Thursday, December 1, 2011
8:30 am–5 pm
The George Washington University Law School
Jacob Burns Moot Court Room (LL101 and LL102 as needed)
2000 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20052
Hosted by GW Law's Government Procurement Law Program, the event will focus on emerging issues in the federal information technology market with senior members of the business, law, and academic communities.
Registration for the event has closed. Please contact Jessica Pierce if you are still interested in attending: jppierce@law.gwu.edu.
Agenda
10 am
Registration
Dee Kelly Lounge
10:30 am
Welcome
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Paul Schiff Berman, Dean and Robert Kramer Research Professor of Law, GW Law
Steven Schooner, Nash and Cibinic Professor of Government Procurement Law and Co-Director of the Government Procurement Law Program, GW Law
Joshua Schwartz, E.K. Gubin Professor of Government Contracts Law and Co-Director of the Government Procurement Law Program, GW Law
Christopher Yukins, Professor of Government Contracts Law and Co-Director of the Government Procurement Law Program, GW Law
10:45 am–12:15 pm
Panel: Cybersecurity and the "Cloud"
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Colonel Gary Brown, Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Cyber Command, United States Air Force
Richard Gray, Office of General Counsel, Department of Defense
Kevin Hartley, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation
Rene Rendon, Associate Professor, Naval Postgraduate School
12:30–1:50 pm
Luncheon: Technology Lock-In and Cloud Computing
Faculty Conference Center
Tim Cowen, Founder, Open Computing Alliance; Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
2–3:15 pm
Panel: International IT Procurement
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Michael Bowsher, Barrister/QC, Monckton Chambers
David Drabkin, Director, Acquisition Policy, Northrop Grumman
Cao Fuguo, Professor, Central University of Finance and Economics - Beijing
3:15–3:45 pm
Coffee Break
Dee Kelly Lounge
3:45–5 pm
Panel: Next Steps in Federal IT Procurement Policy
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Carolyn Alston, General Counsel, Washington Management Group
Trey Hodgkins, Senior Vice President for National Security and Procurement Policy, TechAmerica
Steven Kelman, Weatherhead Professor of Public Management, Harvard University
5–5:20 pm
Break
5:20–6 pm
Keynote Address: Next Steps in Federal Procurement
Faculty Conference Center
Daniel Gordon, Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget (Associate Dean for Government Procurement Law Studies GW Law, beginning January 2012)
6 pm
Reception
Faculty Conference Center
For more information, contact Jessica Pierce at jppierce@law.gwu.edu or 202.994.7171.