San Diego Engagement Dinner: August 2026

NVSBC offers our San Diego Engagement Dinner event and guest speaker for the veteran entrepreneur and federal small business community.  Come join us for networking, dinner, and guest speaker! ALL small business professionals are welcome to attend!

• Location: University Club San Diego, 750 B Street, Suite 3400, San Diego, CA 92101
  
• Parking: Free parking at venue
  
• Dress Code: Business Casual
• Event POC: Engagement Director, [email protected]

San Diego Engagement Dinner Agenda: 

• 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Registration/Networking
  
• 6:00 PM – 6:20 PM Call to Order
• Opening Remarks: Lauren Masters, Special Events Director, NVSBC
• 6:20 PM - 6:30 PM Spotlight: Dustin Hayes, Veterans in Business Network Ambassador & CEO of Red White & Badass Brew
• 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Around the Room Introductions
  
• 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM Dinner Served (Plated)
• 7:30 PM - 7:35 PM Introduction to Guest Speaker: Lauren Masters, NVSBC
  
• 7:35 PM - 8:15 PM Guest Speaker + Q&A: Fireside chat with Lauren Masters & Shannon Jackson, Executive Director, OSDBU, HHS
  Topic: “Inside HHS OSDBU: Priorities, Challenges, and Opportunities for Small Businesses
  This fireside chat will cover:
  
• Strategies for effectively working with HHS
• What’s on the horizon for HHS, including upcoming forecasts and priorities
• Key trends you’re observing that small businesses should be aware of
• The current state of the HHS Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
• 8:15 PM - 8:30 PM Closing Remarks (End of Event)

REGISTER