All addresses and panel sessions will take place in the San Diego Convention Center.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Kickoff Address Tuesday, February 1 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. VADM Arthur K. Cebrowski, USN (Ret.) Director, Office of Force Transformation

Keynote Luncheon Address* Tuesday, February 1 Noon – 1:30 p.m. ADM Vern Clark, USN Chief of Naval Operations

Tuesday Lunch Sponsored by

Breakfast Address* Wednesday, February 2 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. ADM Walter F. Doran, USN Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Wednesday Breakfast Sponsored by

Luncheon Address* Wednesday, February 2 Noon – 1:30 p.m. Dr. Linton Wells II (Acting) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration Department of Defense Chief Information Officer

Military Affairs Advisory Council Breakfast Address* Thursday, February 3 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Christopher Michel Founder and President, Military.com

Thursday Breakfast Sponsored by

Luncheon Address* Thursday, February 3 Noon - 1:30 p.m. ADM Timothy J. Keating, USN Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and Commander, U.S. Northern Command

* Ticket required. Click here for ticket information.

PANEL SESSIONS

Tuesday, February 1

10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
"What Are the Real Lessons of Iraqi Freedom Parts I, II, III?"

Moderator: MG Robert Scales, USA (Ret.)
Coauthor, The Iraq War

Panelists:
Christine Fox
President, Center for Naval Analyses

VADM James Hull, USCG (Ret.)
former Commander, Atlantic Area

CDRE Peter Jones, RAN
Commander, Interdiction Force, Iraqi Freedom

LGEN James N. Mattis, USMC
Commanding General
Marine Corps Combat Development Command
former Commanding General
1st Marine Division

Ralph Peters
Author, Beyond Baghdad: Postmodern War and Peace

Tuesday, February 1

2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.              

"How Do We Best Experiment in a Joint Environment?"

 Moderator: CAPT George Galdorisi, USN (Ret.)
Director, Decision Support Group
SPAWAR Systems Center

Panelists:
COL Vincent J. Goulding Jr., USMC (Ret.)
Director, Sea Viking
Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory

Tom Hone
Assistant Director for Risk Management

Office of Force Transformation

VADM Michael J. McCabe, USN
Commander, Third Fleet

MGEN John R. Wood, USA
Director for Joint Experimentation (J-9)
U.S. Joint Forces Command

Wednesday, February 2

10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

"Defense Acquisition: What Works? What Is Broken?"

Moderator: RADM Dave Oliver, USN (Ret.)
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
EADS North America

 
Panelists:
RADM William Cobb, USN (Ret.)
Anteon Corporation

Dr. Philip A. Dur
President, Northrop Grumman Ship Systems

Pat Finneran
Vice President and General Manager, Aerospace Support
Boeing

The Honorable John J. Young Jr.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition

Wednesday, February 2

10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

"How Is ForceNet Going to Deliver? And How Do We Keep the Allies Plugged In?"

Moderator: CAPT Dick Diamond, USN (Ret.)
Strategic Assessment
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems

Panelists:
CDR Gregory Glaros, USN
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Office of Force Transformation

COL James J. Kuzmick, USMCR (Ret.)
President
Whitney, Bradley and Brown
Author, "It's Not Just the Information, It's the Correlation,"
February 2005 Proceedings

RADM Kenneth D. Slaght, USN
Commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command

CDR Peter Walpole, UKN
Deputy Striking Fleet Atlantic

Wednesday, February 2

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

"What Is the Navy's Human Capital Strategy?"
Moderator: VADM Albert H. Konetzni Jr., USN (Ret.)
former Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff
U.S. Fleet Forces Command

Panelists:
RADM Richard K. Gallagher, USN
Commander, Carrier Group Four

Terry Halvorsen
Deputy Commander, Naval Personnel Development Command

The Honorable William A. Navas Jr.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs

VADM Rodney P. Rempt, USN
Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy

MCPON Terry Scott, USN
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

Thursday, February 3

10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

"Joint-Interagency Cooperation: What's the Right Balance?"
Moderator: ADM Leighton W. Smith Jr., USN (Ret.)
former Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe

 
Panelists:
VADM Harvey Johnson, USCG
Commander, Pacific Area

VADM John Morgan, USN
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information, Plans, and Strategy (N3/N5)

MGEN J. Michael Myatt, USMC (Ret.)
Chief Executive Officer
Marines' Memorial Association

The Honorable Kent Wiedemann
former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia

Thursday, February 3

10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

"What Will Sea Basing Be and Mean?"
Moderator: LCOL Frank Hoffman, USMCR (Ret.)
Research Fellow
Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities

Panelists:
COL Ron Isom, USA
Futures Center Logistics Division Chief
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command

MGEN Harry Jenkins, USMC (Ret.)
Director, Business Development and Congressional Liaison
ITT Industries

VADM Charles W. Moore Jr., USN (Ret.)
Vice President for Joint Strike Fighter, Lockheed Martin
former Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics

RADM Richard O'Hanlon, USN
Director, Standing Joint Force Headquarters
U.S. Joint Forces Command

RADM George Worthington, USN (Ret.)
former Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command