Vision Federal Market Forecast Conference

Featured Keynote Speaker:

Mike McCord

Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer

Mike McCord serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense on all budgetary and financial matters, including the development and execution of the Department’s annual budget of more than $500 billion. Read more.

Additional Speakers Include:

Ed Caso

Managing Director and Senior Analyst in the Equity, Research Department, Wells Fargo Securities

Ed Caso is a managing director and Senior Analyst in the Equity Research department of Wells Fargo Securities, leading a team of equity analysts covering the Information Technology/Business Process Outsourcing (IT/BPO) Services sector. Read more.

Pierre Chao

Founding Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors and Co-Founder, Enlightenment Capital

Pierre Chao brings three decades of aerospace/defense strategy management consulting, investment banking, equity analysis, investing and policy analysis expertise. Prior to establishing RSAdvisors, Mr. Chao was the Director of Defense-Industrial Initiatives at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Read more.

Jim Dyer

Principal, Podesta Group

Having served two presidents and directed the staff of a key congressional committee, Jim Dyer is uniquely qualified to help navigate the complexities of the federal budget and appropriations process. Read more.

Francis Finelli

Managing Director, The Carlyle Group

Frank Finelli joined The Carlyle Group, a global private equity firm, in December 1998, where he is a Managing Director focusing on leveraged investments in the defense, aerospace, and government services sector, as well as dual-use products and technologies. Read more.

Scott Lilly

Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

Scott Lilly is a Senior Fellow at American Progress who writes and researches in a wide range of areas including governance, federal budgeting, national security, and the economy. Read more.

Thomas Sharpe

Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service

Thomas Sharpe oversees the delivery of more than $50 billion of products, services and solutions that save taxpayer dollars and enable federal agencies to accomplish their missions as efficiently as possible. Read more.

Tom Temin

Host and Managing Editor, The Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Federal News Radio

Tom Temin has more than three decades of experience in business-to-business publishing. Tom co-hosts the Federal Drive with Tom Temin & Emily Kopp, a popular weekday morning radio program on Federal News Radio. Read more.