Agenda 

Conference Agenda

6:30 am - 4:30 pm

6:30 am - 6:30 pm

7:30 – 8:15 am

Registration Open

Exhibitor Showcase

Continental Breakfast

8:15 – 8:30 am

Opening Welcome

Martha Johnson, Administrator, General Services Administration

8:30 – 9:45 am

Federal Executive Panel

Iris Cooper, Executive Director, Office of Acquisition Operations, Department of Veterans Affairs

Steve Kempf, Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration
Kshemendra Paul, Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Scott Quehl, Chief Financial Officer & Assistant Secretary for Management, Departmen of Commerce

Scott Hastings, Partner, Deep Water Point (Moderator)

9:45 – 10:15 am

Morning Break and Exhibitor Showcase

10:15 – 11:30 am

Acquisition Strategies: Balancing Needs with Reduced Budget

With reduced budgets this year and projected into the future, agencies must
re-balance program needs with available budgets. Agency and industry
executives discuss strategies for achieving success in this challenging
environment.

Cheryl Campbell, Senior Vice President, CGI Federal

Jan R. Frye, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics,

                    Department of Veterans Affairs

Jim Little, Director of Program Performance, TASC
Dr. Cedric Sims, Executive Director, Office of Program Accountability and 
                           Risk Management, Department of Homeland Security

Chris Dorobek, Editor and Publisher, DorobekINSIDER (Moderator)

CIO and CAO Collaboration - Moving the Bar
In this era of increasing National debt, constrained departmental budgets
and the necessity to exercise innovative solutions to save both operational
and procurement costs across the Federal government, it is vital that Chief
Information and Acquisition Officers, and their organizations, communicate
and collaborate effectively in order to reduce the cost of government and
increase its effectiveness

Darren Ash, Deputy Executive Director for Corporate Management, Nuclear Regulatory

                   Commission
Jacob Hansen, Director, Procurement, Internal Revenue Service
Sallyanne Harper, Vice President, AOC Solutions
Luke McCormack, Chief Information Officer, Department of Justice, Former Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration

                              and Customs Enforcement
Lesley Field, Acting Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of

                     Management and Budget/Office of Federal Procurement Policy (Moderator)

11:30 – 1:00 pm

Chief Acquisition Officer Council Acquisition Excellence Awards Presentation and Lunch

Lesley Field, Acting Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget/Office of Federal Procurement Policy (Moderator)

Joanie Newhart, Deputy Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget/Office of Federal Procurement Policy

 

Rising Acquisition Professionals Panel

 

Steve Ressler, Founder, GovLoop (Moderator)

Alex Mavroukakis, Senior Contract Specialist, Department of Education, Co- Founder and Director, Rising Acquisition Professionals(RAP-C)
Jeremy Pierre, Senior Contract Specialist, Department of Education
Maroulla Plangetis, Contract Specialist Fellow, Department of Homeland Security

Elizabeth Johnson, Contract Specialist, Department of Defense

1:00 – 1:30 pm

Exhibitor Showcase

1:30 – 2:45 pm

Strategic Engagement – Early and Ongoing
How can government and industry work together to improve acquisition
by discussing challenges, issues, and possible approaches to achieve
desired outcomes?

Barry Berkowitz, Senior Acquisition Executive and Director of Acquisition Management, Department of Commerce

Robert T. Jennings, Acting Director Investment and Acquisition Management Division, Deputy Chief Management Officer, Department of Defense

Tonya Lovelace, Branch Chief, NBC, Acquisition Services Directorate, Department of Interior
Jim Williams, Senior Vice President, Daon, Inc.

Mark Day, Director, Office of Strategic Programs, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration (Moderator)

Sustainable Acquisition: Is it a Dream or is it Real?
It seems like everywhere we turn, the terms green and sustainable are
being used across government. But what does this mean for the acquisition
community? This compelling panel with experts from government and industry
will explore the myths, reality, research and best practices around
sustainability in government procurement.

David Asiello, Installations & Environment, Office of the Secretary of Defense,  Department of Defense
Nancy Gillis, Director, Federal Supply Chain Emissions, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration and Chair, Section 13  Interagency Working Group

Peter Graf, Chief Sustainability Officer, SAP
Joni Teter, Sustainability and Green Buildings Program Advisor,Office of Federal High- Performance Green Buildings, General Services Administration
Richard Crespin, Executive Director, Corporate Responsibility Officer Association (Moderator)

2:45 – 3:00 pm

Afternoon Break and Exhibitor Showcase

3:00 – 4:15 pm

Session 5 - Acquisition Program Manager and Contract Officer Collaboration
Come and see worst and best practices in stakeholder involvement, strategy
and plan development, requirements definition, evaluations, and workforce
training. Learn by experiencing real-world examples and take away actionable
acquisition best practices.

Brent Bushey, Program Manager, Department of Homeland Security
Oliver Voss, Manager, National Procurement Service Center, Office of Acquisition  Management, Environmental Protection Agency
Pete Tseronis, Chief Technology Officer, Department of Energy

Mary Davie, Assistant Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration (Moderator)

Suspensions and Debarment: Everything You Want To Know But are Afraid to Ask
It can be difficult to ascertain the elements of a successful agency suspension
and debarment program. A panel of experts will discuss how industry
members can be proactive and mitigate the risk of suspension or debarment.

Robert Burton, Partner, Venable, LLP
Daniel Gordon, Associate Dean, Government Procurement Law Studies, George Washington University Law School
Joseph Neurauter, General Services Administration Suspension and

                              Debarment Official, General Services Administration
William Woods, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, U.S. Government  Accountability Office (Moderator)

4:30 – 5:00 pm

Closing Wrap-up Session

5:00 – 6:30 pm

Reception