24th Annual Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition

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Monday, September 14, 2009
 
7:00 AM8:45 AMConference Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM9:15 AMOpening Ceremonies
Welcome by USAF Chief of Staff Gen Norton Schwartz
9:30 AM9:45 AMTechnology Exposition Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
9:45 AM4:00 PMTechnology Exposition Open
10:00 AM11:30 AMAwards Ceremonies
11:30 AM1:00 PMExhibit Hall Lunch
1:00 PM1:50 PMState of the Force
Acting Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley
2:10 PM3:10 PMFrom Vietnam to Present Day: The Evolution of Fighter Aviation
General Richard Hawley, General Ronald Keys, General Richard Myers, General Michael Ryan
2:10 PM3:10 pmLead Your Team Beyond Tactics
Dr. Linda Henman
2:10 PM3:10 PMAn Emergent Russia
Mr. Peter Baker
2:10 PM3:10 PMThe Role Today of Combat Chaplains
Maj Gen Cecil Richardson
3:30 PM4:30 PMHow Next President Can Win the War on Terrorism
Dr. Robert Pape
3:30 PM4:30 PMEmerging Cyber-threats on the Web and What Google is Doing to Help
Dr. Neil Daswani
3:30 PM4:30 PMHumanity's Cultural Legacy at Risk
Dr. Howard Hensel
3:30 PM4:30 PMThe Evolution of Special Operations Command
Lt Gen Donald Wurster
6:00 PM7:45 PMOutstanding Airmen of the Year Reception
8:00 PM10:30 PMOutstanding Airmen of the Year Dinner
7:00 AMDeparture for Congressional Morning Reception
7:30 AM8:45 AMContinental Breakfast
8:00 AM9:00 AMDelegates Congressional Reception
9:00 AM9:50 AMAir Force Personnel Issues
Lt. Gen. Dick Newton
9:00 AM5:00 PMConference Address & Workshops
9:00 AM9:50 AMTuskegee Airmen Panel
Dr. Alan Gropman (Moderator) Col. Elmer Jones, Col. Charles McGee and Lt. Col. Walter McCreary
9:00 AM9:50 AMAfrica: New Command, New Challenges
Ambassador Bellamy
9:00 AM9:50 AMU.S. Policy and Latin America
Dr. Richard Downie
9:00 AM10:00 AMTBD
TBD
10:00 AM4:00 PMTechnology Exposition Open
10:05 AM10:55 AMTrends in the Defense Industrial Base
Dr. Nayantara Hensel
10:05 AM10:55 AMEnergy: Attainable Independence?
Dr. Paul Sullivan
10:05 AM10:55 AMCurrent and Future Threat Environment Facing the USAF
Lt. Gen. David Deptula
10:05 AM10:55 AMNuclear Enterprise
Maj. Gen. C. Donald Alston, Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, Maj. Gen. Roger Burg and Brig. Gen. Everett Thomas
11:10 AM12:00 PMKeeping the Promise
USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz
12:00 PM1:30 PMConference Attendee Lunch
12:00 PM1:30 PMConference Attendee Lunch
1:30 PM2:30 PMAir Force Reserve Challenges
Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner
1:30 PM2:30 PMRise of Special Ops: China-Burma Theater
Gen. Johnny Alison
1:30 PM2:30 PMCommand Chief Master Sergeant Forum
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy
1:30 PM2:30 PMKorea: Time to Leave the Peninsula?
Col. William Drennan
2:45 PM3:45 PMMidstream on the War on Terror
Mr. Charles Krauthammer
4:00 PM5:00 PMSpace and Cyberspace: Supporting the Joint Warfighter
Gen. C. Robert Kehler

Tuesday, September 16, 2008
 
7:30 AM8:45 AMExhibit Hall Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM4:00 PMTechnology Exposition Open
9:00 AM9:50 AMAir Dominance, the Essential Requirement
Dr Richard Hallion
9:00 AM9:50 AMDefense Industry Consolidation & Efficiency
Dr. Nayantara Hensel
9:00 AM9:50 AMA Perspective of the Korean Peninsula
Col William Drennan
10:10 AM11:00 AMUS Air Force Across the Spectrum of Conflict
Mr. Michael Vickers
11:20 AM12:10 PMKeeping the Promise
USAF Chief of Staff Gen Norton Schwartz
12:00 PM1:30 PMExhibit Hall Lunch
1:30 PM2:30 PMCommand Chief Master Sergeant Forum
CMSAF Rodney McKinley
2:50 PM3:50 PMA Corporate Focus: Success After the Air Force
Mr. Bill Boisture, Mr. Dale Brown, Mr James Hagedorn
2:50 PM3:50 PMReserve Issues
Maj Gen Allan Poulin
2:50 PM3:50 PMAmerica's Strategic Interests in Africa
Ambassador Peter Chaveas
4:10 PM5:10 PMSpace Command Update
Gen C. Robert Kehler
4:10 PM5:10 PMLosing Air Dominance? The Air Force and Its Future Roles
Dr. Rebecca Grant & Dr. Loren Thompson
4:10 PM5:10 PMFuture of China's Military
Dr. Bernard Cole
4:10 PM5:10 PMKill the Messenger: Why Good News Goes Bad
Mr. Napoleon Byars
4:10 PM5:10 PMAir Force Medicine Today & Tomorrow
Lt Gen James Roudebush
7:30 AM8:45 AMContinental Breakfast
7:30 AM8:45 AMContinental Breakfast
9:00 AM5:00 PMConference Address & Workshops
9:00 AM9:50 AMSecretary of Defense Update
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
10:00 AM11:15 AMFour Star Forum
USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz
10:00 AM4:00 PMTechnology Exposition Open
11:25 AM12:10 PMDoolittle Raiders
Maj. Tom Griffin, Lt. Col. Richard Cole
11:25 AM12:10 PMNational Guard
Gen. Craig McKinley
12:00 PM1:30 PMConference Attendee Lunch
12:00 PM1:30 PMConference Attendee Lunch
1:30 PM2:15 PMChina: Rising Challenge
Dr. Bernard Cole
1:30 PM2:15 PMWired for War: The Robotics Revolution and the Air Force
Dr. P. W. Singer
2:25 PM3:10 PMEurope: Sleepy Hollow or Long Term Challenge?
Gen. Roger A. Brady
3:20 PM4:05 PMThe Enlisted Force
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy
3:20 PM4:05 PMGlobal Strike Command
Lt Gen Frank Klotz
4:15 PM5:00 PMFuture of Air Mobility
Gen. Arthur Lichte
6:30 PM10:30 PMAir Force Anniversary Reception & Dinner
6:30 PM7:45 PMAir Force Anniversary Reception
8:00 PM10:30 PMAir Force Anniversary Dinner

Wednesday, September 17, 2008
 
7:30 AM8:45 AMExhibit Hall Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM4:00 PMTechnology Exposition Open
9:20 AM10:10 AMWhy Air Forces Fail
Dr. Lani Kass
10:30 AM11:00 AMChallenges Facing the CIA
Director Michael Hayden
11:15 AM12:00 PMHomeland Security Challenges
Dr. Ruth David
12:00 PM1:30 PMExhibit Hall Lunch
1:00 PM1:45 PMAir National Guard Issues
Lt Gen Craig McKinley
1:55 PM2:40 PMChallenges Facing Mobility Command
Gen Arthur Lichte
2:50 PM3:35 PMWhat Makes Tehran Tick: Islamic Ideology & Hegemonic Interests
Dr. Raymond Tanter
3:45 PM5:00 PMFour Star Forum
USAF Chief of Staff Gen Norton Schwartz
6:30 PM7:45 PMAir Force Anniversary Reception
8:00 PM10:30 PMAir Force Anniversary Dinner
10:00 AM7:00 PMRegistration is Open
Sponsored by Alenia North America
12:30 PM6:00 PMGolf Tournament
6:00 PM9:00 PMGolf Reception and Dinner Buffet







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