GovCon Connect - Government, Primes, and SBs: 3-days all in one location!

Join us for three days on the Reservation at Foxwoods Resort! October 28-30, 2025

GovCon Connect is a 3-day event in Mashantucket, CT to convene government, industry, and Native experts for networking, education seminars, and informational programs.

The schedule includes influential keynote speakers, elected officials, federal agency representatives, Small Business Administration experts, and subcontracting partner contacts.

Detailed agenda, hotel information, and travel is posted on the event website - www.govconconnectpqt.com.

Session topics include:

• Contracting with the Department of Defense, Federal Agencies, and State Government

• Marketing Your Business to the Government
• Pricing Strategies and Challenges
• Proposal Workshops
• Capture Management Strategies
• Pricing Strategies and Challenges
• Business Financing
• M&A / Financial Investment
• Accounting and Finance: software tools and best practices
• Tribal Nation Development
• Tribal Nation Procurement
• Cultural Tourism
• Native American Preference: PL 93-638
• Succession Planning
• Connecting with Congressional, Agency and Political leaders
• Advocacy
• Leadership Panel: Native Execs
• Economic Development Diversification
• Federal Compliance and Regulatory Updates
• SBA Office 101
• Mentor Protégé Panel
• Veteran Hiring: Programs and Best Practices
• Corporate Governance
• Legal Cases Updates
• Recruiting
• Leadership Panel: Industry
• Partnering / Subcontracting
• AI & Machine Learning
• CMMC: Cybersecurity
• Benefits: How to Stay Competitive Among Candidates
• HRIS: Best Practices and Software
• HR: Best Practices
• Management: PM Best Practices

Also, learn more about the histories and cultures of Native Americans during a tour of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center.

Host or Publisher Command Holdings, a Pequot Company