MEMBER EVENT: Navigating the CMMC Certification Process

CMMC Level 2 is no longer a future requirement, it’s a present competitive differentiator. But what does it actually take to get certified?

Join us for a candid, expert-led discussion featuring a certified C3PAO leader, a nationally recognized cyber risk strategist, and one of the first companies to successfully achieve CMMC Level 2 certification. Together, they’ll walk through the real-world certification journey from three critical perspectives: the assessor, the advisor, and the contractor who went through it.

You’ll gain practical insight into:

• What’s changing in the CMMC ecosystem, and what contractors often misunderstand
• ​How certification readiness differs from true operational compliance
• The most common pitfalls companies encounter
• Documentation, evidence, and culture shifts that matter during assessment
• Lessons learned from going through a live Level 2 evaluation
• How to build a compliance program that is sustainable beyond certification

Whether you are preparing for your first assessment, reassessing your current readiness posture, or advising clients on their compliance strategy, this session will provide grounded, experience-driven guidance, not just theory.

Expect a transparent conversation about timelines, resource allocation, executive buy-in, and what it truly means to operationalize NIST 800-171 under CMMC Level 2.

If CMMC is part of your growth strategy in the DoD market, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.