
DOE2019 AGENDA
Monday, April 15, 2019
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM REGISTRATION OPEN
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM EXHIBITOR MOVE-IN
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM REGISTRATION OPEN
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
7:30 AM – 11:00 AM EXHIBITOR MOVE-IN
8:00 AM – 8:20 AM OPENING CEREMONIES
Mistress of Ceremony
Christy L. Jackiewicz, Deputy Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy
Posing of Colors
National Anthem sung by
Leslie Bourgeois, Small Business Program Manager, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, U.S. Department of Energy
8:20 AM – 9:00 AM WELCOME REMARKS
The Honorable Michelle Christian, U.S. Small Business Administration Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator
Charlie Smith, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM BREAK
9:15 AM – 9:40 AM CONTINUATION OF OPENING CEREMONIES AND WELCOME REMARKS
Keynote Speaker
The Honorable James E. Campos, Director, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, U.S. Department of Energy
Keynote Speaker
Paula R. Glover, President and CEO, The American Association of Blacks in Energy
9:50 AM – 10:45 AM FY 2017 ANNUAL SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS CEREMONY
Master of Ceremony
Paul Ross, Senior Small Business Technical Advisor, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy
Charlie Smith, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM BREAK
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM GENERAL SESSION: SMALL BUSINESS OWNER'S PANEL
Moderator:
Christy Jackiewicz, Deputy Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy
Panelists:
Denise Dihle, Owner, Three-Sixty Engineering
Jeff Hertzel, President, TradeWind Services, LLC.
Paula Penn-Nabrit, President, Penn-Nabrit & Assoc, Inc.
Tracy Solomon, President & CEO, TEVET, LLC.
Saul Maldonado, President and Co-founder, SAME-Same Engineering & Survey
12:00 PM – 2:15 PM EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM LUNCH SERVED IN EXHIBIT HALL
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM GENERAL SESSION: OSDBU DIRECTOR'S PANEL
Moderator:
Charlie Smith, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy
Panelists:
Christy L. Jackiewicz, Deputy Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy
Desmond Brown, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Personnel Management
James Lloyd, Assistant to the Director, Office of Small Business Programs for the Office of the Secretary of the Army and the Program Manager for the Veterans and HUBZone Small Business Programs, U.S. Department of Defense
Pam Callicutt, Acting Director, Army Office of Small Business Programs, U.S. Department of Defense
Jean Lin Pao, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Gregory J. Thevenin, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, DLA Energy
Michelle Warren, Acting Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Agriculture
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM BREAK
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Session 1: How to Do Business with the Department of Energy: 101
Moderator and Speaker: Kent L. Hibben, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy
Speaker:
Clara Asmail, Deputy Director for Policy and Practice, Office of Technology Transitions, U.S. Department of Energy
Session 2: Working with the Supply Chain Management Center: Multi-Site and Enterprise-Wide Procurement Tools and Services
Speakers: Scott Bissen, Director, Supply Chain Management Center, U.S. Department of Energy's Kansas City National Security Campus managed by Honeywell
David Weatherford, Principal Analyst and Innovation Leader Supply Chain Management Center, U.S. Department of Energy's Kansas City National Security Campus managed by Honeywell
Session 3: Doing Business with the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), featuring Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories
Moderator and Speaker:
Gary Lyttek, NNSA Senior Business Source Manager, National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
Panelists:
Jonathan Benjamin, Small Business Program Manager, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Christopher Fresquez, Small Business Program Manager, Los Alamos National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Ryan Johnston, Small Business Program Manager, Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC
Paul Sedillo, Small Business Program Manager, Sandia National Laboratories, U.S. Department of Energy
Session 4: Doing Business with the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Speakers:
Lani MacRae, Small Business Program Manager, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Rexann Dunn, Small Business Program Lead, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
4:45 PM - 6:45 PM NETWORKING RECEPTION IN THE EXHIBIT HALL
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
7:00 AM – 5:30 PM REGISTRATION OPEN
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30 AM – 9:45 PM WELCOME AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Master of Ceremony
Paul E. Ross, Small Business Technical Adviser, Team Lead, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy
The Honorable James E. Campos, Director, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, U.S. Department of Energy
Keynote Speaker
Kaplan Mobray
Internationally Acclaimed Author, Motivational Speaker, Career Consultant
Founder of The Kaplan Mobray Leadership Institute
9;45 AM - 10:00 AM BREAK
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
Session 1: How to Do Business with the Department of Energy: 102
Speakers:
Paul E. Ross, Small Business Technical Adviser, Team Lead, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy
Nicola E. Ohaegbu, Procurement Analyst, Small Business Technical Adviser, Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy
Session 2: Supplier Diversity and Economic Impact
Moderator:
The Honorable James E. Campos, Director, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, U.S. Department of Energy
Panelists:
John Bettis, President and Chief Operating Officer, Bettis Brothers Sand & Gravel
David Feldman, Manager, Local Content/Supplier Diversity, Chevron Corporate Procurement, Chevron Services Company, a division of Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Debra Jennings-Johnson, Senior Director Supplier Diversity, BP America Inc.
