2026 GovCon Summit
The GovCon Summit is Back
The government contracting landscape continues to evolve, bringing new compliance obligations, operational demands, and strategic considerations for businesses at every stage of growth. The Summit brings together industry leaders, legal advisors, and fellow contractors for an afternoon of substantive discussion on the issues shaping our community today.
Hear From Your Peers
Some of our speakers are government contractors themselves, offering perspectives grounded in firsthand experience rather than theory alone. The result is a program built around practical insight, candid dialogue, and the kind of collaboration that strengthens our industry as a whole.
Networking Reception to Follow
The program concludes with a reception, offering attendees the opportunity to connect with speakers and peers in a more informal setting.
Agenda
| TIME (ET) | TOPIC / SPEAKER |
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| 2:30 – 3:00 PM | Registration and Networking |
| 3:00 – 4:00 PM | Welcome
Tom Myers, CPA, Partner, Audit & Assurance | GRF CPAs & Advisors State of Operations: Compliance, Costs, and Compliance Realities A panel of industry experts examines the operational challenges facing contractors today, including SBA size standards, CMMC compliance, wrap rate strategy, HR considerations, multi-jurisdictional operations, accounting best practices, and the implications of the recent federal overhaul. This session is structured as an open forum, and attendees are encouraged to bring questions for the panel. Moderator: Sue Chon, CPA, CFE, Partner, Audit & Assurance | GRF CPAs & Advisors Speakers:
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| 4:00 – 4:15 PM | Networking Break |
| 4:15 – 4:45 PM | Fueling the Mission: Capital Strategies for GovCon Growth
As compliance costs rise and competition intensifies, this session explores how contractors can access the capital, credit lines, and financing structures needed to invest in infrastructure, meet CMMC requirements, and scale with confidence. Our speaker will share practical approaches to funding growth, and attendees are encouraged to bring their own financing questions to the table. Moderator: Jennifer Arce, Principal, Outsourced Accounting & Advisory Services | GRF CPAs & Advisors Speaker: Justin Silvers, Senior Vice President | Pinnacle Financial |
| 4:45 – 5:30 PM | Leveraging Your Attorney: A Fireside Chat on Legal Strategy
This closing session offers a candid conversation on how legal counsel can serve as a strategic partner rather than a service provider alone, drawing on real scenarios where sound legal guidance shaped business outcomes. Time is reserved for audience questions. Speakers:
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| 5:30 – 7:00 PM | Networking Happy Hour |
Jeremy Scholtes
Eric Mothershead
Joelle Sedlacek
