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SUMMARY:9th Annual B2G Procurement Conference & Expo
DESCRIPTION:9th Annual B2G Procurement Conference & Expo\n\nGeneral Sessions\n\nGala Dinner Program\n\nWednesday June 14\, 2023\, 7:30pm-10:30pm\n\n\n\nKeynote\n\nMartha Mitchem\n\nActing Director\n\nArmy Contracting Command (ACC-APG)\n\nAberdeen Proving Ground\, Maryland\n\nIn her capacity as Acting Director\, Ms. Mitchem manages and leads a geographically dispersed contracting center responsible for enabling Army readiness and modernization by supporting Army-wide research and development efforts and mission-critical contracting for program executive offices\, institutional Army customers\, and the warfighter.  ACC-APG's procurement expertise also includes foreign military sales\, other transactions\, cooperative agreements\, depot-level maintenance\, and grants.  Ms. Mitchem serves as Senior Contracting Official for ACC-APG with organizational contract actions averaging more than 25\,000 annually\, valued at more than $20 billion.\n\n\n\nBreakfast with Huntington Ingalls \n\nThursday\, June 15\, 2023\, 7:30am-10:00am\n\n\n\nKeynote\n\nSondra Roescher\, MBA\n\nSmall Business Contract Manager\n\nNewport News Shipbuilding\n\nA Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries\n\nHII is a global engineering and defense technologies provider and is recognized worldwide as America's largest shipbuilder. With a 135-year history of trusted partnerships in advancing U.S. national security\, HII delivers critical capabilities ranging from the most powerful and survivable naval ships ever built\, to unmanned systems\, ISR and AI/ML analytics. HII leads the industry in mission-driven solutions that support and enable an all-domain force.\n\nNewport News Shipbuilding is the sole designer\, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy submarines. With approximately $4 billion in revenues and more than 25\,000 employees\, we are the largest industrial employer in Virginia and the largest shipbuilding company in the United States. NNS builds the most advanced ships in the world using their expertise in nuclear propulsion\, naval design and manufacturing. They are currently building the new Ford-class aircraft carriers and Virginia-class fast-attack submarines and performing Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) on Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. They provide fleet services for their ships worldwide.\n\nSmall Business Procurement Luncheon\n\nThursday\, June 15\, 2023\, Noon-1:30pm\n\n\n\nThe Small Business Procurement Luncheon features a moderated panel discussion\n\nwith prominent leaders in the Maryland and federal procurement systems.  \n\nPanelists invited (many confirmed)\n\n \n\nModerator\n\nRon Uba\n\nSupervisor & Senior Business Development Specialist\n\nMinority Business Development Agency (MBDA)\n\nU.S. Department of Commerce\n\n  \n\nLisa A. Swoboda\n\nSenior Director\n\nOffice of Military & Federal Affairs\n\nMaryland Department of Commerce\n\n \n\nTommy Marks\n\nDirector\n\nThe Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council (CRMSDC)\n\nVirginia Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center\n\nU.S. Department of Commerce\n\n\n\nKimberly Diane Buehler\n\nDirector\n\nArmy Office of Small Business Programs\n\nOffice of the Secretary of the Army\n\n \n\nDenise Warner\n\nDirector\n\nMaryland APEX Accelerator\n\n(formerly known as Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP)\n\n \n\nStephen D. Umberger\n\nDistrict Director\n\nSBA Baltimore District Office\n\nU.S. Small Business Administration
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16pt\;">9<sup>th</sup>&nbsp\;Annual B2G Procurement Conference &amp\; Expo<br />\n<u>General Sessions</u></span></span></strong><br />\n<strong><u><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Gala Dinner Program</span></u></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Wednesday June 14\, 2023\, 7:30pm-10:30pm<br />\n<br />\nKeynote<br />\n<strong><em>Martha Mitchem</em></strong><br />\nActing Director<br />\nArmy Contracting Command (ACC-APG)<br />\nAberdeen Proving Ground\, Maryland</span><br />\n<span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">In her capacity as Acting Director\, Ms. Mitchem manages and leads a</span><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;geographically dispersed contracting center responsible for enabling&nbsp\;Army readiness and modernization by supporting Army-wide&nbsp\;research and development efforts and mission-critical contracting for&nbsp\;program executive offices\, institutional Army customers\, and the&nbsp\;warfighter.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;ACC-APG&rsquo\;s procurement expertise also includes foreign&nbsp\;military sales\, other transactions\, cooperative agreements\, depot-level&nbsp\;maintenance\, and grants.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Ms. Mitchem serves as Senior Contracting&nbsp\;Official for ACC-APG with organizational contract actions averaging&nbsp\;more than 25\,000 annually\, valued at more than $20 billion.</span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><u><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Breakfast with Huntington Ingalls&nbsp\;</span></u></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Thursday\, June 15\, 2023\, 7:30am-10:00am<br />\n<br />\nKeynote<br />\n<strong><em>Sondra Roescher</em></strong>\, MBA<br />\nSmall Business Contract Manager<br />\nNewport News Shipbuilding<br />\nA Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries</span><br />\n<span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">HII is a global engineering and defense technologies provider and is recognized worldwide as America&rsquo\;s largest shipbuilder. With a 135-year history of trusted partnerships in advancing U.S. national security\, HII delivers critical capabilities ranging from the most powerful and survivable naval ships ever built\, to unmanned systems\, ISR and AI/ML analytics. HII leads the industry in mission-driven solutions that support and enable an all-domain force.</span><br />\n<span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Newport News Shipbuilding is the sole designer\, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy submarines. With approximately $4 billion in revenues and more than 25\,000 employees\, we are the largest industrial employer in Virginia and the largest shipbuilding company in the United States. NNS builds the most advanced ships in the world using their expertise in nuclear propulsion\, naval design and manufacturing. They are currently building the new&nbsp\;<em>Ford</em>-class aircraft carriers and&nbsp\;<em>Virginia</em>-class fast-attack submarines and performing Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) on&nbsp\;<em>Nimitz</em>-class aircraft carriers. They provide fleet services for their ships worldwide.</span><br />\n<strong><u><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Small Business Procurement Luncheon</span></u></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Thursday\, June 15\, 2023\, Noon-1:30pm<br />\n<br />\nThe Small Business Procurement Luncheon features a moderated panel discussion<br />\nwith prominent leaders in the Maryland and federal procurement systems. &nbsp\;</span><br />\n<span style="font-size:small\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color:#222222\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Panelists invited (many confirmed)<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nModerator<br />\n<strong><em>Ron Uba</em></strong><br />\nSupervisor &amp\; Senior Business Development Specialist<br />\nMinority Business Development Agency (MBDA)<br />\nU.S. Department of Commerce<br />\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><em>Lisa A. Swoboda</em></strong><br />\nSenior Director<br />\nOffice of Military &amp\; Federal Affairs<br />\nMaryland Department of Commerce<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><em>Tommy Marks</em></strong><br />\nDirector<br />\nThe Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council (CRMSDC)<br />\nVirginia Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center<br />\nU.S. Department of Commerce</span></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><em><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Kimberly Diane Buehler</span></em></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Director<br />\nArmy Office of Small Business Programs<br />\nOffice of the Secretary of the Army<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><em>Denise Warner</em></strong><br />\nDirector<br />\nMaryland APEX Accelerator<br />\n(formerly known as Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP)<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><em>Stephen D. Umberger</em></strong><br />\nDistrict Director<br />\nSBA Baltimore District Office<br />\nU.S. Small Business Administration&nbsp\;</span>
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