The AFCEA Bethesda Emerging Leaders are exc ited to host the 14th Annual AFCEA Bethesda Winter IT Luncheon on February 11th\, 2026 from 11am-2pm at D istrict Winery in downtown DC. This year’s theme will be: “The Heart of Federal Government: What Makes Today’s Leaders Tick”.
\n\nThe event will bring together senior officials and emer ging leaders within the govcon space for engaging conversations on the dri ving forces behind modern federal leadership. Over a shared meal\, partici pants will explore how Technology\, Inno vation\, Cybersecurity\, and Knowledge m anagement are shaping decision-making at the highest levels of Government. Roundtable discussions over lunch will highlight the challenges that toda y’s leaders face in balancing tradition with transformation\, while offeri ng insights into the strategies that keep agencies agile\, secure\, and fo rward-looking.
\n\nThis annual event is designed to foster candid di alogue and cross-sector collaboration. Attendees will gain a deeper unders tanding of how today’s leaders harness emerging technologies\, champion in novative practices\, safeguard critical systems\, and balance knowledge an d finances to strengthen institutional resilience. Each roundtable will ha ve discussions not only around the motivations of our Federal leaders\, bu t also how their impact ripples across agencies\, communities\, and the na tion’s future.
BEGIN:VALARM UID:66386336-3833-4264-b962-363164393431 ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:The AFCEA Bethesda Emerging Leaders are excited to host the_ 14 TH ANNUAL AFCEA BETHESDA WINTER IT LUNCHEON on February 11th\, 2026 from 1 1am-2pm at District Winery in downtown DC. _This year’s theme will be:_ “T HE HEART OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: WHAT MAKES TODAY’S LEADERS TICK”._\n\nThe event will bring together senior officials and emerging leaders within the govcon space for engaging conversations on the driving forces behind mode rn federal leadership. Over a shared meal\, participants will explore how Technology\, Innovation\, Cybersecurity\, and Knowledge management are sha ping decision-making at the highest levels of Government. Roundtable discu ssions over lunch will highlight the challenges that today’s leaders face in balancing tradition with transformation\, while offering insights into the strategies that keep agencies agile\, secure\, and forward-looking.\n \nThis annual event is designed to foster candid dialogue and cross-sector collaboration. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how today’s leaders harness emerging technologies\, champion innovative practices\, sa feguard critical systems\, and balance knowledge and finances to strengthe n institutional resilience. Each roundtable will have discussions not only around the motivations of our Federal leaders\, but also how their impact ripples across agencies\, communities\, and the nation’s future. TRIGGER:-P1D END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR