings & Giveways — from can't-live- without-it productivity tools to prizes just for fun!

4:00 - 5:00pm

Exhibits
Networking

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