Sessions & Speakers

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10:00 am – 10:30 am

○ Introduction

Aisha Wahab, California Senator SD-10

Jackson Berg, Community Outreach Manager, Congressman Eric Swawell CA-14

Chris Horton, District Director, San Francisco District Office, U.S. Small Business Administration

Anina Tweed, Senior Community Impact Specialist, Wells Fargo Bank

Keynote Speaker

Kipp Peppel, President, CEO & Co-Founder, Ravenswood Solutions, Inc.

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10:30 am – 11:20 am

○ Contracting Opportunities at Federal Government Agencies

Curt Brown (Moderator), Deputy District Director, San Francisco District Office, U.S. Small Business Administration

Brian Tang (Invited), Senior Contract Specialist, Office of Acquisition Management, Public Building Service, US General Services Administration

Matt Wang, Supplier Relations Specialist, Sandia National National Lab

Laura Crosby, Manager, Design & Construction Contracts Team, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Karen Lingua, Procurement Program Manager, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

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11:30 am – 12:20 pm

○ Contracting Opportunities at California State Agencies

Diane Lydon (Moderator), Assistant Deputy Director and Northern California Regional Advisor, California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CALOSBA)

Mariela Whyte, Bilingual Business Outreach Liaison, Procurement Division-Business Outreach, State of California Department of General Services

Deneen Ogbeide, District Small Business Liaison, Caltrans D4 Bay Area

Marcus Delfin, Procurement Equity Program Advocate – California Military Department and Purchasing and Contracting Specialist – California State Guard, Joing Forces Headquarters

Michele Sakamoto, SB/DVBE Advocate & Contract Analyst, Department of Parks and Recreation

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12:20 pm – 1:00 pm

○ Lunch & Networking

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1:00 pm – 1:50 pm

○ Contracting Opportunities at Local Agencies

Bret Sweet (Moderator), Economic Development Manager, City of Pleasant Hill

Brianna Darlington, Contract Specialist, BART Procurement

Kelley Smith, Manager of Purchasing, EBMUD

Yen Pang, Director of Procurement Services at SFO

Bendu Griffin, Contract/Equity Support, Alameda County Transportation Commission

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2:00 pm – 2:50 pm

○ Professional Guidance for Government Contracting

Nancy Mangold (Moderator), Executive Director, East Bay SBDC

Matthew Alix, Director of ProBiz, NorCal SBDC and Advisor, East Bay SBDC

Melissa Oh, CEO, TGY Advisors LLC, Former Managing Director of Innovation at the Department of Homeland Security

Laurie Zerga, Advisor, East Bay SBDC, US Department of Defense Contractor

Roderick Hirsch, Advisor, East Bay SBDC, Former Director of US Department of Commerce, US Export Assistance Center, Oakland,

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3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

○ Networking and Visiting Sponsor Tables

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