DNCO 2008 Main Conference Training-At-A-Glance

Day One - Monday, December 1, 2008

9:30 Conference Registration & Refreshments For All Attendees

10:20

Welcome Address
Priya Pandian, Executive Director, DNCO 2008


10:30 Chairperson's Opening Remarks

10:45 Air Force Perspectives On C4ISR
Lieutenant General David A. Deptula, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, US Air Force

11:30 Presentation by Col. Vincent Valdespino, Director Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems and Chief Information Officer (CIO), USJFCOM
Col. Vincent Valdespino, Director Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems and Chief Information Officer (CIO), USJFCOM

12:15 Lunch For All Conference Attendees

1:15 PANEL SESSION: Understanding Knowledge Management Issues In The Military To Guide The Growth Of Net-Centric Operations
Dr. Dwight Toavs, Professor of Systems Management in Information Strategies, National Defense University
Dr. Robert Miller, Professor of Systems Management, Information Resources Management College, National Defense University

2:00 Requirements, Roles And Responsibilities: SPAWAR Initiatives In C4I
Christopher Miller, Program Executive Officer C4I, SPAWAR, US Navy

2:45 Refreshment Break & Networking Opportunity In The Solutions Zone

3:15 Strategic Posture In The USCENTCOM AOR
Brigadier General Mark Bowman, Director Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (J6), US Central Command, US Army

4:00 C4I Technologie & Initiatives – Enabling Army Logistics/AMC
Terence Edwards, Chief Information Officer, Army Materiel Command, US Army

4:45 Main Conference Training Day One Of DNCO 2008 Concludes

Day Two - Tuesday, December 2, 2008

7:00 Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast For All Attendees

7:55 Welcome Address
Priya Pandian, Executive Director, DNCO 2008

8:00 Chairperson's Opening Remarks

8:15 Air Force ISR Agency: Leading Strategies On Net-Centric Operations
Major General Craig Koziol, Commander, Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, US Air Force

9:00 Presentation From NSWC Dahlgren
Captain Sheila Patterson, Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dalhgren Division, US Navy

9:45 Refreshment Break & Networking Opportunity In The Solution Zone

10:15 Operational Superiority in Cyberspace
Rear Admiral William Leigher, Director, Information Operations (N3IO)/DDNI for Cryptology (N2C), US Navy

11:00 Protecting The Military's Secure Computer Networks: NSA Strategies
Tony Sager, Chief of Vulnerability Analysis and Operations Group, National Security Agency

11:45 Special Guest: Financial Perspectives On Enterprise Information Management
Giovanni Piazza, Global Director, Knowledge Web, Center for Business Knowledge, Ernst & Young

12:30 Lunch For All Conference Attendees

 
Concurrent Sessions. Choose Track A or B
  Track A: Establishing Interoperable Communication Networks Track B: Optimizing Electronic Warfare
1:30 Joint Capabilities Development
Colonel Medio Monti, Commander, Joint Systems Integration Command, USJFCOM
Air Force Initiative - High Confidence Technology Transition Planning Through The Use Of Stage-Gates
Dr. Claudia Kropas -Hughes, Deputy Chief, Technology Transition Division, Air Force Materiel Command, US Air Force

2:15 PANEL SESSION: Getting Consensus On Interoperable Networks
Rear Admiral Janice Hamby, Director, Command Control Systems NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, US Navy
Colonel Medio Monti, Commander, Joint Systems Integration Command, USJFCOM
Initiatives In Support Of Net-Centric Operations At The Business Transformation Agency
Michael Robinson, Chief Information Officer, Business Transformation Agency

3:00 Refreshment Break & Networking Opportunity In The Solution Zone

3:30 Leveraging Commercial Interoperability In Government Systems
Mark Powell, Director of C4 and IT Infrastructure, US Coast Guard
Implementing Technology From The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency To Manage Information Sharing
Thomas McCormick, Director, Enterprise Operations, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

4:15 Modernizing Interoperability: New DARPA Initiatives To Help Systems Communicate More Effectively
Dr. Larry Stotts, Deputy Director, Strategic Technology Office, DARPA
Net-Centric Operations: Spectrum Management from a DoD Perspective
Steve Molina, Director, Strategic Planning Office, Spectrum Management Office, DISA

5:00 Wine & Cheese Reception For All Attendees

5:45 DNCO 2008 Main Conference Training Day Two Concludes