Program Agenda 8:30 – 9:30 am Registration & All Exhibits Open; Continental Breakfast in Expo 9:15 am Welcome 9:30 am Salute to Elton Gallegly, U.S. Representative 24th Congressional District 9:40 - 10:25 am Keynote Presentation – The US Navy: Serving Troops and Veterans (Board Room) – Dennis Biddick, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy 10:30 – 11:55 am Morning Breakouts: UAV Panel Discussion (Board Room), Moderated by Tom Curtis Panelists: Scott Brewer, Senior Exercise Manager, Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Asymmetric Warfare Tom Curtis, Deputy Director, Integrated Systems Evaluation, Experimentation & Test Department (ISEET), NAWCWD Dave Kennedy, Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton Scott Newbern, Director of the Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, AeroVironment, Inc. How to Get a Job on Base (Ventura Room) – Ed Vicuna, Director of Human Resources, Naval Base Ventura County How to Become a Navy Contractor (Oxnard Room) – Tom Winans, Deputy for Small Business, NSWC Small Business Office Employing Military Job-Seekers: Begin with the Offer Letter (Hueneme Room) – Marjorie James, Executive Director, Hire America’s Heroes 12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch Served in the Expo 12:30 pm Keynote Presentation – NBVC-Your Navy in Ventura County (Board Room) – Captain Lawrence R. Vasquez, USN, Commanding Officer, Naval Base Ventura County 1:30 – 2:55 pm Afternoon Breakouts: Interactive Briefing on Future Training Techniques (Board Room) Moderated by Captain David J. Sasek, Chief Staff Officer, Naval Base Ventura County Speakers: LCDR Al Hutchison - Training Officer, 31st Seabee Readiness Group Geoffrey McStroul - Modeling and Simulation Lead, Joint Electronic Warfare Effects Laboratory (JEWEL) Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) Point Mugu How to Get a Job on Base (Ventura Room) – Ed Vicuna, Director of Human Resources, Naval Base Ventura County How to Become a Navy Contractor (Oxnard Room) – Tom Winans, Deputy for Small Business, NSWC Small Business Office 3:00 pm Expo Closes Hosted by TRIAD, VCEDA, RDP-21, and the Santa Barbara & Channel Islands Navy Leagues, the Military Business & Community Expo and Job Fair provides local businesses, education and community leaders with information about the current and future needs of the local naval base, Ventura County’s largest employer. Our goal is to address the business and community needs by highlighting businesses, employment and engagement opportunities both now and into the future. Meet & Greet Reception Monday, May 7 - 5:00 to 7:00 pm Seabee Museum, NBVC Sponsors, Speakers and attendees are invited to join us in a private Meet & Greet reception at the Seabee Museum Monday night, May 7, in anticipation of the conference. Enjoy light appetizers, no-host bar, tours of the Museum by Seabee Docents while you mix and mingle the evening prior to the Expo.