AGENDA


Monday, July 20, 2026


7:00 AM – 8:00 AM 

Golf Registration & Continental Breakfast 

8:00 AM 

Shotgun Start / Golf Tournament Begins

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Golf Awards Luncheon

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Early Registration & Exhibitor Setup


Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Advocacy, Innovation & Industry Engagement


7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Registration & Networking Breakfast

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Opening Keynote

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Advocacy in Action Panel : Navigating the FAR Overhaul

10:30 AM -12:00 PM

Building for Scale: Innovative Growth & Funding Strategies

10:15AM - 12:00 PM
Morning Workshops

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM 

Key Note: Ryan Lambert 

Associate Administrator, SBA GCBD

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Plenary Session:  SBA Regulatory Update 

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Opens

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Key NoteKelly Mitchell

Executive Director, White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at HBCU's

3:15 PM - 4:30PM

Manufacturing the Future Workforce: AI Automation & Americas Industrial Evolution

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM 

Closing General Session

Supporting the Warfighter: The Critical Role of Small Business in National Defense 

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Networking Reception


Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Teaming, Energy & The Future of Small Business


7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Registration & Networking Breakfast (Exhibit Hall)

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM 

Opening Keynote U.S Department of Energy 

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM 

The Genesis Opportunity: Harnessing AI, Energy Innovation, and Critical Materials for America's Future

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 

Innovative Teaming Strategies

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 

AM Workshops & Training Sessions 

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 

Networking Lunch 

1:00 PM - 1:45  PM

Plenary Session

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

1 on 1  Matchmaking

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Key Note

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM 

Closing General Session

The Future of Small Business:

Federal Priorities, Energy, Defense & What Comes Next


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