Discussion Learn how to keep the innovation and entrepreneurship alive within a family business model. We will have Northern Trust’s expert speak about Business Ownership and the editor of Family Business Magazine.

$35 The Tower Club This is the first program in our 2014-15 series on Success and Succession Strategies in a Flat Market. Facilitator: Jason Kaufman, Principal, The Chertoff Group Roundtable members: Mick Fox, EVP of Business Development, PAE John Sutton, EVP and GM, Mission Solutions, Vencore Inc. (formerly QinetiQ North America) The economic instability of the last several years threw a wrench into even the most thoughtful business plans. In...

Morning Workshop 8:30am-12:30pm During this four-hour workshop you'll learn what you need to know to pursue and win these opportunities to grow your government contracting business! Part of The ASBCs of Government Contracting™ series, 'Finding and Winning Simplified Acquisitions to Grow Your Business' is a comprehensive industry education and market intelligence activity providing attendees a substantive background on the rules that app...

Each year federal agencies race to spend their remaining budget dollars in Q4. For contractors, this often means an “End of the Year Scramble” to secure last minute opportunities. But can you turn the scramble into an enduring strategy for success? We think so. Please join experts from Bloomberg Government and the Coalition for Government Procurement for a breakfast briefing focused on helping businesses like yours develop and hone...

"Develop Winning Price Proposals" Most competitive cost/price proposal volumes miss playing a significant role in improving an offerer’s probability of winning. In fact, many times, when the price is right, there are still losses which can be attributed to poor preparation of the price proposal. Companies who attend this session will learn new ways to gain advantage over the competition and win more opportunities. You will learn new winn...

"Bringing home the opportunity" This class is for people who are or will be proposal managers. It provides detailed instruction on the Design-iT proposal process, created to help you develop more intriguing, compelling proposals that distinguish you from the competition. The process addresses the complete proposal life-cycle from win strategy to final document creation, but with an emphasis on creative storytelling and stunning document presen...

"Getting ready to win - over and over again" The class presents a detailed capture process and provides instruction on how to effectively develop new business opportunities and position for a winning proposal effort. A Capture Record template is used to organize the presentation, and is made available to each participant. The class can be taken by anyone involved in the capture process, or by those who must either oversee or support the proces...

The 8th HSE event held in Vienna will have a major focus on the topics of HSE 2014. The key topics assessed will be: Focus on Sustainability, Safety and Corporate Social ResponsibilityKeynote debate: The Impact of Sustainability on Safety & Health Safe Work, Healthy Work, For LifeKeynote Address: Vision Zero – For a Safer and Healthier FutureKeynote Address: From zero accident vision to zero goal Focus on Health and Well-beingKeynote...

This 2-day event, followed by 1-day post-conference workshop, will gather top-level pharmaceutical experts to examine logistics and cold chain areas of key concern – supply chain optimization; impact and implementation of revised GDP guideline; risk, security and integrity of supply chain; and cold chain management. Attendees will gain new knowledge and know-how, find fresh ideas and create networking contacts that will enable them to ma...

The DIA Annual EuroMeeting is global in scope and attracts well over 3,000 professionals from more than 50 countries. It brings together professionals from the biopharmaceutical industry, contract research organisations, academic research centres, regulatory agencies and health ministries as well as delegates from patient organisations. Attendees will have access to more than 100 sessions in 16 parallel themes and the chance to hear from 350+...