8:00 am

8:30 am

9:00 am

Opening Session
The Honorable Paul McHale, Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense, U.S. Department of Defense

9:30 am

• Michael McMahon, RI Economic Development Corporation
• Roland Snead, Banneker Industries 
• Dan Smith, General Manager, Raytheon Naval & Maritime Integrated Systems

10:00 am

Moderator: U.S. Representative James Langevin

• Federal: Captain Stan Carpenter, USNR, Navy Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer (NEPLO) for Rhode Island, Professor of Strategy & Policy and Acting Strategy & Policy Head, College of Distance Education, U.S. Naval War College
• Regional: Daniel Craig, Regional Representative, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 
• State: Adjutant General Reginald Centracchio, RI National Guard, and Director, Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA)

10:45 am

Science and Technology Business Opportunities

Moderator: Jerry Schaufeld, Director, Slater Technology Fund 

• Federal: Connie Jacobs, SBIR/STTR Program Manager, DARPA
• Regional: Dr. Richard Nadolink, Chief Technology Officer, Naval Underseas Warfare Center
• State: Dr. Andy van Dam, Vice President of Research, Brown University 

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Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Business Opportunities

Moderator: Dr. Ruth David, President & CEO, The Anser Institute for Homeland Security

• Federal: John O’Hara, Regional Agent-in-Charge
  Dave Curran, Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge United States Secret Service 
• Regional: Robert Mushen, President, Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance (SENDIA);
  Program Manager, Anteon 
• State: Cliff Dutton, Rhode Island Technology Council, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Ibis Consulting

11:45 am

12:15 pm

12:30 pm

Keynote

The Honorable Gordon England, Deputy Secretary, 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:30 pm

Moderator: U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy

• Jack Heller, Vice President, PURVIS Systems
• Peter Mottur, CEO, LiveWave, Inc.
• Harold Schofield, President & CEO, Atlantek Inc.

2:00 pm

Moderator: Lieutenant Governor Charles Fogarty, State of Rhode Island

• Regional: Ken Jones, Inspector-In-Charge, Northeast Division, United States Postal Inspection Service
• State: Tom Magliochetti, Vice President, Facilities Management, Rhode Island Hospital
• State: Dr. Patricia Nolan, Director, RI Health Department 

3:00 pm

Moderator: Admiral Vivien Crea, Regional Commander, United States Coast Guard

• Regional: Dr. Richard Horn, Director, The University of Rhode Island Transportation Center
• State: Dan Martin, Vice President of Surveillance and Sensor Systems, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
• State: Jay Johnson, Director of Ground Systems, Textron Systems 

2:00 pm & 
3:00 pm

How to Become a Federal Sub-Contractor 

• Barbara Goldberg, CEO, Econotel Business Systems 
• Gina Johnson, RI Procurement Technical Assistance Center, EDC 
• Dave Rego, Small Business Advocate, Naval Underseas Warfare Center 
• John Cronin, RI Manufacturing Extension Services (RIMES) 
• Dr. Theresa Baus, Technology Transfer Manager, Naval Underseas Warfare Center

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Resources and Opportunities for Women, Minority and Small Businesses

2:00 pm session

• Carol Malysz, Executive Director, Center for Women Enterprise
• Charles Newton, Minority Business Enterprise Center
• Jaime Aguayo, Hispanic American Chamber of Commerce
• Philomena Texeira, Small Business Lending Program
• Bob Hamlin, Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
• Joseph DiPina, Director of Policy, RI Human Resource Investment Council

3:00 pm session

• Denise Barge, RI Coalition for Minority Investment
• Patricia O’Rourke, Small Business Administration (SBA)
• Justin Aina, Urban Ventures
• Ann Marie Marshall, RI Micro Enterprise Association
• Heather Sambendo, RI Export Assistance Center
• Joseph DiPina, Director of Policy, RI Human Resource Investment Council

4:00 pm