Exploring Small Business Programs with the Department of Defense
Learn about federal government programs & opportunities for small businesses providing solutions in geospatial intelligence related fields.
NOTE: This is a hybrid event (in-person or on-line attendance). Your designation is made during registration.
Overview
Please join us for the first in a series of important collider networking events focused on doing business with the federal government. This event will bring together representatives from government, industry, small business, and others in the broader innovation and intelligence community to share and exchange ideas and content about federal government programs, resources and opportunities for geospatial intelligence innovation and business growth.
Key messages conveyed during the event will:
- Highlight the important role small businesses play in assisting the Department of Defense (DoD) and its various agencies achieve their mission through the application of GEOINT-related capabilities; and
- Provide an overview of small business programs and opportunities available for U.S. small businesses with novel solutions in GEOINT-related technology application areas to pursue government contracts.
Who Should Attend
- Entrepreneurs, innovators, and small business owners/operators with novel approaches and technologies for use in the analysis of imagery, signals, and signatures derived with geospatial information.
- Small business owners/operators interested in increasing opportunities through federal government contracting and those with capabilities or interests in Advanced Analytics & Modeling, Data Management, Modern Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and similar fields.
Agenda (Afternoon/CST)
1:00 to 1:15 pm - Welcome Address - Ms. Christine Woodard, Moonshot Labs Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
1:15 to 1:45 pm - Keynote Speaker - Mr. Matthew Goodchild, NGA GEOINT Capabilities Integration Officer, , National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
1:50 to 2:20 pm - U.S. Air Force Speaker - Ms. Elizabeth Cardenas, Small Business Director and Mr. Shane Hershman, Chief Innovation Officer for the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC), Scott Air Force Base (AFB), Illinois
2:25 to 2:55 pm - U.S. Air Force Speaker - Mr. Jeff Mellott, Director, Small Business Programs, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Ohio
3:00 to 3:30 pm - Small Business Panel Discussion - Mr. Michael Fitzpatrick, Moonshot Labs Operations Lead, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Panelists
- Ms. Lynette Watson, Regional Director, Missouri Small Business Development Center (SBDC), St. Louis Region & the SBDC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director, Missouri
- Mr. Justin Bennett ~ Senior Vice President of Strategic Programs, Strategic Geospatial Intelligence Solutions (SGIS), Freedom Consulting Group
- Mr. Akash Vidyadharan ~ Founder and Chief Technology Officer, InfraLytiks
3:30 to 3:45pm - Closing Comments - Dr. Patricia Hagen, Executive Director, Technology Entrepreneur Center (T-REX)
3:45 to 4:45 pm - Networking
Topics Addressed at This Event
- The national imperative for a diverse, robust defense industrial base providing cutting-edge technologies and solutions for use by the Department of Defense and other federal government agencies in response to national security mission objectives and capability needs.
- The U.S. Department of Air Force Small Business programs and contracting assistance program resources available to small disadvantaged business, Women-Owned Small Businesses, and other incentive programs.
- Air Force Major Command Small Business Offices, mission sets, and spend profiles.
- Success stories from small businesses who pursued and won federal contracts/awards.
Registration Information
- This event is hybrid, accommodating both in-person and on-line attendance.
- A Zoom webinar/meeting link will be distributed via email to registered attendees prior to the event.
More about GEOINT
The discipline of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) provides advantage to U.S. policymakers, military service members, intelligence professionals and first responders through the exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth. It helps our national defense agencies and security forces by monitoring, analyzing and reporting on imminent threats, as well as aiding those responding to fires, floods, earthquakes, or other natural or manmade disasters our nation's first responders attend to in humanitarian and disaster relief efforts.
About T-REX & Event Venue
T‐REX is a non-profit innovation, entrepreneur and workforce development organization that provides quality programming, collaborative community, and flexible collaboration and enterprise space in its historic building in downtown St. Louis, part of the Downtown North Urban Insight District. T-REX boasts a one-of-a-kind 16,000 square foot Geospatial Innovation Center and is also home to nearly 200 companies and innovation support organizations.
