At A Glance

7:00 am – 5:00 pm    Registration Open

7:00 am – 8:00 am    Networking Continental Breakfast

8:00 am – 8:20 am    Welcome/Introductions/Pledge of Allegiance

  • Ms. Diane Dempsey, TRIAD Co- Chair, Director, Small Business Programs, BAE Systems, Intelligence & Security Sector (Confirmed)
  • Ms. Susanne Raheb, TRIAD Co-Chair, Corporate Supplier Diversity Lead, Lockheed Martin (Confirmed)

8:20 am – 9:20 am    Department of Defense Update

  • Dr. James Galvin, Acting Director, Office of Small Business Programs, DoD (Confirmed)

10:00 am – 10:15 am    Networking Break

10:15 am – 11:30 am    Customer Panel

Moderator: Ms. Suzanne Raheb, TRIAD Co-Chair, Corporate Supplier Diversity Lead, Lockheed Martin (Confirmed)

  • Ms. Pamela Monroe, Assistant to the Director, U.S. Army Small Business Office,Subcontracting& Historically Black Colleges/Universities and Minority Institutions Program Manager (Confirmed)
  • Mr. Brad Taylor, Assistant Director, Department of the Navy Office of Small Business Programs (Confirmed)
  • Mr. Lee Rosenberg, Director, Small Business Programs, Missile Defense Agency (Confirmed)
  • Ms. Valerie Muck, Director, Small Business Programs, U.S. Air Force (Confirmed)
  • Ms. Karen Mumford, Director of the Small Business Program Office, Defense Intelligence Agency (Confirmed)

11:30 am – 11:50 am    Defense Contract Management Agency Update

  • Ms. Tatia Evelyn-Bellamy, Director, Small Business Office, Defense Contract Management Agency (Confirmed)
11:50 am – 12:15 pm    National Veterans Small Business Coalition Update
  • Ms. Staci Redmon, Secretary, National Veterans Small Business Coalition (Confirmed)

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm    Networking Luncheon

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm    Small Business Administration Update
  • Mr. Robb Wong, Associate Administrator, Office of Government Contracting & Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration (Confirmed)
  • Mr. Seán Crean, Director, Office of Government Contracting, U.S. Small Business Administration (Confirmed)
  • Ms. Angela Terry, Subcontracting Program Manager, U.S. Small Business Administration (Confirmed)
  • Mr. Sam Le, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Small Business Administration (Confirmed)

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm    Networking Break

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm    Navy PMs Panel – Deputy Program Managers will share their challenges and successes in leveraging small businesses in supporting USN Programs:

Moderator: Ms. Emily Harman, CPCM, Director, Department of the Navy, Office of Small Business Programs (Confirmed)

  • Ms. Allison Stiller, (Acting) Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (Confirmed)
  • Mr. Myron Liszniansky, DPM, AEGIS Integrated Combat Systems Directorate (PEO IWS) (Confirmed)
  • Mr. Howard Berkof, DPM, Unmanned Systems (PEO LCS) (Confirmed)
  • Ms. Dawn Doebel, DPM, PMS 377 (PEO SHIPS) (Confirmed)
  • Mr. Patrick Truver, DPM, PMW 220 (PEO EIS) (Confirmed)

4:15 pm – 4:20 pm    Alliance Supplier Diversity Professionals Update

  • Ms. Thosie Varga, Supplier Diversity Manager, L-3 Communications (Confirmed)

4:20 pm – 4:40 pm    2017 National Veterans Small Business Engagement

  • Mr. David Thomas, Deputy Executive Director, VA OSDBU (Confirmed)

4:40 pm –4:50 pm    NDIA Small Business Update 

  • Mr. Ron Poussard, NDIA Small Business Committee Chair (Confirmed)

4:50 pm – 5:00 pm    Closing Announcements             

  • Ms. Diane Dempsey, TRIAD Co-chair, Director, Small Business Programs, BAE Systems, Intelligence & Security Sector (Confirmed)

5:00 pm                            Adjourn