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The Nineteenth Conference on International Defense Cooperation

Program

Conference Co-Chairs

C4ISR and Defense Transformation

Conference Co-Chairs Bruce Bade, Director Pacific Armaments Cooperation, OUSD (AT&L) & MAJGEN Simon Willis, Head, Australian Defense Staff, Embassy of Australia, Washington, DC

Monday 22nd March
0800-0805 Introductions of the Co-Chairs
0805-0850 Transforming Defense Systems
  • BGEN. Robert E. Schmidle, Jr. USMC, Director, Expediationary Force Development Center, Marine Corps Combat Development Command
0850-0920 C4I Status Report
  • Dennis Bauman, PEO, C4I
0920-0940 C4I Status Report - Singapore
  • COL. Ravinder Singh, Head, Joint Communications and Information Systems, Singapore
0940-0955 BREAK
0955-1030 Defense Transformation and Lessons from Iraq
  • MGen. Robert Mixon, USA, Dep.Dir./Chief of Staff, Futures Ctr, HQ TRADOC
  • COL. Aleksandra Rohde, National Guard ,former Military Assistant to Advisor to Min. of Interior,Iraq
Moderator: A. Vance Renfroe, President, Minuteman Institute for National Defense Studies
1030-1110 International Cooperation Initiatives
  • Maj (P) Doug Persons, USAF, PACOM J6 - "Coalition Communication Interoperability Guide (CCIG)/Pacific Endeavor(PE)"
  • COL Genaro J. Dellarocco, Project Manager, Force Projection, U.S. Army
  • Gregg W. Bergersen, C4I/EW Programs Specialist, Navy International Programs Office
Moderator: Marvin Leibstone, North American Editor, Monch

1110-1125 BREAK

1125-1230 C4ISR and Transformation - International Perspectives Roundtable
  • BGEN. Jose D'Antin, Defense Cooperation Attache, Embassy of France
  • CAPT. (ITN) Nunzio Iacomino, Assistant Defense & Defense Cooperation Attache, Embassy of Italy
  • Maik Kammermann, FRG Director and Liaison, US Army Communications-Electronics Command
  • COL. Koo, Yeon-Deog, PhD, Defense R&D Attache, Embassy of the Republic of Korea
  • Mikio Aioki, Deputy Director, Equipment Coordination Division, Bureau of Finance and Equipment, Japan Defense Agency
Moderator: Frank Cevasco, Vice President, Hicks & Associates, Inc.

1230-1355 Luncheon - Imperatives for Transformation
  • ADM Edmund Giambastiani, USN, Commander, Joint Forces Command
Moderator: Dr. Tim Coffey, Center for Technology & National Security Policy, National Defense University

1400-1500 C4ISR in Missile Defense Panel
  • Aaron B. Fuller, III, VP and General Manager, Computer Sciences Corporation, Chairman and CEO, Incat
  • Stephen D. Nordel, Director, DoD Space, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
Moderator: Peter Varnish, TRM Ltd

1500-1600 C4ISR in UAV's Panel
  • Ed WalbyManager, Business & Strategy Development,Global Hawk Programs., Integrated Systems, Northrop Grumman Corp
  • Deborah Furey, Project Manager, SWARM UAV, NSWC, Carderock Division
  • Richard Peel, NUTEC Project Manager, NAVSEA/NUWC Division Keyport
  • John C. Porter, Manager, Business Development, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
  • Theodore L. Spilman, Vice President, Defense Systems, BAE Systems Mission Solutions
Moderator: Harrison Donnelly, Editor, Military Information Technology

1700-1800 Innovative Ship Designs
  • Robert Clifford, Chairman and CEO, Incat
  • Craig L. Schnappinger, P.E., Director Ship Systems Programs, Lockheed Martin NESS
  • John Warbey, Managing Director, FBM Babcock Marine Ltd.
Moderator: Peter Varnish, Chairman, Definition International

1800-2000 Conference Reception

Tuesday, 23rd March
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0830-0900 CTO Status Report
  • A Adel Radcliff, Program Manager, Defense Acquisition Challenge Program, DUSD, Advanced Systems and Concepts, OUSD (AT&L)

0900-1000 C4ISR - Role of the SME and International Technology Clusters
  • Martin Fairclough, Executive Director, The Patuxent Partnership
  • Greg Stein, President, Defcomm
  • Norm Weir, Senior Account Executive, Security Products, Canadian Commercial Corporation
Moderator: Marvin Leibstone, North American Editor, Monch

1000-1015 BREAK

1015-1115 C4ISR Technology Enablers
  • VADM Don Chalmers AO RANR (Ret), Chairman, CEA Technologies
  • Timothy Hall, Director, Information Assurance Operation, General Dynamics Decision Systems
  • Dr. Stephen Lubard, Technical Director, Office of Naval Research
  • Frank McGhee, Vice President, Ericsson, Inc.
Moderator: Dr. Tim Coffey, Center for Technology and National Security Policy

1115-1130 BREAK

1130-1230 Technology Transfer - Do or Die Issues
  • Gene Christiansen, Acting Division Chief, Office of Strategic Trade Division, US Dept. of Commerce
  • Dr. Donald Hicks, Chairman of the Board, Hicks & Associates, Inc.
  • Robert Regan, Counsellor (Defence Equipment), British Embassy, Washington, DC
  • COL Rick Ryles, USA, Commander, Office of International Programs (Japan-Pacific), U.S. Army Materiel Command
Moderator: Vago Muriadian, Editor, Defense News

1230-1400 One on One Business Meetings
All named speakers have been invited.
This is a draft program subject to changes in topics, speakers and schedule –Version 2.2 3/22/04

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