16th Annual Government Contracting Symposium

The IA-IL Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is hosting the 16th Annual Midwest Government Contracting Symposium on June 3^rd and 4^th 2025 at Vibrant Arena in Moline, IL to give Defense Contractors working in our region valuable resources and opportunities in this field.

Recent world events (State sponsored Cyber-attacks, The War in Gaza, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, threats in the Indo-Pacific) have exposed unique challenges to the U.S. Industrial Base and Supply Chain while we are challenged to conduct secure communications and Mission Command even in the Homeland. The U.S. Army is consistently trying to keep pace with an evolving adversary and emerging threats in all domains. This creates additional challenges in the combat environment and our ability to build readiness of our forces and maintain effective mission command. A key to sustaining overmatch and building readiness is to innovate at the speed of need. Come listen to how the Army is innovating and exploiting emerging technologies to sustain the OIB, Supply Chain and Mission Command on the digital battlefield through data-driven decisions and investments that enable us and our allies to sustain an advantage in Multidomain Operations.

NDIA will sponsor a two-day conference at Vibrant Arena in Moline, IL where we will bring in Defense Experts to examine the recent current events throughout our World and how our Defense Department will sustain and grow the U.S. Industry Base, Supply Chain and Mission Command.

By attending, you will be receiving the latest information on hot topics in government contracting and Army Doctrine, as well as taking advantage of the chance to interact with key government and industry experts. You won’t want to miss this vital networking opportunity!

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