About the Conference

Improved Education, Improved Communication, Improved Contracts.

World Congress is about bringing together the greatest minds in both the government and industry to provide advice, best practices, and tools you can put to immediate use to help you and your organization deal with the issues you confront every day. Through the combination of our improved educational content and an improved level of participant networking and communication opportunities, you will leave this year’s event with the ability to improve what is most important to you, your contracts.

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Take a sneak peek at what's in store for Monday's keynote presentation with this short video (1:12 min.) featuring Ron Insana.

You Asked... We Delivered!

Have you ever wondered what happens to all the information that you provide in our post conference survey? Wonder no more! We have listened to your suggestions and have implemented solutions!

You said: We want track sessions that appeal to all in the profession.
Our response: Some of this year's 18 educational tracks include levels two and three for those who are more experienced and are in search of more in-depth information.

You said: We want shorter lunch breaks.
Our response: The lunch breaks have been shortened from the three-hour format at last year's event down to our more traditional two-hour lunch break format.

You said: We want a CCCM Exam Track.
Our response: This year's track sessions include the CPCM and CFCM Exam tracks that we unveiled last year, as well as a CCCM Exam track for those in commercial contracts.

You said: We don't want the event to interfere with Spring Break.
Our response: World Congress has been moved to July in order to make the event and agenda more family friendly than ever before!

What's Happening at World Congress 2010?

More than 120 educational sessions;

More than 80 exhibits;

Networking & social events;

A FREE Contract Management Career Fair;

Onsite certification exams;

Three NCMA post-conference seminars; and

Most importantly, the development of over 1,400 contracts professionals!

Keynote Speakers Include:

	William Cohen, Distinguished Statesman, Secretary of Defense (1997–2001) and CEO, The Cohen Group
	Daniel I. Gordon, Administrator, OMB Office of Federal Procurement Policy
	Walter Havenstein, Chief Executive Officer, SAIC
	Ron Insana, Senior Analyst, CNBC, and Financial Industry Expert

Featured Speakers:

David J. Berteau, Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies

David A. Drabkin, Director, Acquisition Policy, Northrop Grumman Corporation-Corporate Customer Relations

Angela Drummond, Chief Executive Officer, SiloSmashers

Steven J. Kempf, Acting Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, GSA

BGen Wendy M. Masiello, USAF, Program Executive Officer for Combat and Mission Support, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition

James McAleese, CEO and founder, McAleese and Associates

Martin A. Regalia, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for Economic and Tax Policy and Chief Economist of the United States Chamber of Commerce

Steven L. Schooner, CPCM, Fellow, Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Government Procurement Law Program, George Washington University Law School

Stan Z. Soloway, President and CEO of the Professional Services Council

Allison Stanger, Russell Leng '60 Professor of International Politics and Economics and Director of the Rohatyn Center for International Affairs, Middlebury College