Every few months, Tien Wong – the CEO of Tech 2000 and Chairman of Lore Systems and Opus8 – throws the premier networking event in D.C. tech and investing, the Big Idea CONNECTpreneur. There’s no ingenuity behind the functioning of the event, yet every time Wong hosts it, the talent and intelligence he can pull into one room is phenomenal. Thursday, CONNECTpreneur will return to the Tysons Corner Marriott for what the Tech 2000 CEO expects to be the most entertaining rendition yet.

Highlighting the morning’s lineup, Joss Heavy Industries CEO Doug Humphrey, a legendary local entrepreneur who founded Cidera and DIGEX, will fire back and forth with Wong during the event’s fireside chat…