The Special Operations Forces Industry Conference is the premier venue for the SOF community to interact with industry and to collaborate on the challenges, initiatives and way-ahead in delivering the most cutting-edge capabilities into the hands of SOF operators. SOFIC provides educational sessions, demonstrations, interaction with exhibitors and many networking opportunities across the SOF community. SOFIC is the single most important opport...

The seventh annual SOFIC (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference) will be held May 23–26, 2016 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL. This year’s conference theme, “Evolving the Network to Counter Emerging Threats,” reflects the enduring vision of a global Special Operations Forces (SOF) network, acknowledging the SOF network is in place and now must adapt to address present and future threats. The conference...

As part of the Department of Defense (DoD) Better Buying Power initiative, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering launched the Defense Innovation Marketplace website to enhance communication between industry and the DoD. The objective was to incentivize productivity and innovation by providing information about the Department's investment priorities and technology requirements, thus giving industry the ab...

SOFIC is the defense industry’s premier event focused on advancing defense industry technology solutions and building the global SOF alliance, attracting over 9,000 government and industry Attendees, featuring 350 exhibiting companies! 2015 SOFIC (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference) will be held May 19–21, 2015 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL. This year’s conference theme, “Winning in a Complex Worl...

The Mastering Business Development® Workshop is an educational and professional development program which focuses on the thinking, process and discipline required for professional Business Development. This 2-day workshop fosters participants' understanding of the core competencies required for success in the Business Development role.Business Development is primarily a relationship development and intelligence gathering process. Participa...