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Detailed session descriptions can be found here.

Track 2: Cybersecurity, Supply Chain, and Subcontracting
 
Time Breakout Session Name Type of Session Sponsor Location (Room)
9:00 a.m. CMMC Cybersecurity Compliance & Supply Chain Security Moderators:
Jennifer Morris & Elizabeth Jimenez; Presenters: 
Stacy Bostjanick
John Ellis
Jon DePerro

 
10:30 a.m. Buy American & Trade Considerations: Emerging Domestic Preference and Supply Chain Issues Individual Speaker: Eric Crusius  
Noon Lunch      
12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Keynote Speaker: Nicholas Del Rosso, Jr.
Chase Kunk
 
1:30 p.m. Prime Contractor and Subcontractor Relationships Panel Discussion, Moderator:
John Hindman
Speakers:
Dean Grundei, Battelle,
Kari LaCoste-Jones, IAP,
Ellen Barletto, CSA
 
3:30 p.m. Getting Things Done: New Technologies, Timekeeping, and Training Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Lenee Lytee
Speakers:
Jeffery White, 
Kim Koster, 
Lonnie Springirth,
Tara Cannon
  
   
 
About Our Experts
  • John Hindman
    Director, RSM US LLP
    John is seasoned government contracting expert who assists contractors with regulatory compliance requirements throughout the government contract lifecycle. John works with government contract and grant recipients of all shapes and sizes and provides strategic advisory services to some of the largest US Federal Government contractors in the world. He works with contractors serving a wide-ranging customer base including Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Energy (DOE), Health & Human Services (HHS), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), various intelligence agencies, and many others. John brings a thoughtful and strategic approach to solving complex compliance challenges while keeping his clients’ unique business interests and needs at the forefront. John has an in-depth understanding of the federal compliance environment, procurement process, and implications to contractors. He has extensive, practical knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS), other agency FAR supplements, and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS).
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Information Systems
    Bachelor of Science in Finance, Insurance and Business Law – Corporate Finance
  • Kim Koster
    VP, Product Marketing, Unanet
    Kim is currently the VP of Industry Marketing for Unanet. She concentrates on thought leadership and market positioning specifically in the areas of project management, accounting and government contracting. She started her career working for Raytheon where she held multiple management positions such as the Javelin Joint Venture Controller and Product Line Business Manager. Her love of Earned Value Management (EVM) developed in the early years of her career and today still enjoys talking about it and providing direction on best practices. After 17 years at Raytheon she joined ATK where she held the positions of Director of Business Systems, EVM Focal Point, and Finance Director.

    Over the years Kim led multiple large ERP system implementations. She has been a trainer in her organizations and has provided guidance to many project and executive teams.
    Education
    University of North Texas - BBA, Finance
  • Lenee Lyte
    Principal, CPA, Withum
    Based in our Washington, DC office, Lenee is a Principal in the firm’s Government Contractors group. She has over 18 years of experience in Accounting. She services clients across a broad range of industries such as Government Contracting, Banking and Financial Services, and Manufacturing industries.

    Lenee’s role includes Internal Audit, SOX Compliance, FAR/DFARS Compliance, General Ledger Accounting, and SEC Financial Reporting responsibilities. She has implemented ERP and Financial Systems using SDLC best practices which included documenting business and data requirements, system integration testing, and user acceptance testing.
    BS, Accounting & Finance, University at Buffalo
    MBA, International Finance, Canisius College
  • Lonnie Springirth
    Solutions Engineer, JAMIS Software Corporation
    Lonnie Springirth is a Solutions Engineer at JAMIS Software Corporation with over 13 years of government contract accounting and compliance experience. Lonnie has spent much of his career evaluating and implementing business systems solutions across multiple industries, including defense, professional services, and technology providers to various US Federal Departments and other agencies.
    Education
    Old Dominion University
  • Jeffery White
    CEO and Founder, J.A. White & Associates
    J.A. White & Associates, LLC is a leader in Federal Contracting and Compliance delivering innovative solutions that simplify and optimize complex Procurement processes. Our services span a wide range of industries, including Defense and Aerospace, and support clients from emerging start-ups to established large businesses.
    With over 40 years of extensive experience in both the private and public sectors, White's expertise has led his firm to have an unprecedented 100% approval rate for Contractor Purchasing System Reviews and other Business System assessments.

    White has introduced two groundbreaking proprietary solutions that have assisted small and large government contractors streamline their Procurement workflow process. CPSR ProDocs, Automated Procurement Compliance and ClauseSync, Automated Clause Flowdowns.
    Leveraging a company’s existing enterprise platform, both engines automate compliance-related procurement documentation and eliminate inefficiencies of manual tasks by providing a guided, regulation-based process that ensures consistency, accuracy, and audit readiness. A company's benefits may include financial savings, mitigating company risk, and improved position for future awards.
    National Contract Management Association (NCMA), Federal Publications Seminars (FedPubs), Public Contracting Institute (PCI), Institute for Supply Management (formerly NAPM) and National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP).
    Published articles include Pricing Magazine, Contract Management, NAPM Insight, Electronic Buyer’s News, Purchasing Today, and NAPM InfoEdge.
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