"Partnering to SCALE" Opportunity & Business Connection Forum - Houston

Join us to gain game-changing insights that will help you grow your business to the next level with targeted procurement opportunities with the Federal Government and partnering opportunities with other MBEs and SDB's.

ATTENDEES WILL:

• Learn how to build sustainable relationships with federal government agencies

• Gain relevant tips to help you compete as a federal contractor

• Learn what it takes to acquire contracts to increase revenue

• Engage with other small and minority businesses to form strategic partnerships for growth and sustainability

AGENDA:
8:30am Registration and Light Breakfast

9am Welcome and Introductions
Business Opportunities with Federal Agencies FY20

11:45am MBE 2 MBE Networking Lunch
Industry Presentations
Business Opportunities with Federal Agencies FY20
Resource Partners Presentations

2:55pm Corporate Roundtable Matchmaking

4:00pm Closing

FEDERAL AGENCIES:

• Evelyn Tyndell
  Transportation Security Agency
  Office of Contracting and Procurement
  

• Desmond Brown -
  Office of Personnel Management
  Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
  

• Valerie Coleman -
  Small Business Administration
  Office of Government Contracting

• Cassandra Freeman -
  National Guard Bureau
  Office of Small Business Programs
  

• Chanel Bankston-Carter -
  Department of Veterans Affairs
  Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

• Madelynn Orr -
  Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  Office of Minority and Women Inclusion

• Timothy Scarborough -
  Procurement Technical Assistance Center
  University of Houston

• Richard Slater -
  NASA Johnson Space Center
  Office of Small Business Programs

• LaRoy Williams -
  Department of the Interior
  Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

• Marleitha Williams -
  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  Supplier Diversity Program

• Nicole Woods -
  Export-Import Bank of the United States
  Office of Small Business

• Diana Jordan-Burks -
  Army Corps of Engineers - Galeveston District
  Small Business Office
  
  

INDUSTRY:

• Fernando De La Pena Llaca -
  Aexa Aerospace

• Denise Navarro -
  Logical Innovations

• Porschia Tolbert -
  Turner Construction

Light Breakfast and Lunch will be provided.

This event is sponsored by the MBDA Federal Procurement Center and the Houston MBDA Business Center.

For assistance, please call (301) 857-0200 or email info@mbda-fpc.com