Events

"Open for Business" Conference

Join Astra Women’s Business Alliance on August 11th at the Alaskan Heritage Culture Center from 9:00am-1:00pm to learn how to grow your business through contracting with Federal agencies and Fortune 500 companies. 

- Hear buyers and successful women business owners discuss their best practices for gaining and retaining customers.
- Meet prime contractors and decision makers one-on-one to pitch your company for potential contracts.
- Companies invited to attend: British Petroleum, Shell Oil, POWTEC, Prince of Wales Tribal Consortium, Stantec, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Group, GHD, Allied GIS, North Star Paving Company, U.S. Small Business Administration, Native American PTAC.  

Who should attend?

- Companies with federal contracting and/or energy industry experience

AGENDA

Welcome Remarks - Diane McClelland, Astra President, David Patterson, Johnson Controls, Inc. Karen Forsland, District Director of U. S. Small Business Administration, Gail Morrison, Allied GIS and Carey Foster, North Star Paving & Construction- Astra WBE Co-Leaders Alaska

Government Contracting Panel -  Moderator: Mary Jo Juarez, Native American PTAC. Panelists: Gail Morrison, Allied GIS; Marian Taylor,U.S. Army: Karen Ferris, POWTEC.

Corporate Contracting Panel - Moderator: Diane McClelland, Astra. Panelists: Debra Jennings-Johnson, BP, David Patterson, Johnson Controls, Inc. and Carey Foster, North Star Paving & Construction Inc.

Speed Dating with screened WBEs who have contract experience and are certified through SBA or WBENC


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