Tinker And The Primes: Midwest City Gears Up For Major Aerospace Conference

Preparations are already underway at the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City to host one of their biggest conferences of the year.

“The goal of Tinker and the Primes is to connect small businesses with larger aerospace manufacturers,” said Shaina Bennett, President of the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce.

For Midwest City, the Tinker and the Primes event is a really big deal.

“We have over 80 aerospace companies that will be exhibiting, over 100 aerospace companies that will be in attendance, we have over five countries and about 1,300 people that will be represented as well,” said Bennett.

The weeklong event is a huge boost to the Midwest City economy. It also brings together key components for the Department of Defense.

“So, this event allows small businesses, large aerospace industry and DOD partners to collaborate, and to innovate on how to keep these planes flying,” said Bennett.

 “Last year Boeing spent nearly $565 million with almost 100 Oklahoma suppliers,” said Boeing spokesperson, Jennifer Hogan.

This conference puts small businesses in face-to-face meetings with companies like aerospace giant Boeing and others.

“It’s a really great place for us to connect with our current suppliers that we already have and meet potential future suppliers that we could potentially do business with,” said Hogan.

The conference starts on Monday morning, August 5th and you must register to attend.

“We are proud to be the smallest, most intimate, big aerospace conference that there is,” said Bennett.

“All of our supply chain experts will be there, if you are interested in doing business with us, please come by our booth and talk to us,” said Hogan.

For information or to register for the Tinker and the Primes event, visit www.tinkerandtheprimes.com.