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Last updated: March 17, 2010

April 20, 2010
9:00 a.m.	Registration Opens
1:00 p.m.	Exhibition hall opens
5:00 p.m.	Registration/ Exhibition Hall closes for the day
April 21, 2010
7:30 a.m.	Registration Opens
8:30 a.m.	Welcome Greg Hamilton, Publisher, AVIATION WEEK Strategic Media
8:45 a.m.	DoD Strategy From 50/50 and industry partnerships to continuous improvement to what’s working and what isn’t, the nation’s senior military leaders will provide their perspective on what is needed most from the joint military/industry MRO enterprise. Moderator: Don Wetekam, Group VP Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul, AAR CORP Lt. Gen. Loren Reno, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, HQ USAF USMC USA
10:30 a.m.	Exhibition Hall opens
10:05 a.m.	Leadership Panel The senior military leaders form a panel to discuss priorities and joint efforts, as well as respond to questions from the audience. Moderator: Pete Hennessey, SVP National Security Sector, Battelle Institute (BG USAF Ret) Lt. Gen. Loren Reno, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, HQ USAF Jim Beebe, US Navy . CHAF Executive Director, RADM (Ret)
10:30 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m.	OSD Update Deputy to Asst Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Gregg Fogarty will provide an overview of the 2011 budget for sustainment and MRO, Key Performance Parameters, and strategies as DoD realigns the MRO model. Moderator: Frank Bruno, Director Warfighter Support, NORDAM (BG USAF Ret) Gregg Fogarty, Deputy to Asst Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (Maintenance Policy and Programs)
11:15 a.m.	Business Forecast – AeroStrategy New strategies and priorities mean major changes in terms of the business forecast for MRO. In this annual review of how the dollars will be spent and where opportunities exist, AeroStrategy addresses platform requirements. New this year is inclusion of the business forecast on a region-by-region basis for military MRO/Sustainment operations. Moderator: Kevin Trammel, Director, Military Support, Pratt & Whitney Hal Chrisman, Principal, Aerostrategy
12:00 p.m.	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:30 p.m.	Depot Commanders Respond to Global Requirements One of the complexities of meeting the needs to support Defense Dept. weapons systems is that there are unique aspects, by service branch and by fleet. In this session leaders from fleet readiness centers and depots will share their critical pain points, priorities and needs for the coming 18-24 months. Moderator: Vice Adm. Walter Massenburg, USN-Ret John Over, Executive Director, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker AFB OK Col. Edward P. Yarish, Mobilization Assistant to Commander Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Col. Joe Dunaway, Commander, Corpus Christi Army Depot Capt. Michael Kelly, Force Material Officer at Commander, Naval Air Forces
3:00 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m.	Supply Chain Transparency and Logistics As the business model for support and sustainment realigns, the realities of a major economic upheaval and its impact on the supply chain can't be overlooked. In this discussion, we'll hear from the Defense Logistics Agency on the processes and priorities to provide for improvement in PMA and SARS acceptance, issues surrounding major resources, and general effort to drive improvement. Moderator: Daniel Adamski, VP, HEICO RDML Vincent L. Griffith, Commander, Defense Supply Center, Richmond, VA
4:00 p.m.	Cocktail Reception on exhibition floor
5:30 p.m.	Registration/Exhibition Hall closes
April 22, 2009
8:00 a.m.	Registration opens
8:30 a.m.	Welcome Michael Bruno, Deputy Managing Editor-Defense, AVIATION WEEK
8:45 a.m.	Performance Based Sustainment Transitions to Next Generation Business Model This session begins with a look at data gathered and analysis of performance based sustainment and replicating the positives within organic product support activities to include the depots and fleet readiness centers. Following will be a discussion of the impact this shift will have on the overall MRO / Sustainment enterprise --from the perspective of the Defense Dept. and suppliers who worked to develop the capability. Moderator: Tom Captain, Principal and Vice Chairman, Global and US Aerospace and Defense Indsutry Sector Leader, Deloitte LLP Gen. (USAF Ret) William Begert, VP Business Development and Aftermarket Services, Pratt & Whitney Robert L. Buckley, Research Fellow, LMI Walter B. Massenburg, VADM-USN Retired Gustavo Urzua, VP Global Sustainment, Airlift, Boeing Rob Weiss, EVP Global Sustainment, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
9:30 a.m.	Exhibition hall opens
10:30 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m.	Case Studies: Mining Data to Drive Improvement A real focus in the past five years has been the development of sensors and systems that track critical data needed to assess readiness, reliability and cost. The data load can be overwhelming, and identifying the exact lever that will drive results a difficult task. This study will examine how mining the data can create step-level improvement. The session also includes a review of the Structural Integrity Prognosis System. This system provides near-term predictions of the structural integrity of individual assets based on a collaboration between detailed models of fatigue damage, sensor systems and a unique reasoning systems designed to provide a probabilistic prediction of structural viability under a variety of future-use scenarios. Moderator: Don Davis, Boeing Defense George Mitchell, VP Integrated Material Solution, Sikorsky Aircraft Elias Anagnostou, Ph.D., Associate Technical Fellow, Northrop Grumman Corp.
11:30 a.m.	Case Studies: Improving Flow Days One of the key aspects of continuous improvement is that not only is footprint reduced or work flow simplified, but that the avoided cost or savings are harvested. This study will examine how flow days were reduced on the F-22 Raptor – the implications of making those improvements from a readiness and cost perspective. The second case study looks at the KC-135. After dropping flow days by more than half, the team saw an uptick in flow days over time. Now, with renewed vigor, the KC-135 team is going after flow days and quality again. Similarly, the team supporting the B-2 aircraft support team worked to resolve cycle time issues. In addition to applying the full-range of tools to accomplish improvement, we'll hear how the team proved cost-savings and enabled the customer to reinvest in technology to improve performance and sustainment of the aircraft. Moderator: Jim Zortman, Sector VP, Lifecycle Logistics and Support, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Col. Douglas Cato, Aircraft Maintenance Group Commander, Tinker AFB Timothy Ryan, Deputy for F-22 Sustainment, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. CDR Tim Spitser, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest Gregory L. Weed, Director-B2 Depot and Modifications Center, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
12:30p.m.	MRO Military Conference Concludes
12:15 p.m.	Lunch in the exhibition hall
3:00 p.m.	Registration/Exhibition Hall closes