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SUMMARY:The Contracting Academy (TCA) - Virtual
DESCRIPTION:The Contracting Academy (TCA) is an opportunity for businesses to grow their technical knowledge of contracting with Federal Government\, State and Local Government\, and Government Prime Contractors. The series of workshops will benefit established businesses looking to grow and develop their government sales. To access the dedicated TCA virtual conference webpage and review previous TCAs\, click here. \nREGISTER NOW!\nAGENDA FOR THE DAY\n9:00 AM – Opening Remarks – Dr. Gene Manzanet – Senior Director Diverse Business Development\, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) \n\n\n\n9:00 AM\nDoing Business with the State of Wisconsin – Products and Services\n\n\n \nJessica Potter – WisPro Section Chief\, Department of Administration-Division of Enterprise Operations\, State Bureau of Procurement\n\n\n10:00 AM\nDoing Business with the State of Wisconsin – Construction\, A/E & Related Services\n\n\n \nAudra Jervey – Enterprise Contract Officer\, Division of Facilities Development and Management (DFDM)\, State of Wisconsin\n\n\n \nMatt Klaila – Program and Policy Analyst\, Division of Facilities Development and Management (DFDM)\, State of Wisconsin\n\n\n11:00 AM\nSelling to Local Governments\n\n\n \nBrian Pittelli – Buyer\, City of Madison\n\n\n \nMichelle Kaczmarowski – Procurement & Supplier Development Manager\, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)\n\n\n \nPeter Patten – Purchasing Manager\, Dane County\n\n\n \nSuzanne Carter – Purchasing Manager\, Milwaukee County Department of Administrative Services\n\n\n \nCourtney Skinkis – Owner/President\, Confluence Graphics\n\n\n \n[Moderator] Aina Vilumsons – President-Executive Director\, Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI)\n\n\n \n \n\n\n                             Break for Lunch\n\n\n \n \n\n\n1:00 PM\nUpdate on Government Small / Diverse Certifications\n\n\n \nAlex Ysquierdo\, MSc – Director\, Department of Administration Supplier Diversity Program\n\n\n \nDontreal Teague – Business Inclusion Program Coordinator\, City of Milwaukee\n\n\n \nSamuel Jack – Senior Counsel\, Husch Blackwell\n\n\n \nShane Mahaffy – Lead Business Opportunity Specialist\, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)\n\n\n \n[Moderator] Aina Vilumsons – President-Executive Director\, Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI)\n\n\n2:00 PM\nProposal Management in the Early Days of AI\n\n\n \nDavid Zvenyach – Founder\, Tandem – CEO\, MakeGov\n\n\n3:00 PM\nNavigating CMMC: Practical Strategies for Defense Contractors and Subcontractors\n\n\n \nAndrew Green – Chief Business Officer\, Strohwig Industries\n\n\n \nJerome Miastkowski – CEO\, Aeroplicity\n\n\n \nMatthew Frost – Government Contract Specialist\, Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI)\n\n\n \nMegan McKinney – VP Business Development\, CyberNlNES\n\n\n \n[Moderator] Aina Vilumsons – President-Executive Director\, Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI)\n\n\n\nCONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nSuzanne Carter – Purchasing Manager\, Milwaukee County Department of Administrative Services\n\n\n\nAndrew Green – Chief Business Officer\, Strohwig Industries\n\n\n\nSamuel Jack – Senior Counsel\, Husch Blackwell\n\n\n\nAudra Jervey – Enterprise Contract Officer\, Division of Facilities Development and Management (DFDM)\, State of Wisconsin\n\n\n\nMichelle Kaczmarowski – Procurement & Supplier Development Manager\, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)\n\n\n\nShane Mahaffy – Lead Business Opportunity Specialist\, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)\n\n\n\nMegan McKinney – VP Business Development\, CyberNlNES\n\n\n\nJerome Miastkowski – CEO\, Aeroplicity\n\n\n\nPeter Patten – Purchasing Manager\, Dane County\n\n\n\nBrian Pittelli – Buyer\, City of Madison\n\n\n\nJessica Potter – WisPro Section Chief\, Department of Administration-Division of Enterprise Operations\, State Bureau of Procurement\n\n\n\nDontreal Teague – Business Inclusion Program Coordinator\, City of Milwaukee\n\n\n\nAlex Ysquierdo\, MSc – Director\, Department of Administration Supplier Diversity Program\n\n\n\nDavid Zvenyach – Founder\, Tandem – CEO\, MakeGov\n\n\n\nMatthew Frost – Government Contract Specialist\, Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI)\n\n\n\n[Moderator] Aina Vilumsons – President-Executive Director\, Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI)\n\n \nALSO\, join us in person on December 10th and 11th\, downtown in Milwaukee at Marketplace Wisconsin. \n\nQuestions? Contact Michael Steger at Michaels@wispro.org or at (414) 270-3600. \n \n 
URL:https://www.wispro.org/event/the-contracting-academy-tca-2025-12/
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SUMMARY:The Contracting Academy (TCA) - Virtual
DESCRIPTION:The Contracting Academy (TCA) is an opportunity for businesses to grow their technical knowledge of contracting with Federal Government\, State and Local Government\, and Government Prime Contractors. The series of workshops will benefit established businesses looking to grow and develop their government sales. \n\nAGENDA\n\n\n\n9:00 AM — Doing Business with the State of Wisconsin – Products and Services\n\nJessica Potter\, Section Chief\, State of Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA)\n\n10:00 AM — Doing Business with the State of Wisconsin – Construction\, A/E & Related Services\n\nMatt Klaila\, Program and Policy Analyst (DFD)\, State of Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA)\nAudra Jervey\, Enterprise Contract Officer\, State of Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) — LinkedIn\n\n11:00 AM — Selling to Local Governments\n\nDiana Herrejon\, Procurement Specialist\, City of Milwaukee Purchasing Division\nRegina Flores\, Procurement Director\, Milwaukee County Department of Administrative Services – LinkedIn\nPete Patten\, Purchasing Manager\, Dane County\nMichelle Kaczmarowski\, Procurement & Supplier Diversity Manager\, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)\n\n12:15 PM – 1:00 PM — Break\n1:00 PM — CMMC Strategies and Solutions\n\nDerrick T. Davis\, Director-Industrial Cyber Security\, U.S. Department of Defense Office of Small Business Programs – BIO\nMatt Frost\, Government Contract Specialist\, Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI) – WI APEX Accelerator — LinkedIn\nJerome Miastkowski\, CEO & Founder\, Aeroplicity — LinkedIn\nScott Singer\, Chief Executive Officer\, CyberNINES — LinkedIn\n\n2:00 PM — Flowdown Showdown: Prime Contractor–Subcontractor Negotiations\n\nSamuel W. Jack\, Of Counsel\, Dempsey Law — LinkedIn\nDavid Zvenyach\, Principal\, TandemGov — LinkedIn\n\n3:00 PM — The AI Outlook for Government Contracts in 2025\n\nJames Pitcher\, Lead Contract Manager – Federal Programs\, Scale AI — LinkedIn\nDavid Zvenyach\, Principal\, TandemGov — LinkedIn\n\n\n\nALSO\, join us in person on December 11th and 12th\, downtown in Milwaukee at Marketplace Wisconsin\, the Governor’s Conference on Diverse Business Development. For more information\, click here. \n\nQuestions? Contact Michael Steger at Michaels@wispro.org or at (414) 270-3600. \n \n 
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