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| Monday, June 21, 2004 |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
William S. Loiry
President & Host
Equity International |
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| 8:05 a.m. |
DEFENSE CONTRACTING: PROGRAMS, PRIORITIES, AND CONTRACTING PROCEDURES OF DEFENSE AGENCIES
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John Clerici, Moderator
Partner
McKenna Long & Aldridge |
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Bill Woods
Director, Contracting Issues
Acquisition and Sourcing Management
General Accounting Office |
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Tom Essig
Director, Program Analysis and Business Transformation
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisitions
U.S. Navy |
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Mark Swanstrom
Director, Small Business Program
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
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Barbara Thompson
New Projects Acquisition Team Leader
Pentagon Renovation Program |
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| 9:00 a.m. |
CONTRACTOR SECURITY: IN THE WAKE OF CONTRACTOR DEATHS IN IRAQ AND SAUDI ARABIA , STRATEGIES FOR STRENGTHENING THE SECURITY OF CONTRACTORS
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Craige Maxim
Program Manager
Triple Canopy |
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| 9:30 a.m. |
FUNDING CONTRACTOR SUCCESS |
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Fred Steinberg
Executive Vice President
Sun Capital Group |
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Bill Driggers
President
W.B. Driggers and Associates |
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Larry W. Jennings
Vice President of Sales
THY Enterprises |
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| 10:15 a.m. |
NETWORKING BREAK |
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| 10:45 a.m. |
SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES: FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN DEFENSE CONTRACTING AND SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING PROCEDURES |
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Alison Doyle, Moderator
Partner
McKenna Long & Aldridge |
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Jim Regan
Director, Procurement Technical Assistance Program
George Mason University
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Loretta Taylor
Lead Business Opportunity Specialist
U.S. Small Business Administration |
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Joseph Diamond
Director
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
U.S. Air Force
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Col. August Mancuso
Senior Military Assistant/Executive Officer
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
U.S. Army
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| 12:00 p.m. |
LUNCHEON |
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
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P.W. Singer
National Security Fellow, Brookings Institution
Author, Corporate Warriors |
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| 1:30 p.m. |
CONTRACTOR SUCCESS STORIES |
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Bob Adams
President/CEO
New Global Initiatives |
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| 2:00 p.m. |
RECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING: GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY LEADERS DISCUSS BUSINESS IN IRAQ AFTER THE HAND-OVER OF SOVEREIGNTY, NEW CONTRACTS TO BE AWARDED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN , AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT. |
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Special Session Address: |
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James Crum
Director of Iraq Program Management
The Pentagon |
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WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN ? |
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Earnest Robbins
Senior Vice President
Parsons |
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Ken Oscar
Vice President
Fluor Corporation |
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Joe McGonagle
President
Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp. |
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Robert Boyer
Global Director of Contracting
Transportation Business Group
CH2M Hill |
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| 3:30 p.m. |
NETWORKING BREAK |
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| 4:00 p.m. |
SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES: A PANEL OF MAJOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS DISCUSS NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUBCONTRACTORS |
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John Clerici, Moderator
Partner
McKenna Long & Aldridge |
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John Hatch
Vice President of Global Supply Chain Management
Lockheed Martin
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Ken Shaw
Director, Supplier Management
The Boeing Company
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Adjournment |
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| *Final Program Subject to Change |
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Equity International is a prominent Washington business development firm, known for its pioneering role in promoting business in new markets. Since 1998, almost 6,000 government officials and industry leaders have participated in the renowned homeland security events of Equity International. Speakers have included Secretary Tom Ridge; DHS Assistant Secretary Parney Albright; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Peter Verga; Customs & Border Protection Commissioner Robert Bonner; Congressman Christopher Cox, Chairman of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security; Congressman Hal Rogers, Chairman of House Homeland Security Appropriations; Congressman Curt Weldon, Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee; and many other prominent leaders. |
