Conference Agenda

Tuesday, November 4

7:30 a.m.

Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament: Centennial Golf Course, Oak Ridge

Noon – 5 p.m.

Exhibitor Setup/Registration

5:00 p.m.

Conference and Exhibit Hall Opening Ceremony: Congressman Zach Wamp, Representative (TN) (R) District 3

5-7:00 p.m.

Opening Reception: Entertainment provided by Outta the Blue bluegrass band

Wednesday, November 5

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast, Registration and Exhibits Open

8:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks and Keynote Introduction: Erich Evered, President, ETEBA - Cabrera Services

8:40 a.m.

Keynote Address: Jim Roberto, Deputy Director, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

9:00 a.m.

1A: National Defense: Moderator: Kathleen Etxegoien, Director, Business Development, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
  Thad Konopnicki, Deputy Associate Administrator, NNSA – Office of Infrastructure and Environment
  Ted Sherry, Manager,Y-12 Site Office, NNSA
  Doris Heim, Associate Laboratory Director, Business Services, Los Alamos National Laboratory

10:00 a.m.

Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30 a.m.

1B: NATIONAL DEFENSE: Moderator: Miles Smith, Senior Vice President Eastern Operations Division, EnergySolutions Federal Services
  MG Merdith W. B. Temple, Deputy Commanding General , US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Headquarters
  Charlie Willmore, Assistant Operations Officer, Naval Facilities (NAVFAC) Southeast
  William Sargent, Engineering Director, USACE Military Munitions Response Program

11:50 a.m.

Lunch in Exhibit Hall

1:00 p.m.

2: Energy and Science: Moderator: Tom Ballard, Director of ORNL Partnerships, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  David Brock, Small Business Specialist, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
  Dr. Kelly Beierschmitt, Director of Nuclear Operations, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  Ed Freeman, Engineering and Support Manager, TVA Watts Bar Unit 2 Project, Tennessee Valley Authority

2:20 p.m.

Break in Exhibit Hall

2:50 p.m.

3: United Kingdom Panel Session: Moderator: Angie Jones, Vice President, East Construction Vice President East Construction Operations Manager, AMEC Earth & Environmental
  Sam Dancy, UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
  David Henderson, Supply Chain Ombudsman,  Sellafield, Ltd.
  Gary McKeating, Nuclear Opportunities Manager, Cumbria West Lakes Renaissance
  Joe Flanagan, Head of Energy, Northwest Development Agency

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Reception in Exhibit Hall: Entertainment by Gann’s Entertainment (DJs)

Thursday, November 6

7:30 a.m.

Sponsor/Speaker Breakfast (by invitation only)

Breakfast/Registration in Exhibit Hall

8:45 a.m.

Opening Remarks: John Krueger, B&W Y-12

8:50 a.m.

4: Environment: Moderator: Paul Divjak, President and General Manager, Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC
  Dr. Inés Triay, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, DOE Office of Environmental Management
  Gerald Boyd, Manager, DOE Oak Ridge Office
  Zack Smith, Director, Salt Waste Processing Facility Project Office, DOE Savannah River Site

10:00 a.m.

Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30 a.m.

5: DOE Procurement Panel Session: Moderator: Keith Bradley, Director of Contracts, Oak Ridge Operations, Tetra Tech
  John Bashista, Deputy Director, Procurement and Assistance Management, DOE Headquarters

  Ralph Holland, Assistant Director, Office of Contracting, DOE EM Consolidated Business Center, Cincinnati, OH
  Gregory F. Gonzales, Small Business Program Manager, NNSA Service Center, Albuquerque, NM
  David Hepner, Director, Acquisition Operations Division, Office of Acquisition Management, DOE Savannah River Site Office

12:10 p.m.

Closing Remarks: Jenny Freeman, TN Chapter Chair and Conference Committee Member Strata-G