8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Morning Session

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

• Elizabeth Cochran, Senior Project Manager, GEARS, Inc.
• Diane Ridley Roberts, President, GEARS, Inc.
• Kimberly Liburd, Program Moderator, GEARS, Inc.

8:45 a.m. - 09:15 a.m.

Keynote Speaker: “MasiMax Resources: Growth by Design, Desire, and Dedication”, Marilyn M. Massey-Ball, MPH, Former President/CEO MasiMax Resources, Inc., Vice President, Knowledge Translation and Strategic Communication (KTSC), RTI International

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

26 Keys to Succeed in Business and Life, Christopher Cooper, Founder and CEO, Execute Your Passion, LLC

09:45 a.m. - 10:45 p.m.

Plenary Session: Strategies for Government Contracting Teaming

• Tanzee Hall-Jones, U.S. Small Business Administration
• Lt. Col. Dave Rose, USAFR, Rose Consulting Firm, former Senior Federal Contracts Attorney
• Anthony Barbagallo, Booz Allen Hamilton, Strategy and Technology Consulting Firm
• Charles Hayes, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV

One-on-One Sessions
(45 minutes)

11:30 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Power Networking Strategies, Diane Roberts, MPA, President, GEARS, Inc.

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Power Networking Luncheon

Afternoon Session

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
 

WOW Image Marketing - Attract Million Dollar Clients today, LaVon Lewis, President and Chief Creative Officer, Pencilworx Design Group

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Plugging In: Teaming Your Way to Success, Lt. Col. Dave Rose, USAFR, Rose Consulting Firm, former Senior Federal Contracting Attorney

Break (15 minutes)

2:45 p.m. - 3:15p.m.

Creating and Maintaining Connections through Technology, Ted Ridley, President, BlackStream Technologies, LLC

3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Partnership Development Implementation Strategies, Alicia M. Ivey, CEO, Pheonix Global

One-on-One Sessions
(45 minutes)

4:30p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Conference Wrap up and Door Prizes