Monday, August 19, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Sponsor Only Registration

  • Room: Outside Exhibit Hall D - Ground Level
Important Note: Only sponsors will be allowed to register between 0800 and 1000 PST on Monday, August 19th. No exceptions. Sessions, Speakers, Times and Dates Subject to Change.
Handout(s)
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Sponsor Only Setup

  • Room: Exhibit Hall D - Ground Level
Important Note: Only sponsors will be allowed to setup between 0800 and 1000 PST on Monday, August 19th. No exceptions.

Monday, August 19, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

CADENCE: Workforce, Supply Chain, Tech Challenges, Oh My!

  • Room: Meeting Room 23A/B - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required. The California Advanced Defense Ecosystems & National Consortia Effort (CADENCE) program activities focus on supporting California suppliers in the defense innovation and manufacturing base who are involved in the advancement of these specific key technologies including, but not limited to, space, microelectronics, fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology, cyber, artificial intelligence, and fully networked command, control and communications (FNC3). This presentation will highlight how CADENCE supports defense organizations and ecosystems. It will highlight ways CADENCE can be helpful to your small business or organization. Topics include:  How to access College student interns and faculty externs for your innovationRead More
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Mr.  Chris Buthe
Manager of Cyber-Physical Security Services and Defense Services
CMTC
Moderator
Ms.  Jo Marie Diamond
Strategic Advisor
San Diego East County Economic Development Council
Panelist
Mr.  Jose Anaya
Dean of Community Advancement
El Camino College
Panelist
Mr.  Mark Compton
Command Information Security Officer
Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR)
Panelist
Mr.  Robert Meyer
Director of Economic Development
Employee Training Panel (ETP)

Parts and Repair Ordering System (PROS) Overview

  • Room: Meeting Room 24C - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Lori McCullough
Senior Logistics Specialist
United States Air Force (USAF)
Handout(s)

Monday, August 19, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

U.S.-India Defense Trade and Security Cooperation Seminar - A Discussion on Trade and Export Controls in the Indian Ocean Region

  • Room: Meeting Room 24A - Upper Level
The United States Department of Commerce and the Embassy of the Republic of India will hold a seminar on opportunities to enhance bilateral defense trade and security cooperation and understanding between the U.S. and India. Join us for a comprehensive discussion on the US-India commercial relationship and defense cooperation between the two nations. The seminar will provide an overview of export controls that impact trade in the defense sector to India and provide industry with the knowledge of how to navigate U.S export control regulations.
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Dr.  Ajay Kumar
Minister of Commerce
Indian Embassy
Panelist
Mr.  Arun Venkataraman
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets
U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
Moderator
Mr.  Erik Hunt
International Trade Specialist
U.S. Department of Commerce Indianapolis office
Panelist
Ms.  Sripriya Ranganathan
Deputy Chief of Mission
Embassy of India
Panelist
Ms.  Thea Rozman Kendler
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration
Bureau of Industry and Security
Handout(s)

Monday, August 19, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

General Registration

  • Room: Outside Exhibit Hall D - Ground Level
Sessions, Speakers, Times and Dates Subject to Change.
Handout(s)
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General Setup - All Exhibitors

  • Room: Exhibit Hall D - Ground Level

Monday, August 19, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

CYBER Tract - CYBER Threat Landscape - FBI

  • Room: Meeting Room 23A/B - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  Brett Lally
Special Agent, San Diego Field Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Speaker
Mr.  David Tomasz
Intel Analyst, San Diego Field Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Track(s)

How To Do Business With SANDAG

  • Room: Meeting Room 24C - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Elaine Richardson
Director of Diversity and Equity
San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)

Monday, August 19, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Creating Winning Proposals For The Government

  • Room: Meeting Room 24C - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  Michael Sabellico
Regional Director
San Diego, Orange and Imperial APEX Accelerator

CYBER Tract - Contracting Requirements for Securing Sensitive DoD Information

  • Room: Meeting Room 23A/B - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Dr.  Paul Shaw
Professor, Cybersecurity
Defense Acquisition University (DAU)
Track(s)

From a DCAA Perspective: Breaking Into GovCon

  • Room: Meeting Room 24A - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Alyssa Treiber
Financial Liaison Advisor
Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
Handout(s)

Monday, August 19, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Accounting System Requirements

