Agenda

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Thursday, November 8
8:45am–9:45am	Keynote Presenter Paul Denett, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy
9:45am–11:00am	General Session Panel: The Future of Interagency Contracting Robert Burton, Deputy Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget; Molly Wilkinson, Chief Acquisition Officer, General Services Administration; Elaine Duke, Chief Procurement Officer, DHS; and Neal Fox, Consultant and former Assistant Commissioner for Commercial Acquisition, General Services Administration.
11:00am–11:30am	Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
11:40am–12:40pm	Breakout Sessions Lessons Learned: Recent GAO protest Decisions on “Best Value” Procurements Ray Pushkar, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Presentation Ten Common Issues in Subcontract Management (and How to Resolve Them) Jeff White, CEO, J.A. White & Assoc Presentation FAR Update 2007 Julia Wise, Procurement Policy Analyst, Office of Federal Procurement Policy; and Alan Chvotkin, Senior Vice President and Counsel, Professional Services Council Presentation Advanced Issues in Multiple Award Schedule Contracts Jonathan Aronie, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Presentation
12:40pm–1:40pm	Networking Luncheon
1:40pm–2:00pm	Dessert and Coffee in Exhibit Hall
2:10pm–3:10 pm	Breakout Sessions How Federal Agencies Can Implement Reverse Auctions (and How Industry Can Survive Them!) Steve Kelman, Professor, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Diane Sahakian, Contracting Chief, Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection; John Stever, Director, Department of State, Office of Acquisition Management, Information Technology Division; and Gabrielle Ward, Director, Operations and Policy, Army Contracting Agency Presentation Managing Your Success M. Sylvia Ball, Chief Learning Officer, Treasury Acquisition Institute Presentation The New FAR Part 45: Government Property: What’s in It For Me? Richard Culbertson, Manager, Asset Management, Lockheed Martin; and Eric Saindon, Deputy Director, DCMA Government Property Group Presentation Implementing Performance-Based Contracting for Services Lyle Eesley, Professor of Contracting, Defense Acquisition University; and Julia Wise, Procurement Policy Analyst, Office of Federal Procurement Policy Presentation
3:10pm–4:30 pm	Reception in Exhibit Hall

Friday, November 9
8:45am–9:45am	Keynote Presentation: The Outlook for the American Economy in a Global Setting Todd Buchholz, Expert on Global Economic Trends and Former Managing Director of the Tiger Hedge Fund
9:45am–11:00 am	General Session Panel: Strategic Sourcing of Federal Services Raj Sharma, President and CEO, Censeo Consulting Group; Steve Kelman, Professor, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Stuart A. Hazlett, SES, Deputy Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (Strategic Sourcing); and Edward Simpson, Director, Office of Procurement & Assistance Management, and Senior Procurement Executive, Department of Energy
11:00am–11:30am	Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
11:40am–12:40pm	Breakout Sessions Government Customer Relationships Tom Reid, Chief Problem Solver, Certified Contracting Solutions, LLC Presentation Practical Implications of Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) William M. Weisberg, Attorney At Law, Sullivan & Worcester LLP Presentation Point-Counterpoint: What is or is not a “Commercial” Item? Harvey Nathan, Vice President of Contracts, EADS North America Defense; and David Drabkin, Senior Procurement Advisor, General Services Administration Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses: How to Find Them and What to Expect Louis J. Celli, Jr., CEO, Northeast Veterans Business Resource Center, Inc. Presentation
12:45pm–2:15pm	Luncheon Presentation Introduced by: Patrick Rowe, Acting Executive Director and CEO, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Nathan Short, Iraq Veteran, Registered Equipment Management Systems Monitor, Tinker AFB, OK
2:15pm–3:15pm	General Session Panel: Current Legislative Initiatives Moderator: Karen Wilson, Director of Acquisition Policy and Industrial Affairs, The Boeing Company Panelists: Cathleen D. Garman, Professional Staff Member, U.S. Armed Services Committee; Jonathan Etherton, president and owner of John G. Campbell, Inc. and president and owner of Etherton and Associates, Inc.; Mary Ellen Fraser, Counsel and member of the Government Contracts practice, McKenna, Long & Aldridge; and David Drabkin, Fellow, deputy chief acquisition officer and senior procurement executive for the U.S. General Services Administration

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