12th Annual Connecting Faith & Business Summit Attracts Nationally Recognized Speakers and UnSung Heroes in Business & Service
Dr. Keanon Alderson
Professor of Management at the Robert K. Jabs School of Business at California Baptist University
Meet Our Master of Ceremonies
October 10, 2019
12:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Dr. Keanon Alderson is a professor of management at the Robert K. Jabs School of Business at California Baptist University in Riverside, California, and holds an MBA and a PhD in organization and management. Professor Alderson conducts research in the areas of family business including corporate governance and generational differences. He teaches a popular family business management course. Alderson was also a second-generation member of his family business for 17 years and he is a founder and co-preneur with his wife in their family business.
Meet Our Master of Ceremonies
Dr. Keanon Alderson
Professor of Management at the Robert K. Jabs School of Business at California Baptist University
October 10, 2019
12:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Dr. Keanon Alderson is a professor of management at the Robert K. Jabs School of Business at California Baptist University in Riverside, California, and holds an MBA and a PhD in organization and management. Professor Alderson conducts research in the areas of family business including corporate governance and generational differences. He teaches a popular family business management course. Alderson was also a second-generation member of his family business for 17 years and he is a founder and co-preneur with his wife in their family business.
12th Annual Faith-Based Summit
FAMILY RUN BUSINESSES…
Learn from family owned business leaders how they Connect Faith & Business.
Business Sunday
October 13, 2019
Churches & Houses of Worship
Join local leaders in celebrating your congregation’s business owners!
This Year’s Theme:
Family Run Businesses
“California family owned businesses continually demonstrate extraordinary commitment to the communities in which they operate because they are headquartered in the state. California family owned businesses have been shown to engage in high levels of local, community-based philanthropic giving, and are strong stewards of the environment by virtue of their long-term perspective and sense of duty to past, present, and future generations within the state.” (Senate Bill 483)
Summit Features Include:
- Family Owned Success Panel Moderated by Jeff Abbott of Convene Now. Panel Features Panelists from Several Inland Empire Family-owned Businesses
- Connecting Faith & Business Awards Presentation
- Meet the Experts Roundtables. Here’s Your Chance to “Pick Their Brains” and Grow Your Business
- Financing to Grow Your Business. Meet Banks & Mission Based Lenders in a Special “Table Top” Lender Match
Come learn from leaders of family-owned businesses and discover how they connect faithand business.
Success Panel
Panelists Include:
- Kyle and Kiana Webb, Webb Family Enterprises
- Tony Gunewardena and Krisante
- Gunewardena, Mil-Spec Magnetics
- Jeff and Lynn Carr, CARR Pattern Co.
Moderator: Jeff Abbott, Convene Now
2019 Connecting Faith & Business Award Winners
The results are in, and with much deliberation from the judges, the 2019 Connecting Faith & Business Awards Winners have been selected for the Character Building Award, the Faith through Works Award and the Development Award. The winners will be recognized at the 12th Annual Connecting Faith & Business Summit at the Riverside Convention Center.
Character Award
The character award is presented to a business owner whose faith based character is reflected in how they treat their employees, their customers and their vendors and it is reflected in how they conduct their business. The winners this year were nominated by their employees and their vendors.
The 2019 winners of the Connecting Faith & Business Character Building Award include an Ontario and Riverside based business:
Faith Through Works Award
The faith through works award is presented to a business owner whose faith drives their work. These business leaders are generous in their service to their local community, with domestic and international missions, in their church and in other work they do to make their community better. The nominators for these awardees raved about the generous work that they do.
The winners of the coveted Faith Through Works Award include:
Development Award
The Development Award is provided to a non-profit organization that has brought the business and faith based community together for the development of small businesses and entrepreneurs.
The 2019 Connecting Faith & Business Development Award winner is:
Mr. Pepi Jackson
Civic Leader Award
The Connecting Faith & Business Committee is pleased to celebrate the incredible civic leaders who have honorably served their community with faith based values and led their communities in remarkable ways to bring both the business and the faith based communities together.
The Connecting Faith & Business Civic Leader award winners include Mayor Rusty Bailey, City of Riverside and Mayor Acquanetta Warren, City of Fontana.
Spend the afternoon with experts ready to answer your questions
Capital Access
Email Marketing
Payroll and Taxes
Cybersecurity
Social Media/Mobile Marketing
Finances/Accounting
Convention Details
Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019
Cost $45.00
12:00 pm-1:00 pm – Registration/Vendor Expo/Lunch
1:00 pm–2:00 pm – Meet the Expert/Network
2:15 pm–5:30 pm – Program/Awards Ceremony
REGISTRATION OPEN
RIVERSIDE CONVENTION CENTER
3637 5th Street Riverside
California 92501
*Street or paid parking available
Sponsorship & Exhibitor Opportunities
We invite you and your company to be a part of this exciting event. The Summit is a great marketing opportunity to reach hundreds of influential community leaders and business owners who serve in the fastest growing metropolis in the country.
