Northern VA Chamber Hosts 2017 Gov Con Symposium: Post Transition Centers of Gravity

From The Northern VA Chamber: The Northern Virginia Chamber will host 2017 Gov Con Symposium: Post Transition Centers of Gravity on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, from 7:30 – 11:30 AM at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner (7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102). The event will focus on the new administration and its implications on the government contracting industry over the next two fiscal years.

Dr. John Hillen, George Mason University, will moderate a keynote presentation featuring an interview with Joe Jordan, CEO of FedBid and former Administrator, Office Federal Procurement Policy and Associate Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Following the keynote, guests will attend breakout panels focused on government leadership, strategies for driving value in mergers and acquisitions, and business strategies for the new administration’s initiatives.

Panels Include:

Government Leaders – how can the new administration and the government contracting industry come together to further innovate and collaborate

• Erin Andrew, Assistant Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
• Christopher Harrington, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, U.S. Special Operations Command
• John McGinn, Ph.D., Principal Deputy Director, Manufacturing & Industrial Base Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
• Bill Zielinski, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Category Management, U.S. General Services Administration
• Moderator: Rich Gross, Esq., Partner, Fluet Huber + Hoang PLLC

Strategies for Driving Value – how to pivot in the post-transition environment to address new opportunities and improve investment strategies

• Matt Calderone, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
• Timothy Conway, President, Public Sector, NTT DATA Inc.
• Michael Lustbader, Managing Partner, Arlington Capital Partners
• Moderator: John Song, Managing Director, Aerospace Defense Government Group, Houlihan Lokey

Centers of Gravity – navigating the post-transition marketplace to identify future contracting opportunities and develop strategies to pursue them

• Introductions: Greg Wheeless, SVP, Regional Manager, Government Services Group, Wells Fargo Capital Finance
• Sandy Corbett, Founder & CEO, InCadence Strategic Solutions
• Kevin Kelly, CEO, LGS Innovations
• Brad Schwartz, President & CEO, Blue Canopy Group, LLC
• Julian Setian, CEO, SOS International
• Moderator: Dara Castle, Managing Partner, Washington Metro Offices, RSM US LLP

Follow the event on Twitter @NOVAChamber and #GovCon. Registration is available online. Entry is $100 for Northern Virginia Chamber members and $125 for non-members.
Members of the media who plan to cover the event should contact Northern Virginia Chamber Director, Communications and Marketing, Alex Thompson, athompson@novachamber.org, to register.

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