DC Metro Area (DMV)

EVENTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS

Hosted by the National Veteran Small Business Coalition Education Foundation (NVSBC-EF), our local engagement events are structured around a 3-hour time-frame, which includes a meal, training session, and networking. Non-members are welcome to attend at the regular event price and NVSBC members may attend at a discounted price.

All DC Metro Engagement + Training Academy events are federal government contracting focused and ALL (NVSBC Members, Non-members, Veteran Owned Small Business Professionals, Veterans, etc) are welcome to attend.

Past DC Metro Engagement Dinner Event Guest Speakers:

16 June 2026: Speaker: HON. Dr. Kevin R. Rhodes, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy
13 May 2026: Speaker: Larry Allen, Associate Administrator, Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA
11 March 2026: Panelists: Shannon Jackson, Executive Director, OSDBU, HHS, Quentin McCoy, Office of Acquisition Mission Support, Jennifer Johnson, U.S. Department of HHS, and Olga Acosta, NIH
11 February 2026: Speaker: Laura Stanton, Deputy Commissioner for the Federal Acquisition Service
14 January 2026: Panelists: Scott Semple, Founder, Managing Parter, NewTHINK Solutions, Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV, Partner, PilieroMazza, and Robert Burton, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP
3 December 2025: Panelists: Phillip Christy, Chief Acquisition Officer, VA, Chris Parker, Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer, VA, Joseph P. Maletta, Acting Executive Director, Office of Acquisition & Logistics, VA
8 October 2025: Panelists: Scott Semple, Founder/CEO, NewTHINK Solutions, LLC, Robert Santmyer, President & CEO, PenBay Technology Group LLC and Christina Mee, Founder/CEO, Capture 411
10 September 2025: Panelists: Scott Jensen, CEO, NVSBC, Matt Tait, CEO & President of MANTECH, Joe Martore, Chairman, Former President/CEO of CALIBRE Systems, and Jim Edwards, Chief Growth Officer at SOSi
9 April 2025: Speaker: Charlie Smith, OSDBU, Department of Energy, Gary Lyttek, Senior Business Resources Manager, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and Scott Semple, Founder/CEO, New THINK Solutions, LLC
12 March 2025: Speaker: Scott Jensen, CEO, NVSBC & Robert Burton, Partner at Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group
15 January 2025: Speaker: James Walsh, Comptroller, U.S. Department of State

Previous presentations are available for NVSBC Members in VetFedConnect.

Upcoming Engagement Event Dates:

DC Metro Engagement Dinner & Training Academy
September 9, 2026

DC Metro Engagement Dinner & Training Academy
November 18, 2026

DC Metro Engagement Dinner & Training Academy
December 2, 2026

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DC Metro Ambassadors

Our Ambassadors give their time, talent and treasure to support the mission of NVSBC, while serving as Ambassadors at engagement events supporting Veteran Owned small businesses in the federal contracting ecosystem.

Mark Jones
Founder/CEO
Konvivial LLC

Robert M. Hamlett Jr.
Owner
Sentinel Technologies LLC

Past & Present Sponsors:

Thank you to our sponsors whose generous sponsorships of our NVSBC Communities of Interests events.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for future events! As a sponsor, you have the opportunity to introduce the guest speaker and more. If you are interested in learning more about event sponsorship, please contact Adelaide Kahn Chief Development & Marketing Officer