2011 DAU ACQUISITION COMMUNITY SYMPOSIUM

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"Making Every Dollar Count- Improving Acquisition Outcomes"
 April 12, 2011
 Updated:  April 11, 2011

(Bldg 226, Scott Hall)
All speakers invited unless noted otherwise.  A = accepted  I = invited

0630-0730 EDT Industry Display Set-up
0700-0800 EDT Registration and Continental Breakfast
0730-0800 EDT Annual Association Business Meeting
0800-0810 EDT Opening Comments and Recognition of Corporate Sponsors
0810-0820 EDT Welcome by Ms. Katharina McFarland, President, DAU
0820-0920 EDT Keynote – Honorable Frank Kendall III, Principal Deputy USD(AT&L)  (accepted)
0920-0940 EDT Break & Visit Exhibits
0940-1055 EDT Acquisition Executive Panel
Moderator:  The Honorable Frank Kendall III, Principal Deputy USD (AT&L)  (A)
Panelists:    Honorable Malcolm R. O'Neill, ASAALT, Dept of Army  (A)
                       Honorable Sean Stackley, ASN RDA   (A)
                       Honorable David Van Buren, Air Force Service Acquisition Executive (A)
1055-1200 EDT Senior Leader Perspective on Efficiency Initiatives
Speaker:  Honorable Christine Fox, Director OSD CAPE (A)                  
1200-1300 EDT Lunch & Visit Exhibits
1300-1400 EDT Congressional Perspectives on DOD Affordability Issues
Speakers:  Mr. Peter Levine, General Counsel, SASC (A)                     
1400-1515 EDT Industry Panel
Moderator:  Mr. Stan Soloway, Professional Services Council (PSC)  (A)
                       Ms. Roberta Chagnot, Senior VP, McKean Defense Group (A)
                       Mr. Tony Parasida, President, Boeing Global Svs & Spt  (A)
                       Mr. Mike Stolarik, President & COO, QinetiQ-NA  (A)
1515-1530 EDT Break & Visit Exhibits
1530-1730 EDT Concurrent Breakout Sessions-
(Each session 1 hour and held twice. Attendees can attend 2 sessions each except #4 and #7)

Breakout Session 1:  Business (BUS) 
                                         "Target Affordability and Control Cost Growth"
                                         Mr. Dave Ahern, Deputy Asst SecDef, Portfolio Systems Acquisition (A)                                 
Breakout Session 2:   Program Management (PM)
                                           "Incentivize Productivity & Innovation in Industry"
                                          Mr. Sean Crean, OSBP (A)

Breakout Session 3:  Contracting (CON)
                                          "Promote Real Competition"
                                          Mr. Bob Griffin, U.S. Navy  (A)                                        

Breakout Session 4:  SVC
                                         "Improve Tradecraft in Services Acquisition"
                                         Moderator:  Mr. Shaw Cohe, CEO Aircraft Support and Training, LLC (A)
                                         MajGen Wendy Masiello, USAF  PEO for Mission & Combat Support (A)
                                         Mr. James Sutton, Deputy ASA-S (A)
                                         Mr. Bruce Sharp, DASN RDA for Program Analysis & Business Transformation (A)
                                        

Breakout Session 5:  E&T
                                         "Reduce Non-Productive Processes and Bureaucracy"
                                         Mr. Nic Torelli, DDR&E  (A)
                                        

Breakout Session 6:  Logistics (LOG)
                                         "DoD Product Support Assessment-Its Impact on Program Cost Reduction"
                                         Mr. Mark Gajda, DASD Material Readiness   (A)
                                       

Breakout Session 7:  Edward Hirsch Research Paper Competition Presentations

 
1730 EDT

Move to Officers Club
1745-2050 EDT Officers Club – Banquet and DAU Hall of Fame
Dinner Speaker- Retired Congressman Chris Shays, CT (A)
                                Co-Chair, Commission on Wartime Contracting (COWC)
                               "Services Contracting and the Contingency Environment"