The Minority Business RoundTable (MBRT) is pleased to co-sponsor SBA Expo '04 in celebration of National Small Business Week. Please join us in Orlando, FL, May 19-21, 2004 for three days of exciting and informative  activities specially designed for small businesses.       

Highlights include the Business Matchmaking program, special value-added  feature to Expo which pairs you with federal and corporate buyers  interested  in your products and services, a televised town hall meeting with SBA  Administrator Hector Barreto and Department of Commerce Secretary Donald  Evans, and over 300 exhibitors featuring the latest products, resources  and services for small business owners. 

MBRT will be co-sponsoring the SBA EXPO 04 and hosting the Department of Defense panel for its presentation on  "Doing Business with the Department of Defense; Transformation of the Industrial Base" on May 19th at 2:30pm-4:30pm following the Champions Awards Luncheon.  Frank Ramos, Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business, Department of Defense, will be discussing the role of small and disadvantaged businesses in DoD.

"Doing Business with the Department of Defense;

 Transformation of the Industrial Base Panel Discussion
 

 May 19th at 2:30pm-4:30pm

2:30pm - Welcoming Remarks by Roger A Campos, President and CEO, Minority Business Roundtable and Reta Lewis, Vice President, Counselor to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

2:30pm - 2:50pm - Introduction by Frank Ramos, Director OSDBU, DoD

"How can we make the over $70 billion in DoD annual procurement dollars at both the prime and subcontract levels awarded to small businesses more relevant to transformational military requirements? " 

"What is the critical role of the SBIR and Mentor Protégé Programs in bringing innovative technologies and new manufacturing processes to address the desired operational capabilities including netcentricity, new power sources, unmanned aerial vehicles and robotics?"  

"How can small and minority businesses can and do play a significant role in providing value engineering solutions to the Department of Defense "

2:50pm - 4:30pm - PowerPoint Presentations, Panel Discussions,  and Q&A

Moderator:  Frank Ramos, Director, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, US Department of Defense

Panelists:            

• " The Department of Army Mission; Minority and Small Business Opportunities and Programs"  - Tracey L. Pinson, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Dept. of the Army, Office of the Secretary of the Army 

• " The Department of Navy Mission; Minority and Small Business Opportunities and Programs" Nancy J. Tarrant, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Dept. of the Navy, Office of the Secretary of the Navy

• " The Department of Air Force Mission; Minority and Small Business Opportunities and Programs"  - Patrick Hiller, Associate Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Dept. of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force 

• " The Defense Logistics Agency Mission; Minority and Small Business Opportunities and Programs" - Tom  Ray, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Defense Logistics Agency

• "Value Engineering" - Nanette (Nan) Ramsey, Army Materiel Command Value Engineering Program Manager, Dept. of the Army 

Staff from the Department of Defense, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization will be on-hand May 19 from 2:30-4:30 during the Minority Business Roundtable (MBRT) discussion to offer insight on: DoD specific small business programs and opportunities; the need for small business innovative research and technology; and, the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program and Value Engineering. 

We are expecting approximately 350 Minority and Small Business CEOs to attend.  A Welcome reception will follow the presentation later that evening at the Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

Click here For more information on: Transformation of the Defense Industrial Base

Click here For more information on: Doing Business with the Department of Defense

Click here for more information on Value Engineering

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SBA Expo ‘04

 

Celebrating National Small Business Week

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SPECIAL MBRT DISCOUNT REGISTRATION CODE       You are being offered a reduced full-3 day conference registration  price of only $325 starting with the Champions Award Luncheon at noon on Wednesday 19 May and the following Department of Defense Presentation at 2:30pm.    Please click the electronic invitation  below to visit the SBA Expo '04 website to register with MBRT. The  following code will allow you this discounted registration:     ENTER SPECIAL CODE (ALL CAPS) ON REGISTRATION FORM:      MBRTSBA       We look forward to seeing you at the SBA Expo '04 in Orlando!  Sincerely,  Roger Campos, President and CEO, MBRT

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SBA EXPO 2004

CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS TO ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER ORLANDO FLORIDA

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON TRAVEL AND HOTELS

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON BUSINESS SESSIONS

 or call (202) 205-8414 or email expo@sba.gov

Frequently Asked Questions

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Contributor Opportunities & Benefits & Individual Participation Fees

"Doing Business with DoD; Transformation of the Industrial Base"

"Evening Reception hosted by MBRT Honoring Asian Pacific American
  Heritage History Month"

If you would like to be a contributor please contact either Eve Boertlein at 202-289-2022 (EMAIL: eve@mbrt.net) or Roger Campos at 202-312-1527 or 301-254-0048 (EMAIL: rogercampos@mbrt.net)

 

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The Minority Business Round Table (MBRT) is a national non profit 501(c) 3 membership organization for CEOs of the Nation’s largest minority-owned companies. MBRT was founded with the objective of promoting, supporting and advocating businesses owned by ethnic minorities including Native American, Hispanic American, African American and Asian American. Since inception the organization has worked incessantly toward taking its members businesses to a new level through workshops, conferences and formulating and articulating public policies that impact minority-owned businesses.