Swords and Diplomacy: How Do We Build the Right Military to Fight, Win, and Influence?

January 31 - February 2, 2007
San Diego Convention Center
Co-sponsored by AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Wednesday, January 31 9:00 a.m. -9:45 a.m. Kickoff Address Mayor Rudolph Giuliani Former Mayor of New York City Sponsored by

Wednesday, January 31 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Honors Dinner Keynote Address* ADM Thad Allen, USCG Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard

Thursday, February 1 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.     Breakfast Address* Mr. Dave Wennergren Chief Information Officer, U. S. Navy

Thursday, February 1 Noon – 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Forum: “Cost & Compromise: What Kind of Fleet Should We Build?”* Moderator: Dr. Dov S. Zakheim former Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer

Friday, February 2 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Fast-track Breakfast Address ADM William J. Fallon, USN (invited) Commander, U. S. Pacific Command

Friday, February 2 Noon – 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Address* Gen (Select) James T. Conway, USMC (invited) Commandant of the Marine Corps (Designate)

* Ticket required for meal. Ticket purchase information coming soon.

Panel Sessions

Wednesday, January 31

10:45 a.m. – Noon

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

Moderator:
LtGen James N. Mattis, USMC (invited)
Commanding General
I MEF

Panelists:

CAPT Alex Krongard, USN
Deputy, Special Operations Command, U.S. Central Command
former Commander, SEAL Team 7

Brig Gen O.G. Mannon, USAF (invited)
Deputy Director for Special Operations, The Joint Staff

former Deputy Commander, Joint Special Operations Task Force, Operation Iraqi Freedom

COL H.R. McMaster, USA
Regiment Commander, 3rd Armored Cavalry

Col Michael A. Shupp, USMC
Chief of Staff, Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), Department of Defense

former Commander, First Marine Regiment, First Marine Division

former Commander, Regimental Combat Team One, Operation Al Fajr

Wednesday, January 31

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

Panelists:
VADM Barry M. Costello, USN (invited)
Commander, Third Fleet

Mr. Stephen E. Flynn
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Council on Foreign Relations

Author, America the Vulnerable

VADM Charles D. Wurster, USCG
Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area

 

Thursday, February 1

10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

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 (NIP, 2005)

Panelists:

LtCol Frank Hoffman, USMC (Ret.)
Research Fellow, Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities

RADM Charles S. Hamilton II, USN (invited)

Program Executive Officer for Ships

Mr. Eric J. Labs

National Security Division, Congressional Budget Office

Author, “A CBO Study: Options for the Navy’s Future”, Proceedings May 2006”

Thursday, February 1

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

Panelist:

MCPOCG Charles W. Bowen, USCG

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard

MCPON Joe R. Campa, USN (invited)
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

SGTMAJ John L. Estrada, USMC (invited)
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps

Friday, February 2

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

Panelists:

ADM Walter F. Doran, USN (Ret.) (invited)

Navy Service Executive, Raytheon
former Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet

RADM Roger Girouard, OMM, CD (invited)
Commander, Maritime Forces Pacific (Canada)

Commodore Jack McCaffrie, RAN (Ret.) (invited)
Visiting Fellow, Sea Power Centre

RADM Michael McDevitt, USN (Ret.)
Director, Center for Strategic Studies, Center for Naval Analyses