2020, 2019 & 2018 Event
Photos & Briefings
"The Chapter sincerely appreciates all the Speakers that have taken their valuable time to interact with the Chapter Membership.
January 2021 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
COL Paul Weizer
USSOCOM PEO-SOF Digital Applications
Briefing:
November 2020 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Mr Ted Koufas
USSOCOM PEO-Services
Briefing:
March 2020 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Mr Bill Innes
Deputy Acqusition Executive (SOF AT&L)
USSOCOM
SOCOM Briefing:
Note: Mr Dave McCombs also provided an update on the Arthritis Foundation to include and assistance available and community support efforts
Arthritis Foundation Briefing:
February 2020 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Ms Christine Klein
Senior Vice President
National Defense Industrial Association
Note:
Ms Klein presented Rick Gearing and the Tampa Bay Chapter the 2019 NDIA Chapter Of Excellence Award
November 2019 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Mr Sean Corrigan
Executive Vice President
Special Operations Warrior Foundation
Link to SOWF:
January 2020 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Mr Howard Strahan
Deputy Director, USSOCOM Science & Technology
Briefing:
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September 2019 Breakfast Seminar
Speakers:
Col George "Saul" Youstra
USSOCOM Chaplin
Ms Heather Engel
Chief Strategy Officer at Sera-Brynn
Briefing: N/A
October 2019 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Mr Chris Hamm
Director, GSA FEDSIM
Briefing:
August 2019 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Major General S. L. Humphrey, OBE
Senior British Military Advisor to US CENTCOM
Pictured:
Maj Gen S. L. Humphrey (SBMA to CENTCOM)
Brig Gen James Learmont (CENTCOM Dep Dir J5)
Rick Gearing (Chapter President)
Briefing: N/A
July 2019 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Chris Harrington
USSOCOM Director, Small Business Programs
Briefing:
June 2019 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Maj Gen (ret) "Beef" Haddad (USAF)
Tampa Bay Defense Alliance & Florida Defense Support Task Force
Briefing:
May 2019 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Joseph Greger
Small Business Program Manager Defense Contract Audit Agency
Briefings:
Apr 2019 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Sri Sridharan
Managing Director & COO, Florida Center For Cybersecurity (at USF)
Briefing: N/A
Mar 2019 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Ted Koufas
USSOCOM PEO-Services
Briefing:
Mar 2019 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Ted Koufas
USSOCOM PEO-Services
Briefing:
Mar 2019 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Ted Koufas
USSOCOM PEO-Services
Briefing:
Feb 2019 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Jim Smith (SES)
USSOCOM Acquisition Executive
Briefing:
Jan 2019 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
COL David Phillips
USSOCOM PEO-Rotary Wing
Briefing:
Nov 2018 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Lisa Sanders
USSOCOM S&T
Briefing:
Oct 2018 Breakfast Seminar
Speakers:
Gary Springer President World Partnerships
Mary Ellen Upton, Executive Director, World Partnerships
Briefing:
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Sep 2018 Breakfast Seminar
Speakers:
Ted Koufas, USSOCOM PEO Services
Col Eric Obergfell, USSOCOM Director Of Contracting
Briefing: N/A
Aug 2018 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Chris Meinhardt
Employer Outreach
Veterans Florida
Briefing:
Jul 2018 Chapter Meeting
Speaker:
Jeff Zak
NDIA Chapter President
Briefing: N/A
Jun 2018 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Phillip Maxwell
USCENTCOM Chief Security Cooperation Plans, Programs & Policy (J5)
Briefing: N/A
May 2018 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Matthew Radd
USSOCOM J7-JD
Briefing:
Apr 2018 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
COL Donald Wols
USSOCOM J4
Briefing:
Mar 2018 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Jim Smith (SES)
USSOCOM Acquisition Executive
Briefing:
Feb 2018 Breakfast Seminar
Speakers:
SA Fred Pflueger, FBI Tampa Office
SA AJ Gilman, FBI Tampa Office
Briefing: N/A
Jan 2018 Breakfast Seminar
Speaker:
Col Melissa Johnson
USSOCOM PEO-Fixed Wing
Briefing: N/A