Air Force acquisition leaders connect with industry during small business panel

Kristina Botelho, from left, Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management contracting officer; Lea Kirkwood, program executive officer for Electronic Systems Directorate; Maj. Gen. Anthony Genatempo, PEO for Cyber and Networks; Scott Hardiman, Air Force integrating PEO for Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) and director of the NC3 Integration Directorate, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center; Scott Owens, Strategic Services director; Lt. Col. Robert Goeke, Contracting Branch deputy director of contracts; and Andrea Panagoulias, small business programs director and panel moderator, stand for a photo during a panel event held by the Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Small Business Programs office in Newton, Mass., March 10, 2025. One of the main themes of the discussion was pathways for small businesses to connect with the Department of the Air Force to showcase their capabilities and to learn about new business opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)