NEW DATE* ACT-IAC Small Business Growth Symposium: Strategies and Opportunities for the Future

This event qualifies for 5 CLPs

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Thursday July 14th, for the ACT-IAC 'Small Business Growth Symposium: Strategies and Opportunities for the Future' to get comprehensive guidance for small businesses to adapt to the complex workings of the government's evolving ecosystem.

Today, many Government IT Initiatives are centered on technology advancements, agile and quick turn ‘solutioning’, and early adoption. This is driving changes in Industry behavior and performance.

Hear from prominent thought leaders and solution providers on Cyber Security, Shared Services, Category Management and upcoming IDIQ’s.
Confirmed speakers from 10 different federal agencies will provide high level information on current and future opportunities at their agencies.
Interactive sessions with business owners of successful small businesses will delve into proven strategies to take your business to the next echelon.
Sign-up for the Capabilities Matchmaking, designed to group companies by capability (new or existing) to discuss what agencies and large business primes are looking for.

Is your company’s business strategy ready to pivot to our Government’s changing needs? What are you doing to embrace these changes? Will you build a business that can sustain in today’s government marketplace?

Speaker and Presenter Information

Confirmed Speakers Include:

Jose Arrieta, Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department of Treasury
Dwight Deneal, Small Business Specialist, US Department of Health and Human Services
Robert Derby, Vice President, Strategic Communications, LeapFrog Solutions, Inc.
Antonio Doss, District Director, United States Small Business Administration
Ben Flatgard, Director for Cybersecurity Policy, National Security Council, Executive Office of the President (confirmation pending)
Antwanye Ford, President and CEO, Enlightened Inc.
Andrew Goldman, Principal, David T. Scott & Associates, LLC
Everett Johnson, Founder and CEO, E3 Federal Solutions
Steve Krauss, Director, Category Management Strategic Execution, General Services Administration
Laura Laybourn, Director Stakeholder Engagement and Cyber Infrastructure Resilience Division (confirmation pending)
Marcelle Loveday, Acting Chief, Professional and Technical Services Branch, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Richard McKinney, Chief Information Officer, Department of Transportation (confirmation pending)
Bob Nunnally, President and COO, The Ambit Group
Jonathan Nguyen-Duy, CTO, Global Security Services, Verizon Enterprise Solutions
Kevin Plexico, Vice President, Deltek
Rick Richardson, Director, Infrastructure Services, Department of Transportation
Alexandra Rouse, Professional Services Program Executive, General Services Administration
Ken Zipin, Program Vice President at General Dynamics Health Solutions

Confirmed for Large Business Matchmaking:

Allen Ashbey, Vice President, OnPoint Consulting, Inc.
Sarah Brinkerhoff, Senior Manager, Accenture
Robert Duhart, Lead Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Cynthia Eaton, Public Sector Strategist, Verizon Enterprise Solutions
Chireda Gaither, Manager Supplier Diversity, CSRA
Timothy Grant, Small Business Program Manager, Deloitte
Jeff Henderson, Client Delivery Executive, HP Enterprise
George Khater, Executive Account Leader, Northrop Grumman
Nancy Peters, Vice President, CACI
Bill Polizos, Director, Small Business Program, AT&T
Darryl Scott, Director of Partner Relations, Serco

Confirmed for Government Matchmaking:

Gladys Bailey, Acting Director Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department Of Labor
Dwight Deneal, Small Business Specialist, US Department of Health and Human Services
Lisa Jenkins, Small Business Specialist, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration
Tonya Lovelace, Contracting Officer, Department of Interior
Annette Owens-Scarboro, Small Business Program Manager, National Institutes of Health
Laverne Walker, Small Business Specialist, United States Department of Agriculture
Brian Watson, Management Analyst, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department of Treasury

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, SSA, NASA, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, EEOC