NAWCAD INDUSTRY DAY
Tuesday, April 18, 2023    8am-11:30am
USMSM SMART Building

44219 Airport Road  |  California, MD 201619

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

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AGENDA
[View the SAM.gov announcement here.]

8:00 – 8:10am                    Welcome & Introductions
                                           Ms. Bonnie Green, Executive Director, The Patuxent Partnership
                                           Mr. Jeff Guarnero, Head, NAWCAD Procurement Group/CCO

                                         Audience Polling
                                          Mr. Rick Tarr, Director, NAWCAD Tech Transfer Office; Director,  SOMD Tech Bridge 

8:10-9:30am                    NAWCAD Strategic Initiative Panel and Q&A
                                         NAWCAD Business Strategy Overview – Mr. Christian Utara, Executive Director, NAWCAD WOLF
                                         Workforce Strategy-Mr. Ron Crescini, NAWCAD Chief Technology & Strategic Operations (CTSO) Office Director & RDT&E Portfolio Manager (SSTM)
                                         Rapid Experimentation – Mr. Anthony “Tuna” Schmidt, Director, Rapid Prototyping, Experimentation and Demonstration, NAWCAD
                                         Science & Technology Strategy – Jennifer Prentice, Ph.D., Director of Advanced Technology Development and Transition, NAWCAD Chief Technology & Strategic Operations (CTSO)

9:30-10am                     NAVAIR SBIR/STTR Program
Ms. Kristi DePriest, NAVAIR SBIR/STTP Program Manager

10-11am                        LRAF Updates   /   Acquisition Updates  (FY23 LRAF link on sam.gov)
Mr. Jeff Guarnero, Head, NAWCAD Procurement Group/CCO
                                        Mr. Alfred “Bunky” Hensler, Division Head, NAWCAD Procurement Group

11 – 11:30am               Q&A / Closing
                                        Mr. Jeff Guarnero, Head, NAWCAD Procurement Group/CCO

12:30pm                      Southern MD Small Business Roundtable Meeting

REGISTRATION
Registration is free to all attendees. Register here.
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We respectfully ask that each company limit participation to 3 attendees so that we can accommodate everyone interested in attending.

NOTE: REGISTRATION DOES NOT REQUIRE TPP MEMBERSHIP; however, our system does require a profile for event registration.

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