Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Building Partnerships. Creating Opportunity. Shaping the Future.

Registration & Exhibit Hall

• 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Set-Up

• 1:30 PM – 6:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open

• 4:00 PM | Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

General Sessions

• 7:30 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks

• 8:15 AM | Opening Keynote Ryan Lambert 

  • The Future is Now: How Small Businesses Will Shape America's Next Chapter

• 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

  • The Future of Small Business Growth: Connecting Opportunity to Outcomes

• 1:00 PM -1:45 PM 

  • Navigating Change: SBA Regulatory & Policy Updates

• 3:30 PM -4:45 PM 

  • Advocacy in Action Panel : Navigating the FAR Overhaul
• 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

• • GovCon Unscripted LIVE

  • Unfiltered Conversations. Real Partnerships. No Script.

Featured Educational Sessions

• Building for Scale: Innovative Growth & Funding Strategies

• GovCon Mergers & Acquisitions

• DEI Compliance: What Federal Contractors Need to Know

• Winning State & Local Contracts

• Regulatory Red Tape for HUBZone Companies

• CMMC Assessment Process

• Public-Private Partnerships for National Defense

Lunch Program

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Celebrating Our Partners & Recognizing Those Who Made This Event Possible

Evening Networking Reception

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Westfields Marriott Terrace

Join government leaders, prime contractors, small businesses, and industry partners for an evening of networking, collaboration, and relationship building.

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Powering America's Future  Through Innovation, Energy & Strategic Partnerships

Exhibit Hall

• 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open

General Sessions

• 7:30 AM | Welcome

• 8:15 AM – 8:30 AM

  • Opening Keynote : Charles Smith, Director Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)

  • American Energy Dominance: Fueling the Next Era of Growth and Prosperity

• 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

  • The Genesis Opportunity: Harnessing AI, Energy Innovation & Critical Materials for America's Future

• 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  • Matchmaking Scheduling Opens

• 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

  • Awards Luncheon

  • Celebrating Our Champions: Honoring the Leaders Advancing the HUBZone Mission

• 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM

  • The Future of the HUBZone Contractors National Council

• 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM

  • Matchmaking Orientation

• 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  • Strategic One-on-One Matchmaking

• 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM: Advancing Excellence: Implementing Executive Order 14283 Through Public-Private Partnership

• Key Note Speaker : Kelly Mitchell,  Executive Director
  White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Executive Office of the President

• 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

  • Closing Plenary

  • Manufacturing the Future Workforce: AI, Automation & America's Industrial Evolution

• 5:30 PM

• • Closing Remarks & Conference Adjournment

Lunch Program

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Celebrating Our Partners & Recognizing Those Who Made This Event Possible

Featured Educational Sessions

• Using Joint Ventures to Win with GSA & Beyond

• Federal Spending Trends & HUBZone Market Intelligence

• The Power of Teaming

• Using AI to Power Your Business

• From Mine to Manufacturing: Building America's Industrial Future

• Cybersecurity & Secure Supply Chain Readiness Clinic

• GSA Readiness Clinics & Technical Assistance