BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20200429T160000Z DTEND:20200429T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:GovConnects Scale Up WEBINAR: Complying with CMMC DESCRIPTION:Introducing the GovConnects' Scale-Up Series of interactive discussions among small govcon executives and industry experts on business topics essential for sustainable\, profitable growth in the complex federal marketplace.\n \n\nWant to take your business to the next level? This new\, innovative series is designed to cover advanced issues related to the unique challenges of growing your business in a highly competitive and regulated industry. Learn from your peers and specialists in strategic positioning\, federal business development\, contract management\, human resources\, the FAR\, DCAA\, procurement policy\, financing growth\, and mergers and acquisitions.\n\n \nBy the end of this year\, the Department of Defense will require its contractors to be CMMC certified. Learn the legal\, technical and business development ramifications\, and how to prepare your company now to compete later.\n\n\n What are the various levels and requirements?\n How do you become certified?\n How will RFP's change?\n\n\nWho Should Attend:\n\nFederal contractor executives responsible for business development and compliance\n\n\n\nPresenters:\n\nBrian Hubbard: Brian Hubbard is the Director of Commercial and Cybersecurity business at Edwards Performance Solutions. Given his 35 years of cybersecurity experience\, Brian is responsible for all strategic Commercial initiatives\, as well as development and expansion of Edwards' Cybersecurity Solution Area.\n\nBrian is a strategic business leader with three decades of experience architecting\, designing\, and developing solutions to address some of the nation's top cybersecurity challenges. Prior to joining Edwards Performance Solutions\, he founded Evolved Cyber Solutions (ECS) a company dedicated to supporting both large and small organizations in assessing security compliance and building cyber programs based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Prior to ECS\, Brian was at G2 where he was responsible for both Federal/Civil Government and Commercial customer solution development and delivery. Brian was a primary author and led the contractor team supporting NIST in the development of the Cybersecurity Framework. Brian also supported Booz Allen Hamilton's Information Assurance Directorate (IAD) business at the National Security Agency (NSA) for 19 years\, as a Principal. Brian's industry knowledge and cybersecurity understanding make him a true asset to the Edwards' Leadership Team. Brian holds a Master of Science in Operations Research from the University of Maryland\, Baltimore County (UMBC) and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).\n\nDavid Shafer: Dave Shafer counsels clients on a broad range of business and finance matters\, such as mergers and acquisitions\, purchase and sale of private businesses\, commercial financing\, private offerings of debt and equity securities\, venture capital and private equity transactions\, and general governance issues. Mr. Shafer advises clients on all phases of their business life cycle\, from formation and start-up through growth\, operation and sustainment to sale of the company often counseling clients on matters related to customer and vendor contracts\, securities and tax compliance\, and employee incentive offerings.\n\nWell versed in guiding clients through highly regulated industries\, including government contracting\, Mr. Shafer is adept at efficiently drafting acquisition agreements\, commercial loan agreements\, joint venture agreements\, mentor-prot g agreements\, subcontract agreements\, and private investment documents. Additionally\, Mr. Shafer assists clients solicit\, negotiate\, and obtain Small Business Administration (SBA) loans from SBA-approved lenders\, as well as help clients obtain financing through the SBA disaster assistance loan program. His practice also extends to serving as general outside counsel to companies\, both for-profit and non-profit\, providing day-to-day counseling\, corporate governance\, and contracts advice.\n\nMr. Shafer leads the Firm's Cybersecurity & Data Privacy team\, where he and his colleagues counsel clients on matters related to cybersecurity and information privacy\, including compliance with federal and state statutes and regulations\, as well as industry standards and emerging regulatory requirements. Mr. Shafer is experienced in interpreting statutes\, regulations\, and agency guidance to aid clients in the development of internal policies and procedures and guiding companies through incident response and notifications following a data breach. \n\nAnna Wright: Anna Wright serves as an associate in PilieroMazza's Government Contracts Group. Assisting clients in a variety of government contracting matters\, Ms. Wright guides commercial businesses through bid protests at all levels\, size and status protests\, requests for equitable adjustment\, claims\, and appeals. Her work encompasses small business procurement matters\, particularly on issues related to eligibility\, participation in the federal small business set-aside programs\, and maintaining regulatory compliance. Ms. Wright also works closely with PilieroMazza's False Claims Act (FCA) Group and addresses other issues arising under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Contract Disputes Act (CDA). X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Introducing the GovConnects&rsquo\; \;Scale-Up \;Series of interactive discussions among small govcon executives and industry experts on business topics essential for sustainable\, profitable growth in the complex federal marketplace.
\n \;
\nWant to take your business to the next level? This new\, innovative series is designed to cover advanced issues related to the unique challenges of growing your business in a highly competitive and regulated industry. Learn from your peers and specialists in strategic positioning\, federal business development\, contract management\, human resources\, the FAR\, DCAA\, procurement policy\, financing growth\, and mergers and acquisitions.
\n \;\n

By the end of this year\, the Department of Defense will require its contractors to be CMMC certified. Learn the legal\, technical and business development ramifications\, and how to prepare your company now to compete later.

