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Procurement  Symposium

ProTech Innovation Labs Launch

Innovating IT Purchasing Across Government

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ProTech Innovation Labs Launch
Wednesday
, 
June 
6
, 
2018
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 at 
8:30am
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4:00pm 
PDT
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Public Spend Forum, along with partners Shatter Fund and Dcode, announces the launch of the ProTech Innovation Labs!

As a continuation of our commitment towards leveraging technology to improve public procurement and IT purchasing, we are excited to announce our next Procurement Technology Symposium, in conjunction with the launch of the ProTech Innovation Labs!


To be held in Los Angeles and available online in collaboration with Mayor Garcetti’s office, this event will bring together government, academia, technology leaders, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders to showcase technologies and approaches that are disrupting public procurement and the technology buying process.


Review the full agenda and register today to join us in Los Angeles or online on June 6!

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AGENDA

ALL TIMES ARE PDT

8:00 - 8:30 AM PDT

Registration and Breakfast


8:30 - 8:45 AM PDT

ProTech Innovation Labs

Enabling Public Procurement Outcomes for Citizens Through Technology

Raj Sharma, Chairman of the Public Spend Forum

8:45 - 9:45 AM PDT

Removing Barriers to Entry for Emerging Tech and Small/Diverse Firms

Raj Sharma, Public Spend Forum, Moderator

Michael Hermus, Former CIO, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Shelly Kapoor Collins, Shatter Fund

Sky Kelley, Founder and CEO, Avisare

9:45 - 10:00 AM PDT

Break


10:00 - 10:20 AM PDT

Smart Cities Do Smart Procurement

Martin O’Malley, Former Presidential Candidate and Former Maryland Governor

10:20 - 10:45 AM PDT

Case Study - ProTech Innovation Across Government

10:45 - 11:00 AM PDT

Mayor's Remarks


11:00 - 11:15 AM PDT

Break


11:15 - 11:40 AM PDT

How SAAS Based Software Models Are Changing Government Procurement and Govtech Startups

Catherine Geanuracos, CEO, CityGrows

11:40 AM - 12:05 PM PDT

Case Study - Lowering Barriers for Emerging Tech Companies - GSA's FASTLane and Startup Springboard

Keith Nakasone, Dep. Asst. Commissioner, IT Category, U.S. General Services Administration

12:05 - 1:15 PM PDT

 

Lunch


12:40 - 1:05 PM PDT

Next Generation Procurement in Los Angeles

Michael Owh, Chief Procurement Officer, City of Los Angeles

1:15 - 1:40 PM PDT

Case Study - ProTech Innovation Across Government


1:45 - 2:45 PM PDT

Hacking the Government Technology Procurement Process

Meagan Metzger, CEO, Dcode, Moderator

Mariel Reed, Founder, CoProcure; Former Senior Innovation Strategist, San Francisco Mayor's Office of Civic Innovation

Ajay Amlani, Commercial Executive at DIUx

Robert Rasmussen, Co-Founder and CEO, Agile Six

2:45 - 3:00 PM PDT

Break


3:00 - 3:25 PM PDT

Procurement Innovation Case Studies

Navigating the Procurement Maze - Erin Rothman, CEO, Storm Sensor

3:25 - 3:50 PM PDT

Speed Round - Key Takeaways and Lessons Learned


4:00 - 6:00 PM PDT

Reception


Abundant parking, DASH service to 7th street Metro and Union Station allows for convenient transportation to and from South Park Center. Located in the middle of Downtown's thriving entertainment scene, with LA Live, STAPLES Center, Microsoft Theater and the Convention Center only minutes away.

About Public Spend Forum

Public Spend Forum (PSF) is a global innovation and market intelligence platform for public procurement and public sector markets. PSF is working with stakeholders including government leaders, private sector, academia, think tanks and experts “to create open markets” by providing access to credible market intelligence and best practice tools and frameworks that can rapidly improve all aspects of the $10 trillion global public sector market.

 

About Shatter Fund

The Shatter Fund invests capital in high potential disruptive technology companies and actively supports each company’s growth and development via its extensive distribution network. “Shatter" was founded on the core belief that investment in women allows for us to create extraordinary opportunities to scale our companies, create jobs, contribute as equal participants to the innovation economy, and have a seat at the table in designing solutions that have a direct impact. Our goal is to use investment to build the ecosystem of female funders and founders both in the U.S. and around the world. Shatter’s key investment sectors are in high impact tech companies in the areas of FinTech (AI), HealthTech, EdTech and Blockchain (with some opportunistic investments), founded or led by female entrepreneurs.

 

About Dcode

Dcode is a unique accelerator program designed to help  emerging technologies quickly break into the federal market and transform the way the government runs. The program focuses on de-risking the federal government as a channel and knocking down barriers to entry for emerging technologies. When emerging tech gets to revenue faster, and government gets access to better tech - It’s a win-win! As a center for innovation and collaboration, Dcode connects businesses with government, partners, and the resources needed for everyone to succeed.


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