The 2024 CT Supplier Connection Direct Supplier Summit & MatchMaker is designed to specifically help the region’s small and diverse suppliers meet with large buyers and prime contractors in Connecticut, and strengthen the local supply chain community and its ability to grow in a post-pandemic market. The centerpiece of the summit is the Business MatchMaker. Suppliers will have an opportunity to meet one-on-one (virtually) with buyers from some of the largest buying organizations in our area.

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Keynote & Kickoff

Join us for our Keynote Session and Kickoff June 26 (9 – 11:45 am)

Presentations include:
Opening Remarks and Welcome
Gary Breitbart, State Director, CT Supplier Connection

Keynote Presentation - Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chain Development
Matthew Cohen, Vice President, Research & Development, Medtronic

The State of State – How Advanced Are We?
Paul Lavoie, Chief Manufacturing Officer, State of CT

What Tools Are Available to Help Suppliers and Buyers Connect?
Jackie Garofano, PhD, Chief Technology Officer, CT Center for AdvancedTechnology

Bernice Zampano, Program Manager - CONNEX, Connstep

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Virtual Lounge

The Keynote and Kickoff Session will be followed by the opening of the Virtual Networking Lounge (your home base for the Summit) where you can chat with buyers, prime contractors and other Tier 2 suppliers to make new business connections and expand your sales and marketing efforts.

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MatchMaker

Virtual business MatchMaker meetings will take place over one and half days, with each lasting approx. 15 minutes. Last year, we hosted over 160 one-on-one supplier meetings with buyers from the region’s largest corporations and buying groups.

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