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12th Annual Small Business Conference

“Partnering For Success: Small Business & The Military”

Tysons Corner, VA

12-13 November 2008

AGENDA

Wednesday, 12 November 2008

UPDATE ON THE STATE OF THE ARMY SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

· Ms. Tracey L. Pinson, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, Office of the Secretary of the Army

OUTLOOK FOR THE ECONOMY AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR BUSINESS

· Dr. Christian Lundblad

Edward M. O’Herron Distinguished Scholar & Associate Professor of Finance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kennan-Flagler Business School

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Thursday, 13 November 2008

“KEYS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS”

· Dr. Robert L. Wright, Chairman, FE Holdings, Inc.

PANEL: “ASSISTANCE AND OPPORTUNITIES”

“FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS (FCS)”

· Mr. Steve Marion, Senior Program, Supplier Management and Procurement, Future Combat Systems (FCS), The Boeing Company

“DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY”

· Mr. Thomas H. Essig, Chief, Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

THE NEW ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND (ACC)

· Mr. Jeffrey P. Parsons, Executive Director, ACC

NEED PERSONNEL? --EXPERIENCED VETERANS AVAILABLE

· Mr. Rodney Borba, Program Manager, Always A Soldier Program, HQ AMC

BREAKOUT SESSIONS – SPECIAL INTEREST TOPICS:

PREPARING YOUR PROPOSALS TO WIN MORE CONTRACTS

· Mr. Robert Spitzbarth, Procurement Analyst, Acquisition Center, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Life Cycle Management Command

INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH AMC

· Mr. Luis E. Garcia-Baco, Director, Industrial Base Capabilities, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Business Transformation, G-7, HQs AMC

TRANSFORMING TO STATE-OF-THE-ART MANUFACTURING

· Mr. John S. VanKirk, President and CEO, National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining (NCDMM)

IT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

· Ms. Simone Jackson, Associate Director, Office of Small Business Programs, U.S. Army Contracting Command – Information Technology, E-Commerce and Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC4)

FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS – BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

· Ms. Audry Musgrove, Lead Small Business Liaison Officer, Future Combat Systems, The Boeing Company

SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (SBIR) OPPORTUNITIES

· Mr. Christopher Rinaldi, Program Manager, SBIR, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TEAM/PARTNER

· Ms. January Dennison, Chief Executive Officer and President, Technology Research Consultants, Inc.

TIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

· Mr. Jim Regan, Executive Director, Procurement Technical Assistance Program, George Mason University

MARKETING A SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

· Ms. Michelle Currier, Associate Director, Office of Small Business Programs, U.S. Army Contracting Command, Enterprise and Installation Operations

AMC SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM, SUPPORTING THE WARFIGHTER

· Ms. Kathryn Condon, Executive Deputy to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command

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