Small Business Senior Executive Leadership Panel
(Room S329)
27 Nov 17
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Speaker(s):
Leslie Faircloth, Deputy Director Small Business, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division; Joyce Thurmond, Deputy Area Director and Atlanta Metro Area Senior Procurement Representative, U.S. Small Business Administration; Valeria Muck, Director, Air Force Small Business Programs; Emily Harman, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, Department of Navy; Tommy Marks, Director, Department of the Army Office of Small Business Programs
The U.S. Government offers small businesses a variety programs to help them succeed. For small businesses considering doing business with the government, this panel offers a rare opportunity to interact directly with senior small business leaders from Army, Navy, Air Force and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The panelists will highlight their strategic initiatives, recommendations and insights into how small businesses can best bring their technologies to bear in support of the various DoD agencies. The speakers will each provide their perspectives and answer questions on the utilization of small business technologies as it applies to their respective organizational missions. Attendees are encouraged to engage directly with the panel members to maximize this information rich event.
Relevant topics include:
• How small business inclusion can lead to better, faster, innovative and affordable solutions for our warfighters
• How to leverage Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR), Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) and Other Transaction Authority (OTA) tools to deliver technology gap solutions
• How to utilitze various mentor-protégé programs as a mechanism to boost small business capabilities
• How to implement subcontracting improvements and more
This panel is open to anyone who wants to learn more about how small businesses can thrive while doing business with the government.