| 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Opening Ceremony/Plenary Session |
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Presentation of Colors: |
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Wingfield High School Junior ROTC |
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Invocation: |
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Reverend Barron Banks, M. DIV. |
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Opening Remarks: |
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The Honorable Thad Cochran (invited)
United States Senate
The Honorable Roger Wicker (invited)
United States Senate
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Speaker: |
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Dr. Robert Wallace, Author/Entrepreneur
Founder/President
BithGroup Technologies, Baltimore, MD
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| BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
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TRACK A
Federal Procurement Basics
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TRACK B
Federal Procurement Advanced
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TRACK C
State/Local Government Procurement
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TRACK D
Business Development/ Corporate
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TRACK E
Model
Contractor Development
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10:00 a.m. –
10:50 a.m.
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| Navigating the Federal Procurement Process |
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| GSA “Federal Government Purchaser and Landlord” |
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| Doing Business with State and Local Governments: “A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry” |
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| Thinking Inside the Bomgar Box |
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| “Staying on Cost and on Time”: Project Management (Field Operations) |
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11:00 a.m. –
11:50 a.m.
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| How to Analyze, Question, and Process a Request For Proposal (RFP) |
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| Subcontracting Opportunities with Major Defense Contractors |
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| Doing Business with Mississippi Department of Transportation |
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| Access to Capital Roundtable: “Financial Resources for Your Small Business” |
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| Construction Accounting: “Keeping Track of Your Financial Position at All Times” |
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12:00 p.m. –
1:00 p.m.
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LUNCH |
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Remarks: |
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Gray Swoope, Executive Director
Mississippi Development Authority
Harry Alford, President/CEO
National Black Chamber of Commerce
Sherriel Moore, President
Mississippi Association of Governmental Purchasing and Property Agents
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Speaker: |
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The Honorable Phil Bryant, Lieutenant Governor
State of Mississippi
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TRACK A
Federal Procurement Basics
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TRACK B
Federal
Procurement
Advanced
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TRACK C
State/Local Government Procurement
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TRACK D
Business Development/ Corporate
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TRACK E
Model
Contractor Development
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1:10 p.m. –
2:00 p.m.
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| Responding to a Federal RFP: “10 Mistakes to Avoid in Your Proposal” |
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| Business opportunities with the world’s premiere public engineering organization: the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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| Mississippi’s Office of the Secretary of State: A Valuable Resource for Mississippi Businesses |
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Procurement Opportunities with Mississippi’s Gaming Industry
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| Project Management: “The Tricks and the Trades of Bidding and Estimating” |
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2:10 p.m. –
3:00 p.m.
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| Competitively Pricing Your Proposal: “Avoid Losing Your Shirt to Get the Contract” |
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| HUD/Public Housing Authorities/Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs |
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| Selling Information Technology Services and Equipment to Mississippi Agencies |
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| Doing Business with the Mississippi Power Company and Entergy Corporation |
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| “Bonding and Insurance for Emerging Small Business: "Often the Show-Stopper in Getting the Contract" |
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3:10 p.m. –
4:00 p.m.
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| Contract Compliance and Closeout: “Keeping Out of Hot Water to the End” |
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| Airport Authorities: “An Often Overlooked Source of Procurement Opportunities” |
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| And You Thought You Were Through with College”: Doing Business with Mississippi’s Colleges and Universities |
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| "Following Your Dream": Starting and Operating a Small Business |
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| “When it Just Doesn’t Go as planned”: Claims and Disputes Resolution |
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| 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Reception: Jackson Convention Complex |
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Conference Day 2
Wednesday May 6, 2009
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| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Networking/ Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony |
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Welcome and Opening Comments
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Remarks: |
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Robert Walker, Chief Administrative Officer
City of Jackson
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Janita Stewart, Mississippi District Director
U.S. Small Business Administration
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Speaker: |
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Mr. Leland Speed, Chairman
EastGroup Properties / Parkway Properties
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Trade Show Ribbon Cutting |
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| 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Trade Show |
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