Speakers and Panels

 

Featured Speakers

Tuesday, February 2
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Kickoff Address     

Gen James E. Cartwright, USMC (confirmed)

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

 

   

Tuesday, February 2

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

Luncheon Address *

ADM James G. Stavridis, USN (confirmed)
NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe

Commander, U.S. European Command

 

   

Wednesday, February 3

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

Breakfast Dialogue: "What Kind of Navy Does America Need?" *

Moderator:

Mr. David Hartman (confirmed)

former Host, Good Morning America

   
 

Participants:

CDR Bryan McGrath, USN (Ret.) (confirmed)

Lead author of the 2007 Maritime Strategy, “A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower” Director of Consulting, Studies and Analysis

Delex Systems, Inc.

   

The Honorable Robert O. Work (confirmed)

Under Secretary of the Navy

   

Wednesday, February 3

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

Luncheon Address*

VADM Jack Dorsett, USN (confirmed)
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance (N2/N6)

   
Thursday, February 4

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Plenary Address: “Buying the Future: Does Experience Count?”

Dr. Ralph W. Shrader (confirmed)

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Booz Allen Hamilton

   
Thursday, February 4

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

Luncheon Address*

ADM Gary Roughead, USN (confirmed)
Chief of Naval Operations

 

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Panel Sessions

Tuesday, February 2

10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Winning Wars: Did the QDR Get it Right?

Moderator:

LtCol Frank Hoffman, USMCR (Ret.) (confirmed)
Deputy Director

Office of Program Appraisal

U.S. Navy

Panelists:

VADM Kevin Cosgriff, USN (Ret.) (confirmed)

former Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command

former Commander, U.S. FIFTH Fleet

Dr. Thomas G. Mahnken (confirmed)

Professor of Strategy, U.S. Naval War College
former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy Planning

Mr. David Ochmanek (confirmed)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development

Mr. Ronald O'Rourke (confirmed)

Specialist in National Defense
Congressional Research Service

 

 

Tuesday, February 2

2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Cyber Issues: What Should Be the Priorities?

Moderator:
VADM Nancy Brown, USN (Ret.) (confirmed)

former J6, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Panelists:

Mr. Robert J. Carey (confirmed)

Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer

Mr. Norman Friedman (confirmed)

Author, Network-Centric Warfare: How Navies Learned to Fight Smarter Through Three World Wars

VADM Carl V. Mauney, USN (confirmed)

Deputy Commander
U.S. Strategic Command

Ms. Terry W. Roberts (confirmed)

Executive Director of the Acquisition Support Program/Interagency and Cyber

Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute

former Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence

 

 

Wednesday, February 3

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

What Can Be Done with North Korea?

Moderator:

Dr. Stephan M. Haggard (confirmed)

Director, Korea-Pacific Program

University of California, San Diego

Panelists:

Mr. John Hill (confirmed)

Principal Director for East Asia

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs

Ms. Kongdan “Katy” Oh, Ph.D. (confirmed)

Research Staff Member, Institute for Defense Analyses

Non-Resident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution

 

Mr. Sydney A. Seiler (confirmed)

Deputy North Korea Mission Manager

Director of National Intelligence

 

 

Wednesday, February 3

11:00 a.m. - Noon

Pirates: How Do We Defeat Them?

Moderator:
Dr. Virginia Lunsford (confirmed)

Professor of History
U.S. Naval Academy

Author, Piracy and Privateering in the Golden Age Netherlands

Panelists:

Col David W. Coffman, USMC (confirmed)

Commander, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Camp Pendleton

RADM Terence E. McKnight, USN (confirmed)

Expeditionary Strike Group 2
Commander, Task Force 51/59/151

CAPT Chuck Wolf, USN (confirmed)

Commander, Naval Special Warfare Group 4

 

 

Wednesday, February 3

2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Global Maritime Domain Awareness: Can It Be Achieved?

Moderator:

Mr. Richard L. Haver (confirmed)
Corporate Vice President for Intelligence Programs

Northrop Grumman

Panelists:

Mr. F.R. “Joe” Call, III (confirmed)

Strategic Advisor, Assistant Commandant for Intelligence and Criminal Investigations

U.S. Coast Guard

CMDR Mark Hammond, RAN (confirmed)

Assistant Naval Attaché and Staff Officer Warfare, Seamanship and Intelligence
Embassy of Australia

Mr. Christopher A. Miller (confirmed)

Technical Director

Space and Naval Warfare System Center Atlantic

CAPT Bruce Stubbs, USCG (Ret.) (confirmed)

Director
DoD Executive Agent for Maritime Domain Awareness

 

 

Thursday, February 4

10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Affordability Is the Issue: How Do We Exploit Today's Capabilities to Meet the New Threats?

Moderator:

Mr. Richard Diamond, Jr. (confirmed)
Strategic Planner
Raytheon IDS Strategic Assessments

Panelists:

VADM Jack Dorsett, USN (confirmed)
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance (N2/N6)

Mr. Thomas Hone (confirmed)
Naval War College Liaison with OPNAV

Author and former Acquisition Professional

Mr. Lou Von Thaer (confirmed)

Corporate Vice President, General Dynamics
President, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems

The Honorable Robert O. Work (confirmed)

Under Secretary of the Navy