EXPO' 16 “Soaring Together Through Strategic Partnerships”

Hotel Reservation Hot Line 

Agua Caliente Resort
32-250 Bob Hope Drive
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 

 

Toll free group reservation line:  800-854-1279

Use block code of: 
American Indian Chamber EXPO 2016 or 1607AICE2016 

Special room rates: 
Sunday - Tuesday Standard Room - $109.99/plus tax 

Very limited number of Saturday night Standard Rooms - $199.99/plus tax

EXTREMELY limited number of Friday night rooms $199.99/plus tax

Early Bird Registration Cut-Off Date Friday, July 8, 2016 after which rooms available until sold out.

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DRAFT AGENDA
13^th Annual EXPO: July 31 – August 2, 2016

“Soaring Together Through Strategic Partnerships”

Presented By Eagle Sponsors
Southern California Edison • AT&T • Northrop Grumman • Verizon
Comcast NBCUniversal • SoCalGasCo

Tribal Agency Presenting Sponsor
Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Indian Energy & Economic Development

Raven Sponsors
Wells Fargo • California Water Association • SDG&E (pending) 

Thunderbird Sponsors
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians • Southwest Gas
Tribal Infrastructure Development Co-Op
Frontier Communications (pending)

EXPO Sponsors
Southern California Edison • Northrop Grumman • Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers 

Jr. American Indian Chamber Youth EXPO Title Sponsor
Disneyland Resort

 

DAY 1 – SUNDAY, July 31, 2016

Registration & Trade Show Move-In – Conference Center Foyer                  Noon – 5:00 pm

 

Sunday Entrepreneurial Excellence – American Indian Business Capability Building Exercises

Presented by: the American Indian Chamber Education Fund PTAC & Chamber Advisory Council

·        Time: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Sign Up Pre-EXPO Or At Registration

·        Chamber Member One on One Coaching With Corporation/Government
Experts “Developing Your Power Point Deck For Any Industry, Any Occasion”
                                                                                                 

AICEF-PTAC Development Lab – Conference Area Concurrent With Coaching Sessions

·        ACIEF-PTAC Coaching Preparation Area

·        Facilitated by Venessa Gleich,AICEF-PTAC

·        Business Consultations & Preparing for Capacity Building Exercise        

 

Sunday Networking Welcome Reception – Cahuilla Ballroom

Sponsored by: Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers, a Native American Owned
                           Professional Consulting firm

·          Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

·          Location: Agua Caliente Resort Cahuilla Ballroom

·          Call to Order: Tracy Stanhoff, Chamber President

·          EXPO Volunteer Recognition & All EXPO ‘16 Attendee Networking        

DAY 2 – MONDAY, August 1, 2016

Golf Tourney • Location, CA   Classic Club, Palm Desert, CA

·        6:30 am registration

·        7:30 a.m. Shotgun Start

·        Box Continental Breakfast and Breakfast Burritos “To Go”

·        Lunch: Noon – Box Lunch on Course

·        Hole in One Sponsored by TBD

 

Trade Fair Move-in & On-site EXPO Registration – Conference Center Foyer

• Registration:  11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Trade Fair Booth & Indian Business- combo info distribution tables
  Check-in:  Noon – 2:00 p.m.

Monday Morning Stretch – Health Walk & Networking Lounge With Sandwich Buffet

• In the registration area:  8:30 am to 2:30 p.m. Conference Center Foyer
• For those non-golfers lead by Ileana Winterhalter & Allison Hicks
• 8:30 am to 9:30 am Stretch; 1 Mile Health Walk; Warm Down
• 9:45 am to 10:30 am Shower Break
• 10:30 am to 3:00 pm Area for working and networking
• Sandwich Buffet 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

Session 1 – “Annual Tribal Leader—Infrastructure Summit & Economic Development Consultation” - Cahuilla Ballroom

A very special roundtable featuring Tribal Leader Consultation on Economic Development in Indian Country

Sponsored by: Southern California Edison

• Time:  2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.      
   Who: Tribal Leaders, Tribal Enterprises, American Indian Businesses & General Attendees

·        Moderated By: CPUC Commissioner Catherine K. Sandoval & Chamber President Tracy Stanhoff

Session 2 – “Buy Indian” - Cahuilla Ballroom

A very special roundtable featuring the Bureau of Indian Affairs --- let’s continue our efforts to make
Buy Indian a reality!

