6:30 - 7:00 AM
Exhibitor move in and set up
7:00 - 8:00 AM
REGISTRATION OPEN
NETWORKING BREAKFAST
8:00 - 8:15 AM
Opening Remarks, Posting of the Colors & National Anthem
SPEAKERS:
Mindy Hinsley, F.SAME, FSMPS, CPSM, Co-Chair, MEGA Maryland
Yolanda “Maria” Martinez, Special Secretary of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, State of Maryland
8:15 - 9:15 AM
Opening Keynote - “Talk Nerdy to Me”
SPEAKER
Melissa Marshall, Founder, Present Your Science Melissa Marshall, TED speaker and communications expert, will share the proven strategies that she's used to help the world's top technical professionals and thinkers convey their work and share exciting new ways to transform your next presentation.
9:15 - 10:15 AM
Women’s Leadership Panel
Liz Krick, Moderator, Business Development, Harkins Builders
COL Estee Pinchasin, Commander, USACE Baltimore District
Yolanda “Maria” Martinez, Special Secretary, Governor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, State of Maryland Christine Nizer, Administrator, MDOT Motor Vehicle Administration
Natalia Luis, Chairman & Co-CEO, M. Luis Construction
Heather Polinsky, Global President, Arcadis’ Resilience Business
Joan Floura, President, Floura-Teeter Landscape Architects
10:15 - 10:30 AM
COFFEE BREAK
10:15 AM -
12:15 PM
Matchmaking Appointments
10:30 -11:15 AM
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Infrastructure Update: How Maryland is Moving Forward - Transportation
Danielle Hankins, Moderator, President, WTS Baltimore
Danelle Hunter, Amtrak, Senior Director, Community Engagement
Luigi Rosa, Amtrak AVP Major Programs, Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program Dexter Fordyce, Amtrak Senior Program Director, Susquehanna River Bridge Replacement Program
Brian Traylor, Amtrak Director Portfolio Management, Baltimore Penn Station Redevelopment
Red Line Update + Opportunities
Joann Petillo, Moderator, Jeffrey Brown Contracting
Allison Scott, MTA, Red Line Senior Project Director
Jerome Horne, MTA, Manager of Communications, Baltimore Red Line
Safeguarding Strategies: A Deep Dive into Department of Defense Cybersecurity Compliance
Lori Jackson, CISSP, CCP, CMMC RP, President, White Raven Security
TRAINING LAB: Federal Contracting Updates
Matt Moriarty, Founding Member, Schoonover & Moriarty, LLC
11:15 - 11:30 AM
COFFEE BREAK
11:30 AM -
12:15 PM
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Infrastructure Update: How Maryland is Moving Forward - Environmental
Abbie Smith, Moderator, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC
Timothy Ford, MES, Managing Director, Environmental Operations
Frederick King, WSSC, Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Paul Sayan, Acting Water/Wastewater Bureau Head, City of Baltimore DPW
Progressive Design-Build Topic
Sally Philbin, Moderator, JMT
Kathryn Weisner, PE, NRAEMT, Construction & Contract Administration, U.S. DOT-FHWA
David Adams, PE, Alternative Project Delivery Deputy Practice Lead, JMT
Kevin Kleinchester, Senior Design Manager, Whiting-Turner
Developing High Performance Teams
Geoffrey Kuhlmann, ACC, PMP, Executive Coach, WeAlign
Former Deputy District Commander, USACE, Baltimore District
TRAINING LAB: AI/ChatGPT
Gavriel Legynd, PhD, CEO, VisioneerIT
12:15 - 1:15 PM
Networking Lunch
SAME National and MEGA Awards Presentation
Mindy Hinsley, F.SAME, FSMPS, CPSM, Co-Chair, MEGA Maryland
Liz Krick, Co-Chair, MEGA Maryland
Mike Wehr, Executive Director, SAME
Sharon Krock, President-Elect, SAME
1:15 - 2:15 PM
Regional Economic Outlook
Carrie Ann Williams, CPSM, F.SAME, Moderator
Daraius Irani, Ph.D., VP, Division of Strategic Partnerships and Applied Research Chief Economist, Regional Economic Studies Institute, Towson University
Mary Kane, President & CEO, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
Lisa Swoboda, Executive Director, Maryland Military Installation Council
2:15 - 3:00 PM
Coffee + Sweet Treat Break
2:15 - 3:00 PM
Matchmaking Appointments
3:00 - 3:45 PM
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Infrastructure Update: How Maryland is Moving Forward – Energy
Bill Burris, Moderator, USAF AFMC
Dan Janousek, MDOT, Office of Planning and Capital Programming
Kristofer Zimmerman, Joint Base Andrews, Community Planning Liaison, Alternative Energy Projects
Jen Brock, Chief of Staff, Business Network for Offshore Wind
Coastal Resilience
Kat Blair, Moderator, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC
Dan Murphy, Chief, Division of Habitat & Restoration, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Delmarva Restoration and Conservation Network
Lindsay Ries, Wildlife Biologist, Assateague Island National Seashore, National Park Service
David Curson, PhD., Director of Bird Conservation (Maryland), Audubon Mid-Atlantic
OASIS/OASIS+ and GSA Schedule Updates
Stacy Swann, National Account Manager- DHS, DOJ, NASA, USACE, Office of Customer Accounts & Stakeholder Engagement, GSA
TRAINING LAB: Marketing + BD Best Practices
Mindy Hinsley, F.SAME, FSMPS, CPSM, President, Hinsley Collective
Carrie Ann Williams, F.SAME, CPSM, Founder/CEO, Andana Consulting
Tracey Poler, Director of Marketing, PRIME AE
3:45 - 4:00 PM
Closing Remarks/Giveaways
Mindy Hinsley, F.SAME, FSMPS, CPSM, Co-Chair, MEGA Maryland
Liz Krick, Co-Chair, MEGA Maryland
Sally Philbin, Co-Chair, MEGA Maryland
4:00 - 4:30 PM
Exhibitor move out