Al Volkman,

Acting Deputy Undersecretary of Defense, International Programs, Department of Defense, U.S.

Alfred G. Volkman joined the Office of the Secretary of Defense in January 1987. He has served as Principal Director for Armaments Cooperation on the staff of the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Dual Use Technology Policy and International programs; and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for International programs. Since June 1996 he has served as the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary (Armaments Cooperation) to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (International and Commercial Programs). On January 2, 2000, Mr. Volkman’s title changed to Director, International Cooperation.

Rini M. Goos

Chairman, MoU Group

Defense Cooperation Attache, Embassy of the Netherlands

Drs. Rini M.J.M. Goos is Defense Cooperation Attache at the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Washington DC. In this position he also chairs the MoU Attache Group. His office is the US based defense procurement authority of the Netherlands for all FMS and Direct Commercial acquisitions. He has frequent contacts with the US DoD, the services and defense agencies, the Department of State, Department of Commerce, Congress and US industry.

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WELCOME, INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW, Conference Co-Chairs

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CAPABILITIES VERSUS COMMITMENTS

· Dr. Dan Goure, Senior Scholar, International Studies, CSIS

· Hon. Tidal McCoy Vice President, Government Relations, Thiokol

The Honorable Tidal W. McCoy was elected Chairman of the Board of the Space Transportation Association in February 1996. Mr. McCoy was appointed Vice President, Governmental Relations, Thiokol Corporation in 1989. Prior to this, Mr. McCoy served as Acting Secretary of the Air Force, Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Readiness Support, and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Installations.

· Dr. Douglas V. Johnson II, Col. (Ret), Assoc. Research Professor of Natl Security Affairs, U.S. Army War College

Dr. Douglas V. Johnson II has been with the Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, since 1985, first as Strategic Research Analyst and then as Associate Research Professor of National Security Affairs. His 30 years of service in the US Army included two combat tours, a variety of troop and staff assignments, and instructor duty at the US Military Academy and the School of Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth.

Moderator: Robert Bruce, Director, Armament Cooperation Atlantic, OUSD (A&T)

Robert Bruce is the U.S. Defense Department's principal advisor for armaments cooperation with NATO, and with allied and friendly nations in Europe, the former Warsaw Pact and former Soviet Union, and Canada. He frequently represents the Department in NATO and bilateral meetings, advocating armaments cooperation, interoperability, and standardization. He is a retired Army officer, and once served as a Military Free Fall Test Parachutist.

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ITARS – THE WAY FORWARD:

· Lars Bjerde, Counselor, Defense Cooperation, Embassy of Sweden, Washington, DC

Lars Bjerde is Counselor for Defense Cooperation, Swedish Trade Council, North America. He assumed this appointment in 1993 following five years as Counselor in the Swedish Embassy, Washington DC. He earlier served as Assistant Military Attache. Mr. Bjerde also served as Vice President of FFV Development Inc. in Alexandria, Virginia from 1985-1988. He was previously Head of Section, Swedish Defense Materiel Administration in Stockholm, Sweden.

· Hon. James M. Bodner, Principal DUSD, OUSD

The Honorable James Bodner is Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and Counselor to the Secretary of Defense. Mr. Bodner is responsible for defense strategy and plans, international security policy, international arms sales and security cooperation, including technology transfer and military training, and industrial security and export controls. Mr. Bodner assumed his current position on October 1, 1998. Serving concurrently as Counselor to Secretary Cohen, he advises on the range of other issues involving the Defense Department and on general management of the department.

· Hon. William A. Reinsch, US for Export Administration, US Dept. of Commerce

· Gregory M. Suchan, DAS of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs

Gregory M. Suchan has been Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Plans and Policy in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs since May 1, 2000. His direct responsibilities include supervision of the Office of Defense Trade Controls (PM/DTC) and the Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers (PM/RSAT). Overall, the arms transfers reviewed by these offices amount to over $30 billion each year. In addition, Mr. Suchan is responsible within the PM bureau for regional security issues, including conducting bilateral security dialogues with more than twenty countries every year.

Moderator: Colin Clark, Defense News

Colin Clark has been senior editor of Defense News since the beginning of August. For the previous two years he covered U.S. arms exports, NATO, the U.S. Office of Secretary of Defense, American procurement policy and South Africa for Defense News. Clark joined Defense News in September 1998 after almost two years with the U.S. newsletter, Defense Week, where he won second place for analytic reporting in 1997 from the Newsletter Publishers Foundation for his coverage of the Quadrennial Defense Review.

