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
7:15 AM8:30 AMContinental Breakfast
7:30 AM8:45 AMConference Attendee Continental Breakfast
8:45 AM9:30 AMKeynote Address
Adm. Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
9:00 AM5:00 PMConference Address & Workshops
9:45 AM10:30 AMDOD Efficiency: Charting a Course to Savings
Ms. Marion Blakey
9:45 AM10:30 AMPanel: Women Airforce Service Pilots
Moderator Ms. Amy Goodpaster Strebe with WASP Deanie Bishop Parrish, WASP Elaine Harmon, WASP Bernice Haydu and WASP Lorraine Rodgers
10:00 AM4:00 PMExhibit Hall Open
10:45 AM11:30 AMThe Enlisted Perspective
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy
10:45 AM11:30 AMBerlin Airlift
Mr. Richard Reeves
11:30 AM1:00 PMConference Attendee Lunch
12:00 PM1:30 PMConference Attendee Lunch
1:00 PM1:30 PMAcquisition Process
The Honorable Ashton B. Carter
1:45 PM2:30 PMPanel: Medal of Honor Recipients
Col. Leo Thorsness, Col. George Day and Col. Joe Jackson
2:45 PM4:15 PM4 Star Forum
USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz
6:30 PM7:45 PMAir Force Anniversary Reception in the Exhibit Hall
6:30 PM7:45 PMAir Force Anniversary Reception
8:00 PM10:30 PMAir Force Anniversary Dinner
8:00 PM10:30 PMAir Force Anniversary Dinner
8:30 AM11:30 AMOpen Division ????????
1:00 PM6:30 PMAll Service Division ???????????
1:00 PM5:00 PMCyberPatriot III Competition Period II

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
12:00 pm1:00 pmLunch
Ed Cook
10:00 AM7:00 PMRegistration is Open
12:30 PM6:00 PMAFA Central Florida Chapter Golf Tournament
6:00 PM9:00 PMAFA Central Florida Chapter Golf Reception and Dinner Buffet
7:00 PMAll Teams Arrive
7:00 PM9:00 PMDinner Voucher
8:00 AM12:00 PMCyberPatriot III Competition Period I
1:00 PM3:30 PMRegion Presidents Meeting
1:00 PM3:30 PMAerospace Education Council Meeting
3:30 PM6:00 PMAFA Executive Committee

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
9:00 AM11:00 AMLeadership and Field Development Workshop: 9 to 11 am
3:00 PM3:45 PMTo Be Determined
6:30 AM8:30 AMBreakfast Voucher
7:30 AM7:00 PMRegistration is Open
8:30 AM11:30 AMEquipment Familiarization Training
9:00 AM9:05 AMWelcome Remarks
9:05 AM9:35 AMAgile Combat Air Power
Gen William M. Fraser
9:40 AM10:10 AMThe Next Steps for Space & Cyberspace
Gen William L. Shelton
10:15 AM11:00 AMPanel: Contested Air Battlespace
Gen Gary L. North, Gen Mark A. Welsh and Lt Gen Donald C. Wurster
11:05 AM11:35 AMSTRATCOM Perspective
Gen C. Robert Kehler
11:30 AM1:00 PMLunch in the Exhibit Hall
11:35 AM1:00 PMLunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:00 PM5:00 PMCompetition Period I
1:00 PM1:30 PMAFMC Update
Gen Donald J. Hoffman
1:35 PM2:05 PMNon-traditonal Challenges, a Perspective from US Southern Command
Gen Douglas M. Fraser
2:05 PM2:20 PMCoffee Break
2:20 PM2:50 PMThe Enlisted Perspective
CMSAF James A. Roy
2:55 PM3:25 PMPreparing for Full-Spectrum Operations
Gen Philip M. Breedlove
3:25 PM3:40 PMCoffee Break
3:40 PM4:25 PMPanel: On Call Air Force
Lt Gen Charles Stenner and Lt Gen Harry Wyatt
4:30 PM5:00 PMAir Sea Battle
Lt Gen "Hawk" Carlisle
5:00 PM7:00 PMReception in the Exhibit Hall (Ticket Necessary)
6:30 PM8:30 PMCompetitor's Dinner
7:00 AM12:30 PMAFA Board of Directors
8:00 AM3:00 PMAFA Convention Credentials Registration
8:00 AM6:00 PMAFA Registration
8:00 AM6:00 PMRegistration is Open
9:00 AM10:00 AMLeadership Development/Chapter Operations
10:00 AM11:00 AMLeadership Development (Guest Speaker)
11:00 AM12:30 PMUSA Today Visions Workshop and Luncheon
12:30 PM2:30 PMDelegate Information Session
2:30 PM3:00 PMCandidate Availability Period
3:00 PM4:00 PMAwards Ceremony
4:00 PM5:00 PMAFA Convention Credentials Registration
4:15 PM4:45 PMCatholic Mass
5:30 PMAFA Celebration Dinner Cruise Boarding Begins
6:00 PM9:00 PMAFA Celebration Dinner Cruise
9:00 PM11:00 PMDelegate Regional Caucuses
10:00 AM5:00 PMRegistration is Open
1:05 PM1:50 PMThe Foundational Role Space and Cyber Play in our Nation's Defense
Gen. William Shelton
2:00 PM2:45 PMBerlin Airlift: What It Means Today
Mr. Richard Reeves
2:00 PM2:45 PMPacific Pressures
Mr. Richard Halloran
2:00 PM2:45 PMChallenges to the American Way of War
Dr. Alan Vick
3:05 PM3:50 PMISR Looking Ahead
Lt. Gen. Larry James
3:05 PM3:50 PMKilling al Qaeda
Mr. Chuck de Caro
3:05 PM3:50 PMCyber Operations - Maximizing the Return on Investment
Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vautrinot
4:00 PM5:00 PMPanel: Looking to the Future: What Should we be Doing in the 21st Century?
Moderator: Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, Lt Gen Mike Hamel, USAF Ret., Mr. Elon Musk, Mr. George Whitesides and Ms. Kay Sears
5:00 PM5:30 PMVideo: Wounded Warriors' Resilience







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