Networking Luncheon - Atlanta 6-18-2026

PLEASE NOTE: Networking has been moved to the third THURSDAY of every month. This change is starting in June. 

Please Note: This event is on the T-Level (Lowest floor)

GMA is pleased to provide this unique networking event specifically designed to help build strategic alliances between service providers and manufacturers in Georgia.

Come enjoy lunch and the opportunity to network with industry professionals who service companies in the manufacturing community.

This event allows only one person per industry to attend and is designed to help leaders connect, learn best practices from each other, and exchange ideas.

You must be a GMA Member to reserve your industry seat and to participate in our Member Spotlight.  You may register as a guest if your business does not compete with the Reserved Seats Listed below to see how you like the group.

This month, our "HOT TOPIC" is CMMC - Overview provided by Parker Hendricks

The regulation, in plain language. 32 CFR Part 170, DFARS clauses, the three CMMC levels, and the 14 NIST 800-171 control families translated into terms a shop floor can act on. Including the control family most manufacturers do not realize covers them.

The ecosystem realities, sourced directly from an authorized C3PAO. What a Level 2 assessment actually costs, how long it takes, how much assessor capacity exists nationally, the current booking lead time, and how to read the SPRS score that primes are already watching.

The practical path for a sub-150 employee manufacturer. Enclave versus full environment compliance, where GCC High fits if you run on Microsoft, and six specific actions to take before September if you handle CUI.

Parker Hendricks is the Vice President of RADIN Dynamics, a Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementation partner serving mid-market manufacturers across Georgia.

He holds the AI seat at the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance Coffee and Connections and serves on the board of the Atlanta Chapter of the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners.

A fifteen-year automotive industry veteran, he writes and speaks on AI adoption, CMMC readiness, and workflow-first transformation in manufacturing.

Who should be in the room?

If you manufacture in Georgia or sell into manufacturers who do, this room is for you. CMMC is going to surface in your customer conversations and your own operations over the next eighteen months. For manufacturers, that means anyone in the DoD supply chain, suppliers to primes like Lockheed, Boeing, Raytheon, or Gulfstream, ITAR-registered shops, and anyone whose customers are starting to ask harder questions about cybersecurity compliance. For vendors selling into the sector, the flowdown obligations from DFARS 252.204-7012 may reach your operations if you touch any of your customer's CUI. That covers IT, software, engineering, logistics, security, financial services, accounting, legal, and consulting. You will leave with a clearer picture of which conversations are about to change, and whether the regulation reaches your own work.

   Thank you to our event sponsor HLB Gross Collins!

RESERVED SEATS (20 seats available):

• Accounting/CPA – HLB Gross Collins, P.C. 
• AI Technology Consultant - GrayCyan
• Attorney- Fisher Phillips
• Business Banking - Large Market – Truist Bank
• Business Consulting – The Effective Syndicate
• Commercial Roofing - Capital City Roofing 
• Energy- Mansfield
• Engineering - Avery Partners 
• Fire and Life Safety Maintenance- VSC Fire and Security 
• Industrial Maintenance - SEJ Services 
• Insurance – Sterling Seacrest Pritchard
• IT - Transcend Networks
• Logistics - Schneider
• Mechanical Contracting- Hilton Mechanical Contractors
• Packaging – Fastpak Systems
• Retirement Planning/Coach - HPL Consulting LLC
• Staffing – The Davis Companies
• Tax Credits- Specialty Tax Group
• Telecommunication- Reignmaker Communications
• Waste Management- Waste Pro 

If you have any questions about visiting this group or requesting a reserved seat, please email kenzie@georgiamanufacturing.com.