DoD_Small_Business_Workshop_Draft_Agenda.docx

DoD Small Business Workshop: Tentative Agenda Official Date: 28 February 2018 Tentative Time: 8:30am- 12:30pm Networking: 12:30pm- 2:30pm Location: Howard University, School of Business Rm: Auditorium 2nd Floor 7:30- 8:30am: Registration & Networking Coffee and tea provided 8:30am- 9:30am: Welcome Remarks & General session This opening session sets the tone, providing an introduction to DoD small business programs and the event partners who make the effort to provide resources to local small businesses.

Participants:

· Howard University Welcome- Howard University’s Dean Barron Harvey, Ph.D

· Greetings- Carl Brown, DCSBDC

· Ms. Mariana Pardo, Small Business Administration, HUBZone Program- HUBZone Update

· DC Chamber of Commerce- Speaker TBD

· Introduction of local PTACs & SBDCs.

9:30- 10:30am: Cybersecurity: How new updates may affect your Small Business During this general session, Cybersecurity Subject Matter experts share the most current cybersecurity requirements, the effect they are predicted to have on small businesses and what steps you should take to meet compliancy.

Participants:

· Moderator: Ted Bujewski, DoD Associate Director of RIF, Performance Management, and Indian Incentive Program.

· Ms. Vicki Michetti, Director, Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cyber Security (CIB CS) Program, DoD CIO

· Ms. Mary Thomas, Program Analyst, DPAP

· Antwanye Ford, President and CEO, Enlightened

· Howard University, Center of Excellence 10:30- 10:40am: Refreshment Break Coffee, tea, and light refreshments provided 10:40- 11:30am: What’s Next? Category Management Discussion Panel A session designed to update small business owners about Category Management and answer questions about how the change will affect doing business with the federal government.

Participants:

· Ms. Farris Welsh, Director of Small Business Programs, DoAF 11:30am- 12:30pm: Mentor Protégé Program Panel A panel discussion to highlight the important differences between the DoD and SBA Mentor Protégé program, and the potential benefits of each program.

Participants:

· Ms. Holly Schick, Small Business Administration, All Small Mentor Protégé Program Director & selected SBA Protégé

· Mr. Shannon Jackson Department of Defense, Mentor Protégé Program Director & DoD selected Protégé 12:30- 2:30pm- Optional Networking Session Coffee, tea and light refreshments provided Please join us for this optional networking session. This session allows workshop participants to connect with local small businesses, industry, DoD and other defense Agency representatives and Participants of the Mentor Protégé Program.