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Agenda

Monday, January 26, 2026
Breakfast and Networking8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Small Business Presentation8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Speakers

Programs, Acquisition Manager
Department of the Air Force, Office of Small Business
Over 33 years of acquisition experience as an active-duty military professional, a contractor and in...(read more)
Acquisition Program Manager
Department of the Air Force, Office of Small Business Programs
Mr. Sikora is the Department of the Air Force Mentor Protégé Program Manager. He is responsible for ...(read more)

Moderator

Executive Director, Odyssey’s Space & Missile Defense Group
Odyssey Systems
Charles “Chuck” Helwig is Odyssey Systems’ Executive Director of Odyssey’s Space & Missile Defense G...(read more)