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Natalia Olson-Urtecho, Regional Administrator, SBA and Denise Turner Roth, Deputy Administrator, GSA to Headline SBC 2014
FAIRFAX, Va. --(Business Wire)--
The
American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC)
will host the 8th
Annual Small Business Conference on April 24, 2014 at the Washington
Hilton in Washington, D.C. The one-day education and training event will
feature more than 100 government agency speakers alongside industry
leaders to discuss the impact of the latest administration's policies,
challenges and opportunities for small businesses in government
contracting.
Press must RSVP by Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. to [email protected].
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Who:
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Natalia Olson-Urtecho, Regional Administrator, Mid-Atlantic
Region, SBA
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Denise Turner Roth, Deputy Administrator, GSA (News - Alert) (assumed
office March 2014)
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Eugene Cornelius, Deputy Associate Administrator, Small
Business Administration
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Kenneth Dodds, Director, Policy, Planning and Liaison,
Small Business Administration
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Emily Murphy, Senior Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Small Business
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Kevin Plexico, Vice President, Deltek
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Prashant Gaur, President, Credence Management Solutions, LLC
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Kimberley Hayes, CEO and Co-Founder, The Ambit Group
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What:
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Key highlights of the 8th Annual SBC
include:
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Small Business Smackdown III - Small Business influencers
from DHS, SBA, DHA and GSA will participate in an open and lively
discussion on creating practical solutions for optimizing existing
roles/relationships with government entities. Confirmed speakers
include: Sandra Broadnax, NGA; Tarrazzia Martin,
HUD; Kevin Boshears, DHS; Eugene Cornelius, SBA and Kay
Ely, GSA with provocateurs Chris Dorobek (GovLoop)
and Kimberly Hayes (The Ambit Group).
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Matchmaking Session - This collaborative session - the
largest of its kind in the nation - will pair small businesses
with prime contractors and government agency officials from DIA,
NASA, NGA, ARMY, DHS, CFPB, FAA, DOI and more to build
relationships and provide crucial insights into insertion into the
government ecosystem. Industry representatives include CACI,
CenturyLink, Dell, HP, IBM (News - Alert), Northrup Grumman, SAIC, SERCO and
UNISYS.
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Federal Workshops - Government agencies including NSA, DIA,
USDA, NASA, DOI, DHS and VA will present and discuss specific
objectives they are looking to accomplish and how small business
can help achieve these goals.
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Small Business Advocacy Award - This inaugural award will
acknowledge stakeholders who have made a significant impact in
promoting the growth and development of small businesses.
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Visit the full
event agenda for complete details of SBC 2014.
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When:
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Thursday, April 24, 2014 (7:45 am - 4:45 pm ET)
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Where:
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Washington Hilton
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1919 Connecticut Ave NW
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Washington, D.C. 20009
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About ACT-IAC (News - Alert) - Advancing Government Through Education, Collaboration
and Action
ACT-IAC is the premier public-private partnership in the government IT
community and an example of how government and industry work together.
ACT-IAC is a nonprofit educational organization created to advance
government through collaboration and education. The organization
provides an objective, vendor and technology-neutral and ethical forum
where government and industry are working together to develop innovative
strategies, effective and efficient solutions and best practices.
Headquartered in the Greater Washington, D.C. area, ACT-IAC also has
chapters in Pacific region (based in San Diego) and the Rocky Mountain
region (based in Denver).
Learn more about our organization and how to become a member at http://www.actiac.org
or call (703) 208-4800.
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