Agenda
Pre-Conference Workshops
June 16, 2025
Day 1
June 17, 2025
8:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks
9:15 am
DCAA Keynote
9:45 am
The Cost, Pricing, and Audit Outlook for Defense Contractors Given New EOs- from Stop-Work Orders, Contract Terminations, Return to Office, Efficiency and More
10:30 am
Extended Networking Break
11:00 am
Spotlight on Innovation and Efficiency in Pricing and Contracts
11:30 am
Navigating the Risk of Stop Work Orders and Contract Terminations-and-the Government Compliance Challenges
12:00 pm
Networking Lunch
1:45 pm
DCMA Pricing Priorities in the Spotlight
2:15 pm
Audit Strategy Session # 1- Navigating Pricing and Compliance Trends
3:15 pm
Networking Break
3:30 pm
Update on CMMC Priorities and Expectations for Defense Contractors
4:15 pm
M&A Under the Microscope: New Emerging Trends and Cost Impacts in an Era of Efficiency
5:00 pm
Networking Cocktail Reception
Day 2
June 18, 2025
8:00 am
Early Riser Roundtable and Continental Breakfast
Navigating Impact of Workforce Management on Audit, Payments, Oversight, Timelines and Compliance
8:55 am
Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks
9:00 am
DOD Keynote
9:30 am
The Present and the Future of the Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB): New Rules, Timelines and Next Steps
10:15 am
Networking Break
10:30 am
Fireside Chat: The Big Picture Outlook for Business, Risk and Compliance Amid Uncertainty
11:00 am
The New Realities of Legal Exposure: Regulatory, Litigation and Enforcement Changing the Cost, Pricing and Audit Landscapes
12:00 pm
Networking Luncheon
1:15 pm
Evaluating the Lengths and Limits of Data and AI for Improving Efficiencies: Concrete Examples of Successes and Pitfalls in the Cost and Pricing Context
2:00 pm
Navigating the Big “What Ifs”: In Cost, Pricing, Audits and Compliance
2:45 pm
Networking Break
3:00 pm
Fireside Chat with the DOJ
3:30 pm
Audit Strategy Session #2 Demystifying Incurred Cost, Forward Pricing and Special Audits
4:30 pm