Tampa Engagement Dinner: July 2026

Registration now open!

NVSBC offers our Engagement Dinner event and keynote speaker for the veteran entrepreneur and federal small business community.  Come join us for the networking, dinner, and guest speaker!  All (NVSBC Members - Non-Members) are welcome to attend if interested in this government contracting focused event. 

The NVSBC thanks our Exhibit Sponsor, Avant-Garde Concepts LLC

• Location: Hotel Haya Ybor City, 1412 E 7th. Ave, Tampa, FL 33605 (New Location)
• Parking: Street/Venue Parking
• Event POC: Engagement Director, [email protected]

Tampa Engagement Dinner Agenda: 

• 5:30 – 6:10 PM Registration, Networking
• 6:10 – 6:30 PM Call to Order
• Opening Remarks: Janelle Askew, Engagement Director, NVSBC
• 6:30 – 6:40 PM Spotlight: CSM Richard Rick Merritt, Army (Ret.) Republic Mission Systems, Inc
• 6:40 - 7:05 PM Around the Room Introductions
• 7:05 – 7:30 PM Dinner Served (Plated)
• 7:30 - 7:35 PM Introduction of Speaker: Janelle Askew, NVSBC
• 7:35 – 8:15 PM Speaker Presentation + Q&A
• Speaker(s):  Paul Ward, Deputy Director of OSBP, USSOCOM 
• Topic: "Doing Business with USSOCOM"
  
• 815 – 830 PM Closing Remarks & Networking

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