Agenda

Registration Desk Opens; Exhibit Hall Opens for the Day
Kick–off Refreshments sponsored by Dynamic Software Solutions (DS2)

Host Welcome & Opening Remarks

Andrew Rencich, Chair, Technology Coast Manufacturing & Engineering Network (TeCMEN)

Opening Keynote – Brigadier General Jeffrey T. Geraghty, Commander, 96 Test Wing, Air Force Materiel Command, Eglin Air Force Base

Panel #1 – Building the Future Defense Workforce

Panelists –Dale Marks, Executive Director, 96thTest Wing, Eglin Air Force Base; Joe Veranese, President & CEO, Advanced Manufacturing International (AMI); Joe Marino, Executive Director, Veterans Florida

Morning Break

Sponsored by General Dynamics OTS

Panel #2 – Federal Contracting

Panelists – Gary Funkhouser, Director of Contracting, Air Force Test Center, Eglin AFB; Jonathan Terry, Director of Contracting, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin AFB; Rob Burns, Director, AFSOC Small Business Office, Hurlburt Field; Richard Compton, Small Business Professional & Commodities Flight Chief, 1st Special Operations Contracting Squadron, Hurlburt Field

Lunch & Learn – Utilizing Artificial Intelligence for Business Optimization

Panelists–Dr. Paul Marty, Professor, Florida State University School of Information; Dr. Joel Davis, Director of David F. MillerRetail Center & Clinical Professor ofInformation Systems andOperations Management, Warrington College of Business, University of Florida; Cole Allen, Assistant Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Northwest Florida State College; Jerry Williams, President & CEO, Eglin Federal Credit Union

Sponsored by CHELCO and PowerSouth

1:30 – 2:30

Speed Matchmaking Sessions (Pre-registration required)

Table hosts to include Melissa Hoover, Contracting Officer, TETRAS Contract Vehicle, Eglin AFB; Emma Jones, Team Lead, TETRAS Contact Vehicle, Eglin AFB; Capt Alyssa Hurst, Contracting Officer, EWAAC contract vehicle; Anita Jackson, Director, Small Business Office, Eglin AFB

Afternoon Workshop – Florida’s Manufacturing Sector

Sponsored by FloridaMakes

Networking Reception

Sponsored by LiveOak Fiber