EXPO Events
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Show Hours:
May 6 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
May 7 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
(Free admission with a business card)

Tuesday, May 6
Schedule of Events
9:30 a.m. -- Ribbon Cutting 
Show Floor Entrance - 3rd Floor

 

10:00 a.m. -  Show Floor Opens

 

10:30 a.m. - "The Future of Technology, Design and Simplicity" John Maeda- Associate Director of Research, MIT Media Laborator

Show Floor Theater
   
12:00 noon  - “The New Rules of Marketing & PR: How to use news releases, blogs, viral marketing and online media to reach buyers directly” - David Meerman Scott
Show Floor Theater

 

1:30 p.m. "Sales and Planning in a Tough Economy" -- Jack Derby, Founder,  Derby Management
Show Floor Theater 
 

3:00 p.m. "Tapping RI's Growing Geek Community to Win on the Internet" - Jack Templin, Co-founder Providence Geeks/Project Lead for RI Nexus
Show Floor Theater

4:30 p.m. RI Business Plan Competition 
Show Floor Theater 

 

4:30 p.m. Speed Marketing 
Area 1212
   
5:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m. -  Business After Hours at Business EXPO
Show Floor

5:30 p.m.  Hispanic American Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner -
Fifth Floor

7:00 p.m.  Show Floor Closes

Wednesday, May 7
Schedule of Events
9:00 a.m.  Show Floor Opens

9:30 --CNN Financial News Correspondent Susan Lisovicz
Show Floor Theater
  
11:00 a.m.  "Breaking the Rules" Ian and Shep Murray - Founders of vineyard vines®   
Show Floor Theater
   
12:30 p.m.  "The Power in the Room" -- Jeffrey Meshel author of the "One Phone Call Away: Secrets of a Master Networker"
Show Floor Theater

 

11:45 a.m. -  2007 Economic Outlook Luncheon   Kevin Dillon President and CEO
Rhode Island Airport Corporation - Keynote Address Arena (Hall D)  

12:00 Noon  BizBites Lunchtime Networking - Show Floor

 

2:00 p.m. "The Way YouThink Leads to Success" - Lisa Bergeron
Leading Women Southeastern New England- Show Floor Theater

3:00 p.m.  Show Floor Closes