Agenda

The agenda will be updated on an ongoing basis.

Educational Sesssions take place in the Celebrity Ballroom.

Foxwoods Conference Center (350 Trolley Line Blvd, Mashantucket, CT 06338)

12:00 PM-5:00 PM

Registration / Badge Pick Up - Fox Tower Hotel Lobby

Tuesday, October 6	Tuesday, October 6 - Celebrity Ballroom
8:00 AM	Badge Pick-up Opens / Sponsor Set Up in Conference Room
8:30 AM	Breakfast
9:00 AM-9:45 AM	Opening Welcome Ceremony and Speakers: Chairman Rodney Butler, Board Chair Angelina Casanova, and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
9:45 AM-10:00 AM	Shiyazh Pete, Viral NFL Sensation and Inspirational Speaker
10:00 AM-10:15 AM	Break
10:15 AM-10:45 AM	Fireside Chat with Treasurer Brandon Beach
10:50 AM-11:20 AM	Federal Contracting: Changes and the Pathway Ahead
11:25 AM-11:55 AM	Fireside Chat with GSA's Julie Ramey
11:55 AM-12:30 PM	Resources for Progress – The Power of Industry Groups and Government Support
12:30 PM-1:30 PM	Luncheon: North Star Award Ceremony
1:30 PM-1:55 PM	Cash, Capital & Contracts: Financing Growth for 2026 and Beyond
2:00 PM-2:25 PM	The Pause: Updates and Recommendations for CMMC Compliance
2:30 PM-2:55 PM	Featured Speaker: Office of the Army Small Business Programs
3:00 PM-3:25 PM	Built to Succeed: The Legal Essentials for Small Business Growth
3:45 PM-4:00 PM	Break
4:00 PM-4:25 PM	Technology, Tourism, and Growth
4:30 PM-5:00 PM	Building a Resilient Business in a Changing Economic Landscape
5:00 PM	Closing
5:30 PM-6:30 PM	Shiyazh Pete, Photograph and Autograph Session - Celebrity Ballroom
6:00 PM-8:00 PM	Social Event - Vue 24

8:30 AM	Breakfast
9:00 AM-9:30 AM	Welcome Day 2
9:30 AM-10:00 AM	Featured Speaker: John Klein, SBA
10:05 AM-10:35 AM	Healthcare Innovation: From Challenge to Opportunity
10:35 AM-10:55 AM	Break
10:55 AM-11:25 AM	Your Vehicle to Growth: BD Strategies That Win
11:30 AM-12:10 PM	Featured Speaker: Tonya Alston
12:15 PM-1:15 PM	Luncheon: The Seven Generation Award Ceremony
1:15 PM-1:45 PM	How to Contract with the Tribal and State Governments
1:55 PM-2:35 PM	Scale Smart: AI, Growth & Compliance
2:40 PM-3:05 PM	Generations to Come: Workforce and Mentorship
3:05 PM-3:15PM	Break - A Message from DIBX
3:15 PM-3:30 PM	CCAT - Funding for the Supplier Base
3:30 PM-3:55 PM	Contracting With Battelle
3:55 PM-4:10 PM	How to Work with Sandia Labs
4:15 PM-4:35 PM	Mission First: Obtaining Excellence in Customer Service
4:35 PM-5:00 PM	Compliance in Focus: Updates, Training and What Businesses Need to Know
5:00 PM	Closing
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Evening Social - BizConn Bingo @ Bar Centrale (Fox Tower Lobby)

Education: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center Private Tour

8:30 am - Meet in the Fox Tower Hotel Lobby for transportation.

9am-12pm (The tour is flexible based on time, should you need to leave early.)

Please email contact@bizconnalliance.com if you plan to attend.

Pequot Museum
The world’s largest tribally owned and operated museum of its kind, the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center is a 308,000 square-foot Smithsonian affiliated non-profit educational institution of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Government which seeks to further knowledge and understanding of the richness and diversity of Pequot history and culture, the natural history of southeastern Connecticut, and the history and cultures of tribes throughout the United States and Canada.

Today, the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center continues its legacy as a world-renowned cultural and educational center. As a must-see educational destination, the Museum has received several AAA Magazine Readers’ Choice awards, the AAA Gem Designation award, a Green Roof Award of Excellence, an NAACP Freedom Fund Award, just to name a few. Likewise, the Museum’s numerous films have received accolades, including the U.S. International Film and Video Awards’ Creative Excellence Award, a Crystal Award of Excellence, two Awards of Distinction by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts, and two Silver Medals by the Worldfest Flagstaff Film Festival. The facility’s unique architectural design has also received noteworthy recognition, including but not limited to the National Honor Award and the Innovative Design and Excellence in Architecture with Steel Award, both presented by American Institute of Architects.