Elevate 2024 Session Replays & Content Access

Access all available session replays and presentations below.

Morning General Session  

CEO Welcome Address

TechnoMile’s CEO & Founder, Ashish Khot, shares his perspective on current federal market trends and his vision for how TechnoMile will continue to advance our solutions’ AI-powered capabilities to help government contractors succeed in this dynamic landscape.

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Empowering Digital Transformation: Unpacking TechnoMile’s Product Roadmap

TechnoMile’s Product and Engineering leaders share what’s on the horizon for our Growth, GovSearchAI, and Contracts software and showcase how TechnoMile solutions will help our clients successfully and safely harness the power of AI to deliver measurable business value and drive growth.

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Lessons in Leadership from Mac Curtis

Mac Curtis, former chairman and CEO of Perspecta, shares powerful lessons in leadership drawn from his remarkable 35-year career in the government contracting industry. Mac reflects on his vast experience driving dynamic growth within GovCon organizations – including leading more than 25 M&A transactions – and highlights key leadership principles that have guided his journey, including a willingness to take calculated risks, a lifelong passion for learning, and the importance of strong communication.

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Be Bold: Driving Innovation and Excellence in GovCon and Beyond

With over 40 years of senior leadership experience, Greg Baroni, founder and CEO of Attain Enterprises and an icon in the government contracting industry, shares his insights on the critical roles that innovation, ingenuity, and entrepreneurship play in driving success within the GovCon sector and beyond. Hear Greg discuss his journey – from executive roles at KPMG and Unisys, to founding and growing Attain Enterprises – revealing the leadership principles that have shaped both his career and his fierce commitment to investing in his community.

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At the Helm: CEOs Charting the Course for Success in Federal Contracting

In today’s dynamic federal landscape, many companies are taking a two-pronged approach to accelerate growth: strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) alongside organic expansion. Hear from top CEOs about the approaches they’re taking to successfully lead through M&A activity while fostering organic growth.

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Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Lunch & Learn – Unlocking Opportunity: Fill Your Pipeline with GovSearchAI

Finding quality opportunities to fill your pipeline can be challenging but GovSearchAI is here to help! In our 2024.3 product release, GovSearchAI, the market and contact intelligence platform that comes with your Growth solution, introduces new Potential Opportunities capabilities to help you rapidly and easily find best-fit opportunities for your business unit or organization. TechnoMile’s Product team showcases real-world ways to use this new tool to save time discovering highly relevant opportunities.

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Contracts: Your Secret Weapon for Risk Management and Strategic Success

Contracts are more than just legal documents – they are powerful tools for managing risk, accelerating innovation, and driving strategic success. Hear from special guest, Alla Valente, Forrester Senior Analyst, and Kevin Brancato, TechnoMile’s SVP of Product Strategy, as they discuss the latest dynamics shaping the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) landscape and how organizations are leveraging this valuable technology. We’ll explore the return on investment that CLM can deliver beyond efficiency improvements, including enhanced risk management, improved resiliency, and stronger supplier relationships.

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Stellar Success! Doing Business with NASA Trailblazers

Hear from Jennifer Viudez, Center Agreements Manager at NASA Langley Research Center, the home of more than a century’s worth of aerospace innovation, and Richard Mann, Program Manager, Office of Small Business Programs at NASA Headquarters. Jennifer provides unique insight into the business goals and partnership objectives of NASA Langley as they continue to blaze new aerospace trails. Richard shares practical advice for small businesses seeking to support NASA’s various missions. Don’t miss this chance to get valuable insights into NASA’s contract landscape, as well as practical strategies for successfully engaging with the organization.

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Growth Gurus: Playbooks for Thriving in the Federal Market

Hear from a panel of Growth executives as they share their own playbooks for sustaining growth in a competitive, rapidly evolving federal marketplace. How is technology playing a role in their team’s success and what’s their appetite for incorporating AI-powered tools into BD, capture, and proposal processes? Learn new strategies and best practices to successfully unite people, processes, and technology to drive your company’s growth.

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Contract Crusaders: On a Mission for Winning Federal Contracting Strategies

Hear from a panel of Contracts leaders as they share how forward-looking Contracts organizations are evolving and modernizing their operations. What are the top challenges their teams are facing and how are they adapting to meet them? How is technology playing a role in their team’s success and what’s their perspective on leveraging AI-powered tools to support contracting processes? Discover new strategies and best practices for successfully uniting people, processes, and technology to empower your Contracts team to create and protect value for your organization.

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AI Innovation: Challenges, Policy, and Progress in the Government Ecosystem

In this fireside chat, hear from Nathan Manzotti, Director of Data Analytics and AI Centers of Excellence at the General Services Administration (GSA). As a key player in enabling AI adoption across federal agencies, Mr. Manzotti provides valuable insights into the GSA’s role in driving AI innovation and addressing the challenges and opportunities of AI in government – from its technical implementation, to policy considerations, to talent gaps. Hear about the GSA’s initiatives to support AI adoption across agencies, including AI training programs and communities of practice, and learn how federal contractors are preparing to deliver AI-based solutions in light of the Executive Order on AI regulation and development.

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Value Creation in the Government Contracting Market: Private Equity Perspectives

Over the past two years, rapidly rising interest rates led to sharp declines in dealmaking, exits, and fundraising in the government contracting market. While the long-term outlook remains bullish, breaking the gridlock will require creative and more robust approaches to value creation and rapid innovation. In this session, hear from a panel of private equity experts as they share their insights into the government contracting market post-election and heading into 2025. Learn what GovCon and Aerospace & Defense leaders can do to prepare their organizations for scalable growth, including key operational improvements that can be made to strengthen an exit story.

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CMMC Simplified: Navigating Compliance with Confidence

Hear from experts from RSM as they demystify the complexities of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) journey. CMMC compliance goes into effect soon, making this session a crucial step to understanding and navigating the CMMC landscape with confidence.

Topics covered:
– What are flow down requirements?
– Where’s my boundary?
– Do I need an enclave?
– Who should I trust?
– Tools I can protect in the cloud

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