Cheers to FY27: Public Sector Happy Hour

September

24

,

2026

5:00pm

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8:00pm

EDT

Cheers to FY27: Public Sector Happy Hour

Relax and relive the moment.

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What was covered

The year-end push is over. Now it’s time to raise a glass to what’s ahead.

Join Chainguard’s Public Sector and Partner teams at Patsy’s American in Tysons to kick off the new federal fiscal year alongside partners, customers, and industry peers.

Make new connections, catch up with familiar faces, and explore opportunities to work together in the year ahead.

No presentations. No formal agenda. Just great food, drinks, and time together. And because we know what you’re really here for... yes, there will be tomahawk steaks.

Key Topics:

What agile event programs are and why they're essential

Strategies and tools for building agile event marketing

How to scale agile event programs without losing brand integrity or valuable data

Steps you can take right now to introduce agile event marketing into your business

Grab your favorite snack and tune in.

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Building What’s Next, Together

The year-end push is over. Now it’s time to raise a glass to what’s ahead.

Join Chainguard’s Public Sector and Partner teams at Patsy’s American in Tysons to kick off the new federal fiscal year alongside partners, customers, and industry peers.

Make new connections, catch up with familiar faces, and explore opportunities to work together in the year ahead.

No presentations. No formal agenda. Just great food, drinks, and time together. And because we know what you’re really here for... yes, there will be tomahawk steaks.

Free parking is available onsite.

Space is limited. Reserve your spot today.

Venue

Hosts

Tom White

Senior Director, Public Sector Partners

John Newman

Director, DoW / IC

Eric Amster

Director, Civilian

SJ Cushing

Partner Marketing Manager, Public Sector

Your hosts

Lucy Hernandez

Chief Creative Office

OPENFORM

Leo Di Salvo

Sr. Technology Consultant

OPENFORM

Your Hosts

Jake Hernandez

Chief Creative Officer

Openform

Jake Hernandez is senior director of product marketing at Openform, where his goal is to help people unlock the power of in-person events.

Leo Di Salvo

Sr. Technology Consultant

Openform

Leo Di Salvo is the Senior Technology Consultant at Openform, where his goal is to help people unlock the power of in-person events.

Run of show

12:00PM

Webinar Begins

Opening remarks from your hosts

12:15PM

5-Tips

5 Tips for Creating Virtual Events

12:45PM

Closing

Final remarks from your hosts

Grab your favorite snack and tune in.

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Resource List

01

A Guide to Agile Event Programs that Can Survive Anything

Explore why the most dynamic leaders are building strategies for agile event marketing with a focus on scaling in-person and virtual events that are fast, flexible, and hyper-effective at driving meaningful connections.

Download

02

Crisis Mode: Ideas for Managing Events in Challenging Situations

Learn strategies, experiences and lessons learned from top event marketing leaders who have walked through the fire more than once and lived to talk about it.

Register

03

How to Build a Rock Solid Agile Events Program

The old way of doing event marketing—a large, inflexible investment in a small number of tentpole events—doesn't fit into a business world that demands adaptability and speed.

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