Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Federal Small Business Conference (SBC) 2024

Thursday, November 21

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Room # 208-209
"Integrating AI Applications into Your A/E/C Small Business
Speaker: Pooja Jain
Description: Artificial intelligence (AI) applications are becoming mainstream features of business. While large businesses may have in-house expertise and financing to develop or buy AI applications to integrate, small businesses must maximize resources. Learn how to integrate AI applications into your business by understanding technology and business drivers to capitalize on opportunities.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room # R06-07
“Outside the Continental U.S. Business Opportunities”
Moderator: Todd Semonite
Description: U.S. federal agencies maintain considerable design, construction, and maintenance programs outside the continental United States. This session will provide information on contracting opportunities in Latin America, the Middle East, Europe, and the Pacific.

Friday, November 22

10:30 – 11:30 AM
Room # R01
“Alternate Procurement Option: Other Transactions for Design and Construction”
Moderator: Alastair MacGregor
Description: This session will feature dialogue with industry on the use of Other Transaction Authority to deliver design and construction projects. The National Defense Authorization Act has substantially broadened the authority to include prototype design, development, or demonstration of new construction techniques/technologies to improve military installations under a pilot program sun-setting in September 2025.

Jess Commerford, AICP
Operations Leader | Federal Programs
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Natalie Martin
Senior Vice President | Strategy and Development
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Margaret Burcham
Senior Vice President | Army Programs Lead
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Chuck Harris
Senior Vice President | Navy Program Director
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Dana Otto
Senior Vice President | Environment Program Lead
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Michael Sufnarski
Senior Vice President | E&E US Federal Sector Leader
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