Department of Defense

HUBZone Conference

 

December 3, 2002

 Hyatt Tamaya

Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

Hosted By the

 

 

National Indian Business Association

 

In Collaboration with

 

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

OFFICE OF SMALL & DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION

 

Agenda

 

  8:00am – 9:00am  Registration

 

  9:00am –   9:05am          Invocation                                             Benny Atencio,

                                                                                                    Santo Domingo Pueblo

  9:05am –   9:15am          Welcome/Introductory Remarks              Frank Ramos, DOD and                                                                                                     Pete Homer, NIBA

  9:15am –   9:45am          SBA HUBZone Program                         Geri Garcia, SBA

  9:45am – 10:30am           Big Business                                        Patricia Parker, NAMS

                                                                                                    Ed Reis, Raytheon

                                                                                                    Lockheed Martin

                                                                                                    Chris Ahmie, Laguna                                                                                                                       Industries

10:30am – 11:30am           SB Panel                                              Anna Mueller, NEDA, Inc.

                                                                                                    Ralph Payan, Mechtronics

                                                                                                    John Meyers, NAID

11:30am –   12:00n            NSA                                                     Kathleen Buck, NSA

12: noon –  1:30pm            Luncheon                                             

  1:30pm –  2:30pm           Doing Business with the Military              Dr. Patricia Luna, Air Force

                                                                                                    Ron Taft, Army

                                                                                                    Joan Fulkerson, Air Force

                                                                                                    Jan Hodges, DOD

                                                                                                    Teresa Armijo, Army           

  2:30pm –  3:30pm           Doing Business with Laboratories           Carlos Chacon, Los Alamos

                                                                                                    Teresa Carson, Sandia

  3:30pm –  4:15pm           FEMA                                                   Joseph Hesbrook, FEMA

  4:15pm –  4:45pm           Open Dialogue

  4:45pm –  5:00pm           Closing Remarks                                   Frank Ramos, DOD and

                                                                                                    Pete Homer, NIBA