2018 Spring Conference:
The Future of Acquisition Shared Services and Interagency Contracting
May 16, 2018

7:15 AM to 8:15 AMRegistration and Networking

8:15 AM to 8:30 AMWelcome: Roger Waldron, President

8:30 AM to 9:00 AMMarket Update & Shared Services Snapshot

Ray Bjorklund, Birchgrove Consulting

Roger Waldron, TheCoalition For Government Procurement

9:00 AM to 9:30 AMKeynote Address “Expanding on GSA’s Four Priorities”

GSA Administrator Emily Murphy (confirmed)

9:30AM to 10:15 AM Mission Imperative to Meet the FAS Vision

Dave Zvenyach, Assistant Commissioner for Systems Management, GSA (invited)
Stephanie Shutt, Director MAS Program Management Office, GSA (invited)

Alex Rouse, Professional Services Program Executive, GSA (invited)

Joanne Collins-Smee, Deputy Commissioner and Director, Technology Transformation Services, GSA (invited)

Mark Lee, Assistant Commissioner, Policy & Compliance, GSA (invited)

10:15 AM to 10:45 AMPost-it Note Session: Industry Input on GSA Goals

10:45 AM to 11:00 AM Break

11:00 AM to 11:45 AM4th Quarter Spending Strategies

Elliot Branch, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Procurement, Department of Navy (invited)
Jose Arietta, Senior Procurement Executive, HHS (invited)
Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer, DHS (invited)
Eldred Jackson, Associate Director, Office of Procurement Operations, VA (confirmed)

Phil Christy, Acting Executive Director/Chief Acquisition Officer of the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, VA (invited)

12:00 PM- 1:30 PMSave Your Appetite: Lawyers for Lunch

Jonathan Aronie, Partner, Sheppard Mullin
Jason Workmaster, Of Counsel, Covington and Burling
David Dowd, Partner, Mayer Brown
Lorraine Campos, Partner, Crowell & Moring

1:30 PM to 2:15 PMFeedback from Conversations with the Customer Agencies

Erv Koehler, Assistant Commissioner for Customer Accounts and Stakeholder Engagement, GSA (invited)
Tiffany Hixson, Assistant Commissioner for the Professional Services and Human Capital Categories, GSA (invited)
Kay Ely, Assistant Commissioner for the IT Category (invited)
Chris Hamm, Director of FEDSIM, GSA (invited)

2:30 PM to 3:30 PM Business Intelligence Sessions #1

  1. Information Technology
  2. Crystal Philcox, Information Technology Category Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Category Management, GSA(invited)
  3. Joanne Woytek, SEWP Program Manager, NASA
  4. Professional Services
  5. Jacob Bertram, Director of Contract Operations, Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories, GSA(invited)
  6. Ken Brennan, Deputy Director, DPAP(confirmed)
  7. Sheri Meadema-Director, Office of Program Operations, GSA (confirmed)
  8. General Products
  9. Jill Laduca, Director, Southwest Supply and Acquisition Center, GSA(invited)
  10. Teresa McCarthy, Heartland Acquisition Center, GSA(invited)
  11. Brian Knapp, Director, Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center, GSA(invited)
  12. Peter Han, Northeast and Caribbean Acquisition Center, GSA(invited)
  13. Healthcare
  14. Dan Shearer, FSS Director, NAC, VA(confirmed)

3:45 PM to 4:45 PMBusiness Intelligence Sessions #2

  1. IT Modernization
  2. William Zielinski, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for ITC, GSA(invited)
  3. Dominic Sale, Assistant Commissioner for Operations, Technology Transformation Services, GSA(invited)
  4. FedMall
  5. Adarryl Roberts, Program Manager, DLA(confirmed)
  6. Kathleen Lemming, DPAP(confirmed)
  7. Healthcare
  8. Jack DuFon, Non-Expendable Equipment Office, VA(confirmed)
  9. Penny Nechanicky, Director, Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service, VA(invited)
  10. DHS
  11. Eric Cho, Project Lead Procurement Innovation Lab, DHS(invited)
  12. Jackie Smyth, Director of Strategic Sourcing, DHS(invited)
  13. Kevin Boshears, Director OSDBU, DHS(invited)

4:45 PM to 6:00 PMNetworking Reception