POC GovCon Executive Leadership Summit
Government and industry leaders on the buying side and the contractor side meet in one room, which is where capture and business development relationships start.
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- Dates
- Feb 25, 2027
- Where
- In person
- Cost
- Free expo, paid sessions. Potomac Officers Club membership tiers set the price: Professional $795/yr (40% off), Elite $1,495/yr ($100 per event), Government $50/yr (fees waived). Ticket price not shown on the event page.
- Type
- Summit · Free expo, paid sessions
- Organizer
- Potomac Officers Club
- Audience level
- Mid career, Senior, Executive
- Suits
- Growing in role, Exploring a move
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Cheaper ways in: Government attendees register free through the $50 Government membership; Professional membership takes 40% off.
Speaking opportunities
Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen
Speakers are chosen by the organizer; no public call found.
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Defense and government contracting
Roles: capture manager, defense program manager, contracts manager, proposal manager
Levels: Mid career, Senior, Executive
The field it serves: Aerospace & Defense
- Verified open jobs
- about 18,990
- Typical posted salary
- $133,000 a year (middle half $101,000 to $152,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 33% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +0.6% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,849 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, October 2026.
See the detail →Full Aerospace & Defense snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Employers at this conference
Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.
- AeroVironment (AV) Speaking 2027
- Auria Space Speaking 2027
- Carahsoft Speaking 2027
- Exiger Speaking 2027
- Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Speaking 2027
- Metron Inc. Speaking 2027
- OpenAI Speaking 2027
- SAIC Speaking 2027
- SES Space & Defense Speaking 2027
Read from the event’s own pages: www.potomacofficersclub.com.
Speakers and sessions
Named on the event’s own program. Titles and organizations are as the event lists them.
Keynotes
Alexis Bonnell
Head of AI Adoption, Innovation & Transformation, OpenAI
Panelists
Andrew Keene
Business Development and Partnerships Leader, OpenAI
Machine Speed, Mission Risk: Executive Perspectives on Agentic AI and the Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape
Brandon Daniels
CEO, Exiger
Golden Dome's Tech Stack: Progress Through Budget Uncertainty
Damian DiPippa
CEO, Auria Space
Golden Dome's Tech Stack: Progress Through Budget Uncertainty
David Broadbent
President and CEO of SES Space and Defense, SES Space & Defense
Golden Dome's Tech Stack: Progress Through Budget Uncertainty
Phil Carrai
President, Space, Training, & Cyber Division, Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Fielding the Future: How Defense Innovators Are Equipping Tomorrow's Force
Prabu Natarajan
EVP Civilian Business Group, SAIC
Built for the Mission: The Enduring Edge of Established Primes
Van Gurley
President & CEO, Metron Inc.
Fielding the Future: How Defense Innovators Are Equipping Tomorrow's Force
Wahid Nawabi
Chairman, President & CEO, AeroVironment (AV)
Fielding the Future: How Defense Innovators Are Equipping Tomorrow's Force
Speakers
Craig Abod
President, Carahsoft
Read from the event’s own pages: potomacofficersclub.com
Industries and functions
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- 2027: February 25, 2027
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