tester small business opportunity workshop agenda 10 - 7 in butte
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Senator jon Tester Small Business Opportunity Workshop Agenda October 7, 2011 in ButteTRANSCRIPT
SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY WORKSHOP
Friday, October 7 at 8am | War Bonnet Inn—Butte
8am .................................................................................................................... Welcoming Remarks Donald M. Blackketter, Chancellor, Montana Tech Jon Tester, United States Senator
8:15am .................................................... Marketing Your Product to the Federal Government
Jason Porch, Billings Subcenter Manager, Montana Procurement Technical Assistance Center
9:00am ........................................................................................................................................ Panel 1
The Benefits of Being a Small Business The 8(a) Program and Other Opportunities for Businesses Owned by Women and Veterans
John Klaman, Senior Area Manager, Small Business Administration
Linda Oliver, Deputy Director, Plans & Policies, Offices of Small Business Programs, U.S. Department of Defense Sharon B. Phillips, Senior Procurement Analyst, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Mark N. Roush, Director of Small Business Programs—Northwestern, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
9:45am .................................................................................................................... Networking Break
10:00am ...................................................................................................................................... Panel 2
Working with Private Partners
Opportunities for Montana Businesses with Prime Government Contractors Ken Hilderbrand, Supplier Diversity Manager, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Gwendolyn Tillman, Corporate Manager, Socio-Economic Business Programs/Government Relations, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jeff Krongaard, Mentor Protégé Program Manager, Supply Chain Management, Raytheon Missile Systems
Doug Marshall, T-100 Procurement Manager, Alenia North America
Jon GreyEyes, Small Business Liaison Officer, The Boeing Company
Bob Stubbs, Manager, Procurement Services, United Technologies—Pratt & Whitney
11:15am ................................................................................................................... Networking Break
11:30am ....................................................................................................................................... Panel 3
Small Business Success Stories Montana Firms Growing and Creating Jobs in Partnership with the Federal Government
Jim Bailey, Hardrives Construction, Inc.—Billings
Brian Hoornbeek, a2z Supply—Stevensville
Brad Archibald, Pioneer Technical Services—Butte
Larry Hall, S&K Electronics—Ronan
12:00pm .................................................................................................................. Closing Remarks
Jon Tester, United States Senator
12:15pm ................................................... Networking with Agencies and Contracting Officers
Additional Participating Agencies Bureau of Land Management • Bureau of Reclamation • Federal Highway Administration
Malmstrom Air Force Base • National Institutes of Health • Department of Agriculture Economic Development Administration • Housing and Urban Development
Western Area Power Administration • U.S. Geological Survey • EPA General Services Administration • U.S. Postal Service • Montana Department of Transportation
(Confirmed participants as of 10/3/2011)