Details:
- Location: Convene – 1201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22209
- Date: October 16, 2025
- Time: 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
- Cost: Free
Register to Attend
What To Expect:
Join us for a fast-paced half-day forum built to connect the VisibleThread community. Network with peers, swap insights, and hear real stories of success. Get a first look at what’s coming in 2025 and discover how to put VT’s tools into practice. Whether you want to sharpen best practices, explore new features, or make meaningful connections, this is your chance to engage directly with the VT team and fellow users.
| Time | Details | Speakers |
| 9.00 | VisibleThread Product Vision & Full RFP Lifecycle Solution – Opening keynote setting the stage with our product vision and positioning as a Full RFP Lifecycle Solution. How the platform is evolving to meet the needs of capture, proposal, and contracts professionals across industries. | Fergal McGovern, Founder & Chief Product Officer, VisibleThread |
| 9.10 | AI in Government Contracting – Cautionary Tales and Guardrails – AI can speed up contracting work, but careless use creates real risks. This session will share cautionary tales and outline the guardrails every contractor needs to ensure accuracy, compliance, and trust. | David Timm, Claim and Bid Protest Attorney, Burr & Forman |
| 10.00 | Innovating with AI in High-Performing GovCon Teams – A forward-looking session on how proposal and capture teams can evaluate and adopt new technologies to build competitive advantage. We’ll share lessons from high-performance teams, explore how AI can streamline workflows and enable smarter decision-making, and highlight common pitfalls including real-world AI “horror stories” to avoid. The session will close with a live Q&A. | Patricia Fieldson, High Impact Capture & Proposal Expert, Former Collins Aerospace |
11.00 | Product Deep Dive – What’s New and What’s Next – Showcasing the latest enhancements, including Opportunity Assessment, Bid Analysis, and Business Fit Analysis. Transparent look at upcoming timelines and roadmap priorities, highlighting how VisibleThread supports the complete lifecycle with RFP intelligence that enables analysis with traceable results. | Allison Ritz, Product Marketing Director, VisibleThread |
| 13.00 | Bonus Session: Inside the VisibleThread Roadmap – Join VisibleThread Founder Fergal McGovern for an interactive sit-down session exploring the vision behind our upcoming platform release. This is a unique opportunity to get an insider’s view of where the product is headed, hear directly about the innovations shaping the next generation of VisibleThread, and ask your questions live. With all of our Customer Success Managers present, it’s also the perfect chance to catch up, connect, and share feedback. | Fergal McGovern, Founder & Chief Product Officer, VisibleThread |