Sponsored by: Bureau of Indian Affairs -  Office of Indian Energy & Economic Development

• Time:  3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.      
  Who: Tribal Leaders, Tribal Enterprises, American Indian/Alaska Native businesses & General Attendees

·        Moderated By: Anne Jennings, BIA-OIEE, Chamber President Tracy Stanhoff &
AICEF PTAC Program Director Venessa Gleich & Others BIA-OIEE

       Session 3 – Native American Veterans Resource Roundtable Session –
Presented By Our AICEF PTAC to Discuss Important Changes To Veterans’ Program & More

Indian Country has the highest percentage per population of military service.  This session is geared to assist your Native Veteran business owners with achieving success and fellowship during this special EXPO session.

• Time:  5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.                                                                  
  Moderated By: Venessa Gleich, AICEF-PTAC & - Jeff Estep, Heritage Global Solutions 

ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING – Advisory Council with their fellow staffers only – Sunset Room

• Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
  
  

EXPO ‘16 Attendee Reception – Conference Center Foyer

• Time:  6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

• Location:  Agua Caliente Resort & Casino, Rancho Mirage

Expo Leadership Dinner With Golf Awards
Sponsored by: TBD

• Invocation
• Call To Order: Tracy Stanhoff, Chamber President
• Welcome Keynoter: Douglas R. Bauder, vice president, Operational Services, Safety, Security, Business Resiliency and chief procurement officer, Southern California Edison

·        Golf Awards Presentation – Matthew Kennedy, Chamber Treasurer          

·        Raffle – Cheri Myron, Chamber Board Member, Olivia Walls, Chamber Vice President &
Sara Finseth Chamber Secretary

Special Meeting – American Indian Biz-to-Biz Meeting Chamber Annual American Indian businesses meeting

• Time:  Immediately After Dinner
  

DAY 3 – Tuesday, August 2, 2016

EXPO Big Breakfast – Cahuilla Ballroom

Sponsored by: TBD

• Time/Breakfast Served:  8:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.

• Call To Order:  Tracy Stanhoff, Chamber President
• Buffet Breakfast
• Thunderbird Award Presentation - Chamber Board

EXPO General Program – Cahuilla Ballroom & Breakout Rooms

• Time:  8:30 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.

 EXPO'16 General Session - Strategically Soaring Through Changes In the Procurement Industry - Positioning Your Bsuiness To Be Relevant -- Cahuilla Ballroom

Time:  8:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Presented by: the American Indian Chamber Education Fund PTAC

A presentation on the continuing evolution of the procurement processes in various industry sectors.  This session will provide the attendees with an expert’s viewpoint on “lean processes,” “teaming,” “project collaboration sourcing” and the latest in procurement processes affecting tribal enterprises and our American Indian/Alaska Native  businesses.

Moderated by: Venessa Gleich, AICEF Program Manager

Featuring:

• Laurie Kuecker, American Honda Motor, Co., Inc.
• Emma Maxey, California Water Association
• Procurement Representative, The Walt Disney Company
• Procurement Representative, U.S Department of Veterans Affairs
• Procurement Representative, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
• Salvador Enriquez, Supplier Diversity Manager, Wells Fargo
• Vaughn Williams III, Supply Management Category Manger/ Supplier Diversity Program Manage, Southern California Gas Company

Or

Breakout Session — Non-Profit Advanced Business Building Blocks Roundtable

Time:  8:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Presented by: Chamber Advisory Council

Non-profit organization business tips and strategies for accessing grant opportunities

Moderated by:  TBD

Featuring:

