Click here to download the schedule for 2019
Click here to download the program for 2019
Updated July 24, 2019
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2019 Conference Schedule
| Time | Event / Speakers | Meeting Location |
| 1200 -1700 | Registration | Outside Exhibit Hall E |
| 1200 - 1630 | Exhibitor Set-up | Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1300 - 1700 | Matchmaking Registration | Outside Exhibit Hall E |
| Workshops | ||
| 1000 - 1100 | Propel San Diego Grant Strategies and Partnerships Ms. Jo Marie Diamond CEO of the East County Economic Development Council |
Room 23 B/C, Second Floor |
| 1100 - 1200 | Account System Requirements Ms. Peggy Shirey Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Financial Liaison Advisor at Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) Agency (DCAA) |
Room 23 B/C, Second Floor |
| 1200 - 1300 | How to do Business with SANDAG Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project SANDAG Overview and Opportunities Speaker Ms. Elaine Richardson Manager of Small Business Development Mr. Eric Meisgeirer, Mid-Coast Transit Construction (MCTC) Ms. Jennifer Williamson Principal Transportation Planner |
Room 23 B/C, Second Floor |
| 1300 - 1400 | GSA Region 9 and How GSA is Supporting the Department of Defense within the Pacific Rim Region Speakers: Mr. Tom Scott - Regional Administrator, GSA's Pacific Rim Region Mr. Charles Manger, GSA Associate Administrator, Office of Small Business Utilization (OSBU) Ms. Amy Lineberry - Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Small Business Utilization (OSBU) Mr. Casey Kelly, GSA Regional Commissioner, GSA Rim Region Mr. Rob Coen - GSA OASIS Program Director Ms. Kimberly Sant - IT Manager, GSA Integrated Technology Category (ITC) |
Room 23 B/C, Second Floor |
| 1400 - 1500 | Doing Business with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Mr. Lee Rosenberg, Director, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Office of Small Business Programs |
Room 23 B/C, Second Floor |
| 1500 - 1600 | Creating a Capabilities Statement for Marketing to the Government Mr. Brett Housholder Deputy Director - San Diego Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) Mr. Michael Massello, Small Business Administration - Procurement Center Representative (PCR) |
Room 23 B/C, Second Floor |
| 1600 - 1700 | DCMA Commercial Item Group Overview, A New DoD Initiative Mr. Brian Huther, Cost Price Analyst Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) |
Room 23 B/C, Second Floor |
| 1000 - 1100 | Overview of PEO EIS Speakers: Ms. Atlas Eftekhari, Deputy Program Executive Officer, Contracts Management, PEO EIS Mr. Tracy Shay, Deputy Program Manager, Navy Special Programs (PMW 260), PEO EIS |
Room 24 A/B, Second Floor |
| 1100 - 1200 | Learn to Market Business to State Agencies Find Contracting Opportunities with the State Mr. Mike Sabellico - Senior Business Advisor, SOCal Veteran Business Outreach Center (VBOC) |
Room 24 A/B, Second Floor |
| 1200 - 1300 | Selling your small businesses, Buying a Small Business and Succession Planning Ms. Michelle Kantor, Lead, Federal & Local Government Contracting & Procurement practice group McDonald Hopkins LLC. |
Room 24 A/B, Second Floor |
| 1300 - 1400 | NITAAC Overview Ms. Bridget Gauer Director - National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) |
Room 24 A/B, Second Floor |
| 1400 - 1500 | Contracting Opportunities with the County of San Diego Mr. Jack Pellegrino, Director, Department of Purchasing and Contracting County of San Diego |
Room 24 A/B, Second Floor |
| 1500 - 1600 | SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program Mr. John Engstrom Business Opportunity Specialist Small Business Administration (SBA) |
Room 24 A/B, Second Floor |
| 1600 - 1700 | Small Business and the Federal Marketplace Ms. Jane Leu Procurement Center Representative Office of Government Contracts Small Business Administration |
Room 24 A/B, Second Floor |
| Time | Event / Speakers | Meeting Location |
| 0700 - 1900 | Registration | Outside Exhibit Hall E |
| 0700 - 0900 | Continental Breakfast | Exhibit Hall E |
| 0800 - 1100 | Matchmaking Registration | Outside Exhibit Hall E |
| 0800 - 0820 | Welcome to 2019 Navy Gold Coast PROGRAM OVERVIEW |
Exhibit Hall E |
| 0820 - 0835 | National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Welcome MG James C. Boozer (Ret.), Chief of Staff National Defense Industrial Association |
Exhibit Hall E |
| 0835 - 0910 | Navy The Nation Needs Vice Admiral Michael T. Moran Principal Military Deputy to Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition (RD&A) |
Exhibit Hall E |
| 0910 - 0925 | Welcome and Acknowledgements Mr. Jimmy Smith Director (SES) Department of Navy Office of Small Business Programs |
Exhibit Hall E |
| 0925 - 0955 | Command Overview and Conference Location Speakers: Buying Commands Associate Directors' presentations |
Exhibit Hall E |
| 0955 - 1025 | NAVWAR: Rapidly Delivering IW Capability from Seabed to Space RADM Becker Commander Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) |
Exhibit Hall E |
| 1025 - 1100 | Cyber Security The Honorable Mr. Kevin M. Fahey Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (ASD(A)) U.S. Department of Defense |
Exhibit Hall E |
| 1100 - 1230 | Exhibit Hall Open | Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1100 - 1110 | Industry Matchmaking Check-in | Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1110 - 1215 | Industry Matchmaking | Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1230 - 1330 | Lunch | Exhibit Hall E |
