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NACA 2016 B2B Conference
October 31, 2016 @ 8:30 am - November 3, 2016 @ 2:00 pm PDT
Varies
This year NACA will be providing presentations on government-business relationships in the diverse market of Native 8(a) federal contracting, upcoming elections and impacts for Native businesses, federal rules and regulations, and much more. NACA will also be hosting a fundraising Golf Tournament on October 31st to support the 2017 Emerging Native Leaders Summit.
Monday, October 31, 2016 — Welcome Events
- 8:30 to 3:00 Golf Tournament
- 12:00 to 5:00 Open Registration
- 6:00 to 8:30 Welcome Reception
Tuesday, November 01, 2016 — Federal Contracting Through a Native Lens
- 8:30 to 9:00 Continental Breakfast
- 9:00 to 9:30 Opening Ceremony: Drum Circle Opening Prayer Welcome Address
- 9:30 to 10:15 Opening Keynote Speaker
- 10:15 to 10:30 Coffee Break
- 10:30 to 11:30 General Session Panel: Corporations and Communities
- 11:30 to 12:00 Presentation: Buy Indian
- 12:00 to 12:30 Presentation: The Election and Native Communities
- 12:30 to 1:30 LUNCH
- 1:30 to 3:15 1A. Buy Indian Act 1B. Setting up your 8a for Success (TRAINING) 1C. 8a Policies & Advocacy
- 3:15 to 3:30 Coffee Break
- 3:30 to 5:00 1D. Market Trends 1E. Procurement 1F. How to be effective in Advocacy (TRAINING)
- 5:30 to 8:30 e. VIP Reception and Silent Auction
Wednesday, November 02, 2016 — The Intersection Between Government and Industry
- 8:30 to 9:00 Continental Breakfast
- 9:00 to 9:15 Cherokee Children’s Choir
- 9:15 to 9:30 Opening Remarks Michael Anderson
- 9:30 to 10:30 Federal Contracting Keynote
- 10:30 to 10:45 Coffee Break
- 10:45 to 11:45 General Session Panel: Federal Contracting (Agencies)
- 11:45 to 12:30 Presentation or panel: 8a Policies, procurement and the future of 8a
- 12:30 to 1:30 LUNCH
- 1:30 to 3:15 2A. Commercial Contracts and Acquisitions 2B. Business Systems 2C. Compliance & Regulation (TRAINING—Labor)
- 3:15 to 3:30 BREAK
- 3:30 to 5:00 2D. IT/Cyber Security 2E. Financial Management/Access to Capitol 2F. Compliance & Regulation (TRAINING—Contract Monitoring
Thursday, November 03, 2016 — Membership and Board Meeting
- 8:00 to 8:45 Breakfast, Registration & Voter Credentialing
- 8:45 to 9:00 State of the Association
- 9:00 to 9:30 Looking Toward the Future – What metrics say
- 9:30 to 10:00 Campaign Speeches
- 10:00 to 10:15 Coffee Break
- 10:15 to 10:30 NACA Board of Directors Election
- 10:30 to 10:45 Announcement of 2016-2018 Board of Directors
- 10:45 to 12:00 Board of Directors Meeting
- 12:00 to 1:00 NACA Management Q & A and Closing Remarks