\n\n\n\n

Who Should Attend:

\n\n

Federal contractor executives responsible for business development and compliance
\n
\nPresenters:
\nBrian Hubbard: \;Brian Hubbard is the Director of \;Commercial and Cybersecurity business at Edwards Performance Solutions. Given his 35 years of cybersecurity experience\, Brian is responsible for all strategic Commercial initiatives\, as well as development and expansion of Edwards&rsquo\; Cybersecurity Solution Area.
\nBrian is a strategic business leader with three decades of experience architecting\, designing\, and developing solutions to address some of the nation&rsquo\;s top cybersecurity challenges. Prior to joining Edwards Performance Solutions\, he founded Evolved Cyber Solutions (ECS) &ndash\; a company dedicated to supporting both large and small organizations in assessing security compliance and building cyber programs based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Prior to ECS\, Brian was at G2 where he was responsible for both Federal/Civil Government and Commercial customer solution development and delivery. Brian was a primary author and led the contractor team supporting NIST in the development of the Cybersecurity Framework. Brian also supported Booz Allen Hamilton&rsquo\;s Information Assurance Directorate (IAD) business at the National Security Agency (NSA) for 19 years\, as a Principal. Brian&rsquo\;s industry knowledge and cybersecurity understanding make him a true asset to the Edwards&rsquo\; Leadership Team. Brian holds a Master of Science in Operations Research from the University of Maryland\, Baltimore County (UMBC) and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).

\n\n
David Shafer: Dave Shafer counsels clients on a broad range of business and finance matters\, such as mergers and acquisitions\, purchase and sale of private businesses\, commercial financing\, private offerings of debt and equity securities\, venture capital and private equity transactions\, and general governance issues. Mr. Shafer advises clients on all phases of their business life cycle\, from formation and start-up through growth\, operation and sustainment to sale of the company&mdash\;often counseling clients on matters related to customer and vendor contracts\, securities and tax compliance\, and employee incentive offerings.
\n\n
Well versed in guiding clients through highly regulated industries\, including government contracting\, Mr. Shafer is adept at efficiently drafting acquisition agreements\, commercial loan agreements\, joint venture agreements\, mentor-proté\;gé\; agreements\, subcontract agreements\, and private investment documents. \; Additionally\, Mr. Shafer assists clients solicit\, negotiate\, and obtain Small Business Administration (SBA) loans from SBA-approved lenders\, as well as help clients obtain financing through the SBA disaster assistance loan program. \; His practice also extends to serving as general outside counsel to companies\, both for-profit and non-profit\, providing day-to-day counseling\, corporate governance\, and contracts advice.
\n\n
Mr. Shafer leads the Firm&rsquo\;s Cybersecurity &\; Data Privacy team\, where he and his colleagues counsel clients on matters related to cybersecurity and information privacy\, including compliance with federal and state statutes and regulations\, as well as industry standards and emerging regulatory requirements. \; Mr. Shafer is experienced in interpreting statutes\, regulations\, and agency guidance to aid clients in the development of internal policies and procedures and guiding companies through incident response and notifications following a data breach. \; \;\n\n

Anna Wright: Anna Wright serves as an associate in PilieroMazza&rsquo\;s Government Contracts Group. \;Assisting clients in a variety of government contracting matters\, Ms. Wright guides commercial businesses through bid protests at all levels\, size and status protests\, requests for equitable adjustment\, claims\, and appeals. Her work encompasses small business procurement matters\, particularly on issues related to eligibility\, participation in the federal small business set-aside programs\, and maintaining regulatory compliance. Ms. Wright also works closely with PilieroMazza&rsquo\;s False Claims Act (FCA) Group and addresses other issues arising under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Contract Disputes Act (CDA).

\n
\n LOCATION:WEBINAR VIA ZOOM - Attendees will receive an email with link to the meeting after registering. The link will be sent the day before on April 28th. UID:e.3580.2398 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260622T085225Z URL:https://business.howardchamber.com/events/details/govconnects-scale-up-webinar-complying-with-cmmc-2398 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR