Chairman of Conference, Mary Ann Gilleece, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
8:15
Congressional Keynote
Honorable Curt Weldon (R-PA), House of Representatives, Committee on
Armed Services, Vice Chair; Tactical Air & Land Forces Subcommittee, Chair;
Committee on Homeland Security, Vice Chair
8:45
Defense Keynote
Honorable James I. Finley, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology
9:45
U.S. Army FY 2007 Defense Budgets, Programs, Requirements and IT & Communications
Lieutenant General Jerry L. Sinn, Military Deputy for Budget for the Assistant Secretary of the Army (FM&C)
Lieutenant General Steve W. Boutelle, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of the Army
11:15
Introduction to Breakout Sessions
Renee Wentzel, Public Affairs Advisor, Holland & Knight LLP
Breakout Session 1 - Advanced Vehicles and Unmanned Air Systems
Moderator: Dr. Christopher Herbst, Director, Government Program Development, Eaton Corporation
Douglas Chojecki, Chief Engineer, Research & Development, Stewart & Stevenson Tactical Vehicle Systems
Rick Ludwig “Wigs”, Director Business Development Unmanned Systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Breakout Session 2 - Networks & Information Integration
Moderator: Alan Chvotkin, Esq., Senior Vice President and Counsel, Professional Services Council
John Sutton, Senior Vice President, Advanced Programs, McDonald Bradley, Inc.
12:30
Luncheon
2:00
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps FY 2007 Defense Budgets, Programs, Requirements and IT & Communications
Rear Admiral Stanley D. Bozin, Director, Office of Budget, Office of the Assistant SECNAV for Financial Management and Comptroller Director, Fiscal Management Division, N82
Vice Admiral Lewis W. Crenshaw, Jr,. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Requirements and Assessments
Lieutenant General Emerson N. Gardner, Jr., Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources at Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.
Brigadier General George J. Allen, Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers Department/ Chief Information Officer of the Marine Corps.
3:30
Breakout Session 3 - Navy Combatant Modernization
MODERATOR Lee Geanuleas, Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Vice President, Maritime Systems, DRS Technologies
Ronald O'Rourke, Specialist in National Defense, Congressional Research Service
Alan Weyman, Fleet Support, Program Executive Office, Ships
Breakout Session 4 - Global Mobility Programs
Moderator: Richard E. "Dick" Stephenson, Vice President, Senior Account Executive CSC, Applied Technologies Division
Colonel John A. Brunderman, Chief, Mobility Division, Directorate of Global Reach Programs
Colonel Charles H. Porter, Deputy Director of Global Reach Programs, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Colonel Count B. Tye, Chief, Tactical Airlift, SOF, and Trainer Division Directorate of Global Reach Programs, USAF
5:30
Reception
6:30
Adjournment
Thursday, April 6, 2006
7:30
Registration
8:30
"The Stategic Challenges and Opportunities for the Defense Industry"
Pierre Chao, Senior Fellow and Director of Defense Industrial Initiatives, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
9:30
U.S. Air Force FY 2007 Defense Budgets, Programs, Requirements and IT & Communications
Major General Frank R. Faykes, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller
Lieutenant General Donald J. Hoffman, Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Lieutenant General Michael W. Peterson, Chief of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
11:30
Breakout Session 5 - Littoral Combat Ship
Moderator: Paul Schneider, Consultant
Captain Donald E. Babcock, Program Manager, LCS Ship Program
Rear Admiral Mark H. Buzby, Deputy Director, Surface Warfare Division, OPNAV
Captain Walt J. Wright, Program Manager, LCS Mission Modules, PMS420
Breakout Session 6 - Cyberspace Programs
Moderator: Major General William (Bill) Lord, Chief, Information, Services and Integration Directorate (SAF/XCI)
Brig. Gen. (Sel) Gregory L. Brundidge, Deputy Director of Operational Support Modernization Program, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Colonel Michael S. Butler, Director of Information Operations, Office of Air, Space and Information Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Brig. Gen. (Sel) Suzanne M. Vautrinot, Deputy Director of Strategic Security, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Air, Space and Information Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
