| Wednesday, February 16 |
| 7:00 a.m. |
Registration |
| 7:45 a.m. |
Welcome
- Ed Hazelwood, Editor-in-Chief Conferences, Aviation Week
- Greg Hamilton, President, Aviation Week
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| 7:50 a.m. |
Introduction of Chairmen
- Steven C. Grundman, VP, Director of Aerospace & Defense Consulting, Charles River Associates
- Pierre Chao, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors
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| 8:00 a.m. |
Keynote: A Changing Approach to Requirements and a New Way of Doing Business – Improving Affordability and Productivity in Weapon Systems Development and Procurement
After a decade of steady growth, DoD is facing the prospect of flattening budgets and will have to do more with less. Secretary Gates has made it clear that improving affordability and productivity in weapon systems development and procurement is one of his top goals. A major part of this push is restraining the military services’ appetite for requirements – future programs will be designed for affordability, not desire. Unaffordable technical requirements will be discarded at program inception and during the engineering and manufacturing development phase. There will also be affordability review requirements, examining acquisition, operation and maintenance costs. Learn about DoD’s new way of doing business and what it will mean for your program.
- Speaker: Dr. Ashton Carter, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics
- Introduction by: Steven C. Grundman, VP, Director of Aerospace & Defense Consulting, Charles River Associates
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| 8:40 a.m. |
Science & Technology Keynote
The ASD (R&E) will discuss:
- Budget outlook for basic research, applied research and advanced technology development programs
- The Department's science and technology strategy to balance current battlefield needs with investments in capabilities needed for emerging threats and security environments
- The Department's strategy to leverage industry's independent research and development investments for technology transfer to known requirements and preparing options for a wider set of capabilities to respond to surprises
- The Department's strategy to ensure its future science, technology, engineering and mathematics workforce
- Future S&T direction and areas of focused investment (cyber protection, power and energy, high performance computing, large data handling capabilities)
- Speaker: Zachary Lemnios, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
- Introduction by: Pierre Chao, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors
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| 9:15 a.m. |
Navy Keynote
ADM Roughead will discuss the strategic challenges and opportunities facing the Navy today in light of the current economic environment. He will address the value of the Navy as a multi-mission force engaged globally, and how the Navy has positioned itself to answer higher demand in the context of a fiscal downturn. In doing so, the CNO will cover the type of partnership the Navy and industry will need to forge to remain relevant and dominant in the battlespace of the future. Force structure, innovation, developmental requirements, and integrated warfighting capability will be topics of discussion as the Navy seeks to leverage new developments in fields like information dominance and unmanned vehicles.
- Speaker: Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations
- Introduction by: Michael Bruno, Deputy Managing Editor for Defense & Space, Aviation Week
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| 9:50 a.m. |
Refreshment Break |
| 10:05 a.m. |
Efficiently and Effectively Resourcing the Air Force for the Future
- Providing perspective on the current Air Force Strategic Environment and strategic way-ahead
- What are the issues confronting the Air Force now and into the future?
- Programming the Air Force to meet warfighter needs
- Resourcing in a fiscally constrained environment: Realities and issues
- Air Force efficiency story: Shifting money from tail to tooth
- Speaker: Lieutenant General Christopher D. Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters USAF
- Introduction by: Steven C. Grundman, VP, Director of Aerospace & Defense Consulting, Charles River Associates
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| 10:40 a.m. |
Cloud Computing: Delivering Relevant Information to the Warfighter
- Speaker: Lieutenant General Richard Zahner, Deputy Chief of Staff, Army G2
- Introduction by: Pierre Chao, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors
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| 11:15 a.m. |
Marine Corps Keynote: Future Force Structure Requirements
How will the Marine Corps adapt for future missions in a time of diminished resources? A critical land force during the last seven years in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps also has a naval heritage and could still be relied upon to provide amphibious capabilities. Learn what direction the service is heading as it prepares for future conflicts.