• Jonathan Weedman, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Foundation, Wells Fargo & Company
• & More Experts

Strategic Think Tank On the Chamber’s & the AICEF PTAC Work in Indian Country  
Interactive Workgroups to Strategize On “Lessons Learned” In Procurement Year 2016

Time 10:10 am  - 11:40 am

For the second year in a row, we will hold an interactive planning session this year focused on a “procurement strategy” discussion by all EXPO attendees. Attendees will be split into workgroups mixed with Corporate/Municipal/Government Leaders, Tribal Leaders, Tribal Enterprises and our American Indian/Alaska Native businesses to address and provide input for strategic solutions resulting from the evolution in procurement processes.
Each workgroup will select their own spokesperson to present their ideas to the EXPO as a whole. From this
planning workshop we will develop a “talking paper for success.”

Expo Luncheon – Cahuilla Ballroom
Presented by Northrop Grumman Corporation

• Time:  11:45 a.m. – 1:20 p.m.

• Call to Order:  Tracy Stanhoff, Chamber President
• Invocation
• Lunch Served

·        Corporate Keynote: Brett Amidon (Seneca), Vice President, Engineering and Global Product Development, Strategic Systems-- Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

• Tribal Keynote:  the Honorable Lynn Valbuena, Chairwoman, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

TABLE TOP TRADE FAIR WITH ONE ON ONE’S 1:45 – 4:00 p.m.

One-on-One Networking Sessions – Conference Center Foyer 
“Follow Up to Speed Networking with Corporate, Government and Tribal Enterprises”              
One on Ones - A Table to Table - Interactive Exchange -Please Sign Up at Registration                                             

• Time:  3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

Beverage Break - On-going during afternoon One on Ones.  

Sponsored by: TBD                                      

Session 4 - EXPO Roundtable – Cahuilla Ballroom “Wrap-Up & Planning For The Future”

Sponsored by: TBD

• Workgroup Presentations

Strategic Planning On the Chamber’s & the AICEF PTAC Work
in Indian Country – Soaring Through the Procurement’s Industry Evolution

• Each workgroup will present their thoughts, ideas, solutions
• Eagle Award Presentations – Chamber Board
• Thunderbird Award Presentations – Chamber Board
• Time:  4:10 p.m. to 5: 00 p.m.     
• Ice Cream Social

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YOUTH EXPO ‘16
Junior American Indian Chamber of Commerce of California Program

Presented by Title Sponsor
Disneyland Resort

With the gracious support of

Southern California Edison & Wells Fargo -- So Far

 

• Location:  The Show @ Agua Caliente Resort & Casino, Rancho Mirage

• Arrival & Registration - 9:30 a.m. 

• Youth Sessions - 12-22 Ages
  
  
• Moderated By: Arnice Lamb, The Walt Disney Company
  with Cora Gaane, Wells Fargo & Our Academic & Corporate Partners

 

9:30 am               Youth group arrivals at the Show – snacks, continental breakfast 

10:00 am             The Youth have an orientation – their road map for the day

10:30 am             Los Angeles Clipper Alumni player to be named speaks

11:00 am             Youth start on their team’s work for the competition and prepare for combined
EXPO luncheon with adults

11:30 am             Luncheon with Northrop Grumman Vice President, a member of the Seneca Nation and
the honorable Lynn Valbuena, chairwoman, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

1:30 pm               Youth return to the Show for the afternoon program – snacks, juices provided 

1:45 pm               Youth program presentation station experience

           4 – Program presentation stations:

 

• hackathon – entrepreneurial competition preparation station
• Strategy station – teams preparing for hackathon with their group coaches
• Steve Valbuena, football coach – Wellness, Motivation, Excellence (invited)
• Samantha Walls, Young Entrepreneur – Her Path to Becoming an Entrepreneur

 

3:15 pm               Youth Present Projects to Judges

 

4:00 pm               Team Awards, Ice Cream Sundae Social

 

Junior American Indian Chamber of Commerce of California Adjourns by 4:30 p.m.