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Registration and Networking
Opening Remarks

10:00am-10:25am Opening
• John Mallano, Deputy Director, SBA New York District Office
• Beth Goldberg, District Director, SBA New York District Office
• Eduard Ekel, Regional Export Finance Manager, SBA Office of International Trade NY/NJ

Expo and Workshops

10:30am-2:00pm Starting Your Business (Room ½)
• SBA Programs and Services for Your Business
Man-Li Lin, SBA New York District Office
• Tax Issues for Small Business
Brenda Stuart-Luke, IRS
• Taxpayer Advocate Services to Resolve Your Tax Issues
George Adjetey, Taxpayer Advocate Service
• FDA Regulations
Dilcia Granville, Ph.D., Public Affairs Specialist, FDA
• Sales Tax for New Vendors
Robert Smith, NYS Dept. of Taxation and Finance
• Workers’ Compensation Insurance
Neil M. Gilberg, New York State Workers’ Compensation Board
• Business planning/How to Qualify for Small Business Financing
Isaac Roldan, Director of Small Business Service, CAMBA
• Business Structures
Chunyee Miot, IRS Volunteer CPA
• Retirement Plan Options for Small Business
Ana Lembert, U.S. Department of Labor EBSA
• Compliance with Health Benefit Regulations
G’Nece Jones, U.S. Department of Labor EBSA
• NYC Commercial Recycling and Organics Rules
Pedro Suarez, NYC Department of Sanitation
• Tax Resource & Assistance
Eunkyong Choi, NYC Dept. of Finance
• Business Plan Writing in Eight Steps
Man-Li Lin, SBA New York District Office


10:30am-2:00pm Growing Your Business (Room 3)
• Doing Business in Hungary
Ms. Judit Czako, Economic Attache of Hungry
• Doing Business in Haiti
Smith Georges, Haitian American International Business and Multicultural Art Promotion
• Doing Business in Taiwan
Jessie Chao, Taiwan Investment and Trade Office
• Doing Business in European Union
Anastasia Xenias, PhD, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
• Federal Government Contracting
Jennifer Jackson, SBA New York District Office
Clyde Martin, SBA New York District Office
Jennifer Krottinger, SBA New York District Office
• Doing Business with GSA
Peter D. Davis, US General Services Administration
• Digital Marketing Strategy
Isaac Roldan, Director of Small Business Service, CAMBA
• Valuable Information to Start/Grow Your Business
Helena Escalante, Science, Industry & Business Library
• E-Commerce A-Z
Kent Zhou, ISM e-Commerce Federation


10:30am-2:00pm Expanding to the Global Market (Room 4)
• Global NY
Lennox Ruiz, Empire State Development, Global NY
• Export Financing
Eduard Ekel, SBA Office of International Trade NY/NJ
• International Trade
Peter Fehnel, SBA NY District Long Island Office
• Export Operation
Mark Jaffe, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce
• Exporting Services and Assistance
Man-Li Lin, SBA New York District Office
• The Basics of Exporting
Anastasia Xenias, PhD, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
• Grants for R&D: SBIR and STTR
Bailey Wolff, SBA New York District Office