Pathway to Growth Procurement Conference

Conference Presentations

Keynote Remarks

Emily Murphy, Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration

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Subcontracting (Primes) BAE Systems, CALIBRE, CACI International, Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, SAIC​

Moderator:  Diane G. Dempsey, Director of Small Business Programs Intelligence & Security, BAE Systems 
​​Panelists:  
  • Cherlyn T. McIntee, Senior Manager, Small Business Office, CALIBRE
  • Wayne Pizer, Director, Small Business Office, CACI International, Inc. 
  • Gwendolyn Tillman, Corporate Manager, Global Supplier Diversity Programs/Government Relations, Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • ​Michael A. Townsend, Senior Director, Small Business Development and Utilization Office, SAIC ​

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Teaming, Subcontracting and Negotiations: Legal and Contractual Aspects

Panelists: 
  • Daniel S. Koch, Counsel, Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
  • Christopher S. Denny, Associate, Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
  • Ryan Nuessle, COO, Bravium Consulting, Inc. 
  • Steve Flowers, COO, Knowesis, Inc. 

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Using the New Simplified Acquisition Threshold to Your Advantage

​Featured Speaker:  Gloria Larkin, TargetGov 

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Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM)

​Moderator: Keith Nakasone, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Acquisition Office of Information Technology Category (ITC) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) 
Panelists: 
  • Kelley Artz, Supply Chain Risk Management, Technical Expert, U.S. General Services Administration 
  • Emile Monette, Cybersecurity Strategist, Department of Homeland Sec

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Health & Human Services Landscape Panel

Moderator: Dorothy Callahan, Principal , D.Callahan, LLC
Panelists: 
  • Diane Frasier, Head of Contracting Activity, Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management,  National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
  • Jess Scarbrough, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) 
  • Melissa Starinsky, Director and Head of the Contracting Activity, Office of Acquisition & Grants Management, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 

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State & Metro Maryland Purchasing Panel

​Moderator: Grace Denno, Chief, Division of Business Relations and Compliance, Office of Procurement, Montgomery County, Maryland
​Panelists: 
  • Eduardo D. Hayden, Small Business Outreach Manager, Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs  
  • Mahesh Sabnani, Equal Business Opportunity Program Coordinator, Howard County Government, Office of Purchasing  
  • Carla Tucker, Minority and Small Business Marketing Manager, Baltimore County Office of Budget & Finance  
  • Pam Jones, Acting Director, Montgomery County Government  
  • Shawn Brooks, Operations Manager, Contract Administration and Procurement, Prince George’s County Procurement

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Maryland IT

Panelists:
  • John Bohns, Director of Special IT Project and Procurement, Office of Enterprise Technology (OET), MD Department of Health 
  • Dana Dembrow, Director of Procurement, Office of Procurement and Support Services (OPASS), MD Department of Health (MDH) 
  • Herb Jordan, Enterprise Chief Information Officer, MD Department of Health (MDH) 
  • Dennis Schrader, Chief Operating Officer and Medicaid Director, MD Department of Health (MDH) 

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