Agenda
2024 TeCMEN Industry Day
AGENDA
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Destin Fort Walton Beach Convention Center
1250 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach
| 7:00 | Registration Desk Opens Kick–off Refreshments sponsored by Dynamic Software Solutions (DS2) |
| 7:30 | Exhibit Hall Opens for the Day |
| 8:30 |
Host Welcome & Opening Remarks Andrew Rencich, Chair, Technology Coast Manufacturing & Engineering Network (TeCMEN) |
| 8:40 | Opening Keynote – Brigadier General Jeffrey T. Geraghty, Commander, 96 Test Wing, Air Force Materiel Command, Eglin Air Force Base |
| 9:30 |
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
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| 10:30 |
Morning Break Sponsored by General Dynamics OTS |
| 10:45 – 11:45 |
Panel #2 – Federal Contracting Panelists – Cynthia Savage, Chief, Base Installation Contracting Division, AFTC / PZI, 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 |
| 12:00 – 1:15 |
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. Miller Retail 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
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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, Cameron White, Contracting Officer, AFLCMC |
| 3:00 – 4:00 |
Afternoon Workshop – Florida’s Manufacturing Sector Sponsored by FloridaMakes |
| 4:00-5:00 |
Networking Reception Sponsored by LiveOak Fiber
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Agenda is subject to revision.