Main Conference Day 1: Tuesday, November 17, 2009

9:00 Chairperson's Welcome And Opening Remarks

9:15 Opening Keynote: Conducting Special Operations With Well-Prepared, Well-Equipped Soldiers

Lt Gen John F. Mulholland, Jr.
Commander
U.S. Army Special Operations Command

10:05 Doing Business With SOCOM

• Overview of SOCOM's ongoing initiatives
• New equipment requirements
• The future of science and technology in the development of equipment

James Geurts
Commander, Joint Acquisition Task Force
USSOCOM

10:55 Army Proven, Battle Ready Equipment

• Safe and sound: meeting the operational needs of Soldiers on the ground
• Rapid acquisition strategy
• Developmental and operational testing findings

COL Roderick Burke, Sr.
Chief of Staff
U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC)

1:20 Soldier System Review: What You Can Expect In The Future

• Combat developments update
• Tested and fielded: getting new equipment to the Soldiers
• Ideal equipment for the future

COL Jeffrey Kelly
Director of Combat Developments
U.S. Army Infantry Center and School

2:10 The Changing Face Of Acquisition

• How new trends may affect flexibility
• Impact of Presidential direction and ongoing congressional interest
• Changes to expect in the way ACA will do business in the future

COL Jack Cunnane
Chief of Staff
U.S. Army Contracting Command

3:00 Asset Visibility; Answers The Question, Where Is My Stuff?

• Providing a timely and accurate report of the global distribution logistics pipeline
• Improving overall performance and maintaining effective control of the global distribution process
• Receiving and fusing information from multiple DLA, USTRANSCOM, military services and civil agency logistics systems

Rick Odden
Program Analyst, Asset Visibility Program Office
Defense Logistics Information Service