Past Conference Presentations
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PRE-INTENSIVE SESSION: MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2026
Entity-Owned Executive Training: Coping with FAR, SBA and DEI Changes (View Presentation) — Robert Tompkins, Holland & Knight; Hillary Freund, Holland & Knight & O'Kelly McWilliams, Holland & Knight
GENERAL SESSION: TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026
Keynote: SBA (No Slides Utilized) — Ryan Lambert, Small Business Administration
SBA Legal Update (View Presentation) — John Klein, Small Business Administration; Wendell Davis, Small Business Administration; Tanner Hatch, Small Business Administration & Gabrielle Hangos, Small Business Administration
BREAKOUT SESSIONS: TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026
Federal Contracts in the Pacific and the Role of the PCR (View Presentation) — Kim Tripp, Small Business Administration
CMMC for Small Business: From Compliance Requirement to Competitive Advantage (View Presentation) — Noel Vestal, Aethon Security & Derek Kernus, Aethon Security
Beyond the Numbers: Decoding the Human and Strategic Drivers of REAs & Claims in an Age of Inflation, Cyber, and Change (View Presentation) — Ryan Bradel, Ward & Berry; Kevin Bergt, Ahtna Diversified Holdings & Mary Pat Buckenmeyer, Ward & Berry
SBA Alaska District Office - Navigating Federal Requirements (View Presentation) — Erica Rivera, Small Business Administration; Reginald Goolsby, Small Business Administration; Martine Robinson, Small Business Administration; Ross Macarty, Small Business Administration; Dan Digna, Small Business Administration & Apollo Fuhriman, Small Business Administration
The Empower To Grow Program: Unlocking Free Resources for Growth (View Presentation) — Sonja Greene, The Catalyst Center for Business and Entrepreneurship
Joint Venture and Mentor-Protégé Bidding Strategies for Government Contractors (View Presentation) — Meghan Leemon, PilieroMazza & Peter Ford, PilieroMazza
Cost of Doing Business: Overview of Indirect Rates (View Presentation) — Meredith Eddy, DCAA
Beyond the Bid: Unlocking New Growth in New Unique Areas (No Slides Utilized) — Jon Panamaroff, Command Holdings; Dan Riggs, DDC & Monica James, Native of Kodiak
AI in Government Contracting: The Good, The Bad, and The Unwritten Compliance Rules (View Presentation) — Kristen Doughty, The Aleut Corporation & Amanda Merced, Ward & Berry
GENERAL SESSION: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026
FAR and SBA Update (View Presentation) — Robert Tompkins, Holland & Knight & Hillary Freund, Holland & Knight
BREAKOUT SESSIONS: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026
Doing Business with the Pacific Air Forces (View Presentation) — Ailie Souriolle, Pacific Air Force
Size: How and When to Measure It, and What Happens if You Are Too Big (View Presentation) — Chris Slottee, Schwabe & Molly Gunther, Schwabe
Entity Owned and Individual Owned Small Businesses: Strategic Positioning for Risk Mitigation & Opportunity (View Presentation) — Amy Allen, Unanet; Heather Eldred, Transcend Strategic Consulting & Polly Watson, Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Limitation on Subcontracting Compliance: A Renewed Focus (View Presentation) — Matthew Schoonover, Schoonover & Moriarty
CMMC Phase 2 Rollout: Strategic CMMC Implementation for ANCs (View Presentation) — Fernando Machado, Cybersec & Christina Reynolds, BDO
Government Contracting Q&A (View Presentation) — Erin Olenjack, Bank of America
Doing Business with USACE (View Presentation) — Ryan Zachry, Alaska District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Building Relationships That Win Contracts: Tactics and Strategies Positioning for Small Businesses in Federal Markets (View Presentation) — Matthew Redmond, Berachah Group Ventures
Whose Past Performance Is It, Anyway? Leveraging Affiliates, Subcontractors, and JV Partners While Avoiding Landmines (View Presentation) — Stephen Bacon, Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Deregulation Roundtable Discussion (No Slides Utilized) — Apollo Fuhriman, Small Business Administration
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