In the late 90's, I was the Project Manager for a load of projects, upgrading the underground storage tanks, at the sewer pump stations, in the 5 Borough's of NYC.
I had a gaggle of Government Engineers overseeing my projects. Dealing with dumb, over educated people can be frustrating. I couldn't understand why they never saw any reason to finish off a project and close it out. That was until, one day, one of the Parasites said to me:
"John, You don't understand, it doesn't' matter to me if this project, or any project gets completed: as long as my paperwork matches at the end of the month, I GET PAID"
It's the same for those who spoke at the Conference and their staff.
"KEEP PRODUCING PAPERWORK AND KEEP GETTING PAID"