2019 Pathway to Growth Procurement Conference

The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) GovConNet Pathway to Growth Procurement Conference is a seamless intersection between networking, insightful knowledge, and opportunity. The Procurement Conference provides over 800 attendees the unique opportunity to gain valuable insights and meet directly with key purchasing agents from a variety of prime contractors and federal, state, and local government agencies.

For more information, please contact Melissa Leigh Childress via email or by phone at (301) 738-0015 ext 203.

Speaker and Presenter Information

OPENING REMARKS – 8:00AM – 8:35AM

8:00AM-8:05AM – Georgette “Gigi” Godwin, President and CEO, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
8:05AM-8:15AM – Senator Chris Van Hollen, Honorary Chair, U.S. Senate
8:15AM-8:35AM – Andrea Brandon, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Grants and Acquisition Policy and Accountability, United States Department of the Interior (DOI)

KEYNOTE PANEL – 8:35AM – 9:25AM

Robb Wong, Associate Administrator of Government Contracting & Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration
(SBA)
Therese Meers, Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Moderator: Pamela J. Mazza, Managing Partner, PilieroMazza PLLC

CLOSING REMARKS – 9:25AM – 9:30AM

Georgette “Gigi” Godwin, President and CEO, Montgomery

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Breakout Sessions feature panel discussion and presentations with key purchasing officers from federal, state, and local government, and industry leaders. You can follow one of the four tracks – Federal Government Procurement Opportunities, Maryland Procurement Opportunities (State & Local), Pathway to Growth, and Federal Innovation Track – throughout the day or mix them up.

Time: 45 minute – morning sessions – 10:00am – 10:45am | 11:00am – 11:45am
Time: 45 minute – afternoon sessions – 1:00pm – 1:45pm | 2:00pm – 2:45pm

Track 1: Federal Government Procurement Opportunities
Track 2: Maryland Procurement Opportunities (State & Local)
Track 3: Pathway to Growth
Track 4: Trending IT

MATCHMAKING

Morning - 10:00am – 12:00pm
Afternoon - 1:00pm – 3:00pm

All conference registrants receive a Matchmaking application link to be considered for 10-minutes sessions with federal, state and local government representative and prime contractors. Friday, May 3, 2019, is the application deadline.

Expected Number of Attendees

800

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, GSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, National Institutes of Health, Federal Government, State & Local Government, Alexis