Navy Small Business Symposium

Prepare for takeoff. Funding opportunities with the Department of the Navy can help your small business in science and technology get off the ground. Learn how with presentations from:

• Department of the Navy Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)
• Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
  
• Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
• Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR)

Get help doing business with the Department of the Navy with presentations from:

• Maryland APEX Accelerators
• Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC)

Thursday October 10 Tentative Agenda:

• 0800-0900: Attendee Registration
• 0900-0910: Capital Tech Bridge Welcome
• 0910-0940: Navy OSBP 
• 0940-1010: Navy SBIR 
• 1010-1015: NAVSEA 
• 1015-1020: NAVAIR 
• 1020-1025: NAVWAR 
• 1025-1045: Break
• 1045-1115: Maryland APEX Accelerators 
• 1115-1145: Office of the County Executive of Montgomery County, Maryland - Small Business Center
• 1145-1300: Networking Luncheon (provided)
• 1300-1400: Ask Me Anything (AMA) Panel
• 1400-1500: Networking Reception

Bonus Event:  Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division Annual Industry Day Livestream & Welcome Reception

• Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
• Location:  same as Navy Small Business Symposium (see below)
• Time: 
  • Livestream: 8:30am - 1:00pm
  • Networking & Welcome Reception: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
• Agenda:
  • 0830-0850: Command Overview.
  • 0855-0915: Code 10 - Corporate Operations.
  • 0920-0940: Tech Bridge / Small Business.
  • 0945-1025: Code 60 - Platform Integrity.
  • 1030-1110: Code 80 - Naval Architecture & Engineering.
  • 1115-1155: Code 70 - Signatures Department.
  • 1200-1230: Code 02 – Contracting Department.
  • 1235-1240: Closing Remarks.
    

Logistics & Contact Information:

1. Location: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center at 5939 Executive Blvd.  Entrance is through the Conference Center next to the parking garage on Executive Bldg, not the hotel lobby.
2. Parking: Montgomery County Conference Center Garage right next to the Conference Center entrance.  Parking will be validated.
3. Contact Information:
   1. Content and Program: Susie Drummond | NAVSEA SBIR/STTR Outreach | susan.e.drummond3.ctr@us.navy.mil
   2. Location: Matt Herrmann | Board President | Pike District Partnership | chairman@pikedistrict.org
   3. Capital Tech Bridge: Lauren (Tink) Hanyok | Capital Tech Bridge Director | NSWC Carderock | lauren.w.hanyok.civ@us.navy.mil