Gather with international development leaders
Constant changes and challenges are confronting the international development community. Attend the 11th Annual PSC Development Conference to hear directly from USAID, State Department, and other senior government leaders on the topics that matter most to your company.
PSC’s Council of International Development Companies will have its 12th Annual Development Conference on December 10, 2024. This half-day conference will explore the factors shaping the evolution of international capacity building, related shared government and international development company (IDC) objectives, and the roles and contributions of IDCs supporting U.S. government agencies’ critical missions
Featured Speakers
Paul K. Martin was confirmed by the United States Senate as Inspector General for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on December 18, 2023. Prior to his current role, Mr. Martin served for 14 years as Inspector General at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Mr. Martin has also served as Vice Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) since its formation in April 2020. Congress established the PRAC at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate oversight of the federal government $5 trillion in pandemic relief funding.
Before his NASA appointment, Mr. Martin served as the Deputy Inspector General and held other leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for more than 12 years.
Mr. Martin also spent 13 years at the U.S. Sentencing Commission in a variety of positions before joining the Department of Justice OIG, including 6 years as the Commission's Deputy Staff Director. Mr. Martin was one of the Sentencing Commission's first employees when the agency was created in 1985 and helped develop the first set of federal sentencing guidelines.
Mr. Martin began his professional career as a reporter with The Greenville News, a daily newspaper in Greenville, S.C. He holds a B.A. in Journalism from The Pennsylvania State University and a Juris Doctor from The Georgetown University Law Center.
Mr. Martin is married to Rebekah Liu, an attorney working in Washington, D.C. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, he and his wife have three daughters.
Jami J. Rodgers is USAID’s Chief Acquisition Officer, Senior Procurement Executive, and Director for the Office of Acquisition and Assistance. He oversees the Agency’s procurement and financial assistance function with an annual portfolio exceeding $38 billion with over 4,000 partners worldwide. Mr. Rodgers previously served as a senior executive at NASA and the Department of Energy with a focus on strategic operations and contract management. He has provided oversight of nationwide procurement management reviews, category management efforts, and served as competition advocate. He began his federal career at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Rodgers is a Certified Professional Contract Manager (CPCM) with the National Contract Management Association and holds a Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C Professional). He has held unlimited contracting officer warrants at EPA, USAID, and DOE. Mr. Rodgers has been recognized twice with the Secretary of Energy Achievement Award, the USAID Mary A. Reynolds Memorial Award for high-impact innovations, and several Meritorious and Superior Honor Awards. Mr. Rodgers earned a B.S. in Spanish with a business and international studies minor from Penn State University and an MBA with a focus on strategic management and public policy from the George Washington University School of Business.
Featured Sessions
Registration options
In-Person Registration
In-Person Access
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- Registration for one person
- Access to all event sessions
- Buffet lunch
- Post-event happy hour
- On-demand sessions
Virtual Registration
Live Virtual Access
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- Registration for one person
- Access to all event sessions
- Q&A audience access through chat function
- On-demand sessions
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Access for Government
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- Registration for one person
- Access to all event sessions
- In-person or live virtual access
- All event sessions
- On-demand sessions
Plan Your Trip
PSC's Development Conference is located at the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel in the Washington, DC Metro Region. Conveniently near two major airports, Metro, bus routes, and plenty of on-site parking.
Things to Do in the Area
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