DOT Woman Owned Small Business and Matchmaking Event Wednesday, April 24, 2019

U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters

West Atrium 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.

Washington, D.C. 20590 Doors Open @ 9:00 AM; 10:00 am – 1:00pm

Paving the Road for Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) in Federal Contracting

10:00 AM Welcome Remarks

Willis Morris, Director –U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)

10:05-11:00 AM Plenary Session: Paving the Road for WOSBs in Federal Contracting (West Atrium)

Moderator: Darbi Dillon, Deputy Senior Procurement Executive, Office of the Senior Procurement Executive, OST

Amy Kim, Area Director, U.S. Small Business Administration

Aimee Drewry, Acting Chief of Contracting Office (COCO), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Dr. Madhavi Bathula, Chief Executive Officer, Halvik Corporation

10:10-1:00PM Matchmaking & Networking Session (Conference Center) *Please note that we will have concurrent Matchmaking sessions with over 20 vendors. Event attendees should be able to participate in the workshops indicated below or the matchmaking session appointments*

11:30AM -12:00 PM Workshop #1: The Fundamentals of Teaming Arrangements, Joint Ventures, & Mentor Protégé Programs (Media Center)

Moderator: Brittany Young, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB)

Advocate, DOT OSDBU JoAnn Braxton, Senior Business Analyst, All Small Mentor Protégé

Program, U.S. Small Business Administration

Michael Townsend, Small Business Liaison Officer, SAIC

Lisa Avila, Business Opportunity Specialist, 8(a) Program, U.S. Small Business Administration

 

 

12:00-12:30PM Workshop #2: Best Marketing Practices in Federal Contracting (Media Center) Moderator: Loni Chinn, Chief of the Contracting Office (COCO),

U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Allen Gutierrez, Associate Administrator for the Office of Entrepreneurial Development, U.S. Small Business Administration

Joann Hill, Chief of Business Development, U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency

Jennifer Johnson, Associate Director, Acquisition Policy, Oversight & Business Strategies, DOT Office of the Senior Procurement Executive

Phadra Hanks, Chief Executive Officer, Hanks, Hanks, & Associates, LLC

12:30-1:00PM Workshop #3: Resources Near You: An Overview of the Small Business Transportation Resource Centers (Media Center)

Moderator: Michelle Harris, Manager, Regional Assistance Division, DOT OSDBU

Tiffany Spraggins, Project Director, Mid-Atlantic SBTRC Elizabeth Perdomo, Project Director, Northeast SBTRC

1:00PM Program Ends