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2007 Disruptive Technologies Conference

“Disruptive Technologies: Turning Lists into Capabilities”

4 – 5 September 2007

Washington, DC

Agenda

Tuesday 4 September 2007

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Rich Engel, Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Science & Technology, National Intelligence Council

Lessons and Successes: Adapting Technology to Enhance the Warfighter

Evolving Joint Needs and Desired Joint Military Capabilities:

Moderator: Mr. Mike Knollmann, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Joint & Coalition Operations Support)

· USSOCOM: Mr. Doug Richardson, USSOCOM Washington Office Liaison for Advanced Technology

· USPACOM: Mr. Mel Chaloupka, Chief, Transformation and Joint Experimentation

· USSTRATCOM: Mr. Shawn Spencer, Director, Technologies & Capability Development

Panel 1: Industry’s Disruptive Technologies

· “Weaponizing the Spectrum,” Mr. Kalle Konston, Alion Science & Technology

· “Self-Powered Autonomous Next Generation Chem-Bio Sensors,” Dr. Richard Waters, SPAWAR Systems Center

· “Robots: Changing the Way We Fight and Live,” VADM Joseph Dyer, USN (Ret), iRobot Corp.

Panel 2: The Need for Blue Force Disruptive Technologies

· “Informatics as the Next Engine of Innovation,” Dr. Zachary Lemnios, Chief Technology Officer, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

· “Perspectives on Disruptive Technology,” Dr. Frank H. Akers, Junior Chairman, Army Science Board and Associate Laboratory Director for National Security, Oak Ridge National Lab

· “Science & Technology for Naval Warfare, 2015-2020,” Dr. Mark Lister, Member, Naval Research Advisory Council

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Wednesday, 5 September 2007

Panel 3: Technology Challenges: Ultra Hard Problems

· “Predictive Human Behavior,” CDR Sean Biggerstaff, USN Assistant Director, Human Systems, Office of the Director, Defense Research & Engineering

· “Stand-off Biometric Identification,” Mr. Thomas Dee, Director, Biometrics, Rapid Reaction Technology Office, Office of the Director, Defense Research & Engineering

Panel 4: Disruptive Technology: Happenings and Prospects

· “Disruptive Sensor & Electronic Technologies for Land Operations,” Dr. John Pellegrino, Director for Sensors and Electron Devices, Army Research Laboratory

· “Propulsion/Hypersonic Technologies,” Dr. William Borger, Director, Air Force Research Laboratory/ Propulsion Directorate

· “Naval Innovation & Disruptive Technology,” Dr. Lawrence C. Schuette, Director of Innovation, Office of Naval Research

· “Training and Mission Rehearsal,” Mr. Frank DiGiovanni, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness

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