Schedule

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Registration Hours	Registration sponsored by
Monday, January 29	1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 30	7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 31	7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 1	7:00 a.m.– 5:30 p.m.
Friday, February 2	7:00 a.m.– 2:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hours
Wednesday, January 31	9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 1	9:00 a.m.– 5:30 p.m.
Friday, February 2	9:00 a.m.– 2:30 p.m.

Job Fair Hours
Wednesday, January 31	9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 1	10:00 a.m.– 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 31

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by

9:00 a.m.

Exhibits Open

9:00 a.m. -9:45 a.m.

Kickoff Address

Mayor Rudolph Giuliani

Former Mayor of New York City

Sponsored by

9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Coffee Break

Sponsored by

10:45 a.m. – Noon

Panel: “Endgame Iraq: What are the Operational Lessons Learned?”

Moderator:

MG David L. Grange, USA (Ret.)

President and Chief Executive Officer

McCormick Tribune Foundation

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Special Luncheon Forum: “Cost & Compromise: What Kind of Fleet Should We Build?”*

Discussion Host:

Dr. Dov S. Zakheim

former Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer

Featured Guests:

VADM John G. Morgan, Jr., USN

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information, Plans and Strategy (N3/N5)

RADM Michael C. Bachmann, USN

Commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command

2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Dessert Break

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2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Panel: “Port Security: How Do We Defeat the Threat?”

Moderator:
CAPT Joe Bouchard, USN (Ret.)

Executive Director, Center for Homeland Security and Defense

Zel Technologies, LLC

4:00 p.m.

Exhibits Close

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Honors Reception*
San Diego Marriott and Marina

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Honors Dinner*

San Diego Marriott and Marina

Keynote Address

VADM Charles D. Wurster, USCG

Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area

Thursday, February 1

8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Breakfast Address*

Mr. Dave Wennergren

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Information Management and Technology)
Deputy Department of Defense Chief Information Officer

Breakfast sponsored by

9:00 a.m.

Exhibits Open

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Panel: "Joint Network Interoperability: How Do We Leverage and Protect Our Coummunications Network to Enable the 1,000-Ship Navy?"

Moderator:

VADM Herb Browne, USN (Ret.)

President and Chief Executive Officer

AFCEA International

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Coffee Break

Sponsored by

11:00 a.m. – Noon

Panel: “Procurement at a Crossroads: How Do We Build the U.S. Piece of the 1,000-Ship Navy?”

Moderator:

Mr. Norman Polmar

Editor, Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Luncheon Address*

ADM James G. Stavridis, USN

Commander, U.S. Southern Command

Lunch sponsored by

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Dessert Break

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2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Panel: “Warfighters: How Do We Develop and Retain 21st Century Enlisted Leaders?”

Moderator:

MCPOCG Vince Patton III, USCG (Ret.)

Director, Community Outreach/Senior Program Manager DOD Projects

Military Advantage/Monster Worldwide

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Technology Reception in the Exhibit Hall

5:30 p.m.

Exhibits Close

Friday, February 2

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

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8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Fast-Track Address

LTC John A. Nagl, USA

Commanding Officer
1st Battalion, 34th Armor

Fort Riley, Kansas

Author, Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife

9:00 a.m.

Exhibits Open

10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Panel: “A Maritime Strategy for Asia-Pacific: What Are the Competing Priorities?”

Moderator:
CAPT Peter Swartz, USN (Ret.)

Strategy and Policy Analyst, Center for Strategic Studies, Center for Naval Analyses

11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Coffee Break

Sponsored by

Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Luncheon Keynote Address*

VADM Mark Edwards, USN

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Communication Networks (N6)

Lunch sponsored by

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Dessert Break

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2:30 p.m.

Exhibits Close

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