Tinker and the Primes

Tinker and the Primes 2009 Working Agenda

Tinker and the Primes 2009 Event Program

(Revised September 15, 2009)

National defense conditions and the mission priorities of the Department of Defense and Tinker AFB on the date(s) of the event may impact the ultimate availability of speakers.  Tinker and the Primes reserves the right to substitute speakers and sessions based upon availability on the date of the event.

DAY ONE: Monday, November 16th

1. 9:30 a.m. - Noon/12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Registration open
2. 10:15 a.m. - A Tinker AFB Perimeter Asset (bus) Tour for fifty (50 paid attendees will depart from Reed Center portico and return by approximately 12:00 p.m.
3. 9:00 a.m. - noon - "Marketing to the Government and the Primes" (previously known as Contractor Matchmaking) sessions in designated second floor meeting rooms.
4. Noon - 12:45 p.m. - A Box luncheon for all tour attendees (both tours), volunteers and contractors will be held at noon.
5. 1:00 p.m. - A tour of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC) for twenty-one (21) paid attendees will depart from the Reed Center portico and return by approx. 4:00 p.m.
6. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - "Marketing to the Government and the Primes" (previously known as Contractor Matchmaking) sessions in designated second floor meeting rooms.
7. 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Exhibitor set-up

DAY TWO: Tuesday, November 17th

1. 7:30 a.m. - Conference Registration and Exhibits open
2. 8:00 a.m.- 9:10 a.m. - Tinker and the Primes invites you to unlock the incentives available to government contractors doing business in Oklahoma. Open General Session in the second floor ballroom.
   • Ben T. Robinson, Director of Education and Training for the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute and former head of Boeing Aerospace Operations - Oklahoma, will serve as Moderator for this session and provide an overview of the Oklahoma Aerospace Vision.
   • Jonna D. Kauger Kirschner, Deputy Director and General Counsel, Oklahoma Department of Commerce; Richard Schwalbach, Quality Jobs Program Manager Oklahoma Department of Commerce, will present newly enacted incentives available to contractors doing business in Oklahoma.
   • Victor Bird, Director, Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission, will present the benefits available to companies under the Oklahoma Aerospace Industry Engineer Workforce Bill and will discuss the Center for Aerospace Supplier Quality.
   • A question and answer session will follow the presentations.
   RESERVED PREFERRED SEATING WITH PURCHASE OF THE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION PACKAGE. General seating is available on a first-come-first-served basis at no cost to individuals who register for this activity.
3. 9:20 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. A panel discussion facilitated by the Tinker AFB Small Business Office on the topic of small business opportunities and sub-contracting between prime contractors and small businesses. – Open General Session in the second floor ballroom.
   RESERVED PREFERRED SEATING WITH PURCHASE OF THE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION PACKAGE. General seating is available on a first-come-first-served basis at no cost to individuals who register for this activity.
4. 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. - Education Breakout Sessions
   • Doing business with General Dynamics IT - Meeting Room TBA - Bob Bondaruk - General Dynamics IT - Tinker AFB
   • Doing Business with Boeing - First floor - Meeting Room TBA - Terry Stepanek - The Boeing Company - OKC
   • Doing Business with Northrop Grumman - Meeting Room TBA - Martin Hathaway - Northrop Grumman - OKC
5. 12:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Tuesday Keynote Luncheon featuring Alan Estevez, Principal Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics & Materiel Readiness) – 400+ guests. Mr. Estevez is the Department of Defense official charged with logistics transformation across all branches of the US military.
6. 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. - Education Breakout Sessions
   • Doing business with General Dynamics IT - Meeting Room TBA - Bob Bondaruk - General Dynamics IT - Tinker AFB
   • Doing Business with Boeing - First floor - Meeting Room TBA - Terry Stepanek - the Boeing Company - OKC
   • Doing Business with Northrop Grumman - Meeting Room TBA - Martin Hathaway - Northrop Grumman - OKC
7. 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. - Doing Business with DLA – John Henley, Associate Director Small Business Programs - DSCR-DU - Open General Session in the second floor ballroom.
   RESERVED PREFERRED SEATING WITH PURCHASE OF THE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION PACKAGE. General seating is available on a first-come-first-served basis at no cost to individuals who register for this activity.
8. 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. - Exhibitors Reception throughout the building - Everyone welcome!
9. 5:30 p.m. - Exhibits close

DAY THREE: Wednesday, November 18th

1. 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Registration and Exhibits open
2. 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. - Government Contracting Institute - Meeting Room TBA - William Foster, Col. USAF Ret. - LSI Business Development Inc.
3. 11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. - Doing Business with the FAA - Meeting Room TBA - Gerald Lewis - FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center OKC
4. 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. - The $Billion$ Dollar Box Lunch Briefing - 250+ guests
   
   • Master of Ceremonies - David Burnett, Director of Economic Development - Midwest City Chamber of Commerce - Director, Tinker and the Primes
   • OC ALC Mission Briefing - Col. Mark Beierle, Commander - 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing - Tinker AFB
   • Tinker Aerospace Complex Briefing - Col. Randall Burke, Director - OC ALC Plans and Programs
   • New Technology for Tinker AFB - Bob Bondaruk, Technology Integrator - General Dynamics IT - Tinker AFB
   • Global Logistics Support Briefing - Col. Joseph Pinckney Jr., Vice Director - 448th Supply Chain Management Wing - Tinker AFB
   • Center for Aerospace Supplier Quality (CASQ) Briefing - Allen Shipes, CASQ Program Manager - Logistic Specialties Inc.
5. 2:00 p.m. - Exhibits close and conference adjourns

Online registration is available at http://www.TinkerandthePrimes.com under the Registration menu.

Conference Registration Package Includes:

• Exhibit Hall Pass.
• Preferred reserved seating at the Open General Sessions.
• +One ticket to Keynote Luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 17th. (Tickets included as long as they are available. Due to limited seating, late registrations are not guaranteed a ticket to this luncheon).
• +One ticket to the $Billion$ Dollar Box Lunch Briefing on Wednesday, Nov. 18th. (Tickets included as long as they are available. Due to limited seating, late registrations are not guaranteed a ticket to this luncheon).
• +One ticket to the Southwestern College Government Contractors Institute.
• +One ticket to the each of the “Doing Business ...” sessions.

+No admission without a pre-paid ticket

Through October 23rd: $235.00

Thereafter: $255.00

DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• +The Tinker Perimeter Asset Tour on Monday, November 16th. – Requires a separate $55 fee (limited to the first 50 paid tour participants) - Box Lunch Provided
• +The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Tour on Monday, November 16th. – Requires a separate $65 fee (limited to the first 21 paid tour participants) - Box Lunch Provided