Learn about federal government programs & opportunities for small businesses providing solutions in geospatial intelligence related fields.
NOTE: This is a hybrid event (in-person or on-line attendance). Your designation is made during registration.
Overview
Please join us for the first in a series of important collider networking events focused on doing business with the federal government. This event will bring together representatives from government, industry, small business, and others in the broader innovation and intelligence community to share and exchange ideas and content about federal government programs, resources and opportunities for geospatial intelligence innovation and business growth.
Key messages conveyed during the event will:
- Highlight the important role small businesses play in assisting the Department of Defense (DoD) and its various agencies achieve their mission through the application of GEOINT-related capabilities; and
- Provide an overview of small business programs and opportunities available for U.S. small businesses with novel solutions in GEOINT-related technology application areas to pursue government contracts.
Who Should Attend
- Entrepreneurs, innovators, and small business owners/operators with novel approaches and technologies for use in the analysis of imagery, signals, and signatures derived with geospatial information.
- Small business owners/operators interested in increasing opportunities through federal government contracting and those with capabilities or interests in Advanced Analytics & Modeling, Data Management, Modern Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and similar fields.
Agenda (Afternoon/CST)
1:00 to 1:15 pm - Welcome Address - Ms. Christine Woodard, Moonshot Labs Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
1:15 to 1:45 pm - Keynote Speaker - Mr. Matthew Goodchild, NGA GEOINT Capabilities Integration Officer, , National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
1:50 to 2:20 pm - U.S. Air Force Speaker - Ms. Elizabeth Cardenas, Small Business Director and Mr. Shane Hershman, Chief Innovation Officer for the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC), Scott Air Force Base (AFB), Illinois
2:25 to 2:55 pm - U.S. Air Force Speaker - Mr. Jeff Mellott, Director, Small Business Programs, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Ohio
3:00 to 3:30 pm - Small Business Panel Discussion - Mr. Michael Fitzpatrick, Moonshot Labs Operations Lead, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Panelists
- Ms. Lynette Watson, Regional Director, Missouri Small Business Development Center (SBDC), St. Louis Region & the SBDC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director, Missouri
- Mr. Justin Bennett ~ Senior Vice President of Strategic Programs, Strategic Geospatial Intelligence Solutions (SGIS), Freedom Consulting Group
- Mr. Akash Vidyadharan ~ Founder and Chief Technology Officer, InfraLytiks
3:30 to 3:45pm - Closing Comments - Dr. Patricia Hagen, Executive Director, Technology Entrepreneur Center (T-REX)
3:45 to 4:45 pm - Networking
Topics Addressed at This Event
- The national imperative for a diverse, robust defense industrial base providing cutting-edge technologies and solutions for use by the Department of Defense and other federal government agencies in response to national security mission objectives and capability needs.
- The U.S. Department of Air Force Small Business programs and contracting assistance program resources available to small disadvantaged business, Women-Owned Small Businesses, and other incentive programs.
- Air Force Major Command Small Business Offices, mission sets, and spend profiles.
- Success stories from small businesses who pursued and won federal contracts/awards.
Registration Information
- This event is hybrid, accommodating both in-person and on-line attendance.
- A Zoom webinar/meeting link will be distributed via email to registered attendees prior to the event.
More about GEOINT
The discipline of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) provides advantage to U.S. policymakers, military service members, intelligence professionals and first responders through the exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth. It helps our national defense agencies and security forces by monitoring, analyzing and reporting on imminent threats, as well as aiding those responding to fires, floods, earthquakes, or other natural or manmade disasters our nation's first responders attend to in humanitarian and disaster relief efforts.
About T-REX & Event Venue
T‐REX is a non-profit innovation, entrepreneur and workforce development organization that provides quality programming, collaborative community, and flexible collaboration and enterprise space in its historic building in downtown St. Louis, part of the Downtown North Urban Insight District. T-REX boasts a one-of-a-kind 16,000 square foot Geospatial Innovation Center and is also home to nearly 200 companies and innovation support organizations.