Tuesday, 18 April 2006

Preliminary Session: Opportunities for Collaboration

• FY 2007 President’s Budget Request for DoD S&T Program
Mr. Robert W. Baker, Deputy Director, Plans & Programs, DDR&E

• Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) Program
Mr. Mark Peterson, Head, Program Resources & Integration, ODUSD (Advanced Systems & Concepts)

• T&E/S&T Program
Mr. Mark Brown, Principal Scientist, Defense Test Resource Management Center, Test & Evaluation/Science & Technology Program

• DoD Basic Research Program with a Focus on Academia
Dr. William Berry, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Laboratories and Basic Sciences

• International Collaboration
Dr. Tony Sinden, Counselor for Defence Science & Technology at the British Embassy

• NDIA Welcome - Major General Barry D. Bates, USA (Ret), Vice President, Operations, NDIA

• Naval Future S&T Challenges Overview: S&T Program Influences, Priorities and Program Rationale
Dr. Joseph Lawrence, Director of Transition, Office of Naval Research

• Future Naval Capability: FORCEnet
Dr. Bobby Junker, IPT Lead, C4ISR Department Head, Office of Naval Research

• Maritime Defense Awareness: Overview
Dr. Gary Toth, Maritime Domain Awareness Program Officer, Office of Naval Research

• Comprehensive Maritime Awareness ACTD
Mr. Ken Bruner, USPACOM J-00618

• Advanced Capability Electric Systems
Mr. Scott Littlefield, PEO Ships Science & Technology Director, Office of Naval Research

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Session II: Air Force Future S&T Challenges

• Air Force Future S&T Challenges Overview, Mr. Les McFawn, Executive Director, Air Force Research Laboratory

• AF S&T Challenges for ISR
Dr. Paul McManamon, Chief Scientist, AFRL Sensors Directorate

• AF S&T Challenges for Directed Energy
Dr. Bruce Simpson, Director, AFRL Directed Energy Directorate

• AF S&T Challenges for Responsive Space
Colonel Rex R. Kiziah, Materiel Wing Director, Space Vehicles, Air Force Research Laboratory

• AF Opportunities for Basic Research
Colonel Jeffrey Turcotte, USAF, Deputy Director and Commander, Air Force Office of Scientific Research

• A DoD Perspective on S&T Areas of Emphasis
Honorable John Young, Director, Defense Research & Engineering

• Army S&T Challenges for Current and Future Forces
Ms. Mary Miller, Director for Technology, Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army Futures S&T Challenges Overview

• Network Enabled Capabilities
Mr. Gary Martin, Director, CERDEC, RDECOM

• Force Protection
Dr. Marilyn Freeman, Executive Director for Research and Technical Director, TARDEC

• Unmanned Systems with Net Centric Operations
Colonel Cindy Bedell, USA, Director Technology Integration Assessment and Futures, Army RDECOM

• Next Generation Capabilities: Army Basic Research
Dr. John Parmentola, Director for Research, OASA (ALT)

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Session IV: Transitioning Disruptive Technologies

• Army Approach to Disruptive Technologies and Transition
Mr. Dennis Schmidt, Director, Science & Technology Integration, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology

• Navy Approach to Disruptive Technologies and Transition
Mr. Lewis DeSandre, Program Manager, ONR 351

• Air Force Approach to Disruptive Technologies and Transition
Colonel Mark Stephen, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (Science, Technology & Engineering), HQ USAF

• A New Paradigm for Technology Transfer
Dr. Greg Raupp, Director, Center for Flexible Displays, Arizona State University

• Technology Transition from an Industry Program Manager’s Perspective
Dr. Malcom R. O’Neill, former Vice President & Chief Technical Officer, Lockheed Martin

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