Small Business Opportunities for Johnson Space Center

2700 Bay Area Blvd,Houston TX 77058

01 November, 2022

Description

This free conference offers valuable information for small businesses and updates from NASA Leadership, Programs, Primes, and Resource Agencies (please see agenda for speaker list) on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Save the date and make plans to attend this event located in the Bayou Theater, University of Houston Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058. If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities with JSC SBC, please complete this form using the link below:​ https://www.jscsbc.com/jsc-sbc-annual-event-november-1st-2022-sponsorship.html AGENDA 08:00 – 08:30 Registration and Networking at Exhibit Hall in UHCL Bayou Building Atrium MORNING SPEAKER SESSION 08:30 – 08:35 Welcome, Johnson Space Center Small Business Council Chair 08:35 – 08:40 Color Guard 08:40 – 08:50 UHCL President Welcome 08:50 – 09:00 Remarks Vanessa Wyche, Center Director, NASA Johnson Space Center 09:00 – 09:15 Karla Smith Jackson, Asst. Admin for Procurement, NASA Headquarters 09:15 – 09:35 "Plan and Long-Term Vision for the Center" Douglas A. Terrier, Associate Center Director for Strategy, NASA Johnson Space Center 09:35 – 10:15 JSC Office of Procurement Panel; Jose Garcia, Director, Office of Procurement, JSC 10:15 – 10:30 Networking Break 10:30 – 10:40 Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership 10:40 - 10:55 "Take a company maturity level temperature, then suggest a path to improve their opportunities in SBIR/STTR" Bijo Matthew, Regional Director, Technology Commercialization Center ,SWTXB Small Business Development Center Network, UTSA 10:55 – 11:50 NASA Prime Contractor Panel LUNCH 11:50 – 12:50 Lunch and Networking Bingo in Exhibit Hall in Atrium AFTERNOON SPEAKER SESSION 12:50 - 13:05 “Pitching DoD Tech Scouts for DoD opportunities” Tim Fowler, DoD Technology Scout 13:05 – 13:50 “Recipe for Success” Small Business Panel 13:50 – 14:00 Introductions to the Small Business Association (SBA) 14:00 – 14:45 SBA Programs Panel Valerie Coleman, Program Manager, Prime Contracts, SBA & Nijua Heard, Procurement Center, SBA 14:45 – 15:00 Closing Remarks SMALL BUSINESS MATCHMAKING - Registration Required 15:00 – 17:00 Small Business Speed Dating (Individually Scheduled) NETWORKING RECEPTION 15:00* Following the program, the Exhibit Hall in Atrium will be open and we will host a Networking Reception with Awards at 15:30