| 1245 - 1330 | DCMA Small Business & Cyber Security Vice Adm. David H. Lewis Commander Defense Contract Management Agency |
Exhibit Hall E |
| 1330 - 1700 | Exhibit Hall Open | Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1345 - 1400 | Industry Matchmaking Check-in | Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1400 - 1700 | Industry Matchmaking | Exhibit Hall F and G |
| Industry Workshops | ||
| 1530 - 1600 | Cybersecurity and the Defense Industrial Base and NIST SP 800-17B Ms. Vicki D. Michetti, Director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, International Engagement and the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity Program Department of Defense |
Stage C Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1600 - 1700 | Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Mr. Peter Reddy NIWC Atlantic Acting ED for Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) |
Stage A Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1600 - 1700 | TANG | Tactical Advancements for the Next Generation Mr. Josh Smith Program Manager and Director Tactical Advancements for the Next Generation (TANG) John Hopkins University - Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) |
Stage B Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1600 - 1700 | Small Business Industry Success Panel Moderator: Ms. Arveice Washington Deputy Director DON OSBP Panelists : Ms. Nic Merrin - CEO | President - Highbury Defense Group Mr. Jonathan Hard - CEO | President - H2L Ms. Robin Burke. Senior Sales Executive - Cask LLC |
Stage C Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1700 - 1900 | Network Reception | Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1900 | Adjourn | |
| Time | Event / Speakers | Meeting Location |
| 0700 - 1530 | Registration | Outside Exhibit Hall E |
| 0700 - 0900 | Continental Breakfast | Exhibit Hall E |
| 0800 - 0810 | Welcome to 2019 Navy Gold Coast PROGRAM OVERVIEW |
Exhibit Hall E |
| 0810 - 0845 | NDIA Legislative Updates Mr. Wesley P. Hallman Senior Vice President for Policy |
Exhibit Hall E |
| 0845 - 0915 | Digital Transformation Ms. Jane Rathbun Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy C4I & Space |
Exhibit Hall E |
| 0915 - 1000 | Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Moderator: Ms. Katie Arrington HQE for Cyber for the Assistant Secretary for Defense Acquisition (ASD(A)) Department of Defense Panelists: Ms. Dawn Greenman, Deputy Program Manager Cybersecurity Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) Mr. Mark Gordon, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Lockheed Martin Mr. Doug Gardner, Senior Security Engineer Risk and Resilience Directorate Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (CMU/SEI) House Armed Services Committee - Principal Staff Member |
Exhibit Hall E |
| 1000 - 1045 | Successful Teaming - Large and Small Business Moderator: Mr. Jimmy Smith Director (SES), Department of Navy (DON) Office of Small Business Programs(OSBP) Panelists: Mr. Frank Muller Vice President - American Systems Ms. Janelle P. Turner Manager Supplier Development & Diversity (SD&D) Manufacturing Boeing Defense Mr. Travis Mack President/CEO - Saalex Solutions, Inc. & Saalex Information Technology, LLC Ms. Monica Graham CSDP, Sector Manager, Global Supplier Diversity Programs Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems |
Exhibit Hall E |
| 1045 - 1130 | How Small Businesses fit into the National Defense and Department of Defense Small Business Strategies The Honorable Mr. Dennis Bartow New Director, Department of Defense Office of Small Business Programs |
Exhibit Hall E |
| 1130 - 1230 | Exhibit Hall Opens | Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1130 - 1140 | Industry Matchmaking Check-in | Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1140 - 1215 | Industry Matchmaking | Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1230 - 1330 | Lunch | Exhibit Hall E |
| 1245- 1330 | Twice A Citizens Awards Ceremony Mr. Alan Baca, Master of Ceremonies Keynote Speaker: RADM Becker, Commander Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) |
Exhibit Hall E |
| 1330 - 1530 | Exhibits Open | Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1330 - 1345 | Industry Matchmaking Check-in | Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1345 - 1530 | Industry Matchmaking | Exhibit Hall F and G |
| Industry Workshops | ||
| 1345 - 1445 | Benefits of NavalX Mr. David Schiff Deputy Director, NavalX Agility Cell |
Stage A Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1345 - 1445 | SeaPort Next Generation (NxG) DoN's Mandatory Vehicle for the Acquisition of Professional Support Services Ms. Susan W. Tomaiko Director Undersea Systems Contracts Division (SEA 026) Naval Sea Systems Command |
Stage B Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1345 - 1445 | Engaging Navy Program Managers using CPARS Moderator Ms. Arveice Washington Deputy Director, DON OSBP Panelists: Mr. James Lasswell, INDUS Technology Mr. Jeffrey Sanders, Deputy Program Manager (DPM) Ship Integration Program Office (PMW 760) Mr. Doug Jimenez - Executive Vice President - MANDEX Mr. Richard Oliver, Partner - Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP |
Stage C Exhibit Hall F and G |
| 1530 | 2019 Navy Gold Coast Adjourned | |