Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Agenda is fluid and may change without notice! Check back for more exciting speakers and topics!
Time
Location
7:00 am -5:00 pm
Regency Ballroom Foyer
7:00 - 8:00 am
Regency Ballroom Foyer
8:00 - 8:10 am
Audricia “Driece” McKinney
Executive Director, Women In Defense
The Hon. David L. Norquist
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Defense Industrial Association
Executive Director, Women In Defense
The Hon. David L. Norquist
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Defense Industrial Association
Regency Ballroom
8:10 - 9:10 am
BG Michelle Letcher, USA (Ret)
CEO and Founder, Break Trail, LLC
CEO and Founder, Break Trail, LLC
Regency Ballroom
9:10 - 9:40 am
Regency Ballroom Foyer
9:40 - 10:45 am
Haley Britzky
National Security Reporter, CNN
Alisha Kelly Faulkner
Expert, Government Contracting Strategy & Collaborative Leadership
Anna Kim
Associate Research Fellow, NDIA Emerging Technologies Institute
Adrienne Rudolph
Student Research Collaborator, NASA GSFC
National Security Reporter, CNN
Alisha Kelly Faulkner
Expert, Government Contracting Strategy & Collaborative Leadership
Anna Kim
Associate Research Fellow, NDIA Emerging Technologies Institute
Adrienne Rudolph
Student Research Collaborator, NASA GSFC
Regency Ballroom
10:45 - 11:00 am
Regency Ballroom Foyer
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Breakout Workshop Sessions
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Kim Bode
Owner, 8THIRTYFOUR Integrated Communications
Owner, 8THIRTYFOUR Integrated Communications
Potomac Room II, IV, V
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sandra Perez
Vice President, Gladius Communications
Vice President, Gladius Communications
Salon A
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Danielle White
Partner, Digital Core Modernization, PwC
Partner, Digital Core Modernization, PwC
Potomac Room I, III, V
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Kameke Mitchell
Director, Procurement Strategic Operations Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Director, Procurement Strategic Operations Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Salon B
12:00 - 1:15 pm
Industry Awardee: Tara Murphy Dougherty
CEO, Govini
Government Awardee: Donna W. Martin, Lieutenant General (Retired)
The 67th Inspector General of the United States Army
CEO, Govini
Government Awardee: Donna W. Martin, Lieutenant General (Retired)
The 67th Inspector General of the United States Army
Regency Ballroom
1:15 - 1:30 pm
Regency Ballroom Foyer
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Breakout Workshop Sessions
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Sonja Greene, MBA
Program Director of Government Contracting Center, The Catalyst Center
Program Director of Government Contracting Center, The Catalyst Center
Salon B
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Liz Specht, Ph.D.
Horizon Fellow, DARPA Biological Technologies Office
Horizon Fellow, DARPA Biological Technologies Office
Salon A
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Angela Dingle
President & CEO, Women Impacting Policy (WIPP)
President & CEO, Women Impacting Policy (WIPP)
Potomac Room I, III, V
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Maryanna Diaz
Founder and Principal, Willow Informative Services
Founder and Principal, Willow Informative Services
Potomac Room II, IV, V
2:45 - 3:45 pm
Pamela Powers
Executive Managing Director, Defense Market, Maximus
Dr. Theresa Watson
Chief Operating Officer, Kegman
Halimah Lajieb-Locke
SVP of Global Public Policy, Darkhive
Heather Hopkins
Head of Defense Policy, Amazon
Executive Managing Director, Defense Market, Maximus
Dr. Theresa Watson
Chief Operating Officer, Kegman
Halimah Lajieb-Locke
SVP of Global Public Policy, Darkhive
Heather Hopkins
Head of Defense Policy, Amazon
Regency Ballroom
3:45 - 5:00 pm
Ashley Roque
Pentagon Reporter, Breaking Defense
Tara Murphy Dougherty
CEO, Govini
Pentagon Reporter, Breaking Defense
Tara Murphy Dougherty
CEO, Govini
Regency Ballroom
5:00 - 5:15 pm
Audricia “Driece” McKinney
Executive Director, Women In Defense
Executive Director, Women In Defense
Regency Ballroom
5:00 - 6:45 pm