ComDef West 2007 | March 29-30 | Red Lion Hanalei, San Diego, CA

Catalysts for International Defense Cooperation

Program

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Conference Book

Co-Chairs:

  • Bruce Bade, Director, Pacific Armaments Cooperation, AT&L OUSD ◄
  • CDRE P. Murugesan, Naval Attache, Embassy of India, Washington, DC

0830-0835 Introductions of the Co-Chairs


0835-0915 Keynote: Roles & Missions in Joint & Coalition Operations

Combatant Commanders: The world we are in. What we do now. Importance of Jointness. Relationships to Coalitions

  • Major General Richard C. Zilmer, USMC, Deputy Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force; and Commanding General, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade


0915-0935 Security in the Pacific and Indian Oceans

  • LTGEN. Wallace “Chip” Gregson, USMC (Ret.)

0935-0950 BREAK


0950-1100 Joint and Coalition Roadmaps

Where each Service is heading with Joint and Coalition: Programs, budgets: Initiatives

  • Rick Alpaugh, Deputy to the Commander, US Army Security Assistance Command

Moderator: Dr. W. Stephen Piper, President, Piper Pacific International

1100-1130 C4I & Space Presentation

  • Chris Miller, Acting PEO, C4I and Space

1130-1200 Comprehensive Maritime Domain Awareness JCTD

  • Cdr. Steven Boraz, USN

1230-1355 Luncheon: Joint and Coalition Operations

  • Alan Shaffer, Director, Plans & Programs, DUSD(S&T) Plans

Introduced by LTGEN. Wallace “Chip” Gregson, USMC (Ret.)

1415-1545 Navy Strategic Plan: 1000 Ship Navy/Global Fleet Station

  • Capt. Sam Tangredi, USN, NIPO ◄
  • Dr. R. Robinson Harris, Director, Business Development, LMCO ◄

Stepping Networked C4ISTAR into the Future

  • CAPT. George Galdorisi, USN, (Ret.), Director, Decision Support, SPAWAR Systems Center ◄

Ships Tuned for Joint and Coalition Operations

  • VADM Philip M. Balisle, USN (Ret.), Sr. VP, Maritime Strategic Plans & Progs., DRS ◄

1545-1645 Technology Roadmap for UAVs

  • Penn E. (Pete) Mullowney, Vice President for UAS Strategy & Business Development, AAI ◄
  • John Porter, Deputy Director, Business Development, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems ◄
  • Col. Edward A. Walby, USAF (Ret.), Director, Business Development, Global Hawk, Northrop Grumman Corp. ◄

1645-1715 Protecting Defense Technology

  • Pete Dougherty, DTSA ◄

1715-1800 DoD Initiatives in Acquisition Reform

  • Eileen Giglio, ADUS for Bus.Transform'n, DoD ◄

1800-1930 Reception

 

FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH, 2007 | DAY TWO:

 

0845-0855 Conference Day One Recap


0855-0955 Sea Based Missile Defense

  • James I. Gillespie, Jr., Director, Joint & Coalition Programs, CSC ◄
  • Thomas J Kuntz, Director, International Programs, MDA ◄
  • Thomas M Shew, Senior.Manager, Naval Weapon Systems, Raytheon Missile Systems ◄

Moderator: John Liang, Managing Editor, InsideDefense.com ◄

0955-1010 BREAK


1010-1130 Perspectives on Coalitions & Cooperation

  • Frederick R. Beer, Director, International Agreements, NIPO ◄
  • CDRE Gerry Christian, RAN, Naval Attache, Australia ◄
  • Capt. Jon Meyer, RNoN, Asst. Defense Attache & Naval Attache, Embassy of Norway ◄
  • CDRE P. Murugesan, Naval Attache, Embassy of India ◄
  • RADM Yoshihiro Sakaue, JMSDF (Ret.), Senior Advisor, Raytheon International, Inc. - Japan Br. ◄

Moderator: Frank Cevasco, President, Cevasco International, LLC ◄


1130-1145 BREAK


1145-1300 Technology Sharing & Coalition Effectiveness

  • William J. McCluskey, Director, International Technology Program Office OSD(AT&L) ◄
  • Andrew Radcliffe, Counselor Def. Equipment, British Embassy ◄
  • Mark Reynolds, Counselor, Def. Materiel, Embassy of Australia ◄

Moderator: Vago Muradian, Editor, Defense News ◄

1300-1315 Conference Wrapup

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