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 celebrated its 55th Annual Meeting & Community Leadership Awards on Friday, January 20, 2023. We honored top community leaders as well as celebrate the success of the 2022 Board of Directors Chair, Shawn Mitchell. We will also welcomed in our 2023 Board and the new Chair Carol Barbe, owner of Backflow Technology. 2023 Event Photos
Chamber Classic
On Monday, August 21, 2023, the 41st Annual Chamber Classic will be held at The Club at Creighton Farms. This event has been Loudoun County’s premier business golf tournament for four decades. The Chamber Classic offers our sponsors tremendous marketing exposure, and an incomparable day of golf on this Jack Nicklaus designed course. Sponsorships are available!
Small Business Awards
For 29 years, the Loudoun Small Business Awards have been the most prestigious honors celebrating the best small businesses, entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations in our Loudoun community. We hope you will join us on Friday, November 10, 2023, to congratulate finalists and winners in 9 categories, including the top prize, at the 2023 Small Business of the Year. Winners are announced in front of a live audience of Loudoun’s top business and community leaders. Sponsorships are available!
Valor Awards
The Loudoun Chamber will honor our community’s real life heroes, including several truly heroic citizens, for their courageous, often lifesaving actions, at the 38th Annual Loudoun County Valor Awards on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Loudoun’s top business and community leaders will join us for this proud Chamber tradition, and demonstrate their respect and appreciation for these dedicated public servants and their selfless acts of heroism and service.