Asian Business Association of Orange County has been a leader for the last 13 years through PROCON to create opportunities for diverse businesses to be more successful in their efforts to win larger contracts. ABAOC is recognized as a role model for our community involvement by our members, community partners, government agencies, past conference attendees, and other constituencies through our purchasing conference. We are proud to present ‘2012 Procurement & Export/Import Opportunities’ – “Qualify, Source and Win Contracts Through Corporate & Government Procurement and Supplier-Diversity”.

This year’s PROCON conference program is created to be interactive. You will want to engage and embrace this event as you will gain immediate access to large corporations & government agencies as well as Certified Diverse Suppliers through formal and informal business opportunities throughout the day. Every workshop is created for you to walk-away with valuable information and action-steps to execute, to strengthen and expand opportunities within your targeted procurement area.

PROCON is on a growth spurt. We are expecting over 600 attendees and 80 exhibitors, doubling last year’s participation. We have exciting speakers and new corporate sponsors. Many of our community partners are leaders in supplier-diversity programs, in which we are exchanging information to continue the value of PROCON even after the conference. We cannot wait to unveil how exciting PROCON will be.

Here are just a few of the exciting features you’ll find at the conference:

• Business Matchmaking Meetings for Graduates from the Contract Development August Workshop. It’s not too late to sign up NOW!.
• Luncheon Reception with Keynote Speakers from Presidents/Executives of Government Agencies and Fortune Companies
• Business Seminars with Opportunities for You to Ask Questions Directly to Any Panel Speaker
• First 75 Exhibitors are in Raffle Drawing with Submission of Registration Form by September 15th
• First 500 Attendees by September 15th get FREE Parking Validation for Exhibit Hall Parking Lot Only, $10.00 Value
• Networking Lounge After- Event

Procurement contract opportunities are a highly competitive environment. You will increase your ability to win more procurement opportunities while building sustainable and productive relationships to grow your business. Register to sign up today.

Be sure that when you register to attend PROCON, register with lunch to be a part of this exciting session.

Our panel of prominent speakers will be discussing key issues in regards to how you as an Attendee may secure business within their companies. Understand what are today’s issues in awarding contracts that was different from years past. Understand how supplier-diversity and/or being certified is valuable to awarding contracts. Embrace this luncheon reception, you do not want to miss this interactive session. You will have an opportunity to personally ask questions directly to the panel member of your choice. Seating is limited, take action by registering now!

PROCUREMENT & OPPORTUNITY CONTRACTS AVAILABLE
FOR ATTENDEES AT CONFERENCE

As an added value to attending the conference, we are asking companies to submit the products or services that are open for contract bidding. Register now to meet the companies who want you as their vendor for these OPEN AND ACTIVE Contracts.

Ms. Mary Niven

9am – 9:30am – Welcome/Introduction Ceremonies

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ABAOC 2012 President

Welcome to the Asian Business Association of Orange County’s 2012 Procurement and Export/Import Opportunities Conference. It’s an exciting time for ABAOC as we continue to grow and adapt, remaining always adaptable, motivated and responsive to the business needs of our community…

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Conference Program Director

I’d like to personally welcome each of you to participate in PROCON. It is my pleasure to be ABAOC’s Program Director for this exciting conference. Having more than 20 years supply chain experience in negotiating large contracts for Fortune companies and having had implemented the Women Minority Business Enterprise…

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Event Chair

Welcome to the Asian Business Association of Orange County (ABAOC) to the annual 2012 Procurement & Export/Import Opportunities Conference! This year’s event theme is “Qualify, Source and Win Contracts Through Corporate & Government Procurement and Supplier-Diversity”…

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 Event Co-Chairs

On behalf of  the 2012 PROCON Committee, let me welcome you to the 2012 PROCON which is scheduled for October 10, 2012. As a Co-Chair it is my privilege and honorto welcome all of you as we introduce our business and community leaders, as well as our valued corporate partners the exciting plans for the conference…

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LUNCHEON RECEPTION AND SPEAKERS

It is our pleasure to invite you to register for the 2012 Procurement & Export/Import Opportunities Conference Luncheon Reception. ABAOC has higher expectations for continued success of this year’s PROCON conference. We have invited the Presidents and Executives of high profile companies as Keynote Speakers to our luncheon reception. These are companies who seek qualified suppliers, and in which you are seeking to win their company’s contracts. Each of these companies has established a mission to successfully execute Supply-Diversity programs and together have awarded billions of dollars in procurement contracts.

You will have the privilege of hearing from the Leaders of this companies whose content will stimulate and inspire you to take action for growth, prosperity and success of your business. You will hear issues that these companies are facing, hear about new opportunities, and the challenges about Supply-Diversity & Contracting. Our Moderator will ask questions that will be gathered from you; our Attendees, so that you hear valuable content that is specific to the needs of our audience. In addition, you will be given a rare and extremely valuable opportunity to ask questions to any of our distinguished panel members.

