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