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IDGA: Network Centric Warfare 2004 - Meeting the Challenges of Warfare in the Information Age, January 21 - 22, 2004· Washington, DC

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Keynote Briefings From:

General Tommy Franks, USA (ret.)
former Commander-in-Chief, US Central Command

Special Presentation on:
Impact of the Network on Operation Iraqi Freedom
Vice Admiral Arthur Cebrowski, USN (Ret.)
Director of Force Transformation, OSD
Admiral Edmund Giambastiani, USN
Commander, US Joint Forces Command
Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation, NATO

32 Detailed Sessions Discussing:

   
  • DoD Transformation
  • Operational Requirements
  • Experimentation
  • NCW Programs and Initiatives
  • Technology
  • Operations
  • Acquisition
  • Coalition Viewpoints
  • Defense Industry

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Pre-Conference Workshops: Tuesday, January 20, 2004

Workshop A: The Network Centric Operations Conceptual Framework

Workshop B: Web Services in a Network Centric Environment – Security Solutions and Lessons Learned

Workshop C: Critical Success Factors for Network Centric Transformation

Workshop D: How Network Centric Are You?


Conference Day One

Day One: Wednesday January 21, 2004

7.15 · Breakfast, Conference Registration & Opportunity to View the NCW 2004 Exhibition Area

8.00 · NCW 2004 Welcome

Michael Levenberg
Executive Director
Institute for Defense & Government Advancement

8.05 · Co-Moderator’s Opening Remarks

John Garstka
Assistant Director of Concepts and Operations
Office of Force Transformation, OSD

8.15 · Defense Transformation & Network Centric Warfare

Vice Admiral Arthur Cebrowski, USN (Ret.)
Director of Force Transformation
Office of the Secretary of Defense

8.50 · Joint Transformation and the Network Centric Battlespace

Admiral Edmund Giambastiani, USN
Commander
US Joint Forces Command

Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation
NATO

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9.25 · Morning Refreshment Break and Opportunity to View the NCW 2004 Exhibition Area

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10.10 · Operational Requirements: Military Services Transformation

Lieutenant General Benjamin Griffin, USA
Deputy Chief of Staff
Army G-8

Lieutenant General Edward Hanlon,USMC
Commanding General
Marine Corps Combat Development Center

Lieutenant General William T. Hobbins, USAF
Deputy Chief of Staff,Warfighting Integration
AF/XI

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12.10 · Luncheon for NCW 2004 Delegates and Speakers

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Concurrent Sessions – Choose A or B

1.20 - 1.55 · Session A: Network Centric Conceptual Framework

Dr. Richard Hayes
Founder and President
Evidence Based Research

Session B: The Future Of Network Centric Operations

Carl O’Berry
Vice President Strategic Architecture
Boeing

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2.00 – 2.35 · Session A: Future Combat Systems

Brigadier General Donald Schenk, USA
Program Manager
Future Combat Systems

Session B: Delivering Network Centric Warfare Capabilities - An Industry Perspective

Jeffrey K. Harris
Vice President and Intelligence Community Program Executive
Integrated Systems and Solutions
Lockheed Martin

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2.40 – 3.15 · Session A: AF CONTROLnet and the C2 Constellation

Colonel Bruce Sturk, USAF
Director of Warfighter Integration
Air Force C2ISR Center

Session B: FORCEnet

Captain Donald Kerrigan, USN
Deputy Director, FORCEnet
NETWARCOM

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3.15 – 4.00 · Afternoon Refreshment Break and Opportunity to View the NCW 2004 Exhibition Area

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4.00 – 4.35 · Session A: Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)

Colonel Steven MacLaird, USAF
Program Director
JTRS Joint Program Office

Session B: Single Integrated Air Picture (SIAP)

Brigadier General John Maluda, USAF
Director
Joint SIAP Systems Engineering Office

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4.40 – 5.15 · Session A: Situational Awareness in OEF/OIF via FBCB2 - Blue Force Tracking (A preview of future battle command)

Colonel Nick Justice, USA
Chief Director of Future Force Directorate
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology

Colonel Curtis McCoy, USA
Program Manager Combat Systems
PEO Ground Combat Systems

Session B: DLA Transformation: Impact of the Network on Real- Time Logistics Operations

Mae De Vincentis
Director of Information Operations and CIO (J-6)
Defense Logistics Agency

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5.15–6.15 · NCW 2004 Cocktail Reception

6.45 – 9.00 · The NCW Awards Reception, Dinner & Ceremony



Conference Day Two

Day Two: Thursday January 22, 2004

7.15 · Breakfast & Opportunity to View the NCW 2004 Exhibition Area

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8.00 · Co-Moderator’s Opening Address

Fred Stein, Colonel, USA, (Ret.)
Senior Principal Engineer
MITRE

8.15 · Fighting the Networked Force

John Garstka
Assistant Director of Concepts and Operations
Office of Force Transformation, OSD

Fred Stein, Colonel, USA, (Ret.)
Senior Principal Engineer
MITRE

8.50 · Joint Experimentation in Support of Network Centric Operations

Major General James M. Dubik, USA
Director, Joint Experimentation (J9)
US Joint Forces Command

9.25 · Net-Centric Transformation Initiatives for the Warfighter

Major General Marilyn A. Quagliotti, USA
Principal Director for Operations
Defense Information Systems Agency

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10.00 · Morning Refreshment Break and Opportunity to View the NCW 2004 Exhibition Area

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10.30 · Impact of the Network on Operation Iraqi Freedom
General Tommy Franks, USA (ret.)
former Commander-in-Chief,
US Central Command

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11.30 · Luncheon for NCW 2004 Delegates and Speakers

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Private Luncheon with General Tommy Franks
(by invitation only)

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1.00 · Network Centric Operations: The Warfighter Perspective

Rear Admiral John M Kelly, USN
Commander
Naval Warfare Development Command
former Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group THREE, and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group

1.35

Major General Buford C. Blount, III, USA
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff
Army G-3
former Commanding General, 3D Infantry Division (Mechanized)

2.00 · Global Information Grid and Network Centric Enterprise Services

Rear Admiral Nancy Brown, USN
Vice Director, J-6
The Joint Staff

2.30 · Horizontal Fusion

John Osterholz
Director of Architecture and Interoperability
OASD(NII)

3.00 · Afternoon Refreshment Break and Opportunity to View the NCW 2004 Exhibition Area

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Concurrent Sessions – Choose A or B

3.30 · Session A: Joint Force Integration and NCW

R. L. Quinlan
Assistant Director, Joint Forces Integration
OUSD(AT&L)


Session B: Command and Control in the Information Age – The Last Mile of Transformation

Dr.David Alberts
Director Research and Strategic Planning
OASD(NII)

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4.10 · Session A: Sense and Respond Logistics

Captain Linda M. Lewandowski, USN
Transformation Strategist
Office of Force Transformation

Session B: Network Centric Warfare Enabling Future Coalition Operations

Brigadier Rick Bounsall
Director Equipment Capability (Command, Control & Information Infrastructure)
UK MoD

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4.50 · Session A: The Defense Industry and Network Centric Warfare

Suzanne Patrick
Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (Industrial Policy)
OUSD(AT&L)

Session B: Coalition Network Centric Operations

Australian Department of Defense (invited)

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5.25 · Closing Remarks by Co-Moderators

5.30 · Conclusion of Network Centric Warfare 2004


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