Summit Agenda – Governor's Small Business Outreach Summit

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Presented by the Maryland Department of General Services, the Maryland Department of Transportation and the University System of Maryland

Summit Agenda

Time Program
7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Registration
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Opening Session
Welcome & Introductions – Tracie Watkins Rhodes, Esq., Director, MDOT Office of Diversity & Equity
Greetings & Remarks – Wes Moore, Governor, State of Maryland
Greetings – Secretary Atif T. Chaudhry, Maryland Department of General Services
Greetings – Chancellor Jay Perman, M.D., University System Maryland
Greetings – Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld, Maryland Department of Transportation
MBE Insight – Delali Dzirasa, Owner & CEO, Fearless
Housekeeping Announcements – Tracie Watkins-Rhodes
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Prime Contractor Forum

State Agency Business Opportunities Tabling
Department of Education • Department of Labor • Maryland State Police • Department of Commerce • Department of Information Technology • Department of Health • Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services • Department of Housing & Community Development • Comptroller’s Office
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Business Opportunities Entrepreneurial Training
Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT)
Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT)
Construction & Architectural/Enginering Contracting (DGS)
University System Maryland (USM)
 I Want to Get Certified

Getting Started with eMMA (DGS)

Leveraging Your Certification in the State Contracting Arena

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Business Opportunities
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. BREAK
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Maryland Port Administration (MDOT)
State Highway Administration (MDOT)
Commodities & Facilities Maintenance (DGS)
University System Maryland (USM)
Business Opportunities Panel
Department of Education • Department of Labor • Maryland State Police • Department of Commerce • Department of Information Technology • Department of Health • Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services • Department of Housing & Community Development • Comptroller’s Office
 Public Data Mining Strategies

eMMA Q&A Session (DGS)
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. BREAK
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
LUNCH
Welcome
Remarks – Tony Bridges, Assistant Secretary (MDOT)
BUSINESS RESOURCES FOR SUCCESS PANEL
Moderator – Special Secretary Y. Maria Martinez,
Governor’s Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs
Panel Members:
Kisha A. Brown, Esq., Founder and CEO, Justis Connection
Melanie Reeder, Vice President & Commercial Relationship Manager, Fulton Bank
Louis “Lou” Hutt, CEO and Founder, The Hutt Company
Housekeeping Announcements – Nelson Reichart, Deputy Secretary, DGS
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. BREAK
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Business Opportunities Entrepreneurial Training
Maryland Aviation Administration
MDOT – The Secretary’s Office
DGS Information Technology & Professional Services Contracting
 Electric Vehicles & Infrastructure for a Greener Maryland

Finding Your Workforce in a Post-Pandemic Environment

Access to Capital

Increasing Market Intelligence with eMMA

How to Be a Good Subcontractor
2:30 a.m. – 2:45 a.m. BREAK
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Maryland Transportation Authority
DGS Small Procurement Opportunities
Doing Green Business with Maryland (DGS)
Talk with Procurement Professionals
 Maintaining & Expanding Your MDOT Certifications

Funding Resources

Be on the Road to Excellence: Build & Convert MORE Contracting Opportunities
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. BREAK
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. BUSINESS NETWORKING RECEPTION