Celebrating Loudoun Small Business Week, the Loudoun GovCon Initiative is excited to host a conversation on how the greatest defense and intelligence innovations are happening through commercial and small businesses in America. Our panelists include representatives from defense and warfighter community. Each bringing a specific perspective to our panel and sharing their experience on how to successfully engage in future opportunities to innovate and advance within these agencies.
The second half of our event will be focused on providing our local government contractors an opportunity to connect with primes seeking teaming opportunities, resource providers, and industry partners to help grow their businesses.
Panel Includes:
Graham Plaster, Editor-in-Chief for the Foreign Area Officer Association Journal, International Affairs, Author of the book “In the Shadow of Greatness,” a two-time LA Times bestseller.
Riley Repko, Strategic Adviser to the Air Force, Secretary and Chief of Staff on innovation and modernization issues to existing and future requirements serving at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
John Toomer, Director of Intelligence, Information and Cyber Systems at Boeing, responsible for supporting government customer engagement and corporate public policy development.
Moderator:
Paul McNeal, Co-Founder, CryptoMarket360, LLC, Navy Veteran; Speaker, Brand Evangelist and Technologist
Contractors and Resource Providers Represented:
Moderator
Paul McNeal
Co-Founder, CryptoMarket360, Brand Evangelist and Technologist at The Sturgeon GroupSpeakers
Graham Plaster
Author & Editor-in-Chief for the Foreign Area Officer Association Journal
Riley Repko
Strategic Adviser to the Air Force Secretary and Chief of Staff
John Toomer
Director of Intelligence, Information and Cyber Systems at BoeingSignature Series Sponsor
GovCon Platinum Sponsors
GovCon Elite Partners
SIGNATURE SPONSORS
Exclusive to Government Contractors
Investment of $4,000 | Two Available
- Logo recognition on all signage and marketing
- Opportunity to offer remarks and/or introduce keynote speakers at each event.
- Display Table at Each Event
- Four Tickets to Each Event
ELITE PARTNERS
Investment of $3,000
- Logo recognition on all signage and marketing
- Display Table at Each Event
- Two Tickets to Each Event
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Exclusive to Government Contractors
Investment of $2,500
- Logo recognition on all signage and marketing
- Display Table at each event
- Two Tickets to Each Event
Signature Events
Annual Meeting & Community Leadership Awards
The Loudoun Chamber will celebrate its 57th Annual Meeting & Community Leadership Awards on January 24, 2025. We will honor top community leaders as well as celebrate the success of the 2024 Board of Directors Chair, Angela Mitchell, owner of ARM Consulting LLC. We will also welcome our 2025 Board and the new Chair Scott Loftis, of Atlantic Union Bank. Event Page Here
Annual DEIA Summit
The Loudoun Chamber will host its 3rd Annual DEIA Summit on October 17, 2024. Keynote speakers and workshops will focus on helping your business or nonprofit gain competitive advantages by leveraging diversity and accessibility tools. Event Page Here
Chamber Classic
In the Summer of 2025, the Annual Chamber Classic will be held at The Club at Creighton Farms. This event has been Loudoun County’s premier business golf tournament for over four decades. The Chamber Classic offers our sponsors tremendous marketing exposure and an incomparable day of golf on this Jack Nicklaus-designed course. View the Event Page
Small Business Awards
For 30 years, the Loudoun Small Business Awards have been the most prestigious honors celebrating our Loudoun community’s best small businesses, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit organizations.
Guests joined us on November 8th to congratulate finalists and winners in 10 categories, including the top prize, the 2024 Loudoun Small Business of the Year. Winners were announced in front of a live audience of Loudoun’s top business and community leaders.
Valor Awards
In the Spring of 2025, the Loudoun Chamber will celebrate 40 years of honoring our community’s real-life heroes, including several truly heroic citizens, for their courageous and often lifesaving actions. Join us at the 40th Annual Loudoun County Valor Awards. Event Page Here
State of the Loudoun Market
The Loudoun real estate market has rarely experienced the number of challenges and opportunities it does today. It is difficult to make sense of these current market conditions and their impact on economic conditions. In 2025, the Loudoun Chamber will bring together the region’s top economic and real estate experts to examine how the economic and cultural forces influencing this market will impact your business. Stay tuned for more information.