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Northwest Aerospace & Defense Symposium
May 27 & 28, 2015 - Joint Base Lewis-McChord
www.nwdefense.com
Agenda at a Glance
Wednesday, May 27
9:00am
Registration Opens
10:00am
Welcome:
Melanie Jordan – Chief Operating Officer, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA)
Dave Hunt – President & CEO, Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition (PNDC)
Bob Uptagrafft – Executive Director, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA)
10:20am
Innovation: Path to Strategic Success
David Fitzpatrick – President, Mt. Townsend Advisors
11:05am
U.S. DoD Budget Themes and Analysis: Maritime Domain Awareness, Unmanned Aerial
Systems and Military Space
Ron Stearns – Research Director, Aerospace Analytics
12:00pm
Lunch
Sponsored By: Moss Adams LLC
Lunch Keynote: Boeing Maritime Update
James “JD” Detwiler – Director of Business Development, Maritime Programs, Boeing Military
Aircraft
1:00pm
Networking Break
Sponsored By: Orion Aerospace
1:15pm
Growth of the Pacific Northwest Space Business
Dr. Roger M. Myers – Executive Director, Advanced In-Space Programs, Aerojet Rocketdyne
2:00pm
Military Transport Market Snapshot: Ten Year Outlook for Major Programs Worldwide
Katrina Jones – Director, Market Analysis, Aerospace Analytics
2:45pm
Networking Break
Sponsored By: Orion Aerospace
3:00pm
Analysts Panel – A Robust and Interactive Discussion with Our Analysts
3:30pm
Networking Reception
Sponsored By: METALTEST, Inc.
6:00pm
Adjourn for the day
Thursday, May 28
8:15am
Registration & Breakfast
Sponsored By: Tacoma Pump & Drilling
8:45am
Plenary Session:
 Dave Hunt – President & CEO, PNDC
 Bob Uptagrafft – Executive Director, PNAA
 Colonel Scott McLaughlin – Commander, 446th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
 U.S. Congressman Adam Smith – Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee
 Anthony (Tony) Waas – Boeing-Egtvedt Chair, Professor of Aerostructures, University of
Washington
 Kristiné M. Reeves – Governor's Sector Lead and Director, Military & Defense Sector,
Washington State Department of Commerce
10:45am
Networking Break
Sponsored By: ID Integration, Inc.
11:00am
Breakout Session l - Options:
 Cybersecurity Panel – Managing Risk in the Aerospace and Defense Industry
 Peter S. Chiou – Principal Strategist and Business Development Manager for
Azure DoD, Microsoft
 Isaac Potoczny-Jones – Research Lead, Computer Security, Galois
 Special Agent Joshua Michaels – FBI, Cyber Task Force
 Beyond Defense Panel – Domestic Sales Opportunities Outside of DOD
 Vanessa L. Langston – Government Contracting Business Liaison, Defense
Industry Adjustment Program/Military and Defense Sector, Washington State
Department of Commerce
 Tiffany Scroggs – Program Director, Washington Procurement Technical
Assistance Center (PTAC)
 Research & Development Panel – Strengthening Business Partnerships
 Todd A. Cleland, Ph.D. – Director, Industry Relations, University of Washington
 Chris Vogt – Manager of Department of Defense Programs, Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory (PNNL)
12:00pm
Lunch
Sponsored By: RAPIDGate
Greetings from U.S. Senator Patty Murray
What is Next in Military Spending and Priorities?
Jeremiah J.J. Gertler – Military Aviation Analyst and Acting Manager, Defense Policy & Arms
Control, Congressional Research Service
1:00pm
Breakout Session ll - Options:
 Bending the Cost Curve: Creating Strategic Agility in the 21st Century
Jim Nam – Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Transformational Innovation, U.S. Air Force
(Acquisition), Washington, D.C.
 Beyond Our Borders Panel – Exporting Opportunities for Northwest Aerospace &
Defense Companies
 Lewis Hedge – First Secretary, Defence Acquisition Policy and Trade, British
Embassy, Washington D.C.
 Consul General Moon Duk-ho – Consul General of the Republic of Korea in
Seattle
 Nelson G. Dong – Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
 Procurement Officers Panel – Doing Business with Military Agencies
 Pamela Muñoz – Director, Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Joint
Base Lewis-McChord
 Col. Alan K. Dorow – United States Property and Fiscal Office, Washington
National Guard Bureau
1:50pm
Networking Break
Sponsored By: PMT Shielding Solutions
2:05pm
Plenary Session:
 Prime Contactor’s Perspective
Kevin Moschetti - President, Esterline Control and Communication Systems
 U.S. Congressman Denny Heck – House Financial Services Trade Sub-Committee
 Door Prizes
3:00pm
Symposium Adjournment