Meet the Buyers Conference
Third Annual Meet the Buyers
November 3, 2017
Check back here for information on the 2017, event or call (402) 554-6252 or email nebraskaptac@unomaha.edu
2016 Exhibitors (previous year)
SBA/SCORE | Offutt AFB | Army Corps of Engineers | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Department of Roads (DOR/DBE) | National Parks Services | Veterans Administration (VA) | HUD | OPS | National Safety Council, Nebraska | GSA | National Guard | OPPD | Blue Cross Bue Shield | Kiewit | MPMSDC | CH2MHill
2016 Agenda (previous year)
| 7:30 | Registration Open. Continental breakfast served. |
| 8:00 | OPENING REMARKS Louis Pol, Dean, UNO College of Business Administration Cathy Lang, state director, Nebraska Business Development Center |
| 8:15 | Keynote: Is your Message Getting Through? Three Ways To Ensure Effective Communication Today, Sinikka Waugh, president and CEO, Your Clear Next Step |
| 9:00 | GENERAL SESSION |
| Myth vs. Reality Steve Koprince, managing partner, Koprince Law LLC, debunks many of the common myths related to SAM profiles, small business status, socioeconomic status (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB) and much more. |
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| 10:00 | Networking Break |
| 10:30 | GENERAL SESSION |
| Mining for Gold in the Federal Procurement Data System Next Generation Guy Timberlake, CEO, The American Small Business Coalition, discusses practical methods for using freely available federal agency purchasing data to find customers, partners and primes, and opportunities. |
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| 11:30 | PANEL PRESENTATION |
| Resources for Minority Businesses Panel: Winsley Durand, REACH; Troy Larsen, NDOR DBE; Belinda Hooks, MPMSBC |
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| 12:00 |
NETWORKING LUNCH Presentation: Morphing into a Top Notch Leader, Pam Sumner, executive coach |
| 1:00 | BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
| Topic One Small Business Program Updates, Lisa Tedesco, 8(a) government contracting specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration |
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| Topic Two 15 Reasons Simplified Acquisitions Should be in Small Businesss Pipelines! Guy Timberlake This session will help participants understand this type of purchasing and help them identify streamlined procurement opportunities with civilian, defense and intelligence agencies of the federal government. |
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| Topic Three How to write an effective capability statement, Luis Valdivieso, TargetGov |
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| 2:00 | NETWORKING |
| 3:00 | Conference closes |
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