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Washington D.C. — On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, will convene a hearing titled, “Reauthorization of the SBA’s Innovation Programs.”
The hearing will be live-streamed on the committee’s website here.
Members of the media planning to attend must RSVP to RubioPressShop@rubio.senate.gov
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Mr. Joseph Shepard, Associate Administrator, Office of Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration
Mr. John Williams, Director of Innovation and Technology, Office of Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration
Panel 2:
Mr. Stephen Ezell, Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Mr. Jere W. Glover, Executive Director, Small Business Technology Council
Dr. Sridhar Kota, Founder, FlexSys
Dr. Stephen L. Hoffman, Founder, Sanaria Inc.
Hearing Details:
Reauthorization of the SBA’s Innovation Programs
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
2:30 p.m. EDT
Small Business Committee Hearing Room
428A Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.