  • Room: Meeting Room 24A - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Alyssa Treiber
Financial Liaison Advisor
Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
Handout(s)

Are You Ready For Government Contracting

  • Room: Meeting Room 24C - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  Michael Sabellico
Regional Director
San Diego, Orange and Imperial APEX Accelerator

CYBER Tract - Securing the Future: Empowering DoD businesses with Free Cybersecurity Tools - NSA

  • Room: Meeting Room 23A/B - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  Peter DeLuca
Business Development Director
National Security Agency (NSA)
Track(s)

Monday, August 19, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

CYBER Tract - DC3 and the Defense Industrial Base: Collaborating to Secure the Defense ECO System

  • Room: Meeting Room 23A/B - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Tanya Ortiz
Division Chief for Mission Support
DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3)
Track(s)

GSA OSDBU

  • Room: Meeting Room 24C - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  Anthony Caruso
Regional Small Business Support
General Services Administration (GSA)

How To Do Business With The Missile Defense Agency

  • Room: Meeting Room 24A - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required. Synopsis: Learn about the various paths to doing business with the Missile Defense Agency. Tim Cole, Director for Small Business at MDA will present an overview of what MDA does and touch on upcoming acquisitions, small business spend, top NAICS codes, and resources available.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  Tim Cole
Director, Small Business
Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

Monday, August 19, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

CYBER Tract - How The APEX Accelerator Can Assist With CMMC Compliance

  • Room: Meeting Room 23A/B - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  Mike Olivier
President
CommTech Systems Inc.
Track(s)

MDA SBIR/STTR 101 Program Overview

  • Room: Meeting Room 24A - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required. Learn about MDA's Small Business Innovation Research and Small  Business Technology Transfer Programs. Candace Wright, Program Lead for  SBIR/STTR at MDA will present an overview of MDA's SBIR/STTR processes,  research areas, and technology alignment. 
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Candice Wright
SBIR/STTR Program Lead
Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

OASIS +

  • Room: Meeting Room 24C - Upper Level
Session Open to Public. No Registration Required.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  Brian Boothe
Professional Services Advisor
General Services Administration (GSA)
Handout(s)

Tuesday, August 20, 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Breakfast Buffet

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.

Tuesday, August 20, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

General Registration

  • Room: Outside Exhibit Hall D - Ground Level
Sessions, Speakers, Times and Dates Subject to Change.
Handout(s)
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Tuesday, August 20, 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Welcome to 2024 Navy Gold Coast Program Overview

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Organizer
Mr.  Frank Muller
Navy Gold Coast Chairman and NDIA Board of Directors
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) - San Diego Chapter
Handout(s)

Tuesday, August 20, 8:15 AM - 8:20 AM

Presentation of the Colors and National Anthem, Tactical Air Control Squadron TWELVE (VTC-12) Color Guard Team; Singer: Keisa Souza

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Singer
Ms.  Keisa Souza
Entertainer
Sponsored by 

Tuesday, August 20, 8:20 AM - 8:40 AM

National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Welcome

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Jen Stewart
EVP for Strategy and Policy
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)

Tuesday, August 20, 8:40 AM - 8:50 AM

Welcome and Acknowledgements

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Arveice Washington
Director, DON OSBP
U.S. Department of the Navy (DON)
Handout(s)

Tuesday, August 20, 8:50 AM - 9:20 AM

Welcome to 2024 Gold Coast

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Honorable  Russell Rumbaugh
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)
U.S. Department of the Navy
Handout(s)

Tuesday, August 20, 9:25 AM - 9:55 AM

Empowering Small Businesses: Collective Government Efforts for Success

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Speaker(s)
Keynote
Mr.  Exodie Roe III
Associate Administrator
GSA, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Handout(s)

Tuesday, August 20, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Coffee Break

  • Room: Outside Exhibit Hall E - Ground Level
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Tuesday, August 20, 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Small Business Directors Panel

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Ms.  Arveice Washington
Director, DON OSBP
U.S. Department of the Navy (DON)
Panelist
Ms.  Daniele Kurze
Director, DLA OSBP
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
Panelist
Ms.  Kim Buehler
Director, USA OSBP
U.S. Department of the Army
Panelist
Mr.  Mike McWilliams
Director, DAF OSBP
U.S. Department of the Air Force
Moderator
Mr.  Steven Nickle
Deputy Assistant Director of the Navy (Procurement)
U.S. Department of the Navy
Handout(s)

Tuesday, August 20, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

  • Room: Exhibit Hall D/E - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.

