The Coalition for Government Procurement • 2013 Spring Conference
Continuing the Dialogue
Strategic Acquisition—An Opportunity for Federal Efficiency and Commercial Business April 17, 2013 Crystal Gateway Marriott
AGENDA 7:30 a.m.
Registration and Networking Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Welcome and Coalition Update Roger Waldron, President, The Coalition for Government Procurement
8:15 a.m.
2014 Budget and Market Outlook Ray Bjorklund, VP & Chief Knowledge Officer, Deltek - Invited Jon Etherton, President, Etherton and Associates, Inc. Cameron Leuthy, Analyst, Bloomberg Government
9:00 a.m.
Stakeholders Panel on Strategic Acquisition What’s Coming in the Near Future Moderator: Joe Jordan, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy Panel: Elliott Branch, Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of the Navy Daniel Clever, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer, US Department of Homeland Security Iris Cooper, Executive Director of Acquisition Operation, US Department of Veterans Affairs Tom Sharpe, FAS Commissioner, General Services Administration
10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
Break Recent Development in Case Law and Regulation Positioning Your Company for New Opportunities Jonathan Aronie, Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Howe, LLP David Dowd, Partner, Mayer Brown Jack Horan, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge
11:30 a.m.
Lunch and Afternoon Keynote Shay D. Assad, Director of Defense Pricing, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy
2:15 p.m.
Breakout Session One
3:30 p.m.
Breakout Session Two
4:30 p.m.
Networking Reception
Session One Breakouts DHS Programs and Priorities Robert Namejko, DHS Industry Liaison - Department of Homeland Security Jose Arrieta, DHS Procurement Ombudsman - Department of Homeland Security Michael Smith, Director of Strategic Sourcing Program Office - Department of Homeland Security
Schedules Modernization – What’s Next? Jeff Koses, Director of Acquisition Operations - General Services Administration—confirmed, pending approval Houston Taylor, Assistant Commissioner - General Services Administration Kay Ely (QTF) - General Services Administration—confirmed, pending approval
VA – Schedule Pricing and Updates Acting Director, VA National Acquisition Center—invited
GWACs Mark Day, Director, Office of Strategic Programs - General Services Administration Robert Coen, Deputy Program Director, Office of Aquisition and Logistics Management, NITACC—invited
Session Two Breakouts Update Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiatives—Janitorial and Sanitation Supplies/ Maintenance, Repair and Operational Supplies Walter Eckbreth, Program Analyst, General Services Administration—Confirmed, pending approval Alexandra Rouse, General Services Administration—Confirmed, pending approval
Update Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiatives - Oasis Update Jim Ghiloni, Director of the OASIS Program Management Office—General Services Administration—confirmed, pending approval
NASA SEWP Darlene Coen, Deputy Program Manager, SEWP Joanne Woytek, Program Manager, SEWP
Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy Michael Canales, Senior Procurement Analyst, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy
