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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.

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 20,717

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$127,000 a year (middle half $103,000 to $162,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,279 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
29% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Employment, year over year
+0.3% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.

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

Past and planned editions

  • 2027: February 25, 2027

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