2026 GovCon Executive Leadership Summit

2026 GovCon Executive Leadership Summit | Potomac Officers Club

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WHAT

GovCon Executive Leadership Summit brings together the elite leadership driving innovation and impact across the federal contracting landscape. In an environment built for connection and clarity, C-suite and senior executives from government and industry gather to discuss shared priorities, anticipate change, and align on the strategies that will shape the future of government services, technology delivery, and national mission success.

WHEN

Thursday, February 26, 2026
7:00am - 2:45pm
Eastern Time Zone

WHERE

Hyatt Regency Reston
1800 Presidents St
Reston, VA 20190

Speakers

Yusuf Abdul-Salaam

CEO

Xpect

Dan Ford

Chair and CEO, Capgemini Government Solutions

Capgemini

Heather Gerczak

Chief Administrative Officer

Integral Federal

Chad Kim

CEO

Bcore

Michael LaRouche

CEO

Serco Inc.

Andy Maner

Advisory Partner

NewSpring Capital

LTG (Ret) Kevin McLaughlin

CEO

C Speed

Megan Milam

SVP, Government Relations

Anduril Industries

Lauren Penneys

Senior Vice President, Federal, New Programs

Palantir Technologies

Mark Peters

CEO

MITRE

Kevin Plexico

SVP, Information Solutions

Deltek

Patrick Shortsleeve

Vice President, DoD Strategic Development

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Tom Vecchiolla

President and CEO

QinetiQ US

Josh Wilson

President and Incoming CEO

LMI

Otis Winkler

Vice President, Corporate Development & National Security Programs

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

Agenda

7:00am 8:00am

Networking Reception
8:00am 8:15am

Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:15am 8:40am

Opening Keynote
8:40am 9:00am

Morning Keynote
9:00am 9:20am

Mid-Morning Keynote
9:30am 10:30am

Leading the Shift: CEOs at the Crossroads of Innovation and Integration- Kevin Plexico (Moderator), Tom Vecchiolla (Panelist), Dan Ford (Panelsit)
9:20am 9:30am

Networking Break
10:30am 11:00am

Networking Break
11:00am 12:00pm

Panel A: New at the Top: Powering the Next Phase of Growth- Michael LaRouche (Panelist), Josh Wilson (Panelist), Mark Peters (Panelist)
11:00am 12:00pm

Panel B: Digital Warfighters: The New Power Players in Defense Tech - Andy Maner (Moderator), Yusuf Abdul-Salaam (Panelist), Chad Kim (Panelist), Kevin McLaughlin (Panelist)

12:00pm 1:30pm

Networking Lunch

12:15pm 1:15pm

Lunch Panel
1:30pm 2:30pm

Panel A: Golden Dome: Shaping Integrated Defense Through Collaborative Innovation
1:30pm 2:30pm

Panel B: Achieving Acquisition Reform: Navigating the New Rules of Winning- Lauren Penneys (Panelist), Patrick Shortsleeve (Panelist), Otis Winkler (Panelist), Megan Milam (Panelist) and Heather Gerczak (Moderator)
2:30pm 2:50pm

Closing Keynote
2:50pm 3:10pm

Afternoon Keynote
3:15pm 3:20pm

Closing Comments
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