The Wisconsin Federal Contractor Forum (WFCF) was developed to facilitate communication, collaboration, information sharing and opportunity for the federal contractors in our State.

Gain insights and understanding of future spending plans, current priorities, current funding processes and obstacles, network and learn from Federal government officials and experienced federal contractors and resources.

Contact Aina Vilumsons, WPI President – Executive Director at ainav@wispro.org with questions.


This year’s speakers include:

  • Baly Ambegaoker, TIDL Federal
  • Amrith Kaur Aakre, Chicago District Director, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Buckley Brinkman, Executive Director/CEO, Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity
  • Sean Ketter, Vice President, Global Procurement & Supply Chain, Oshkosh Corporation
  • Nathaniel T. Millsap, Director, Security & Cyber, Fincantieri Marinette Marine
  • James Pitcher, Lead Contract Manager Federal Programs, Scale AI
  • Aaron Powell, Partner – Chief Strategy Officer, Flexion
  • Angelina Rivera, Supply Chain Group Manager, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Aretha Spurlock, Team Lead, Services Division – Federal Supply Schedules Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Aina Vilumsons, Executive Director – President, Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI) – Wisconsin’s APEX Accelerator
  • V. David Zvenyach, Principal, TandemGov

Presented in partnership with the National Defense Industrial Association – Great Lakes Chapter and the Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI).


SCHEDULE

9:00 am – Registration with refreshments and networking
9:30 am – PROGRAM
12 noon – LUNCH
1:00 pm – Breakouts / individual meetings with speakers and representatives
3:00 pm – End of Program
3:00 pm – ANNUAL WPI BOARD MEETING [closed meeting]
4:00 pm – End of Event


WPI Board of Directors:

  • Sean Ketter, Oshkosh Corporation
  • Jean Marie Thiel, Belonger Corporation
  • Todd Bentley, Bentley World-Packaging
  • James Kerlin, Beyond Vision
  • V. David Zvenyach, TandemGov
  • Nathaniel Millsap, Fincantieri Marinette Marine
  • Baly Ambegaoker, TIDL Federal
  • Willian Hughes, Husch Blackwell LLP
  • Barb LaMue, New North
  • James Schutt, Schutt Industries
  • Paul C. Darley, WS Darley & Company
  • Michael Ward, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
  • Aina Vilumsons, Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI)