2024 DNC Convention Schedule
Please join us at the DNC Convention where the DNC’s Small Business Council will be hosting two events:
Diversity in Small Business (Day 1) and
Innovation in Small Business (Day 2).
All who have an interest in small business are encouraged to attend to learn how the Biden-Harris Administration is supporting small businesses and entrepreneurship across the country. Hear from Small Business Owners, Senators, Governors, Tribal Leaders, and Strategists.
Day 1 – Diversity in Small Business
Monday, August 19, 2024 @ McCormick Center – West Building, Room 179
Doors Open at 11:45am. Event is from 12pm-1:30pm.
The moderator for this session will be Christine Chin Ryan, Executive Vice Chairwoman of the DNC Small Business Council.
Doors Open
Opening Remarks
- Andrew Lachman, Chairman of DNC Small Business Council
Speakers 1
- Senator Mazie Hirono, U.S. Senator for the State of Hawaii
Panel
- Rhett Buttle, President of Private Public Strategies
- Charity R. Dean, President & CEO of Michigan Black Business Alliance
- George Hornedo, President of Hornedo Strategies
- David Namkung, Founder and Managing Partner at Clarity Partners. Co-Founder and Partner at Kinzie Capital Partners
- Clara Pratte, Principal and Founder of Strongbow Strategies, LLC
Speaker 2
- Rohini Dey, Ph.D, Owner/Founder of Vermilion and Let’s Talk Womxn
Speaker 3
- Congressman Morgan McGarvey, U.S. Representative for the State of Kentucky
Closing Remarks
- Jana Platt, Business Mobilization Lead for the Harris Campaign
- Andrew Lachman, Chairman of DNC Small Business Council
Day 2 – Innovation in Small Business
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 @ McCormick Center – West Building, Room 179
Doors Open at 11:45. Event is from 12pm-1:30pm.
The moderator for this session will be Mark Robert Gordon, Western States Director of the DNC Small Business Council.
Doors Open
Opening Remarks
- Andrew Lachman, Chairman of DNC Small Business Council
Speaker 1
- Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Michigan
Speaker 2
- John Arensmeyer, Founder and CEO of Small Business Majority
Panel
- Terrius Harris, Director of Indigenous Partnerships & Inclusive Economy at Businesses for Conservation and Climate Action (BCCA) and American Sustainable Business Network
- LaJuanna Russell, Chairwoman, Small Business Majority
- Michael Swords, Vice President of Government Affairs and International Relations for the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
- Richard Trent, Executive Director of Main Street Alliance
Speaker 3
- Governor Andy Beshear, Governor of the State of Kentucky
Speaker 4
- Congresswoman Judy Chu, U.S. Representative for the State of California
Closing Remarks
- Jana Platt, Business Mobilization Lead for the Harris Campaign
- Andrew Lachman, Chairman of DNC Small Business Council