Event Agenda
2025 Program
Program subject to change
Session Sponsored By
8:30AM
Registration & Light Breakfast
9:00AM
Pledge of Allegiance & Welcome Remarks
Kurt Bauer
President & CEO, WMC
Dale Kooyenga
President, MMAC
9:10AM
USS Wisconsin Spotlight
9:25AM
Navy Maritime Industrial Base Program Presentation
10:15AM
Networking Break
10:30AM
Morning Breakout Session
A: Ask the Military Contracting Officer Panel
Dan Boeh
SVP, Sr Business Development Officer Business Banking – Government Contracting; Former US Navy Contracting Officer
Erin Olenjack
Vice President, Sr Business Development Officer Business Banking – Government Contracting Pacific Northwest; Former Air Force Contracting Officer
B: IP and Cybersecurity Considerations for Small Business Defense Companies
Lyle Gravatt
Partner, Intellectual Property
Plymouth Nelson
Partner, Intellectual Property
Guy Sereff
Partner, Cyber Security
11:30AM
Lunch
12:15PM
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Briefing
1:00PM
Finding Success in the Wisconsin Defense Industry Panel
Erik Berdy
*moderator
Partner, Government & Public Affairs, Chair, Defense & National Security Practice, Michael Best Strategies
Shane Bonner
President, Charter Casting
1:45PM
Networking Break
2:00PM
Govmates Matchmaking Session
*optional, session requires pre-registration
2:15PM
Afternoon Breakout Session
A: Attract, Select, and Retain Talent in the Defense Industry
Joakim Lundberg
Industry Sector Head – Manufacturing, Aon Talent Solutions
Jeffrey Ryer, PhD
Associate Partner, Aon Talent Solutions and Leadership Assessment Lead, Aon Assessment Solutions
B: State of the Aerospace & Defense Industry
Luis Avila
Managing Director of Management Consulting, BDO USA
3:00PM
Reception & Networking
4:00PM
Adjourn
2025 Sponsors
Founding Partners
WDIC Event Sponsors
For sponsorship opportunities or event questions, contact Katelyn Acker at kacker@wmc.org.
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