Securing Colorado's Future: Secure Facilities, the CLASS ACT and Global Energy Security Park

Holland & Knight's National Security & Defense Industry Group, in partnership with the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), invites you to a panel discussion on the Global Energy Security Park (GLO Park), Colorado's emerging secure facility campus, and the recently announced CLASS ACT, two significant opportunities for Colorado's defense contracting community.

Our program will bring together national security and government contracts leaders to discuss the planned secure facilities and Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) on the GLO Park campus, as well as what this growing ecosystem means for companies seeking to compete in the defense marketplace.

Panelists will also discuss the CLASS ACT, the Defense Innovation Unit's new pilot program that sponsors selected nontraditional companies for Top Secret facility clearances before they hold a classified contract, giving Colorado firms an earlier path into classified defense work.

Moderating the discussion will be Holland & Knight Partner Chris Nagel, a government contracts attorney who represents defense and intelligence community contractors in government contracts and compliance matters. Panelists will include:

• Holland & Knight Partner Gordon Griffin, who focuses his practice on U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) leasing and other federal leasing and real estate transactions, including matters involving secure and SCIF space
• Jaclyn Barlow of Artemis Creek, a federal real estate and security advisor with nearly 20 years of experience supporting agencies such as the FBI, U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Justice in mission-critical environments
• Michelle Hadwiger, director of global business development at the OEDIT, who leads the state's efforts to recruit, retain and expand businesses in Colorado's growing government contracts sector
• Jason Kaplan of Liberty Point Development, who is spearheading the real estate development of the GLO Park secure facility campus
• Ron Sega of Colorado State University's Systems Engineering program co-chairs the Colorado Space Coalition with Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera. A former NASA astronaut, Dr. Sega previously served as undersecretary of the Air Force and director of Defense Research and Engineering, bringing senior national security, defense technology and aerospace experience to the discussion.

This event is designed for defense contractors and companies in Colorado's national security ecosystem that are interested in facility security clearances, SCIF development and partnership opportunities tied to the GLO Park campus and secure facilities throughout Colorado, and understanding how the CLASS ACT will provide an earlier path into classified defense work.

RSVP now to secure your spot for this informative presentation. Space is limited and early registration is encouraged.

Agenda:

12:00 – 12:20 p.m.  |  Lunch and Networking
12:20 – 1:30 p.m.  |  Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Chris Nagel  |  Partner, Holland & Knight

Panelists:

Gordon Griffin  |  Partner, Holland & Knight
Jaclyn Barlow  |  Founder and Principal, Artemis Creek LLC
Michelle Hadwiger  |  Director of Global Business Development, Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade
Jason Kaplan  |  Principal, Liberty Point Development
Ron Sega  |  Emeritus Director of Systems Engineering, Colorado State University