Session 3: Doing Business with the Department of Energy's Office of Science, featuring Berkeley National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Moderator:
Chadsey Kittock, Procurement Analyst, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy
Panelists:
Cassandra McGee Stuart, Manager, Small Business Programs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Brianna Yi, Small Business Program Manager, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Session 4: Doing Business with the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory
Moderator and Speaker:
Jennifer Scharrer, Contracting Officer, Small Business Program Manager, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Panelists:
John Augustine, Procurement Analyst, DOE Unsolicited Proposal Manager, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
George Lemasters, Contracting Officer, Contracting Specialist, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Ashley Reichl, Contract Specialist, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM BREAK
11:15 AM – 12:15 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Session 1: Doing Business with the Department of Energy’s Office of Environment, Health, Safety, and Security
Speakers:
Marianne DiSomma, Small Business Program Manager, Office of Environment, Health, Safety, and Security, U.S. Department of Energy
Stephanie Martin, Director, Resource Management, Office of Environment, Health, Safety, and Security, U.S. Department of Energy
Session 2: Department of Energy’s Mentor Protégé Program
Moderator and Speaker:
Mark Lochbaum, Lead Small Business Specialist and DOE’s Mentor-Protégé Program Manager, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy
Panelists:
Lisa Copeland, Small Business Program Manager, Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC
Karen West, Small Business Program Manager, National Security Campus, Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies
Session 3: Department of Energy’s and General Services Administration’s Perspective: Category Management
Moderator and Speaker:
Charlie Smith, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy
Panelists:
Scott Clemons, Chief, Strategic Programs Division, Office of Acquisition Management, U.S. Department of Energy
Curt Cote, Managing Director, Censeo Consulting Group
George R. Prochaska, Regional Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, Greater Southwest Region, U.S. General Services Administration
Session 4: Doing Business with the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) featuring Current EM Business Opportunities
Speakers:
Angela Watmore, Senior Advisor, Office of Environmental Management, U.S. Department of Energy
Anne Marie Bird, Small Business Program Manager, Office of Environment Management, U.S. Department of Energy
12:15 PM – 5:30 PM EXHITBIT HALL OPENS
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM LUNCH SERVED IN THE EXHIBIT HALL
1:30 PM – 4:45 PM ONE-ON-ONE MATCHMAKING SESSION
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM NETWORKING RECEPTION IN THE EXHIBIT HALL
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM EXHITBITOR BREAKDOWN
Thursday, April 18, 2019
7:00 AM – 12:15 PM REGISTRATION OPEN
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30 AM – 9:45 PM WELCOME AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Mistress of Ceremony
Camille J. George, Chief of Staff, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy
Charlie Smith, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy
Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable Anne White, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Environmental Management, U.S. Department of Energy
9;45 AM - 10:00 AM BREAK
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Session 1: Doing Business with the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, featuring INL, Idaho Operations Office, Fluor Idaho, LLC
Moderator and Speaker:
Trevor Bluth, Small Business Program Manager, Idaho Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Panelists:
Stacey Francis, Small Business Program Manager, Idaho National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Jennifer Lloyd, Small Business Program Liaison, Fluor Idaho, LLC
Session 2: Sandia National Laboratories Supply Chain (Risk Management and Small Business)
Speakers: Amber Romero, Quality Systems Professional Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Team Lead, Sandia National Laboratories
Paul Sedillo, Small Business Program Manager, Sandia National Laboratories
Session 3: SBA-PCR: Access to Help and Financial Options: Federal Contracting
Moderator: Arthur Humphries, Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Panelists:
Michael Baltzgar, SKC, Procurement Analyst, Procurement Center Representative, U.S. Small Business Administration
Kate Lacey Glodek, Director, GACO-PTAC, California University of PA
Angel Marschik, Supervisory Lender Relations Specialist, Western Pennsylvania District Office, U.S. Small Business Administration
John Kelly, External Relations Manager, Office of National Ombudsman, U.S. Small Business Administration
Session 4: Doing Business with the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy featuring the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Speakers:
Miranda Johnson, Small Business Program Manager, Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Leslie Bourgeois, Small Business Program Manager, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, U.S. Department of Energy
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM BREAK
11:15 AM – 12:15 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Session 1: Doing Business with the Department of Energy’s Power Administration, featuring Bonneville Power Administration, Southwestern Power Administration, and Western Power Administration
Moderator and Speaker: Glenn Nishida, Supplier Diversity, Program Manager, Bonneville Power Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
Speakers: Byron McCollum, Small Business Program Manager, Western Area Power Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
Tammy Moreno, Small Business Program Manager, Southwestern Power Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
Session 2: Doing Business with the Department of Energy, featuring Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
Moderator: Lani MacRae, Small Business Program Manager, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Speakers: Ira Birnbaum, Program Manager, FEMP/ENABLE, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Wayne Latham, Contracting Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Session 3: How to Competitively Respond to Department of Energy’s Sources Sought to Influence the Acquisition
Speaker: Obi Diei-Anene, Contracting Officer, Office of Headquarters Procurement Services, U.S. Department of Energy
Session 4: How Small Businesses Can Improve their Proposals
Speaker: Rosetta Rodwell, Contracting Officer, Office of Headquarters Procurement Services, U.S. Department of Energy
12:15 PM DOE2019 ENDS