Conference Venue
Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC

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Meeting Security Challenges in the New Administration

The Obama Administration faces significant national security challenges. What should industry expect and how should industry respond to shifting trends in DoD policies and programs?

The Fourth Annual US Defense Conference will once again convene senior defense policy makers, expert global strategists and leading defense industry executives to debate and discuss the defense priorities and security challenges of the New Administration.

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Conference Sessions

• The changing global security environment and its implications: What broad security flashpoints and uncertainties confront the U.S., and how should our leaders deal with them?
• The Administration's defense priorities: How are Pentagon priorities changing in the new administration? How will the Department balance modernization with recapitalization and manage risk in each?
• Influences on the defense budget: What can industry expect from Congress, the services and warfighters? What procurement, acquisition and regulatory policies will the administration pursue?
• Implications for industry: What are the most promising investment and management strategies for success in the new political and budget environment? What are the most important trends in defense markets?

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Conference speakers include

The Honorable Ike Skelton
Chairman, House Armed Services Committee

The Honorable J.D. Crouch, II
Former Deputy National Security Advisor and Assistant to the President

Mr. Peter Verga
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, U.S. DoD

The Honorable Tina Jonas
Director of Operations Planning and Analysis Sikorsky and Former Comptroller, U.S. DoD

Dr. Jacques S. Gansler
Former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics and Director, Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise, School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland

Mr David A. Ochmanek
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defence for Force Development

Dr. Jack P. London
Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, CACI International

Dr. Loren B. Thompson
COO, Lexington Institute

Mr. William Greenwalt
Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy, currently Lockheed Martin Corporation

Mr. S. Enders Wimbush
Senior VP, International Programs and Policy Hudson Institute

Visit the US Defense Conference website for full details of the speakers, sessions, topics and program.