We urge you to register today with lunch. Don’t miss this opportunity as there are a limited amount of seats available. Once these seats are gone, you will not be able to hear information that may accelerate you opening that door-of-opportunity.

Opening Guest Speaker

Orson Aguilar
Executive Director
The Greenlining Institute

Speakers

Moderator/Facilitator

Virginia Gomez
President,
Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council
 

CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS & FEATURED SPEAKERS

Winning Contracts

TIME: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Understand the fundamentals of what Corporations and Government sectors are seeking. The process is just as important as the presentation. This workshop will give tips on how being strategic assists in building and maintaining successful partnerships. You will learn:

• Pursing business opportunities productively – how to go about it
• Capturing business opportunity when it knocks
• Challenges facing businesses and how corporate contracts are won
• What corporations look for in a bid proposal
• Is low bid enough to win the bid?
• How can Corporate Supplier Diversity Programs work to your advantage?
• What are the considerations when giving contract opportunities to new vendors?
• Overcoming pitfalls through lessons learned… and many more topics

Panel Speakers:

Panel Moderator:

Tom Nguyen
Senior Partner & Co-Founder
WinCorp Solutions
 

Global Technology – Prime and Supplier’s Collaboration

Technology is the key to being efficient. Many companies are requiring that businesses have documents and data readily available.

• Where is IT techonologies going?

- Mobile & Cloud – New Frontiers! Where is the innovation and is coming from?.

• Where enterprise can add value for small enterprise in a mobile environment.

• How can I win contract using technologies.

- Use any and all technologies in winning business.
- Samples of security compliance.

Speakers:

Panel Speaker:

Panel Moderator:

Subba Rao Gopavarapu
President, GSR Technologies, Inc.
& President, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origins – SoCal
 

Export/Import: Exploring Global Opportunities & Trends

The world is for us to explore. There are as many domestic opportunities as there is internationally. Learn how you may seek global business opportunities in this informative workshop.

Topics to be discussed:

• Market Opportunities in Asia
• Market Opportunities in Latin America
• Finding your overseas clients and potential buyers & distributors
• Learn how you can benefit from recent trade agreements
• Learn about the financial programs available
• Government resources available

Speakers:

Panel Moderator:

Jetza Torres
Interim Director,
Center for International Trade Development
Rancho Santiago Community College
 

CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS

Plast Source – 1 Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. – 2 Wells Fargo Bank – 3 Joanna Pearl – 4 ECS Refing, Recycling & Asset Management – 5 Tru Networking – 6 CVC Environmental, Inc. – 7   – 8 Kalaidecam Photography – 9 Gramma Betty’s Fine Chocolates – 10 Design Matters Creative Group, Inc. – 11 Enviroform Industries – 12 Dahl Taylor & Associates Inc. – 13 Port of Los Angeles – 14 Gonzalez CPA – 15 Orange County SBDC – 16 South Coast Plaza – 17 Photomation – 18 A-Line Messenger Service – 19 Los Angeles World Airport – 20 Code Safe – 21 UCIrvine – 22 PromoShop Inc. – 23 US Export Assistant Center – 24 EventMover, Inc. – 25 APR Consulting – 26 PayrollCentric – 27 SHE E.O. Spaces, Inc – 28 duobed, llc – 29 and 30 Freshends – 31 Walt Disney Parks & Resorts – 32 and 33 ExpressAir – 34 Pacific Premier Bank – 35 Wildlife Greetings – 36 Orange County Transit Authority – 37 Southern California Edison – 38 Roadside Safety Supply, Inc. – 39 Cathay Bank – 40 Dawson & Dawson, Inc. – 41 Aerotek – 42 Metropolitan Water District – 43 LNK Global – 44 Asian Business Association – OC – 45 Dept. of General Services, Procurement Division – 46 U.S Small Business Administration – 47 Kinaga Law Firm – 48 US Bank – 49 and 50 A-Check – 51 Women’s Bus Enterprise -West – 52 JBI Studios – 53 Javita Coffee Company – 54 Edward Jones Investments LLC – 55 Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. – 56 COMERICA – 57 Badali Design Communications – 58 Long Beach CC – Goldman Sachs – 59 Success Academy -60 So Cal Gas Co – 61 Universal Consensus – 62 So CA Reg Rail Authority/Metrolink – 63 KDC Technologies – 64 DualGoPack – 65 Verizon – 66 Caltrans, District 12 – 67 Alliance for Affordable Services – 68 CA Public Utilities Commision – 69 Steamericas – 70 GSR Technologies, Inc. – 71 See’s Candies – 72 Kormark Strateges, Inc. – 73 New York Life – 74 Gemtech, Inc. dba Full Metal Imaging – 75 Center for International Trade Development – 76 Perfection Foods Company – 77 OC Gov – 78 Vulcan Technology – 79 SO CA Minority Supplier Dev – 80 APEX Computer Systems, Inc. – 81

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