Main Conference Day Two: Thursday, July 12, 2012
8:00 Registration and Coffee
8:45 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
9:00 Vehicle Acquisition Efforts at the Office of the Secretary
of Defense
The Honorable Frank Kendall
Acting Under Secretary of Defense
AT&L
9:30 LAV Keynote: The Future of Light Armored Vehicles
- Understanding what’s to come in the next three years for capabilities requirements
- Acquisition efforts and opportunities for industry
- Continued improvements with equipment reliability and operating efficiencies
Representative Confirmed
Program Management, LAV
Marine Corps Systems Command
10:00 Exhibit Hall and Networking Break
10:30 USMC 1st LAR Warfighter Panel
- LAR lessons learned in Afghanistan
- Needs for the platform
- Capabilities and the way forward
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Captain Carlos Flores
Commanding Officer, Company B
1st LAR BN
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Master Sergeant Alfred Lukus
Operations Chief, Company B
1st LAR BN
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Master Gunnery Sergeant Patrick E. Lavely
1st LAR Battalion Maintenance Chief
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Master Gunnery Sergeant Phillip S. Bemis
Operations Chief
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11:15 USMC 3rd LAR Warfighter Panel
- LAR lessons learned in Afghanistan
- Needs for the platform
- Capabilities and the way forward
Captain Christopher Buck
Commander
Company E 3rd LAR
12:00 Exhibit Hall and Lunch
Choose Either Track A or Track B
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Track A: Urban Armored Vehicles
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Track B: Foreign Keynotes
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1:00
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Acquisition Response to Special Operations
Brian Detter, SES
Marine Expeditionary Programs, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of the Navy
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New Zealand Keynote: The NZLAV and the New Zealand Perspectives on the Armored Fight
- Needs and requirements for the NZLAV
- Changing face of battle and the capabilities for New Zealand vehicle platforms
- Increasing international cooperation and joint operation efficiency
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1:30
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Using Advanced Composites to Replace Metals in Military Vehicles
- NP Aerospace advancements
- Challenges and Solutions within industry
- The future of advanced composites at NP Aerospace
Donald Bray
Manager
NP Aerospace
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Czech Republic Keynote: Czech Army Modernization: Armored Vehicles Leading the Way
- Future procurement requirements for Czech Ground forces
- Benefits of the reverse ‘V’ shaped hull
- Vehicles and turrets on ISAF missions with the Czech contingent operational feedback from: Dingo II, LAV 50 B, IVECO, KBVP M1 (wheeled APC - Pandur II Mark 1)
 Major Vít Duchá ek, ACR
Program Manager, KBVP, Land Forces Development
Czech Republic
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2:00 Exhibit Hall and Networking Break
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2:45
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Department of State: VIP and Diplomat Protection
- Current vehicle assets for DoS operations
- Protecting US personnel abroad
- Size, weight, and fuel restraints for department assets
- Foreign challenges
Tom Bowe
Manager
US Secret Service
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UAE Keynote: Establishing and Developing Balanced Force Structures for Deployed Operations and Homeland Defense
- Acquisition priorities and platform overview
- Future capabilities and developing technologies
- Advancing the armored fighting force
 Representative Confirmed: United Arab Emirates Ground Force
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3:15
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Holland Police Public Safety: Utilizing Armored Vehicles
- The need for armored vehicle support in emergency situations
- Public safety initiatives when responding to dangerous threats
Captain Jack Dykstra
Public Safety, Holland Police Department
Michigan
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NATO Keynote: Blast Mitigation and the CIED Center of Excellence
- Moving coalition and allied forced ahead in the CIED fight
- Current efforts and programs
- Attacking the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on multiple fronts, including use of jamming equipment, additional armor for vehicles, intelligence sharing and doctrine development
 Major V Felisberto
Portuguese Army, Counter IED CoE
NATO
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3:45 Winning the War Together: Developing Integrated Battle Command Systems to Ensure Heightened Situational Awareness
and Maneuver Capabilities for US Forces
- Command, control and communications priorities for US armored assets
- New requirements and capabilities for the evolving combat environment
- Acquisition and upgrade efforts
- Latest technologies and developing policy and doctrine
James Hasik
Independent Defense Consultant
4:00 Chairperson’s Closing Keynote Remarks: What We’ve Learned and Assessing the Future of Military Vehicles
4:30 End of Main Conference