- Striking a balance in preparing for both irregular and conventional warfare
- Future force structure requirements
- Impact of acquisition reform on current programs of interest
- Reducing fuel consumption across platforms: Developing and fielding platforms based on alternative energy
- Speaker: General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps
- Introduction by: Michael Bruno, Deputy Managing Editor for Defense & Space, Aviation Week
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| 11:50 a.m. |
Promoting Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness in a Time of Constrained Resources
- Strategic and operational challenges facing the Corps in an austere fiscal environment
- Imminent decisions on end strength and equipment
- Becoming more efficient and innovative
- Challenges of adapting to future operating requirements
- Speaker: Lieutenant General John E. Wissler, Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources, Headquarters USMC
- Introduction by: Ed Hazelwood, Editor-In-Chief, Conferences, Aviation Week
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| 12:25 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:40 p.m. |
Army Keynote: Developing and Fielding New Capabilities in the Era of Affordability
- Army modernization
- Reformation of acquisition practices
- Improving affordability
- Transformation around requirements: Producing requirements documents more quickly, defining specific program requirements at an earlier stage
- Aligning modernization efforts with the US Army Operating Concept 2016-2028: Designing forces and training units that can adapt to uncertain, dynamic conditions
- Two year technology/concept reviews: How the Army will keep up with the pace of change
- Speaker: Lieutenant General Michael Vane, Deputy Commanding General, Futures; Director, Army Capabilities Integration Center
- Introduction by: Pierre Chao, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors
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| 2:15 p.m. |
Achieving Affordable, Efficient and Effective Acquisition
- Revitalizing the acquisition workforce (contracting, cost-price analysis, systems engineering) and enhancing training
- Improving the requirements definition process
- Source selection excellence
- Developing and refining metrics to drive effectiveness
- Keys to successful acquisition programs: Getting it right at the outset with sound systems engineering, cost estimation & developmental testing
- Preserving the role of small business and encouraging innovation
- Impacts of the Weapon System Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (WSARA): Additional reporting requirements, government insight into subcontracting practices, competitive prototyping
- Moderator: Julian (JB) Burns, MG, USA (Ret), Vice President, Defense Affairs, Land & Armaments, BAE Systems
- Panelists: Lieutenant General Thomas J. Owen, Commander, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; Program Executive Officer, Aircraft Procurement and Modernization
- Vice Admiral W. Mark Skinner, Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)
- Dr. J. Michael Gilmore, Director of Operational Testing and Evaluation, DoD
- Introduction by: Steven C. Grundman, VP, Director of Aerospace & Defense Consulting, Charles River Associates
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| 3:05 p.m. |
Refreshment Break |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Future Air Force Requirements
Learn about future Air Force requirements & where resources will be directed in the coming years.
- Air-Sea Battle Concept: Combining resources with the Navy in an era of shrinking budgets
- Combat Air Force requirements
- Challenges in managing an aging fleet
- Meeting the demands of irregular warfare
- Air Force vision for electronic warfare
- Development and procurement of air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons
- Speaker: Major General David Scott, Director, Operational Capability Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters USAF
- Introduction by: Michael Bruno, Deputy Managing Editor for Defense & Space, Aviation Week
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| 4:30 |
Defense Budget Keynote
- Insights from the 2012 budget request
- Cost saving strategies: Reducing management layers, eliminating duplicative programs and consolidating, automating services to make them more efficient
- How much will efficiency savings matter in light of continually growing day-today operating costs?
