DAU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 2009 SYMPOSIUM

  "The Acquisition Workforce Challenge: Winning the War for Talent."
 Updated:  February 17, 2009

All speakers invited unless noted otherwise.

0630-0730 EDT Industry Display Set-up
0715-0815 EDT Registration and Continental Breakfast and Annual Association Business Meeting
0815-0825 EDT Opening Comments and Recognition of Corporate Sponsors
0825-0845 EDT Welcome –  Mr. Frank Anderson - DAU President
0845-0930 EDT Keynote – Dr. Mike Echols, Director, Bellevue University Human Capital Lab (Accepted)
"What You Need to Know to Compete for the Work Force of the Future"
0930-0945 EDT Break & Visit Exhibits
0945-1030 EDT Mr. Peter Levine, SASC Staff (Accepted)
Congressional Perspective on the Defense Acquisition Workforce
1030-1045 EDT Break & Visit Exhibits
1045-1145 EDT Keynote: Mr. Frank Anderson. President, DAU, (Accepted)
Human Capital Initiatives- Defense Acquisition Workforce Initiatives
1145-1245 EDT Lunch & Visit Exhibits
1245-1400 EDT AT&L Human Capital Strategic Planning Panel
Moderator:  Mr. Frank Anderson
               LTG Ross Thompson III, USA (Accepted)
               Lt Gen Mark D. Shackelford, USAF (Accepted)
               Mr. James E. Thomsen, Principal Civilian Deputy Assistant Secretary (RD&A) (Accepted)
               Mr. Charlie Williams, DCMA (Accepted)
1400-1405 EDT Break
1405-1515 EDT From Strategy to Action:  Best Practices for Attracting, Developing, and Retaining Defense Acquisition Workforce Talent.
Moderator:  Dr. Mike Echols, Director, Bellevue University Human Capital Lab
See Footnote 1.
1515-1525 EDT Break & Visit Exhibits
1525-1625 EDT Industry Panel
Moderator:  Mr. Stan Soloway, Professional Services Council (Accepted)
                       Mr. Dave Swindle, Executive VP for EG&G (Accepted)
                       Mr. Tim Heely, President/CEO, Sparta, Inc (Accepted)
                       Mr. Bill Kaplan, Chief Knowledge Office, Acquisition Solutions (Accepted)               
                       Mr. Curtis Gray, BAE Systems (Accepted)
See Footnote 2
1625-1630 EDT Break & Move to Breakout Sessions
1630-1730 EDT Functional Area Human Capital Strategic Planning (each session 1 hour)
Breakout Session 1:Contracting (CON) - Mr. Shay Assad  (Accepted)                                                                                                                    Packard Center Main Room
Breakout Session 2:Business, Cost Estimating, & Financial Mgmt (BCEFM)- Dr. Nancy Spruill  (Accepted)                                                SR5
Breakout Session 3:Acquisition (ACQ)- Mr. Dave Ahern  (Accepted)                                                                                                                       Howell Auditorium
Breakout Session 4:Systems Planning, Research, Development & Engineering (SPRDE)- Mr. Gordon Kranz  (Accepted)                     Roman Room - SR 1&2
Breakout Session 5:Logistics (LOG)- Mr. Randy Fowler  (Accepted)                                                                                                                        Packard Center Second Main Room
Breakout Session 6:DAUAA Research Paper Award Winners  (Accepted)                                                                                                          SR3
                                       First Place:  COL William R. Fast, USA (Ret)
                                       Second Place:  Dr. Alan K. Jenkins
                                       Third Place:  Dr. Michael J. Kotzian
Breakout Session 7:Canadian Commercial Corporation- Mr. Robert Ryan, VP  (Accepted)                                                                              SR4
1730-2050 EDT Officers Club – Banquet and DAU Hall of Fame
Dinner Speaker- Ms. Anita Blair, U.S. Navy Manpower & Readiness (Accepted)
   
Footnotes:

1.  AT&L Workforce Development Award winners- Moderated by Dr. Mike Echols
Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (Gold Winner)- Attracting & recruiting local workforce talent in AT&L field organizations
        - Mr. James Pounds, Partnership & Developmental Programs Manager

Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Directorate of Contracting (Silver Winner) - Creating a pipeline of contracting professionals with a "jumpstart" college education and internship program.
        - Ms. Michele W. Cranford, Chief Resource Management Division

Marine Corps Systems Command (Bronze Winner) - Developing individuals for senior leadership positions
        - Ms. Marilyn M. Thomas, Deputy Commander, Resource Management

Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) - Mid-level recruitment strategic planning with civilian executive agencies
        - Ms. Linda Ott, Program Manager for Human Capital

2.  Industry Panel moderated by Mr. Stan Soloway, President, Professional Services Council.  Services Provider Rep and System Developers/Manufacturers Rep covering recruiting and retention practices in their sectors; and reps covering Knowledge Capture Mgmt and Training respectively.