Contracting in Construction

Hawaii Defense Alliance

Connect with small businesses working in the defense industry.

Prince Waikiki - Honolulu Luxury Hotel

The Hawaii Defense Alliance invites you to its Contracting in Construction Event on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023 at the Prince Waikiki Hotel. The event is from12:00 - 6:30 p.m. and includes panel discussions, one-on-one sessions and pau hana reception. Connect with small businesses working in the defense industry, be informed of large ongoing and upcoming projects, and learn about the many construction opportunities the Dept. of Defense (DoD) has to offer.Hear from a panel who will speak to the opportunities in the defense industries as it applies to their service / component. Featuring agencies/companies such as U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Army Pacific, Marine Forces Pacific, Special Operations Command Pacific, Pacific Air Forces, Pacific Fleet, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific, NAVFAC Hawaii, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Smartronix.General Admission $80*Government $55*Day of Ticket/At the Door $110* *Does not include Eventbrite fee

Agenda

Registration & Check-In

Lunch

Jason Chung, HDA and Dane Wicker, Deputy Director, State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

Introduction & Welcome Remarks

Bernice Glenn, Hawaii Technology Development Corporation

Contracting Mechanisms

Keynote

Col. Jeremy W. Beaven, USMC Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Base Hawaii and LTC Joseph Kendall, Deputy District Commander, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and CDR Jason Christensen, Operations Officer, NAVFAC Hawaii

DoD Leadership Panel

Ann Saki-Eli, Contracting Officer-Construction Branch, NAVFAC Pacific and Katherine Freeman, NAVFAC Hawaii

Contracting Officers

Wyeth Matsubara, Vice President, Nan Inc. and Cedric Ota, Vice President, Hawaiian Dredging and Iain Wood, CEO, Pacific Shipyards International, LLC

Primes Panel

Sign-ups will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis at registration on the day of the event

One-on-One Sessions

Pau Hana Reception

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