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2025 Fiscal Year

Insight Summit Speakers

We're excited to unveil our speaker lineup for this year's Insight Summit. Keep an eye on this page as this is where we'll share details about our keynote panel members and the breakout session presenters who will share timely insights to prepare you for Fiscal Year 2025, and beyond.


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. This Federal Foresight Panel will dive into how agencies tackle long-term strategies, anticipate future mission needs, and prepare for the challenges that lie ahead.

Our panelists bring a wealth of knowledge and experience, having worked with civilian, defense, and intelligence agencies in various disciplines such as Acquisition, Contracting, Data Science, Innovation, Procurement, Program Management, and Technology.

Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights into the major technological and social drivers of change and learn how your organization can help guide agencies to success in the future.

Panelists

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Lauren Oliver (Moderator)

Growth and Strategy Lead, Customer Experience

Accenture Federal

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John F. Elder IV, Ph.D

 

Chairman of the Board,

Elder Research, Inc.

Jaime Gracia

Jaime Gracia

Director of Corporate Affairs,

The Wolverine Group

Former Director of Strategic Enterprise Programs, U.S. State Department

Dolores KuchinaMusina

Dolores Kuchina-Musina, Ph.D.

Chief Disruptor

REXOTA Solutions, LLC

Kris Saling

COL Kris Saling, USA

Acting Director/Chief of Staff, Innovation Directorate

U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC)

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Theresa Terry (Invited)

Chief, Category Management and HAF Services Division,

Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force, Management (SAF/MGM)

Becky Weirick

Becky Weirick

Principal
RCG, LLC

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement

Ross Guckert

Ross Guckert

Executive Vice President for Defense Programs
J.A. Green & Company

Former Program Executive Officer for Enterprise Information Systems, US Army



Insights Sessions

Government Panel

Government Speakers

The Insights Sessions are a mainstay of the Fiscal New Year's Bash, first appearing as breakout sessions concurrent to the "party" and now the anchor of the Fiscal Year Insight Summit. This is solid, timely content from proven leaders committed to the success of Government and Industry alike.

Presenters

Mike Cantave

Mike Cantave

Founder and Chief Visionary
2Lyons Aerospace

Session Topic:

Position Yourself to Win More While Doing Less

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Victor Deal

Senior Director and Program Manager
HII

Session Topic:

Modern Acquisition Pathways: Other Transactions and IDIQ Contracts

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Anthony Fiore

CEO
VetAccel

Session Topic:

Purpose Driven Leadership - The Untapped Potential of Extraordinary Cultures

Lou Kerestesy

Lou Kerestesy

Owner
Louis Coaching and Consulting, LLC

Session Topic:

Why The Government Hates Reading Proposals, And How To Make It Love Reading Yours

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Dolores Kuchina-Musina, Ph.D.

Chief Disruptor
REXOTA Solutions, LLC

Session Topic:

Practical Tips for Winning OTA and SBIR Awards

Brian Lindholm

Brian Lindholm

Managing Principal
FedSavvy Strategies, LLC

Session Topic:

Recognizing Trends in Award Debriefs and Protests to Strengthen Decision-Making

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Rebecca Weirick & Jaime Gracia

RCG, LLC and The Wolverine Group

Session Topic:

How RPA, AI, and ML are Impacting Federal Procurement.

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Stephen Yuter

Director
Slalom

Session Topic:

Bid or No Bid?: RFP Strategies and Best Practices for Government and Industry

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Bonnie Evangelista

Acting Deputy for Acquisition Directorate

Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office

Session Topic:

Will AI make me stupid?
(How emerging technology will fundamentally change acquisition as we know it today.)

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Theresa Terry

Chief, Category Management and HAF Services Division
Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force, Management (SAF/MGM)

Session Topic:

Innovative Approaches to Maximizing Federal Market Research

Carrie Martin

Carrie Martin

Chief of Contracts

Department of Defense Office of Strategic Capital 

Session Topic:

Accelerating Technology for National Defense - Contracting in a DoD Startup

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Lawrence Hale

Deputy Assistant Commissioner, IT Category Management

General Services Administration

Session Topic:

"Busting Myths: The Truth About Category Management and Small Business Opportunities"