Meet Our Distinguished Speakers

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Jasmine Alexander
Jasmine Alexander
Division Director
Interagency Contracts Services Division, Information Technology Category, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration
Leslie Babich
Leslie Babich
Director
SOFWERX, United States Special Operations Command, Department of Defense
Sandra Barrett
Sandra Barrett
Director
Management & Technical Assistance Division, Office of Business Development, Small Business Administration
Kimberly Buehler
Kimberly Buehler
Director, Army OSBP
Office of Small Business Programs, U.S. Army, Department of Defense
David Busigo
Mr. David Busigo
Senior Advisor
Rapid innovation Funds (RIF) Program, Office of Small Business Programs, Department of Defense
Ken Carkhuff
Ken Carkhuff
Learning Director
Defense Acquisition University, Department of Defense
Bruce Caughman
Bruce Caughman Jr.
Branch Chief
Center for IT Schedule Operations, Information Technology Category, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration
Jacqueline Charles
Dr. Jacqueline Charles
Associate Director
Policy, Legislative Affairs and Workforce Development, Office of Small Business Programs, Department of Defense
Lanelle Chisolm
Lanelle Chisolm
National Account Manager
Office of Customer and Stakeholder Engagement, General Services Administration
Andres Chong-Qui Torres
Andres Chong-Qui Torres
Director
Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Amanda Cline
Amanda Cline
Financial Advisor
Defense Contract Audit Agency, Department of Defense
Greg Coleman
Greg Coleman
Principal
National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC), Department of Defense
Valerie Coleman
Ms. Valerie Coleman
Program Manager
Prime Contracts, Small Business Administration
Honorable Donald Cravins
Honorable Donald Cravins Jr.
Under Secretary
Minority Business Development Agency, Department of Commerce
Ruby Crenshaw-Lawrence
Dr. Ruby Crenshaw-Lawrence
Director
Office of Small Business Programs & Industry Engagements for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, Department of Defense
Beth Cryderman Moss
Beth Cryderman Moss
Director of Contracts
LIFT
Abigail Desjardins
Abigail Desjardins
Venture Portfolio Director and Director of Enterprise Services
National Security Innovation Network, Department of Defense
BeLinda DeVore
BeLinda DeVore
Business Management Specialist
Center for GWAC Program Small Business Acquisition Division, Office of Information Technology Category, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration
Bailey DeVries
Bailey DeVries
Associate Director
Office of Investment & Innovation, Small Business Administration
Kasey Diaz
Kasey Diaz
Acting Deputy Director
Mentor-Protégé Program, Office of Small Business Programs, Department of Defense
Anthony DiStasio
Anthony DiStasio
Director
Manufacturing, Capability Expansion, and Investment Prioritization Directorate (MCEIP), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment
Frank Dixon
Mr Frank Dixon
Director, Virgin Islands APEX Accelerator (VI APEX)
Virgin Islands APEX
Glenna Downes
Glenna Downes
Acquisition Policy Specialist
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Strategy and Acquisition Reform, Department of Defense
Jodi Essex
Jodi Essex
Program Director
Iowa State University CIRAS
Tyease Fuller
Tyease Fuller
Professional Services Advisor
Stakeholder Engagement Division, Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), General Services Administration
Alex Gambardella
Alex Gambardella
Deputy Director
Case Analysis/Declarations, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense.
Michelle "G-I" Gardner-Ince, Colonel, USAF, Retired
Michelle "G-I" Gardner-Ince, Colonel, USAF, Retired
Director
Director, Women Veteran Small Business Initiatives, Department of Veterans Affairs
LORI GILLEN
LORI GILLEN
Director
Office of the HUBZone Program, Small Business Administration
Brian Gladney
Brian Gladney
Branch Chief
FAStLane Division, Information Technology Category, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration
Christopher Hall
Christopher Hall
Deputy Director, DLA OSBP
Office of Small Business Programs, Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
Polly Hall
Polly Hall
Senior Advisor to the Chief Procurement Officer
Department of Homeland Security
Jennifer Hanks
Jennifer Hanks
Senior Advisor
FedPROPEL Institute
Richard Hanks
Richard Hanks
Board Chairman & Director
FedPROPEL Institute
Dr. Sonny Hatcher
Dr. Sonny D. Hatcher
Assistant Director
Small Business Compliance Group, Defense Contract Management Agency, Department of Defense
Ed Hendricks
Ed Hendricks
Director of Business Development
NextFlex
Elizabeth Hines
Elizabeth Hines
Chief Operating Officer
Maritime Applied Physics Corporation, a BlackSea Technologies company
Azza Jayaprakash
Azza Jayaprakash
Counsel & Lead for Law, Regulations, and Policy, Intellectual Property Cadre
Office of the USD(Acquisition & Sustainment) Associate General Counsel (Acquisition & Logistics), DoD Office of the General Counsel
Scott Kiser
Scott Kiser
SES Director
Office of Small Business Programs, Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense
Matthew Kitzman
Matthew Kitzman
Chief
Entity Vetting Division of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
Sam Le
Sam Le
Director of Policy Planning and Liaison
Policy, Planning and Liaison, Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, Small Business Administration
Stephanie Lewis
Stephanie Lewis
Program Manager
National Subcontracting and Interim Size Program Manager, Small Business Administration
Stephen Luckowski
Stephen Luckowski
Program Manager, OSD Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Armaments Center, Picatinny Arsenal
Khalil Mack
Khalil Mack
Director, APEX Acclerators
APEX Accelerators, Office of Small Business Programs. Department of Defense
Robert Manson
Robert Manson
Division Chief
Vetting Risk Operations (VRO) Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, Department of Defense
Aruna K. Miller
Aruna K. Miller
Lieutenant Governor
State of Maryland
Farooq Mitha
Farooq Mitha
SES Director
Office of Small Business Programs, Department of Defense
SHARON MORROW
MRS SHARON MORROW
Small Business Director
Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Department of Defense
Diedra Padgett
Diedra Padgett
Deputy Director
Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Operations Directorate, under the DoD Chief Information Officer
Dr. Donna Peebles
Dr. Donna Peebles
SES Associate Administrator
Office of Business Development, Small Business Administration
John Perkins
John Perkins
Director
Veterans Small Business Certification Program, Small Business Administration
Kanika Perkins
Kanika Perkins
Deputy Director
All Small Mentor-Protégé Program, Small Business Administration
Kiya Perrin
Kiya Perrin
Deputy Director
Management & Technical Assistance Division, Office of Business Development, Small Business Administration
Honorable Radha Iyengar Plumb
Honorable Radha Iyengar Plumb
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense
Adel Ratcliff
Adel Ratcliff
Director
Industrial Base Analysis & Sustainment Program, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Defense
Dr. Jason Rathje
Dr. Jason Rathje
Director
Office of Strategic Capital, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense
Bryson Reynolds
Dr. Bryson Reynolds
Associate Director
Risk and Analytics, Office of Small Business Programs, Department of Defense
Katelyn Rigle
Katelyn Rigle
Senior Financial Advisor
Defense Contract Audit Agency, Department of Defense
Laura Robello
Laura A Robello
Small Business Professional
Defense Contract Management Agency, Small Business Compliance Group, Department of Defense
MaryKathryn Robinson
MaryKathryn Robinson
SES Director
Contract Policy, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense
Sophie Sahaf
Sophie Sahaf
Director
Racial and Economic Justice at the Domestic Policy Council, The White House