National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit August 5 - 6, 2009 – Washington, DC
Agenda - Industry Day August 5, 2009 Westin Arlington Gateway 7:15 am - Registration, Networking, Continental Breakfast F. SCOTT FITZGERALD AB
ERNEST HEMMINGWAY SALON 2 & 3
8:00
Welcome Margot Dorfman, CEO, U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Cris Young, President, Nat’l Association of Small Business Contractors
8:15
Preparing for Success in Your One-On-One Presentations
INDUSTRY BREAKOUT SEGMENTS (One-on-one meetings throughout the day between small businesses and agency/prime contractor representatives. See schedule below.)
8:45
How to Market Your GSA Contract, Mary Parks, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Small Business Utilization, GSA
9:30
U.S. Dept of Energy Opportunities Update (invited)
10:00
Protest and Appeals Scott Freling, Associate, Covington & Burling LLP
10:30
How to Effectively Team With Large Prime Contractors Joyce Harris, SBLO, Deloitte & Touche, USA LLP
11:00
NASA Opportunities Update Glen Delgado, Director, OSDBU
11:30
Legislative Update Russell Orban, U.S. House Small Business Committee
8:30 – 9:50 am
Manufacturing & Distribution
Facilitator: Carroll A. Thomas, Partnership Catalyst, National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 10 – 11:50 am Construction, Design & Environmental Facilitator: Tesha Williams, Underwriting Policy Analyst, Office of Surety Guarantees
12:00
Box Lunch Provided (room closed)
12:00
Box Lunch Provided
1:00
Dept. of Homeland Security Opportunities Update Kevin Boshears, Director, OSDBU
1:30
Teya Technologies Opportunity Update Ron Perry, President and CEO
Facilitator: Mary Lee Kolich, Program Director MD Procurement Technical Assistance Program
2:00
Government Procurement Outlook for the Future
2:30 – 4:20pm
3:00
Researching and Connecting with Contract Opportunities
Facilitator: Edsel M. Brown, Jr., SBA Logo Office of Technology SBIR/STTR Assistant Administrator
4:00
Weston Solutions Opportunities Update Stephanie Sherwood, Manager, Corporate Small Business Program
4:30
Reception (4:30 - 6:00 pm)
Available All Day: (1) PTAC - Available to provide individual companies with guidance on specific procurement questions. (2) Alaskan Native Corporation Opportunities
12:30 – 2:20pm Services & Professional Services
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Presented by The National Association of Small Business Contractors and the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce
National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit August 5 - 6, 2009 – Washington, DC
Agenda U.S. Army Spotlight August 6, 2009 Westin Arlington Gateway F. SCOTT FITZGERALD AB 7:45
Continental Breakfast / Networking
8:30
Welcome Margot Dorfman, CEO, U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Cris Young, President, Nat’l Association of Small Business Contractors
8:45
Agency Overview Ms. Tracey Pinson, Director of Office of Small Business Programs
9:15
How to Market to Army Organizations
• U.S. Army Materiel Command, Army Contracting Command, Alice Williams-Gray • U.S. Army Materiel Command, Tank-Automotive Life Cycle Management Command, Nancy Lang • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Karen Baker • U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Archie Cardwell • U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Harriett Burton • U.S. Army Medical Command, Dan Shackelford (tentative) • National Guard Bureau, Beth Westerburg • Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation, Randy Edney 12:00
Box Lunch Provided
1:00
One-on-One Sessions with U.S. Army Representatives The afternoon will be completely devoted to one-on-one sessions with U.S. Army representatives. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with several representatives, and with other attendees.
4:00
Adjourn
Presented by The National Association of Small Business Contractors and the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Watc h ffor or Upcoming Mee tings atch Meetings Federal Agency Spotlights: Government Ready: Certified Federal Government Supplier Training and Certification Session July 7-8, 2009 (Baltimore, MD) National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit - Summer Session; Featuring U.S. Army Day August 5-6, 2009 (Washington, DC)
NASA Small Business Opportunity Spotlight November 18, 2009 (Washington, DC)
National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit - West Coast
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November, 2009 (Southern California)
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