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Serving Intelligence Professionals and their Community

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009

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

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND EXHIBITS

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.

AFCEA WELCOME

Mr. Steven Ritchey

Vice President for Intelligence

AFCEA International 

8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS WELCOME

Lt Gen John Campbell, USAF (Ret.)

Executive Vice President for Government Programs

Iridium Satellite, LLC  

Maj Gen William Usher, USAF (Ret.)

Managing Director

William R. Usher Consulting, Inc.

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

NRO WELCOME

Gen Bruce Carlson, USAF (Ret.)

Director

National Reconnaissance Office

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 

FEATURED SPEAKER

Mr. John Pistole
Deputy Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation

10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

NETWORKING BREAK AND EXHIBITS

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Overview:

The global economic crisis has significantly altered the world economic and political environment and given rise to new national security challenges while simultaneously increasing competition for resources needed to meet those challenges.  The U.S. federal debt is the largest in history. Major overseas holdings of U.S. dollars give increasing power to competitors and threaten the dollar’s stability.  Emerging nations place increasing demands on the finite quantities of petroleum and other critical resources, helping change the global economic landscape. Overall, there has been an enormous transfer of wealth and power to authoritarian regimes shifting influence away from the U.S.  This session will explore the broad spectrum of economic security threats facing the U.S. and how the Intelligence Community must address them.

Framing Questions:

• Is the economic crisis our primary security threat today?

• What collection, estimative, coordination and implementation capabilities does the U.S. Government need now?

•  Given the Administration’s response to the economic crisis over the last year, what now are the next steps?

Session Co-Chairs

Ms. Gail Phipps

President

RGP LLC 

Mr. Carl Solomon

Chief Innovation Officer

Entegra Systems  

Session Speakers 

Dr. David Gordon

Head of Research and Director, Global Macro Analysis

Eurasia Group

Ms. Karen Monaghan

National Intelligence Officer for Economics and Global Issues

National Intelligence Council

12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.

LUNCH AND EXHIBITS

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

FEATURED SPEAKER

Dr. John Nagl

President

Center for a New American Security

2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Overview:

The new Administration has enunciated different strategies and budget priorities for the Department of Defense (DOD).  This session will explore changing DOD policy and the implications these changes will have Military Intelligence missions, priorities, training, and resources.  

Framing Questions:

• How has the new Administration's National Security Strategy and Defense Planning Guidance affected Military Intelligence?

• What are the top three requirements for Military Intelligence over the next decade?

• What are the budget implications of this strategy shift on Military Intelligence?

Session Co-Chairs

Mr. Collin Agee

Deputy Director

Office of Future Warfare Systems

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 

Brig Gen Ronald Yaggi, USAF (Ret.)
Director, Defense Intelligence Operations
CSC

Session Speakers

MG John Custer, III, USA

Commander

U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca

Lt Gen Craig Koziol, USAF

Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence (Warfighting)

Office of the Secretary of Defense 

Dr. Michael Nacht 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs Office of the Secretary of Defense

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Dr. Pete Rustan

Deputy Director for Mission Support

National Reconnaissance Office

3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

DESSERT BREAK

4:15 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.

Mr. Chris Haakon

Chairman

AFCEA Intelligence Committee

4:20 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The Honorable James Clapper (on behalf of Secretary Gates)

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

Office of the Secretary of Defense

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

NETWORKING RECEPTION

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009

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

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND EXHIBITS

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

WELCOME

Symposium Co-Chairs

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

FEATURED SPEAKER

The Honorable Dennis Blair

Director of National Intelligence

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Overview:

While the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan claim the most attention, a whole spectrum of evolving issues are demanding attention from our national security leadership and from the Intelligence Community (IC).  This session will explore the impact on the IC precipitated by threats such as narco-terrorism and U.S. border security; the linkage between international crime, corruption and terrorism; the resurgence of non-Muslim terrorist organizations; and the proliferation of dangerous technologies and weapons. 

Framing Questions:

• Is the IC’s outlook sufficiently broad in scope and capability to be able to detect and warn of evolving challenges across the threat spectrum? 

• Are today’s resources correctly? 

•  Are we taking full advantage of OSINT sources and methods? 

• Is there a need for debate concerning the constitutional issues associated with intelligence collection?  

Session Co-Chairs

Mr. Brian Cooper
General Manager

Praxis Engineering

RADM Alexander Miller, USN (Ret.)

Senior Vice President & General Manager

National Solutions

L3 Intelligence Systems Division

Session Speakers

Maj Gen Paul Dettmer 

Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

Headquarters U.S. Air Force

RADM Tom Meek

Director, National Maritime Intelligence Center

United States Navy

Mr. Ed Mornston

Director

Joint Intelligence Task Force - Combating Terrorism

Defense Intelligence Agency

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

NETWORKING BREAK AND EXHIBITS

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 noon

FEATURED SPEAKER

Ms. Sherri Ramsay

Director NSA/CSS Threat Operations Center

National Security Agency

12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.

LUNCH AND EXHIBITS

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Overview:

The U.S. ability to use and leverage the power of information across the spectrum of government, industry, and the private sector may well be our biggest competitive advantage in the next decade…and may prove to be our biggest vulnerability.  This session will examine the progress of efforts to use security “best practices” to mitigate critical infrastructure vulnerabilities and address threats from terrorists, criminals and state sponsored adversaries – while protecting individual privacy.  The session will also address the Administration’s plans and resources to address the threats.  Speakers will have expertise in the infrastructure vulnerabilities of the government and private sector and an understanding of how to create policy to best protect us. 

Framing Questions:

• To what degree will the evolving crises be complemented by exploitation of and attack against U.S. IT systems and infrastructure?

• What is the trade-off between cost, convenience, features, privacy, interoperability, and speed to market on the one hand, and security on the other? 

• Is it possible to design systems smarter that have higher performance, and enhanced security and are at the same time, more economical? 

• Which commercial best practices should be considered for government adoption? 

Session Co-Chairs

Mr. Bob Gourley

Chief Technology Officer

Crucial Point LLC

Ms. Jamie Dos Santos

CEO/President

Terremark Federal Group, Inc

Session Speakers

RADM Michael Brown, USN

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber Security and Communications

Department of Homeland Security

Mr. Steven Chabinsky

Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Division

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Mr. Marcus Sachs 

Executive Director, National Security Policy      
Office of Federal Government Relations   
Verizon

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

STRETCH BREAK

3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

FEATURED SPEAKER

Gen James Cartwright, USMC

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

3:45 p.m.

SYMPOSIUM WRAP-UP