If you have any questions or want to obtain information on sponsorship or vendor opportunities, call the Ampac Office at 909-915-1706 or send us a message in the contact form.
Reflections From Our Past Summits
Past Speakers
- Speaker from Biola University Crowell School of Business
- Success Panel Moderator Tony Ferraro, Entrepreneur, Author
- Founder, TWUBS and Convene Now Coach
- Rev. Dr. Charles Dorsey, Executive Director COR Community Development Corp -“Why Connect Faith & Business”
- SBA Santa Ana District Director, Adalberto Quijada – Special Greetings
- Faith Based Leaders Roundtable – COMPLIMENTARY & SPONSORED Admission for Faith Based Leaders
A Sneak Peak from 2018’s Summit
Your Business is Your Mission Field
with
Mary Barnett, CEO & Marketing Strategist
Another Brilliant Inc., and
Norm Bennet, CEO
24 Carrots
Featured Speaker from 2016
NACHHATTER CHANDI
CEO, The Chandi Group, USA Inc.
“From India to Indio” – A Journey of Hard Work, Perseverance and Unshakable Faith– Developer, Owner of more than 20 ARCO AM/PM’s, Industry Leader in Franchises, Coachella Valley Business Owner of the Year.
Chandi Receives Congressional Recognition
Learn a little more about the Keynote Speaker, hearing what Congressman Ruiz says about him.
Radio Announcement
The Morrow Brothers to Receive Small Business Award
Dr. David and Rev. Tommy Morrow, Co-Founders and Directors of the Center for Learning and Unlimited Educational Success (CLUES), received the “Faith Through Works Award” at AmPac TriState CDC’s Seventh Annual Faith-Based Business Summit.
Past Connecting Faith &
Business Award Winners
2018 Winners
Faith Through Works Award – Linda Jackson, Inland Empire Resource Center
Character Building Award – Norm Bennett, 24 Carrots Catering, Inc.
Faith-Based Development Award – Fran Robertson, Sowing Seeds of Life
2017 Winners
Faith Through Works Award – Jon Melzer, Print Pro Plus
Development Award – Joe and Deanne Holguin, Frontsight Military Outreach
2016 Winners
Faith and Business Award – Richard Roybal, Jr. On Tap Barbershop
Character Building Award – Janie Scott, Placed Under Divine Anointing (PUDA)
Development Award – Adam Barrasa, House of Hope Appreciation Award: Keynote Speaker, Nachhattar Chandi, CEO Chandi Group, USA
2016 Winners
Faith and Business Award – Richard Roybal, Jr. On Tap Barbershop
Character Building Award – Janie Scott, Placed Under Divine Anointing (PUDA)
Development Award – Adam Barrasa, House of Hope Appreciation Award: Keynote Speaker, Nachhattar Chandi, CEO Chandi Group, USA
2015 Winners
Faith Through Works Award – Nathan Westwick, Wildgoose Coffee Roaster
Development Award – Debra Williams, Building Resilient Communities
Appreciation Award – Keynote Speaker: Terence Chatmon, Fellowship of Companies for Christ International, Inc.
2014 Winners
Faith Through Works Award – Joe Annunziato, Cerenzia Foods
Development Award – Pastor Tommy Morrow, CLUES & Mr. David Morrow, CLUES
Development Award – Pastor Paul Schumach
Crosslight Family Ministries Appreciation Award – Keynote Speaker, Brad Hewitt, CEO Thrivent Financial
2013 Winners
Faith at Work Award – Phillip E. Hakopian, Cornerstone Commercial and Personal Insurance Services, Inc.
Character Building Award – Anthony Rohan Gunewardena, President of Mil-Spec Magnetics
Appreciation Award – Keynote Speaker, Dr. Betty Uribe, Executive Vice president, California Bank & Trust
2012 Winners
Faith at Work Award – Connie Lightcap, JC Supply, Inc.
Development Award – Gary Hornsby, River’s Edge Ranch, Applied Life Trade School
Appreciation Award – Keynote Speaker, Marie Johns, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
2011 Winners
Faith At Work Award – Reggie Webb, Webb Enterprises, Inc. McDonald’s Franchise, Ontario, CA
Development Award – Peggy Stapleton, KSGN 89.7FM Radio Station, Redlands, CA
Appreciation Award – Keynote Speaker, Aurelio Barreto, III C28 Clothing, Inc.
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