Expo Kick-Off Session: AI for the Real World
Date/Time
9/17/2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Pacific
Event Registration
Event Type(s)
Chamber Event
Event Description


Start your expo experience with fresh insights and practical tools you can put to work right away. Before Ready, Set, Expo officially begins, join Nadia Hansen, Global AI GTM Leader & Industry Advisor for Public Sector at Salesforce, for an interactive program on harnessing artificial intelligence in small business.

Discover real-world AI applications for accounting, marketing, HR, funding, and more. Follow along during a live prompt workshop, hear firsthand perspectives in a fireside chat with Kelly Connery, Service Committee Chair & Owner of Orbis Solutions, and Mehdi Zarhloul, Retail Committee Chair & Founder & CEO of Crazy Pita Restaurant Group, and get your questions answered.

This session is the perfect way to kick off your afternoon—leaving you energized, informed, and ready to make the most of your time at the expo.


Agenda:

2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Check-in, Networking, Stationed Appetizers
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Keynote
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Networking and Conclusion


Keynote Speaker: 

Nadia Hansen
Global AI GTM Leader & Industry Advisor for Public Sector
Salesforce

 
Program: 
  • Art of the Possible (20 Minutes): Real-world AI use cases tailored to small businesses, from accounting and marketing to HR and funding
  • Live Prompt Workshop (20 Minutes): Attendees will follow along during a demo of practical AI tools (bring your phone or laptop!)
  • Fireside chat with Retail & Service Committee Chairs (15 Minutes)
  • Open Q&A (5 Minutes)
Retail & Service Committee Chairs: 

Kelly Connery
Service Committee Chair
Owner, Orbis Solutions


Mehdi Zarhloul
Retail Committee Chair
Founder & CEO, Crazy Pita Restaurant Group

HCC Member: $40
Non-Member: $80 


Cancellation Policy: Pre-paid registration is required. To receive a full refund, please notify us of your cancellation via email adavis@hendersonchamber.com by September 10, 2025.

Event Sponsor:


 
Location
Craggy Range Sports Bar & Grill
200 S Green Valley Pkwy
Henderson, NV 89012
UNITED STATES

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Contact Person
Amanda Davis
(phone: 702-565-8951)
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