Daniel Barnett, Chief Operating Officer, TEC International

Maria Contreras-Sweet, President and Co-Founder, FORTIUS Holdings, LLC; former California Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing

Jerry Goldress, CEO, Grisanti, Galef & Goldress, Inc.

Saj-nicole Joni, CEO, Cambridge International Group, Ltd.

Beverly Kaye, CEO / Founder, Career Systems International

Moderator:

Jim Canfield, Chief Learning Officer, TEC International

Summary:

Small and medium-sized businesses are the engine of the U.S. economy, creating 75 percent of all new jobs and generating 50 percent of the nation's business revenue. But in a rapidly changing global economy these businesses and their leaders need to be street wise and agile to survive and thrive. How do they compete with the big boys in the war for ideas, talent and capital? Where do these entrepreneurs see the economy going? What policy issues have the most potential to make or break these businesses? What economic trends present the greatest opportunities — and greatest risks — for these companies?

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