- Fostering a culture of cost savings within DoD: Capturing ideas across the military
- Speaker: Robert Hale, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer, Department of Defense
- Introduction by: Michael Bruno, Deputy Managing Editor for Defense & Space, Aviation Week
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| 5:05 |
Conclusion |
| Thursday, February 17 |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Welcome
- Ed Hazelwood, Editor-in-Chief Conferences, Aviation Week
- Katie Taplett, Publisher, Defense, Space & Security, Aviation Week
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| 8:10 a.m. |
Future of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in a Fiscally Constrained Environment
- Speaker: Dyke Weatherington, Deputy Director, Unmanned Warfare, Portfolio Systems Acquisition, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
- Introduction by: Graham Warwick, Senior Editor, Technology, Aviation Week
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| 8:50 a.m. |
Navy Keynote: Developing Flexible, Affordable Weapons Systems That Can Adapt to Changing Threats
What will the future Navy look like and what capabilities are absolutely required? With an emphasis on affordable production of multi-mission ships and aircraft, further integration of unmanned systems, and the building of a greener, more energy efficient service, the bar has been set high. Littoral Combat Ships and Joint High Speed Vessels will be a critical part of the future fleet and there will be pressure to meet growing requirements for BMD and submarine assets (Virginia-class fast attack and Ohio replacement). Learn how the Navy will prepare for both unconventional conflicts and conventional war.
- Speaker: Robert Work, Under Secretary of the Navy
- Introduction by: Pierre Chao, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Maritime Airborne ISR
- Processing, exploitation and dissemination
- Current collection gaps
- Speaker: Captain Glenn Gebele, Deputy Director, National Maritime Intelligence Center, USCG
- Introduction by: Michael Bruno, Deputy Managing Editor for Defense & Space, Aviation Week
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| 10:10 a.m. |
Refreshment Break |
| 10:40 a.m. |
Affordability: Getting the Requirements Right
In light of limited Defense and Army budgets, the Army is instilling a culture that firmly challenges requirements. Program Managers are chartered to evaluate cost drivers and interact with combat developers iteratively to ensure that the full cost impact of requirements is fully understood at all levels within the Army. The Army has institutionalized the Capability Portfolio Review (CPR) process that annually reviews all capabilities from a portfolio perspective to validate requirements and identify redundancies. Configuration Steering Boards (CSB) are required annually for ACAT I programs, and the Army is expanding into the ACAT II programs and aligning CSBs with its CPR process to maximize efficiency.
- Speaker: Lieutenant General William N. Phillips, Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
- Introduction by: Steven C. Grundman, VP, Director of Aerospace & Defense Consulting, Charles River Associates
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| 11:20 a.m. |
C4ISR Keynote
- Speaker: Major General James O. Poss, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters, United States Air Force
- Introduction by: Michael Bruno, Deputy Managing Editor for Defense & Space, Aviation Week
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| 12:00 p.m. |
Space Posture: Policy, Requirements and Objectives
- Space situational awareness: Space Fence as the foundation, providing joint space control capabilities to U.S. Strategic Command
- Space superiority: Defensive and offensive counterspace operations
- Future of Operationally Responsive Space effort
- Future of international partnerships
- Space-based ISR
- Integration of space and ground control systems
- Speaker: Richard W. McKinney, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space Programs
- Introduction by: Michael Bruno, Deputy Managing Editor for Defense & Space, Aviation Week
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| 12:40 p.m. |
Industry Panel: Adapting to Changing Times
- Flattening defense budgets’ impact on industry: Further consolidation on the way?
- The shift to new sectors: Intelligence, cybersecurity, IT services
- Emerging markets: Middle East and Asia
- Going global: Bringing in the necessary expertise in export law, understanding of foreign markets, cultural awareness
- Ramifications as OEMs and large platform contractors shed more of their manufacturing and subsystem assembly work and hand over increasingly complex design and manufacturing tasks to lower-tier suppliers
- Moderator: Steve Grundman, VP, Practice Leader of Aerospace & Defense, Charles River Associates
- Panelists: Steven J. Cortese, SVP, Washington Operations, Alliant Techsystems Inc.
- Stan Szemborski, VP, Corporate Strategy, Northrop Grumman
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| 1:20 p.m. |
Program Concludes |
