Join us for these exciting keynotes and general sessions that will ignite innovation and leave you inspired!*

Tuesday, July 11 | 8:00 am – 9:00 am

Opening and Welcome Ceremonies
  • Master of Ceremony: Ron Pierce, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DOE
  • Presentation of Colors: U.S. Coast Guard, Sector New Orleans
  • National Anthem: Leslie Bourgeois, Small Business Program Manager, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, DOE
  • Welcome Remarks: Ron Pierce, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DOE
Keynote Address: Wendell Pierce, Actor, Author, Activist, Small Business Owner

 


Tuesday, July 11 | 9:00 am – 10:00 am

General Session: The EPIC Pitch Competition in the Big Easy Gator Swamp: Pitch (Part I)

During Day 1, eight cutting-edge clean tech startups will pitch their innovative ideas to a panel of judges for a chance to win up to $100,000 in cash prizes. Each team was nominated by competitors in the American-Made Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) Prize, a $4 million competition that awards cash prizes to the top clean-tech incubators across the nation.

Facilitator:

  • Eli Cain, Prize Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, DOE

Speaker:

  • Victor Kane, Deputy Director for Commercialization Programs, Office of Technology Transitions, DOE

Judges:

  • Monique Dyers, Principal and CEO, Ensight Energy Consulting, LLC
  • Nisaa Jetha, Global Impact Strategist, Policy Advisor, Trained Solicitor, C-Suite Level Board Executive, Speaker, Writer
  • Victor Kane, Deputy Director for Commercialization Programs, Office of Technology Transitions, DOE
  • Tamara Miles, Deputy Director, Small Business Programs, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DOE
  • BJ Quigley, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Acting Senior Procurement Executive, and Head of Contracting Activity, Partnership and Acquisition Services, National Nuclear Security Administration, DOE

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Tuesday, July 11 | 10:00 am – 11:15 am

Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Small Business Awards Ceremony

Master of Ceremony:

  • Paul Ross, Principal Deputy Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DOE

Awards Presenter:

  • Ron Pierce, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DOE

View the List of Winners!

 


Tuesday, July 11 | 11:15 am – 12:15 pm

General Session: OSDBU Directors’ Panel with the U.S. Small Business Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, General Services Administration, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

A fireside discussion with various Federal OSDBU directors to provide insight, and guidance on how to do business in the Federal marketplace, as well as within their respective agencies.

Moderator:

  • Paul Ross, Principal Deputy Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DOE

Speakers:

  • David Allen, Deputy Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Sam Le, Director of Policy Planning, and Liaison, U.S. Small Business Administration
  • Jean Lin Pao, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Tyra Redus, Deputy Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Transportation
  • Steve Sizemore, Deputy Director of the Multiple Award Schedule Program Management Office, U.S. General Services Administration

 


Wednesday, July 12 | 8:00 am – 8:15 am

Morning Welcome
  • Ron Pierce, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DOE

Welcome Remarks:

  • Shalanda Baker, Director, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity and Secretarial Advisor on Equity, DOE

 


Wednesday, July 12 | 8:15 am – 9:00 am

General Session: Small Business Owners' Panel

This is a session you don’t want to miss! DOE’s current small business contractors will have a fireside discussion on best practices, lessons learned, obstacles they encountered, and how they overcame them. As well as tips on how to network within DOE and continue to be successful.

Moderator:

  • Tamara Miles, Deputy Director, Small Business Programs, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DOE

Speakers:

  • Jessica O. Matthews, Founder, and CEO, Uncharted/Total Solutions Group
  • Marcella Medor, Owner, MarCom, LLC
  • Tracy Solomon, CEO, TEVET

 


Wednesday, July 12 | 9:00 am – 9:15 am

Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

 


Wednesday, July 12 | 9:15 am – 10:00 am

General Session: The EPIC Pitch Competition in the Big Easy Gator Swamp: Announcement of Awards (Part II)

The excitement continues Day 2 as the EPIC Prize Pitch Competition comes to a close and five teams are crowned winners.

Facilitator:

  • Eli Cain, Prize Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, DOE

General Remarks:

  • Dr. Vanessa Chan, Chief Commercialization Officer, Director, Office of Technology Transitions, DOE

 


Wednesday, July 12 | 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm

General Session: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure 101 Roundtable Discussion & Networking

ADVANCE the goal of a clean transportation system, CULTIVATE business connections in an emerging multi-billion-dollar industry, SHARE what’s driving success and innovation in the industry , and INSPIRE greater participation of Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, Minority-owned Business Enterprises and other small businesses.

Moderators and Speakers:

  • Richard Ezike, Program Communications Specialist, Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, DOE
  • Monisha Shah, Deputy Director for Justice40 and Environmental Justice Innovation, White House Council on Environmental Quality

Speakers:

  • Tyra Redus, Deputy Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Transportation
  • Ray Addison II, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Go-Station
  • Ariel Fan, Founder and CEO, GreenWealth Energy
  • Brett Graessle, Vice President of Business Development, Wallbox
  • Emily Kelly, Senior Manager, Public Policy, ChargePoint

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