In-person event · Arlington, VA

GovCon 360

An insider session for growing government contractors

Wednesday, December 9, 2026
8:30 to 11:30 am
National Landing Experience Center
241 18th St S, Arlington, VA 22202
Free, by invitation and application
Limited to 50 attendees

Hosted by WiseCost · Organized with Wendroff & Associates

What it is

Not a conference. A room.

  • A small room and an open conversation about SBIRs, awards and compliance.

  • Real cases from the people who live them.

  • Selected companies get a tailored review from our partners and present their case live.

How it works

From application to the live room, in three steps

  1. STEP 01

    Apply

    Tell us about your company and the challenge you would bring to the live cases.

  2. STEP 02

    Partners review

    Selected cases are reviewed by our partners from their own angle: compliance, growth, payroll, financing.

  3. STEP 03

    Discussed live

    The most instructive cases are discussed live on December 9, with the room.

Agenda

Three hours, one morning

Wednesday, December 9, 2026. Doors open at 8:30 with coffee. We close at 11:30 sharp.

  1. 8:30

    Coffee and registration

  2. 9:00

    Welcome

  3. 9:10

    Panel: Voices from every side

    Compliance, a prime, a growing GovCon, academia, an investor.

  4. 9:55

    Break

  5. 10:10

    Live cases

  6. 11:00

    Industry tables

    Health and NIH SBIR, space, logistics, software and defense.

  7. 11:30

    Close

Join GovCon 360

Attend, present a case, or partner

One form. Pick what you want to do and we will take it from there. Case applications close on November 13.

I want to:

Free event, by invitation and application. Limited to 50 attendees.

The venue and getting there

National Landing Experience Center

The National Landing Experience Center is JBG SMITH's showcase space on the plaza level of 241 18th Street S, steps from Crystal City Metro. The Display Hall has a stage and a wall-size screen for the panel and the live cases, high-top tables for the industry tables, and a kitchen galley for the coffee.

  • The Display Hall set up with an oval table facing a wall-size screen
    Display Hall, where the panel and the live cases happen
  • Entrance of the National Landing Experience Center at 241 18th Street S
    The entrance, on the plaza level of 241 18th St S
  • Rows of chairs facing the stage in the Display Hall
    Theater setup for the morning panel
  • Welcome area with a long reception bar and a rendering of National Landing
    Welcome area, coffee and registration
  • Kitchen galley with high-top tables and bar stools
    Kitchen galley and high-tops for the industry tables

Address

241 18th St S
Arlington, VA 22202

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Metro

Crystal City station (Blue and Yellow lines). Take the escalator up, make a U-turn, cross S Bell Street and 241 18th Street is on your left. The Experience Center is on the ground floor, on the plaza. The station's east entrance is under construction until 2028; use the main entrance.

Parking

Twenty-one spaces are reserved for the Experience Center in the surface lot directly in front of the building, under the tree line. From 18th Street S, take the driveway up to the plaza level and park in any space labeled Experience Center. If the lot is full, the garage at 1770 Crystal Drive is a short walk away.

Want to partner with GovCon 360?

Banks, payroll providers, CPA firms and associations review the selected cases from their own angle and sit at the table on December 9. Tell us how you would like to be involved.

Partner with GovCon 360