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INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY INSERTION:

· Hon. Dr. H. Lee Buchanan, III, ASN for Research, Dev. and Acquisition, Dept. of the Navy

The Honorable H. Lee Buchanan III was sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition on October 2, 1998. Dr. Buchanan is the Department’s Acquisition Executive responsible for all research, development, and procurement of defense systems satisfying the requirements of the Navy and Marine Corps. He is also responsible for all acquisition policy and procedures within the Department. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Buchanan was most recently the Deputy Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

· Hon. Paul J. Hoeper, ASA for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, Dept. of the Army

1200-1230

NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE:

Overview: Dr. Robin Ranger, President, Ranger Associates

Dr. Robin Ranger is President, Ranger Associates Inc., Bethesda, MD and Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Defence and International Security Studies, Lancaster University, U.K. He leads the Centre’s Program on Missile Threats and Responses (MTR) and is Editor (and often author or co-author) of the Bailrigg Memorandums and Studies and Website (www.cdiss.org) on MTR. He is also Contributing North American Editor of the annual Global Defence Review (London). His opinion pieces regularly appear in Defense News.

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LUNCHEON - FUTURE THREATS

· Senator Thad Cochran, R-MS

Senator Thad Cochran is the senior United States Senator from the State of Mississippi. In 1978, he became the first Republican to be elected to a statewide office in Mississippi. He served as an elected member of the Senate Republican leadership for twelve years. He chairs the Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services. A former Naval officer, Senator Cochran serves on the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy. Before going to Washington in 1973 to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, Senator Cochran practiced law in Jackson.

· AVM John Thompson, HBDS, British Embassy, Washington DC

Air Vice-Marshall J.H. Thompson CB RAF is Defence Attache and Head of the British Defence Staff (Washington). Air Vice-Marshal Thompson’s early career was spent flying fast jets in Bahrain, Germany and the UK. In 1989 he assumed command of Royal Air Force Wittering which was followed by attendance at the Royal College of Defence Studies and the Higher Command and Staff Course. In 1996 he was detached to Brussels and Sarajevo as the Military Adviser to Mr Carl Bildt. In January 1997, he was appointed Air Officer Commanding and Commandant of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell. In July 1998 he was posted as the Air Officer Commanding Number 1 Group.

Moderator: Richard C. Barnard, VP, Executive Editor, Defense News

Rick Barnard is executive editor of Defense News, Space News and Federal Times, weekly newspapers about political and business issues, foreign trade, national security policies, aerospace technologies and federal management. He also is chief editor of the companion web sites for these papers, Defensenews.com, Spacenews.com and Federal Times.com Barnard has been a journalist for 28 years, and has been involved in the coverage of defense, space and federal management issues for much of that time.

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COOPERATION IN TECHNOLOGY

· Gerhard Brauer, Deputy Director, German Liaison Office, Reston

Gerhard Brauer is the Deputy Director of the German Liaison Office for Defense Materiel and head of Defense Technology in Reston. He is a graduate from the Technical University in Darmstadt, Germany. During his 27-year service for the German defense organization, he held several aviation program management positions. His previous position was German Program Director for the Tiger helicopter.

· Dr. Delores M. Etter, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Science & Technology

Dr. Delores M. Etter is Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Science & Technology). Dr. Etter is responsible for Defense S&T planning, budget allocation, and program execution and evaluation; coordination of international S&T collaborative efforts within NATO and The Technical Cooperation Program; management oversight of the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Organization, the Defense Modeling and Simulation Program, and the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).

· Aaron Fuller, VP & General Manager, Air & Missile Defense, Computer Sciences Corporation

Aaron B. Fuller, III is Vice President and General Manager in the Federal Sector Defense Group at Computer Sciences Corporation. He leads a business unit with more than 2,000 staff focused on Warfighting and Information Dominance for Air and Missile Defense and Navy/Marine Corps programs in worldwide locations.