Tuesday, August 20, 11:10 AM - 12:30 PM

Industry Matchmaking

  • Room: Exhibit Hall D/E - Ground Level
Requires Expo and Matchmaking Registrations. No Longer Taking Applications. Matchmaking is currently at capacity. If you registered by August 9th and chose participating as a small business, you have been added to the EventDex platform. Please check your spam for their email with login information. Matchmaking allows for each registered attendee to have up to three 15-minute appointments with buyers from the government and large companies. For 2024, we have over 90 buyers attending Gold Coast. We are utilizing the EventDex platform for registered participants to schedule their in-person meetings at the conference. 
Handout(s)
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Tuesday, August 20, 11:15 AM - 11:45 PM

Strategic Priorities in Naval Acquisition: Updates from Secretary Guertin

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Honorable  Nickolas Guertin
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development, & Acquisition)
U.S. Department of the Navy

Tuesday, August 20, 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Secretariat Priorities for Innovation

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  Brian Shipley
Director, DON SBIR/STTR Programs
DON Office of Naval Research
Speaker
Mr.  Jacob Glassman
Senior Advisor/Special Assistant
ASN RDA
Speaker
Ms.  Maria Proestou
Strategic Acquisition Advisor
Department of the Navy Research, Development, and Acquisition
Handout(s)

Tuesday, August 20, 12:15 PM - 12:20 PM

Morning Wrap - Up, Transitioning to Afternoon Sessions

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  Ken Garber
NGC Program Chair
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) - San Diego Chapter

Tuesday, August 20, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch and Twice A Citizen Award

  • Room: Ballroom 20 - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
RADM  Robert Nowakowski
Deputy Commander, Naval Education and Training Command - Force Development
U.S. Navy
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Tuesday, August 20, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

  • Room: Exhibit Hall D/E - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.

Tuesday, August 20, 1:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Industry Matchmaking

  • Room: Exhibit Hall D/E - Ground Level
Requires Expo and Matchmaking Registrations. No Longer Taking Applications. Matchmaking is currently at capacity. If you registered by August 9th and chose participating as a small business, you have been added to the EventDex platform. Please check your spam for their email with login information. Matchmaking allows for each registered attendee to have up to three 15-minute appointments with buyers from the government and large companies. For 2024, we have over 90 buyers attending Gold Coast. We are utilizing the EventDex platform for registered participants to schedule their in-person meetings at the conference. 
Handout(s)
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Tuesday, August 20, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Coffee Break

  • Room: Outside Exhibit Hall E - Ground Level
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Cyber Security Readiness

  • Room: Meeting Room 24A - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  Derrick Davis
Director, Industrial Cyber Security OSBP
Department of Defense (DoD)
Speaker
Ms.  Tanya Ortiz
Division Chief for Mission Support
DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3)
Track(s)

Transitioning from Government to Small Business

  • Room: Meeting Room 24C - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Mr.  Jim Smerchansky
Executive VP
Innovative Defense Technologies
Panelist
Mr.  Jimmy Smith
Vice President of Contract Strategy and Contract Execution
Hornbeck Offshore Services
Moderator
Ms.  Joan Johnson
COO
The LongView Group, LLC
Panelist
Ms.  Sharon Ridley
Partner and Executive VP Client Relations
11th Hour Service
Panelist
Ms.  Steffanie Easter
Senior VP and Chief Sustainability Officer
Cobham Advanced Electronics Solutions (CAES)
Handout(s)

What is the NAVAIR Enterprise Buying

  • Room: Meeting Room 23A/B - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Ms.  Ashley Bush
Small Business Liaison Officer (SBLO), NAVAIR OSBP
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
Panelist
Ms.  Cynthia Thompson
Director, NAWCAD Pax River OSBP
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)
Panelist
Ms.  Dawn Chartier
Director, NAWCAD Lakehurst OSSBP
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)
Panelist
Mr.  Derrick Hu
Director, NAWCWD OSBP
Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD)
Panelist
Ms.  Irma Alvarez-Alexander
Deputy Director, NAVAIR OSBP
NAVAIR
Moderator
Ms.  LaDonne Liebler
Director, NAVAIR OSBP
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
Handout(s)

