American Express OPEN for Government Contracting: Success

The American Express OPEN for Government Contracting: Success Series is designed to educate small business owners on the benefits of selling to the government. The free full day program will cover a variety of government contracting topics for businesses at all levels of contract readiness and provides attendees with resources and step-by-step instructions to secure government contracts.

In addition to networking with other small businesses, attendees can sign up during registration to meet directly with agency officials and experienced contractors at the following sessions:

• Contract Connections – one-on-one meetings with procurement officials, government buyers and large prime contractors; and
• Meet the Mentors – Q&A roundtables with successful small business government contractors 

A sample of speakers includes:

• Honorable Mayor Kasim Reed, City of Atlanta
• Prudence Howard, Director of Contracting, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Terrez Thompson, VP, Global Supplier Diversity, The Coca-Cola Company
• Deniece Peterson, Director, Federal Market Analysis, Deltek
• Cassius Butts, Area IV Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration

A sample of Contract Connections participants includes:

• NASA
• Atlanta Housing Authority
• Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
• Lockheed Martin Corporation
• Delta Air Lines
• DHL Express (USA) Inc.