6th Annual National Small Business Conference

1 - 3 June 2009

Newport, RI

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Agenda

Monday, June 1, 2009

Keynote Address:

• Mr. Dan Smith, President, Integrated Defense Systems, Raytheon Company

Defense Outlook: Why the Air Force Needs the Agility, Efficiency and Innovation of Small Business to Accomplish Its Mission

• Mr. John Caporal, Deputy Director, U.S. Air Force Office of Small Business Programs

New England Small Business Outlook

• Mr. Robert Baker, President, Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE)

Small Business Success Story

• Mr. Brian Hart, President, Black-I Robotics

 

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Legislative Update

• Mr. Pete Steffes, Vice President, Government Affairs, NDIA

Team Submarine Overview

• Mr. Jack Evans, Executive Director, PEO Submarine, Naval Sea Systems Command

Installation Opportunities Panel
Panelist:

• Mr. Richard Lombardi, Executive Director, USAF Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, MA
• CAPT Michael Byman, USN, Commander, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, RI
• Ms. Cheryl DeLuca, Director of Contracting, U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center

Grand Ballroom A

• Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Small Business Advocate, Mr. David Rego, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, RI
• 10 Things You Should Know About What a Prime Values in Their Integrated Supply Chain, Dr. Kenneth W. Sullivan, Center for Management and Economic Research (CMER) University of Alabama, Huntsville
• Mergers and Acquisitions, Mr. Paul Serotkin, Senior Advisor, Venture Management, Mr. Erik Thamm, President and CEO, Log.Sec Corporation, Mark Shappee, Managing Director, Venture Management, Inc.

Grand Ballroom B

• Competition Management, Mr. Ernie Robinson, Procurement & Production Analyst, Competition Management Office, Mr. Shelley Muhammad, Competition Advocate, Competition Management Office
• Hanscom Air Force Base Small Business Specialist Briefing, Mr. Bill Donaldson, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts
• Innovations in Expanding the Participation of Service Disabled Veterans in the Establishment and Operation of Small Businesses

Grand Ballroom C

• Legal Aspects of Teaming Agreements, Mr. Ralph Thomas, III, Partner, Barton, Baker, Thomas, & Tolle, LLP
• Accounting Requirements, Mr. Peter Witts, CPA, Principal, Peter Witts, CPA Mr. Michael Gitlen, CPA, Senior Government Accountant, Peter Witts, CPA Mr. Lawrence S. Nannis, CPA, Shareholder, Levine, Katz, Nannis & Solomon, PC
• What's It Costing You By Not Having An Opportunity Identification & Qualification Process, Mr. William Scheessele, CEO/President, MBDi

Vanderbuilt

• Innovative Technologies - Avenues for Working with the Government, Mr. Eric Bankit, Associate, Director for the Office of Small Business Programs, Joint Munitions & Lethality Life Cycle Management Command, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ

 

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

General Session - "Tools for Success"

• "Intellectual Property and Government Contracts"
  • Mr. Jacob Erlich, Partner, Burns & Levinson, LLP
  • Ms. Alison Brown, President/CEO, NAVSYS Corporation
• "How to Tansition to the Commercial Sector"
  • Ms. Cynthia Gonsalves, Acting Director, Office of Technology Transition
  • Ms. Jenny C. Servo, Ph.D, President, Dawnbreaker, Inc.
• "How the Stimulus Will Impact the Northeast"
  • Mr. Joseph Donovan, Managing Director, Nelson Mullins Public Strategies