Tuesday, August 20, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Learn How to become an approved DON Weapon System Supply or Repair Source: NAVSUP WSS Source Approval Process Overview

  • Room: Meeting Room 24C - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Moderator
Mr.  Chris Espenshade
Director, NAVSUP OSBP
Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP)
Panelist
Mr.  Daniel Lenza
Director, N2 Engineering and Product Support
NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support
Panelist
Mr.  Joseph Lorenzo
Technical Advisor OSBP
NAVSUP - WEAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT, N23
Panelist
Ms.  Noreen McDonough
Deputy Director, NAVSUP WSS OSBP
Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP)
Handout(s)

Mentor Protege Panel

  • Room: Meeting Room 23A/B - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Moderator
Ms.  Alyse Bullock
Deputy Director, DON OSBP
Department of the Navy (DON) OSBP
Panelist
Ms.  Armenthia Massey
DLA OSBP MPP Manager
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) DoD
Panelist
Mr.  David Sikora
DAF OSBP MPP Manager
U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Panelist
Ms.  Gayna Malcolm-Packnett
USA OSBP MPP Manager
U.S. Army
Panelist
Ms.  MiChele Stevenson
DTRA OSBP Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP) Manager
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) DoD
Handout(s)

RISE

  • Room: Meeting Room 24A - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  David Busigo
Associate Director
Rapid Integration Scalable Enterprise (RISE), DoD Office of Small Business Program
Handout(s)

Tuesday, August 20, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

APEX Accelerators - What They Can Do For You

  • Room: Meeting Room 24A - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Ms.  Angela Watson
Program Manager
Golden State APEX Accelerator
Moderator
Mr.  Khalil Mack
Director, APEX Accelerator Program OSBP
Department of Defense (DoD)
Panelist
Mr.  Michael Sabellico
Regional Director
San Diego, Orange and Imperial APEX Accelerator
Panelist
Ms.  Valorie Piper
Interim Director
Inland Empire APEX Accelerator
Panelist
Ms.  Venessa Gleich
American Indian Chamber Education Fund
Panelist
Mr.  Victor Valdez
Program Manager
Monterey Bay APEX Accelerator
Handout(s)

Getting Assistance with Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement Fairness

  • Room: Meeting Room 24C - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Michele Schimpp
National Ombudsman
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Handout(s)

What is the DON buying?

  • Room: Meeting Room 23A/B - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Anne Bannister
Director, NAVSEA OSBP
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
Speaker
Ms.  Jacki Alford
Deputy Director, MSC OSBP
Military Sealift Command (MSC)
Speaker
Mr.  Jon Aspinwall III
Program Manager, SSP SBIR
Strategic Systems Programs (SSP)
Handout(s)

Tuesday, August 20, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Networking Reception

  • Room: Exhibit Hall D/E - Ground Level
Expo Sponsors Only. Requires Invitation.
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Wednesday, August 21, 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Breakfast Buffet

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.

Wednesday, August 21, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

General Registration

  • Room: Outside Exhibit Hall D - Ground Level
Sessions, Speakers, Times and Dates Subject to Change.
Handout(s)
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Wednesday, August 21, 8:00 AM - 8:10 AM

Welcome to Day Three DON Gold Coast Program Overview

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  Ken Garber
NGC Program Chair
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) - San Diego Chapter

Wednesday, August 21, 8:10 AM - 9:10 AM

Legislative Updates Fireside Chat

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Jen Stewart
EVP for Strategy and Policy
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
Speaker
Mr.  Sam Le
Director of Policy Planning and Liaison
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Handout(s)

Wednesday, August 21, 9:10 AM - 10:00 AM

SBA Fireside Chat - Socioeconomic Program Certifications

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Francine Morris
Director, Government Contracting
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

Wednesday, August 21, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Stacy Bostjanick
Chief Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity
Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Track(s)
Handout(s)

Wednesday, August 21, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Coffee Break

  • Room: Outside Exhibit Hall E - Ground Level

Wednesday, August 21, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

DOD Industrial Strategy

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Dr.  Laura Taylor-Kale
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
Handout(s)

Wednesday, August 21, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

NavalX

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  Alan Jaeger
Director, Ventura Tech Bridge and Percy Hobart Fellow
NavalX
Handout(s)

Wednesday, August 21, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

  • Room: Exhibit Hall D/E - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.

