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10th Annual Small Business Conference

""Army & Small Business: Partners for Success""

1 - 2 November 2006

McLean, VA

Agenda

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

Welcome & Introduction:

Opening Remarks:

Continuing Opportunities for Small Businesses

Hon Claude M. Bolton, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)

Update on the State of the Army Small Business Program

Ms. Tracey L. Pinson, Director, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Office of the Secretary of the Army

The Outlook for Small Business

Mr. Joel Szabat, Chief of Staff, US Small Business Administration Networking Reception in the Display Area

Thursday, November 2, 2006

Panel: "Assistance & Opportunities"

Ms. Elaine C. Duke, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Mr. Lee Thompson, Assistant Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Policy & Procurement) - Iraq/Afghanistan, HQs, Department of the Army
Ms. Wendy Despres, Mentor-Protégé Program & Subcontracting, Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization, HQs, Department of the Army
Mr. Steve Marion, Senior Program Director, Supplier Management, FCS, The Boeing Company

Panel: "Open Question Period"
Moderator: Mr. Jeffrey Parsons, Director, Command Contracting, US Army Materiel Command
Panelist:

Ms. Marlene Cruze, Executive Director, Acquisition Center, US Army Aviation and Missile Command
Mr. Edward Elgart, Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting (PARC), US Army Communications-Electronics Command
Mr. Martin Green, Acting PARC, US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command
Mr. James Loehrl, PARC, US Army Field Support Command
Mr. James Warrington, Director of Contracting, US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Acquisition Center

Matching Your Personnel Requirements with Available Talent

Mr. Steven R. Clark, Director, Military Severely Injured Center, Pentagon Detachment, Department of Defense