11:30 AM
VIP Networking Lunch
(Invitation Only)
Our team welcomes our key event and annual sponsors and Insight Summit presenters to a vibrant and delicious networking lunch prior to the start of the Insight Summit and Bash.
12:30 PM
Insight Summit Check-In
1:00 PM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Welcome and Introduce Emcees - Stephanie Geiger and Mike Carroll
1:15 PM
Federal Foresight Keynote Panel
Get ready to kick off our 2025 Fiscal Year Insight Summit on October 1st with an exciting keynote panel featuring top industry and government thought leaders.
Lauren Oliver, Moderator
Growth and Strategy Lead, Customer Experience,
Accenture Federal Services
Patricia Bourgeois Houchin
Acquisitions Operations Chief
U.S. Army Human Resources Command (HRC)
John F Elder IV, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board,
Elder Research, Inc.
Theresa Terry (Invited)
Chief, Category Management and HAF Services Division,
Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force, Management (SAF/MGM)
Dolores Kuchina-Musina, Ph.D.
Chief Disruptor,
REXOTA Solutions, LLC
Ross Guckert
Executive Vice President for Defense Programs,
J.A. Green & Company
Former Program Executive Officer for Enterprise Information Systems, US Army
Jaime Gracia
Director of Corporate Affairs,
The Wolverine Group
Former Director of Strategic Enterprise Programs, U.S. State Department
Becky Weirick
Principal,
RCG, LLC
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement
2:30 PM
Transition to Insights Sessions
Are you ready for immediate impact? Our Insights Sessions are not to be missed! We're bringing you 12 sessions of timely and relevant content from Industry and Government thought leaders!
2:45 - 3:15 PM
Insights Sessions
Mike Cantave
Founder and Chief Visionary
2Lyons Aerospace
Bonnie Evangelista
Acting Deputy for Acquisition Directorate
Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office
Lawrence Hale
Deputy Assistant Commissioner, IT Category Management
General Services Administration
Stephen Yuter
Director
Slalom
Session Topic:
Position Yourself to Win More While Doing Less
Session Topic:
Will AI make me stupid?
(How emerging technology will fundamentally change acquisition as we know it today.)
Session Topic:
Busting Myths: The Truth About Category Management and Small Business Opportunities
Session Topic:
Bid or No Bid?: RFP Strategies and Best Practices for Government and Industry
3:30 - 4:00 PM
Insights Sessions
Anthony Fiore
CEO
VetAccel
Carrie Martin
Chief of Contracts
Department of Defense Office of Strategic Capital
Dolores Kuchina-Musina
Chief Disruptor
REXOTA Solutions, LLC
Rebecca Weirick, Principal, RCG, LLC
Jaime Gracia, Director of Corporate Affairs,
The Wolverine Group
Session Topic:
Purpose Driven Leadership - The Untapped Potential of Extraordinary Cultures
Session Topic:
Accelerating Technology for National Defense - Contracting in a DoD Startup
Session Topic:
Practical Tips for Winning OTA and SBIR Awards
Session Topic:
Panel: How RPA, AI, and ML are Impacting Federal Procurement.
4:15 - 4:45 PM
Insights Sessions
Louis Kerestesy
Owner
Louis Coaching and Consulting, LLC
Theresa Terry (Invited)
Chief, Category Management and HAF Services Division
Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force, Management (SAF/MGM)
Brian Lindholm
Managing Principal
FedSavvy Strategies, LLC
Victor Deal
Senior Director and Program Manager
HII
Session Topic:
Why The Government Hates Reading Proposals, And How To Make It Love Reading Yours
Session Topic:
Innovative Approaches to Maximizing Federal Market Research
Session Topic:
Recognizing Trends in Award Debriefs and Protests to Strengthen Decision-Making
Session Topic:
Modern Acquisition Pathways: Other Transactions and IDIQ Contracts
4:45 PM
Insights Summit Concludes/Fiscal New Year's Bash Check-In Begins
5:00 PM
Fiscal New Year's Bash Begins
Following a half-day of incredibly insightful sessions and opportunity-generating networking, it's time to celebrate the start of the new fiscal year!
5:30 PM
Fiscal New Year's Bash Announcements and Toast
Emcees Stephanie Geiger and Mike Carroll
Toast by Presenting Sponsor, Infotrend, Inc.
8:30 PM
Fiscal New Year's Bash Concludes