Keynote: Alan Zytowski, Dept of Veterans Affairs at SE Federal Construction, Infrastructure and Environmental Summit (April 16-18, 2024 – Wilmington)

Keynote Speaker Announcement
Alan Zytowski, Director of Eastern Region, Office of Design and Construction, Office of Construction and Facilities Management, Department of Veterans Affairs

The Offices of US Senator Thom Tillis and US Senator Ted Budd and the North Carolina Military Business Center are pleased to announce the Southeast Regional Federal Construction, Infrastructure & Environment Summit on April 16-18, 2024 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

WHEN.
April 16-18, 2024

WHERE.
Wilmington Convention Center
515 Nutt Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

PURPOSE.  “The Summit” brings together over 700+ representatives of the Corps of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Fort Liberty, Marine Corps Installations East, Seymour Johnson AFB, other Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps installations, US Coast Guard, Department of Veterans Affairs, General Services Administration, other federal agencies, general and specialty contractors, designers and construction suppliers from throughout the Southeast of the United States.

ATTENDANCE. Attendance is encouraged for:

  • General and specialty contractors that work in VA, NC, SC, GA and FL.
  • Design firms that work in VA, NC, SC, GA and FL.
  • Construction supply firms that work in VA, NC, SC, GA and FL.
  • Companies that provide facility-support contracts in VA, NC, SC, GA and FL.
  • Current federal contractors seeking partners and suppliers

A free follow-on event that adds value to your Summit participation is the North Carolina Installation Innovation and Modernization (NCI2M) Symposium.  The NCI2M Symposium focuses on Utility Infrastructure, Facility Modernization and Quality of Life in North Carolina. The purpose is to facilitate discussions, knowledge sharing and collaboration: government to government, business to business, and government to business that advances innovative solutions to the challenges encountered in providing installation services and facilities management. 

Event Problem Statement: Military installations face difficulties in adopting SMART technologies at a pace that is comparable to that of our city counterparts. As the United States modernizes its military forces, military installations must be adaptive, resilient, sustainable, and capable modern installations that enhance strategic readiness. How can North Carolina military installations leverage and implement smart city initiatives, processes, or technologies to create modern installations capable of supporting strategic readiness of our military?

Objectives: 

  1. Military installation commanders, and city leaders discuss challenges of integrating standardized networked SMART technologies with the DoD network and systems resulting in……..?
  2. Industry subject matter experts engage civic and military leaders to discuss advances in technology and share their perspectives on innovative ways to leverage Smart technology sensors and data.
  3. Recommendations of future projects submitted through IMCOM to the Army Installation Modernization Council of Colonels for consideration in future Army Installation Modernization Pilot Program projects.

​​​​For more information on the Summit and the NCI2M Symposium visit: https://summit.ncmbc.us