2026 Agenda
7a – 10a: Set Up (Exhibitors) (Grand Ballroom)
UF Employees: Learn vital information about working with suppliers. (Reitz Union Meeting Rooms: TBD)
8:00a – 9:15a | CFO – Financial Services
- Supplier Onboarding
- Procurement
- Disbursements | Invoice Processing
9:15a – 9:30a | BREAK
9:30a – 9:55a | Print & Mail Services | Keeping Campus Connected
10:00a – 10:55a | Business Services/Event Permitting | On-Campus Catering & Event Permitting
10a – 10:45a | Recognize Sponsors (Main Room)
11a – 2p | Trade Fair (Main Room)
WORKSHOPS: Workshops for businesses and UF employees will run concurrently. See below:
Businesses: Learn vital information about working with UF
1p – 1:45p |Working with UF| Construction
- UF Planning, Design and Construction
- UF Procurement
- UF Student Life
- UF Facilities Services- Operations
- UF IFAS Facilities Planning and Operations
1p – 1:45p |Working with UF| Non-Construction
- UF Building Services
- UF Procurement
2p – 2:45p | Becoming a Certified Small Business
- Alachua County Equal Opportunity Office
- Women’s Business Enterprise Council of Florida
- US Small Business Administration
- City of Ocala
- Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council
2p – 2:45p | How to Do Business with UF (Caterers)
3p – 3:45p | Insurance Requirements
- UF Environmental Health and Safety
3p – 3:45p | Access to Resources to Help Your Small Business
- SBDC
- UF Health Jacksonville Office of Research Affairs
- The Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce
UF Employees: Learn vital information about working with suppliers.
1p – 2:15p | CFO – Financial Services
- Supplier Onboarding
- Procurement
- Disbursements | Invoice Processing
2:15p – 2:30p | BREAK
2:30p – 2:55p | Print & Mail Services | Keeping Campus Connected
3p – 3:55p | Business Services/Event Permitting | On-Campus Catering & Event Permitting