Agenda and Resources | Infrastructure Supplier Forum 2026

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Thank you for joining the Local Content Infrastructure Supplier Forum. With more than 300 buyers, suppliers, developers, primes, OEMs, government, and nonprofit leaders, we create an environment where business relationships are strengthened and participants gain critical insights across legacy and emerging industries. As your partner, LocalContent.com verifies supplier, workforce, and community investment performance for contracts, grants, incentives, and project approvals, turning participation into credible, measurable results. Make sure to connect with attendees onsite who are designated on their name tags as 2026 Power List recipients and/or Most Trusted Infrastructure Companies.

A special thank you to our sponsors listed below and to our strategic partners at the Oceantic Network, who are hosting their annual International Partnering Forum (IPF) throughout the week. We encourage all attendees to take part in the IPF events.

Meet our Presenting Partners

• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
• Promatech
• Condos Brothers
• Sports Power Infrastructure

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Meet our Contributing Partners

• Soulful Synergy
• Vineyard Offshore
• TS Safety
• Helberg Power Supply
• New York State Empire State Development

Instructions for Sponsor and Exhibitor Set Up click HERE

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Agenda

9:00am – 10:00am
Morning Networking and Matchmaking

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10:00am – 10:25am
Welcome/Opening Remarks‍

• Dwayne R. Wilkins | Senior Director, Economic Development | LocalContent.com
• Robin Berg Tabakin, Esq., MBA, President Technoforce and Board President Elect of the New Jersey State Women's Chamber of Commerce
• ‍Jason Myles Clark | Executive Director, New York State Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development | NYS Empire State Development‍
• Sam Tirone | SVP of Market and Policy Strategy, Oceantic Network

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Supplier Readiness & Market Access: Positioning for Billions in Contracts, Grants & Tax Incentives

10:30am – 10:55am
Energy, Utility & Transmission
(featuring NYSERDA and Promatech)

• Carrie Streahle, President | Promatech, Inc.
• Peter Lion, Senior Advisor, Large-Scale Renewables | NYSERDA

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10:55am – 11:00am
Supply Chain Spotlight: Advance Nuclear

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11:00am – 11:05am
Networking Break

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11:05am – 11:30am
Maritime, Ports & Logistics
(featuring May Ship Repair Contracting Corporation and We Source NYC)

• Nadia Adam, Executive Director | Staten Island Industrial Alliance
• Alice Maggio, Manager of Sustainable Business Development | Business Outreach Center Network

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11:30am – 11:35am
Supply Chain Spotlight: Building Supplier Ecosystems with the Staten Island Industrial Association

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11:35am – 11:40am
Networking Break

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11:40am – 12:05pm
Commercial & Industrial Real Estate
(featuring TOTEM and Central Brooklyn Economic Development)

• La'Shawn Allen-Muhammad, Executive Director | Central Brooklyn Economic Development Corp.
• Elizabeth Canela, VP Project Management | TOTEM

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12:05pm – 12:10pm
Supply Chain Spotlight: Data Centers Development w/ Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (Jason Friedman, Sr. Council Representative)

12:10pm – 12:15pm
Supply Chain Spotlights: Navigating Legacy and Emerging Industry Supply Chains Legacy w/ Institute for Workforce Advancement (Phil Rugile, Executive Director)

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12:15pm – 12:45pm
Lunch and Networking Break

• Nonprofit Food and Beverage Concession with The SPIN Foundation
• Outside Options: 42nd Street Pizza and Restaurant

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12:45pm – 12:50pm
Supply Chain Spotlight: Workforce Recruitment and Training for Suppliers with Soulful Synergy

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12:50pm – 1:20pm
Chips, Casinos, Construction, Capital, and Compliance
(featuring NYS Empire State Development and LocalContent.com

• Doni Soro, Business Development Unit | Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development NYS Empire State Development
• Andrea Mareveras, Senior Director | Casinos, Gaming and Sports Betting | LocalContent.com

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1:30pm – 2:00pm
Closing Remarks / Close Out

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** If you are registered for the Networking Ferry Tour at IPF, sponsored by the New York City Economic Development Corporation, Carver Companies, and SUNY Maritime, Pier 79 is approximately a 10-minute walk from Lavan Midtown New York, located at 641 W 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.

Please plan to depart Lavan no later than 2:00pm to ensure timely arrival and avoid missing the ferry departure.

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**Stay for the Oceantic Network IPF Conference, February 9–12, at the Sheraton Times Square NYC | Receive $50 off with code PARTNER-LOCON-SUB50.

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