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| NORTHERN VIRGINIA CHAPTER CHAPTER - May 11, 2023 |
Small Business Enterprise IT Day Highlights Maintaining the Competitive Advantage |
In May, the AFCEA NOVA Small Business Committee hosted the Small Business Enterprise IT Day in Herndon, Virginia. The event brought together 250 people from industry and government to network and connect. The theme of the event was "Breaking Down Barriers to Maintain the Competitive Advantage" and featured keynote speakers Farooq Mitha, director, Office of Small Business Programs Director, U.S. Department of Defense, and Michelle Goddard-Kim, chief diversity officer, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). Many of the Office of Small Business Programs directors attended and participated in panels during the day. The panelists included Carlen Capenos, DISA, Kimberly Buehler, U.S. Army, and Scott Kiser, U.S. Air Force. In addition, Lisa Wood of Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), an Apex Accelerator, led an industry panel. |
Event Photographs: |
 At the May Small Business Enterprise IT Day, (l-r) Sean Caulfield, chapter president; Lisa Wood, director, Procurement Technical Assistance Center, APEX Accelerator; Carlen Capenos, director, Small Business Programs, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA); Kimberly Buehler, director, Office of Small Business Programs, U.S. Army; Farooq Mitha, director, Office of Small Business, U.S. Department of Defense; Susan Caulfield, chair, Small Business Enterprise IT Day Committee; Paul Albertson; and Scott Kiser, director, Office of Small Business Programs, U.S. Air Force, pose for a photo. |
