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Defense Strategic Planning Forum

March 1, 2012 ~ Washington, DC

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Early-bird Registration Rates

$ 150 – Industry
$ 25 – Government

Please note the forum is not open to the press and is intended for industry contractors and government personnel only. Please view all registration terms and conditions.

Overview

The 7th Annual Defense Strategic Planning Forum will be hosted by TechAmerica Foundation at The University Club on March 1, 2012. The highly popular panel of defense industry strategists will offer their views on the latest DoD budget request and the major challenges facing the industry in the future. (View list of previous Defense Strategic Planning Forum participants.)

Topics

How will the state of the economy and the national debt situation impact future defense spending?
What market segments hold the best opportunities for the defense industry?
How will the international market position of U.S. defense companies change?
What is the role of strategic planning going forward?

The opinions expressed by the Forum’s panelists are solely those of the panelists and do not necessarily represent the views of their respective employers. No audience questions will be entertained regarding any specific corporation’s strategic plans or future actions. All remarks and statements at the Forum will be for non-attribution. No press will be in attendance.

Agenda

8:00 a.m.		Meet and Greet – Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.		Welcome Dan Varroney, Acting President and CEO, TechAmerica
8:35 a.m.		“The Role of Strategic Planning”: James A. Wrightson, Jr., Vice President, Strategic Planning, Corporate Engineering and Technology, Lockheed Martin Corporation
8:45 a.m.		“Setting the Stage”: Pierre Chao, Managing Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors
9:00 a.m.		“The Future of the Defense Industry”: Panel Discussion
		Moderator: Pierre Chao, Managing Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors Doug Belair, Sr. Vice President, Strategy and Planning, BAE Systems, Inc. Thomas Bell, Vice President, Strategic Development, Boeing Defense, Space & Security Vice Admiral Stanley Szemborski, (USN, Ret.), VP Corporate Strategy, Northrop Grumman Corporation Glenn Weissinger, Vice President, Strategic Planning, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Additional panelists to be announced There will be ample opportunity for questions from the audience.
12:00 Noon		Adjourn

Speakers (others to be announced shortly)


Pierre Chao Managing Partner Renaissance Strategic Advisors Biography		Doug Belair Sr. Vice President, Strategy and Planning BAE Systems, Inc. Biography

Thomas Bell Vice President, Strategic Development Boeing Defense, Space & Security Biography		Vice Admiral Stanley Szemborski (USN, Retired) Vice President, Corporate Strategy Northrop Grumman Corporation

Glenn Weissinger Vice President, Strategic Planning Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Biography		James A. Wrightson, Jr. Vice President, Strategic Planning, Corporate Engineering and Technology Lockheed Martin Corporation Biography

Venue

The University Club is conveniently located in Washington DC at the convergence of major transportation routes including several Metro lines.

The University Club of Washington DC
1135 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(Directions)
Tel: 202.862.8800
Fax: 202.296.2347

Contact

For additional information about the Defense Strategic Planning Forum, please contact:

Joan Piccariello
Vice President, Market Forecasting
703.284.5314
joanp@techamericafoundation.org

Elizabeth Gyermeh
Market Forecast Senior Coordinator
703.284.5323
elizabethg@techamericafoundation.org

Eerik Kreek
Program Manager
703.284.5316
eerik.kreek@techamericafoundation.org