· Peter Varnish, Director of Technology, New DERA, UK

Peter Varnish, OBE is Director, Technology Partnership, DERA. With the re-organization of DERA in preparation for PPP Peter took us this position on 1 April, 2000. He is responsible for building relationships with industry which safeguard the investment MoD has made in Technology within DERA and its forbears. With the formation of DERAtec in April 1998, Peter became Director for Business Development. He was promoted in July 1995 to Director International Business Development from Director of Science for Ballistic Missile Defence, MoD, London.

· CAPT. Craig L. Schnappinger, P.E., Deepwater Program Manager, U.S. Coast Guard

Captain Craig L. Schnappinger is the Project Manager for the Coast Guard’s Deepwater Capability Replacement Project. This is the largest acquisition project in the history of the Coast Guard (est. $9B –17B) and includes ships aircraft, C4ISR and logistics, all in one integrated system. Captain Schnappinger is a 1975 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy and earned a Masters degree from the University of Illinois.

Moderator: Marvin Leibstone, North American Editor, NATO’s Nations Magazine

Marvin Leibstone is the North American editor for the Monch Group, publishers of “Military Technology”, “NATO’s Nations” and “Naval Forces” magazines. He is also the publisher and editor of the defense newsletter “US and Offshore”. His column “North America Outlook” is published in Military Technology magazine every month.

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COOPERATION IN DEFENSE

· Hon. John Douglass, President, AIA

The Honorable John W. Douglass is President, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of the Aerospace Industries Association, which represents the nation’s manufacturers of aerospace equipment. He began his term as seventh full-time executive of the 80 year-old association on September 18, 1998, after a tour at the Pentagon as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition.

· Francois Gayet, President, Thomson-CSF, Inc.

Francois Gayet, Chairman of Thomson-CSF North America, the holding company for all of Thomson-CSF’s interests in the United States, and Chairman and CEO of Thomson-CSF, Inc., is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale Superieure de l’Aeronautique, received a Master of Science degree from Stanford University and holds a commission as Ingenieur en Chef de l’Armement in the French defense procurement agency.

· Mark Ronald, President & CEO, BAE Systems North America

Mark Ronald is President and Chief Executive Officer of BAE SYSTEMS North America, a $2.6 billion leading defense, aerospace and information technology company. He brings 35 years of aerospace and defense experience to his position, overseeing all aspects of the company’s operations out of its Rockville, Maryland headquarters. BAE SYSTEMS is composed of five major sectors; Information Systems, Aerospace, Technologies Services, Aircraft Control Systems and BAE SYSTEMS Canada.

· Robert Keltz, Deputy Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency

Robert Keltz is Deputy Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Office of the Secretary of Defense. Prior assignments include Director of International Development and Security Assistance, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army, International Affairs; Principal Deputy for Logistics, HQ, U.S. Army Materiel Command, Alexandria, VA (July 1992 – March 1997); Director, U.S. Army Strategic Logistics Agency (July 1990-July 1992). Mr. Keltz attended Colorado State University where he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the US Army and awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology in 1968. He completed a Master of Education degree in 1970.

Moderator: Dr. Larry M. Wortzel, Col. USA (Ret), Director, Asian Studies Ctr. The Heritage Foundation

Dr. Larry M. Wortzel is director of the Asian Studies Center of The Heritage Foundation. He has served in infantry, intelligence, strategy, and diplomatic positions with the United States Army and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Dr. Wortzel is the author of CLASS IN CHINA (1987) and DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY CHINESE MILITARY HISTORY (1999); and the editor of CHINA'S MILITARY MODERNIZATION: INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS (1988) and THE CHINESE ARMED FORCES IN THE 21st CENTURY (1999).

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A ROADMAP TO INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE COOPERATION

· Hon. David R. Oliver, PDUS, Acq. Tech. & Log. OUSD (A & T)

The Honorable David R. Oliver, Jr. is the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. The Senate confirmed him to this position on May 21, 1998. In 1995, Mr. Oliver joined Westinghouse Electric Systems Group in Baltimore, Maryland as the Manager for Naval Analysis, and later, Director of a major international program. Then he moved to the position of Director of Technology and Business Development for Naval Systems following the Northrop Grumman Corporation’s acquisition of Westinghouse’s Baltimore operations.

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BEYOND ELECTION 2000 - DEFENSE OUTLOOK

· Republican Party - Barry Rhoads, Boland and Madigan

- Democratic Party - Larry Smith, former Counsel to the Secretary of Defense

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DEFENSE AND SERVICE ATTACHE RECEPTION

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