0800 – 0900 Check-in, Networking, Refreshments

0900 – 0920 SAME Fort Worth Post President, Christine Jacoby

0920 – 0940 UTA College of Engineering, Dean/Professor of Department  

0940 – 1000 USACE Fort Worth (SWF) District Leadership Welcome and Opening Remarks with COL Calvin Kroeger

1000 – 1030 SWF Office of Small Business Programs, Ali Marshall and Small Business Administration (SBA), Derek Gadberry

• SWF Small Business Program & Subcontracting Overview
• SBA Overview & Certification Updates (Certify.SBA.gov)

1030 – 1045 Break

1045 – 1200 SWF Forecast, Programs & Project Management Division (PPMD)

• Military Program Presentation (Military Boundaries and Opportunities)
• Southwestern: Peter Matar, JBSA: Daryl Flaggs
• Civil Works Program Presentation (Civil Boundaries and Opportunities)
• Dallas Floodway: Mark Herrmann; Central City: Teresa Loftis
• Regional Planning & Environmental Center (RPEC) Opportunities: Traci Fambrough
• Engineering and Construction Support Office (ECSO) / Interagency & International Services (IIS) Opportunities: Lawrence (L.T.) Thomas

1200 – 1245 Lunch with Industry Speakers (TOPIC: Partnership/Relationships)

• Baker & Associates – Adam Gordon
• Black & Veatch – Leon Scriber
• Clark Construction – Bridget Booth
• Freese and Nichols – Robert Chambers
• Geo Consultants – Raj Meruva
• Halff – Josh McClure
• Huitt Zollars – Larry Rogers
• LC3 Solutions – Kimmie Edwards
• Merrick – Chris Langum
• OEI O’Brien Engineering, Inc. – Jim O’Brien
• Plexus – Ali Sadrieh
• Stantec – Jeff Scarborough
• SLA Architects – Nick Schreiber

1245 – 1300 SWF Contracting Division with Gerard Henry

• Policy Updates

1300 – 1400 SWF Engineering and Construction Division with Chris Morgan and Jennifer DeWitt

• Partnering/Relationships and Industry Feedback
• OPEN Discussion

1400 – 1415 Transition to Networking 

1415-1715 Networking (21 Roundtables)

• 12 minutes sessions, with 3 min transitions, 12 total sessions

1700-1800 Social Hour