HAMPTON ROADS BUILDS BUSINESSES!
Hosted by VDOT, HRBT Expansion and Hampton Roads Connector Partners. Increasing access for small businesses by connecting Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned (SWaM) subcontractors with primary decision makers for the Hampton Roads-Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion project.
PROGRAM AGENDA
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM SPECIAL REMARKS:
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The Honorable Ralph Northam, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia
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The Honorable Shannon Valentine, Secretary of Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia
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The Honorable Stephen C. Brich, Commissioner, VDOT
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Thomas Nelson, Virginia Division Administrator, FHWA
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Sandra D. Norman, Civil Rights Division Administrator, VDOT
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Juan Miguel Perez, Project Executive, HRCP
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM HRBT PROJECT UPDATE: UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES
9:15 AM – 9:25 AM BREAK
9:25 AM – 10:15 AM PANEL PRESENTATION: GROWTH THROUGH PROGRESS
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Queen Crittendon, Hampton Roads District Civil Rights Manager, VDOT (Moderator)
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Angela Barber, Business Services Manager - Hampton Roads, Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity
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Nina Britton, Transportation Business Development Specialist, Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity
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Darren Brown, Assistant Division Administrator; External Programs, VDOT Civil Rights Division
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Alyssa Mako, Executive Director, USDOT SBTRC South Atlantic Region
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Erica Spencer, Senior Business Development Manager – Small Business /Workforce Development, City of Hampton Economic Development
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Lashawnda Williams Hall, Business Development Manager, City of Norfolk Economic Development
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM EXHIBITOR NETWORKING