2025 GovCon International and Global Defense Summit

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Potomac Officers Club is proud to present the second installment of its groundbreaking 2025 GovCon International and Global Defense Summit, where the future of global collaboration and defense takes center stage. In a world marked by heightened competition and complexity, the need for strategic power projection, unity and technological innovation has never been more urgent. Against this backdrop, the Department of Defense is working to strengthen its partnerships with the defense industrial base and allies around the world.

For the second year in a row, we’ll be uniting visionary leaders from government and industry, alongside key figures from the DOD and U.S. combatant commands to explore how international partnerships, coalition warfare and cutting-edge technologies are transforming the defense arena and ensuring that the U.S. remains at the forefront.

Discussion topics could include:

  • Export control and ITAR compliance
  • Impacts of tariffs
  • Geopolitical risk and sanctions exposure
  • Foreign military sales delays and bureaucracy
  • Intellectual property protection
  • Supply chain and sourcing restrictions
  • Political and regulatory instability abroad

Why you should attend:

  • Hear important insights from the leading figures in the U.S. military, government and industry
  • Learn about the United States’ most pressing challenges and opportunities on the global stage, and find out how government agencies are tackling these challenges
  • Connect with senior GovCon executives and forge potential business partnerships during the event’s industry-leading networking sessions

Speaker Details

MG Devin Pepper

MG Devin Pepper (Keynote)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Policy (DCOS SPP)
NATO
 
 Joseph F. Lyden

Joseph F. Lyden (Keynote/Virtual)

Chief Procurement Officer
NATO Support & Procurement Agency


Taras Kachka- TBC

Taras Kachka- TBC (Keynote)

Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
Embassy of Ukraine
 

 MG Jered Helwig

LTG Jered Helwig (Keynote)

Deputy Commander
U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)
 
Vincent DiFronzo
Vincent DiFronzo (Introducer)
EVP, Air Force and Combatant Command
SAIC

 

 Jake Frazer

Jake Frazer (Moderator)

President and Co-Founder
Precision Talent Solutions
 
 Clinton West

Clinton West (Moderator)

Sr. Dir. Advanced Systems
Exiger
 
Jose “JR” Rivera

Jose “JR” Rivera (Moderator)

Vice President of Enterprise Digital Solutions
SAIC

 

  Janet Hanofee

Janet Hanofee (Panelist)

CHRO
ITC Federal
 
Dr. Stacie Williams

Dr. Stacie Williams (Panelist)

Chief Science Officer
U.S. Space Force
  
 Leigh Method
Leigh Method (Panelist)
PDASD and PTDO ASD(S)
U.S. Department of War (DOW)
 
 MAJ Robert Perez-Alemany

MAJ Robert Perez-Alemany (Panelist)

Technical Program Manager, Space Portfolio
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
 
 MG Hope Rampy

MG Hope Rampy (Panelist)

Commanding General
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
 
Vice Adm. Jeffrey Jablon

Vice Adm. Jeffrey Jablon (Panelist)

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics (N4)
U.S. Navy
 
Adarryl Roberts (Pending Approval)
Adarryl Roberts (Panelist/Pending Approval)
Chief Information Officer
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
 
 Andrew Paulmeno

Andrew Paulmeno (Panelist)

Deputy Associate Director for Talent Acquisition,
Classification, and Veterans Programs
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
 
Christine Moulton (TBC)

Christine Moulton (TBC) (Panelist)

Strategic Integration Director for the Integration Directorate
PEO-IEW&S
 
Col. Flavien Lanet

Col. Flavien Lanet (Panelist)

Deputy defense attaché, Joint strategic affairs
Embassy of France
 
 Michael Sherman
Michael Sherman (Panelist)
Director, Operational Resilience
Maxar Intelligence
 
Manolis Priniotakis
Manolis Priniotakis (Panelist)
Founder & CEO
Intelligence & National Security Directions, LLC

Event Topic

Defense, Military, Modernization

Relevant Audiences

All State and Local Government, All Federal Government, Department of Defense
2025 GovCon International and Global Defense Summit
Event Type
Onsite
Event Subtype
Conference / Summit
When
Thu, Oct 16, 2025 | 7:00 am - 4:30 pm
Registration Cost

Member:

$ 250.00


Elite New:

$ 100.00


Guest Member:

$ 385.00


Government:

$ 0.00


Non-Member Government:

$ 50.00


Non-Member:

$ 495.00

Location

Hilton-McLean

7920 Jones Branch Drive

McLean, Virginia, US, 22102

Website
Click here to view event website
Sponsor
SAIC