EMPOWERING SMALL BUSINESS: A MATCHMAKING EVENT Agenda

Agenda
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Registration and Networking
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Intro - Warren J. Blankenship, Deputy IT Government-wide Category
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Welcome

Laura Stanton, IT Government-wide Category Manager and Assistant Commissioner, Information Technology Category, Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), General Services Administration (GSA)

 Welcome attendees on behalf of the IT Category and Introduce Keynote

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Keynote Intro

Intro To Keynote: 
Angela Washington -  Senior Business Development Specialist for the Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce

Keynote:
Calvin Mitchell Jr. - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Grants, and Risk Management (OAGRM)

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Leadership Panel - Small Business Policy Year in Review

Moderator:
Ken Dodds, Vice President of Acquisition Policy, Coalition for Government Procurement

Panelists:

  • David Black, Partner, Holland and Knight LLP
  • Jon Williams, Partner, Piliero Mazza
  • Ken Dodds, Vice President of Acquisition Policy, Coalition for Government Procurement
  • Sam Le, Director of Policy, Planning, and Liaison, SBA
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Coffee Break
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Matchmaking with Large and Small Business

In-person matchmaking sessions will unite small businesses with large/prime businesses to discuss potential subcontracting, teaming arrangements, and joint venture opportunities to assist small businesses in securing work in the federal contracting space and to develop the capabilities and past performance to eventually migrate to securing their own direct contract with the federal government.

Industry:
Booz Allen
Carahsoft
CGI Federal
Oracle
Palantir
Deloitte

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Closing Remarks