Agenda
as of July 7, 2023; subject to change
Monday, July 10
| 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Registration Open |
Tuesday, July 11
| 7:00 am – 5:00 pm | Registration Open |
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast & Networking |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Opening & Welcome Ceremonies Presentation of Colors: U.S. Coast Guard, Sector New Orleans Keynote Address: Wendell Pierce, Actor, Author, Activist, Small Business Owner |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | General Session: The EPIC Pitch Competition in the Big Easy Gator Swamp: Pitch (Part I) |
| 10:00 am – 11:15 am | Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Small Business Awards Ceremony |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm | General Session: OSDBU Directors' Panel with the U.S. Small Business Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, General Services Administration, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch & Networking in the Exhibit Hall Sponsored by: Government Scientific Source |
| 12:15 pm – 5:00 pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Breakout Sessions |
| 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall Sponsored by: HOLMANS USA |
Wednesday, July 12
| 7:00 am – 4:00 pm | Registration Open |
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast & Networking |
| 8:00 am – 8:15 am | Morning Welcome: Ron Pierce, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DOE Welcome Remarks: Shalanda Baker, Director, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity and Secretarial Advisor on Equity, DOE |
| 8:15 am – 9:00 am | General Session: Small Business Owners' Panel |
| 9:00 am – 9:15 am | Keynote Address: The Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy |
| 9:15 am – 10:00 am | General Session: The EPIC Pitch Competition in the Big Easy Gator Swamp: Announcement of Awards (Part II) |
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am | Networking Break Sponsored by: Fluor |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am | Breakout Sessions |
| 11:15 am – 11:30 am | Networking Break |
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Breakout Sessions |
| 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm | Lunch & Networking in the Exhibit Hall Sponsored by: KeyLogic |
| 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm | General Session: Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Roundtable Discussion/Town Hall /Networking Session |
| 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Matchmaking Sessions |
| 4:30 pm | Adjourn |
Sponsorships do not constitute or imply endorsement by the Department of Energy or the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the sponsor’s products and services.