Speakers

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  Kim Mozingo

  Director, Federal Programs·TEDCO

  As the Director of Federal Programs, Kim is responsible for engaging with the federal government to convert scientific research into new jobs and new businesses. Kim focuses on engaging with research laboratories and manages programs that help businesses make use of the public investment in science, technology, and innovation in industries from cybersecurity to manufacturing, renewable energy, AI/ML, and robotics. Kim has a long history of supporting the Department of Defense beginning with serving on Air Force Active Duty in England then Germany, to working with Army Intelligence, the Naval Air Systems Command, and Navy Fleet Readiness Centers. Prior to joining TEDCO, she managed the Maryland Defense Technology Commercialization Center (DefTech), a program of the Maryland Department of Commerce, where she educated businesses on how to work with DoD researchers to convert government funded research and innovation into new economic opportunities.  Her experience includes founding multiple companies in disciplines from engagement consulting to robotics. Her work has spanned research on employee engagement, managing a tech-focused business incubator, supporting government-funded labs, and economic studies in business retention and expansion.  Kim is a certified trainer for the International Business Innovation Association’s Entrepreneurship Center Management Certification program where she teaches on topics from building collaborative entrepreneurial ecosystems to managing entrepreneurship programs, growing partnerships, and running profitable programs. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in management from the University of Maryland Global Campus.

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  Olessia Smotrova, CF APMP Fellow

  President and CEO·OST Global Solutions

  Olessia has more than 20 years of experience in business development. She led winning bids for four out of the top five government contractors, winning more than $20 billion over the course of her career. She is the author of the book How to Get Government Contracts: Have a Slice of $1 Trillion Pie and seven other books. She has taught a graduate course for the Stevens Institute of Technology, and she provided training to Treasury and NASA. She has served for 2 years as the President of the National Contracts Management Association (NCMA) Bethesda/Medical Chapter and for 2 years as the President of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) National Capital Area Chapter. Olessia is recognized as an APMP Fellow for her contributions to the field of capture and proposals – the highest honor in the business development profession. Her skills span every aspect of business development, sales, and marketing. Prior to supporting hundreds of Fortune 500 companies and small businesses as a proposal consultant and growing OST, she worked as a business developer for Raytheon and Lockheed Martin and wrote for the Financial Times of London.

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  Parvathi Chundi Ph.D.

  SBIR/STTR Program Director in the Division of Translational Impacts under the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partne·National Science Foundation

  Parvathi Chundi is a program director for the SBIR/STTR program. She manages the advanced systems for analytics and artificial intelligence topics in the program. She is a University Distinguished Professor at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Her research interests span the areas of data management and machine learning technologies. She has extensive industrial experience, including startup ventures and research labs such as the G.E. Corporate Research and Development Center, HP, and Agilent Labs, and holds several patents.