Wednesday, August 21, 11:10 AM - 12:30 PM

Industry Matchmaking

  • Room: Exhibit Hall D/E - Ground Level
Requires Expo and Matchmaking Registrations. No Longer Taking Applications. Matchmaking is currently at capacity. If you registered by August 9th and chose participating as a small business, you have been added to the EventDex platform. Please check your spam for their email with login information. Matchmaking allows for each registered attendee to have up to three 15-minute appointments with buyers from the government and large companies. For 2024, we have over 90 buyers attending Gold Coast. We are utilizing the EventDex platform for registered participants to schedule their in-person meetings at the conference. 
Handout(s)
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Wednesday, August 21, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Doing Business with Civilian Agencies

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Ms.  Darlene Bullock
Executive Director
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
Moderator
Ms.  Jamala Peyton
Executive Director
U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
Panelist
Ms.  Kimberly Osborne
Acting Executive Director
Veteran Affairs (VA) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Panelist
Mr.  Shannon Jackson
Executive Director
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
Handout(s)

Wednesday, August 21, 12:15 PM - 12:25 PM

Plenary Close

  • Room: Exhibit Hall F - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Arveice Washington
Director, DON OSBP
U.S. Department of the Navy (DON)
Handout(s)

Wednesday, August 21, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch and Keynote

  • Room: Ballroom 20 - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Keynote
Mr.  Farooq Mitha
Director
DoD Office of Small Business Program (OSBP)
Handout(s)

Wednesday, August 21, 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

  • Room: Exhibit Hall D/E - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.

Wednesday, August 21, 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Industry Matchmaking

  • Room: Exhibit Hall D/E - Ground Level
Requires Expo and Matchmaking Registrations. No Longer Taking Applications. Matchmaking is currently at capacity. If you registered by August 9th and chose participating as a small business, you have been added to the EventDex platform. Please check your spam for their email with login information. Matchmaking allows for each registered attendee to have up to three 15-minute appointments with buyers from the government and large companies. For 2024, we have over 90 buyers attending Gold Coast. We are utilizing the EventDex platform for registered participants to schedule their in-person meetings at the conference. 
Handout(s)
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Wednesday, August 21, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Adversarial Capital Impacts to Small Business Relationships with the DON

  • Room: Meeting Room 24C - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Andrea Carpenter
Director Department of Navy (DON) Foreign Investment Review
Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN) (RDA)
Handout(s)

Coffee Break

  • Room: Outside Exhibit Hall E - Ground Floor

Doing Business with NAVFAC

  • Room: Meeting Room 24A - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Bianca Henderson
Small Business Director
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC)
Handout(s)

Seaport NxG

  • Room: Meeting Room 23A/B - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ms.  Stacy McQuage
Contracting Officer at Department of Navy (DON)
NAVSEA
Handout(s)

Wednesday, August 21, 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Ice Cream Social - While Supplies Last :-)

  • Room: Exhibit Hall D/E - Ground Level
Requires Expo Registration.
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Wednesday, August 21, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Bridging the Knowledge Gap: E3 Requirements for Small Businesses in Naval Support Equipment Contracts

  • Room: Meeting Room 24C - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  Robert Nees
Engineering Manager for Electromagnetic Effects
Naval Surface Warfare Center
Speaker
Mr.  Troy Christensen
PMA260 Common Aviation Support Equipment (CSE) Assistant Program Manager for Engineering/Chief Engineer
Common Aviation Support Equipment Program Office (PMA260)
Handout(s)

Veterans Certification

  • Room: Meeting Room 24A - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  John Perkins
Director, Veteran Small Business Certification Program (VETCERT)
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Handout(s)

What is the DON buying?

  • Room: Meeting Room 23A/B - Upper Level
Requires Expo Registration.
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Mr.  Carlton Hagans Sr.
Director, Office of Small Business
Headquarter Marine Corps (HQMC) Installations and Logistics
Speaker
Ms.  Chiretta BoClair
Director, Office of Small Business
Marine Corps Systems Command
Speaker
Ms.  Ellen Simonoff
Director, Office of Small Business
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Speaker
Ms.  Kimberly Reidy
Director, Office of Small Business
Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR)
Handout(s)

Wednesday, August 21, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

2024 DON Gold Coast Adjourned and Exhibitor Booth Breakdown