Expired Jul 9, 2024 – Mr. Aaron Parra

Event Details

AFCEA LA Chapter Luncheon
Jul 9, 2024
Mr. Aaron Parra

Please join us at our July luncheon.  Mr. Aaron Parra will talk about Small Business Programs at SSC and across Space Force.  Mr. Parra will be prepared to talk for 20 minutes and then field questions.

This is an in-person event in the Club area of The South Bay Grill at LA AFB.  The event starts at 10:30am on 9 July; please check in at the Club then go through the serving line.  We will have lunch then opening remarks around 11:25am followed by the guest speaker’s remarks, Q&A, and networking.

Cost is:  $30 for members and $40 for non-members

Register by 1 July!

To register go to the AFCEA LA homepage, https://afcea-la.org/, and at the top of the page under the “Upcoming Events” heading, click on this event.

If you have any questions, please contact Todd Wiest, AFCEA LA Chapter, VP Programs at todd.wiest@kratosdefense.com

Mr. Aaron Parra is the Director of Small Business Programs for US Space Force, Space Systems Command (SSC) located at Los Angeles AFB. In his role, Aaron oversees the Small Business Programs at LA AFB, Vandenberg SFB, and Patrick SFB with the goal of maximizing small business opportunities at the prime and subcontracting level. His goal is to foster small business competition within SSC procurements in order to deliver the most innovative, agile solutions to our nation’s warfighter and to expand our defense industrial base. Aaron also educates small businesses on how they could participate in helping SSC achieve its mission. SSC awards over $11B dollars in contracts per year.

Corporate sponsorships for this event are currently available.  If you are sponsoring *and* attending, please ensure you register and include whether you need or have base access.  We also ask that sponsors have *all attendees registered* (up to 4) by 1 July.