Conference Agenda

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Small Business Workshop, Hilton McLean

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Chairman's Opening Reception, Hilton McLean

Reception sponsored by Teamalytics

Keynote Speaker: Oksana Markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Registration, Breakfast and Industry Fair

Opening Remarks

Howie Lind - President and Executive Director of ISOA

John Gastright - Chairman, ISOA Board of Directors and Senior Vice President, Amentum

Panel 1: Indo-Pacific Logistics Gap: Putting Logistics on the Chessboard

Moderated by John Gastright, Senior Vice President, Amentum

• John Agoglia, Director, Trinity Planning
• Lee Tate, Deputy Division Chief, Operational Contract Support, Joint Staff J-4
• Dr. Scott Willette, Vice President, ITA International

Congressional Update

Moderated by: Patrick Large, Vice President - Government Affairs, American Defense International

• Ileana Ros Lehtinen, Former Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee

Networking Break & Industry Fair

Sponsored by Chenega Health Services

Panel 2: The Middle East in Transition

How can businesses succeed with variations in culture, history, and geography influencing the region's societies, governments, and economies?

Moderated by: Mac McClelland, President, Center House Ltd.

Panelists:

• Amin Tarzi, Director of MES/Marine Corps University
• Jim Malloy, Former CENTCOM Deputy Commander
• Tarun Chopra, President & CEO, Clements

Panel 3

3A: 21 Months of War and Europe’s Changing Landscape

What Obstacles and Opportunities Does this Present to Industry?

Moderated by: Mike Howard, Founder, MLHoward Consulting

Panelists:

• Mick Bednarek, Vice President – Defense, Fluor Mission Solutions
• Dan Fata, President, Fata Advisory LLC
• Duke Heinz, Former EUCOM J4
• Ernest (EJ) Herold, The Spectrum Group

3B: U.S. Government Acquisition for Stability Operations

Moderated by: Michelle Quinn, Senior Advisor, Constellis

Panelists:

• Chelsea Bakken, Managing Director, Overseas Building Operations, U.S. Department of State
• John Stever, Director Diplomatic Security Contracts Division, U.S. Department of State
• Chuck Pope, CEO, Pope International
• Brian O'Neill, Founder/Principal, Geopolitical Risk Analysis LLC

Lunch and Ukraine Working Group Meeting

Ukraine Working Group led by Jeff Grieco, ISOA Advisory Council Member

Panel 4

Panel 4A: Africa: Navigating Turbulent Waters - Analyzing Current Political, Economic and External Influences on the African Continent

Moderated by: Bill Warnock, Chief Operating Officer, RA Federal Services

• Mick Bednarek, Vice President - Defense, Fluor Mission Solutions
• Peter Quaranto, Director, CSO-Africa, U.S. Department of State
• Maureen Farrell, Former AFRICOM Liaison to the Pentagon

Panel 4B: USAID Engagement: Partnerships to Solve Critical Challenges of the Day

Moderated by: Masha Martinkov, Managing Partner, Palladium

• Brittany Brown, Director, Transition Initiatives (OTI), Bureau of Conflict Prevention and Stabilization, USAID
• David Brown, Director, Technical Support Office, Europe and Eurasia Office, USAID
• James Maloney, Deputy Director for the Office of HIV/AIDS, Global Health Bureau, USAID
• Mike Shanley, CEO, Konektid International

Networking Break & Industry Fair

Sponsored by Chenega Healthcare Services

Keynote Speaker: Jessica Lewis, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs

Panel 5 - CEO/President Panel - 1

Stability industry thought leaders discuss top issues facing government contractors and the impact of Ukraine. the Middle East and Pacific events, plus take a look to the future.

• Dr. Karl Spinnenweber, President, Critical Missions Group, Amentum
• Tom D'Agostino, President, Mission Solutions, Fluor Corporation
• Joyce Landry, CEO, Landry & Kling Global Ship Solutions
• Jiri Maly, Chief Growth Officer, Versar/LBS

Keynote Speaker: Nate Nash, Founder and CEO of GovTribe

Closing Remarks

Mid-Conference Reception

President's Dinner

by invitation only

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Registration, Breakfast and Industry Fair

Opening Remarks

Howie Lind - President and Executive Director of ISOA

Panel 6: Commercial Support to Contingency and Stability Operations – A View to the Future

Moderated by: Tom Lampley, KBR

• David Sokolow, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
• COL Adam Coyne, Deputy Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting OSD
• Lee Tate, Chief, Operational Contract Support, Joint Staff J-4
• Christina Nigro, Chief, Program Implementation, Vendor Threat Mitigation, OSD Logistics

Keynote Speaker: GEN Steve Townsend, US Army (Ret), Former Commander, AFRICOM

Keynote Speaker: LTG Scott Spellmon, Commander, USACE

Business Matchmaking Forum

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Lunch

Panel 8: Global Energy Crisis

The Impact on Stabilization at the Local, Regional, and Global Levels and How the USG and Industry are Responding

Moderated by: Jeff Parsons, EVP Federal Business Services, AECOM

Panelists:

• Amer Barghouth, Technical Director, Energy Services, DT-Global US
• Seneca Johnson, Office of Energy Diplomacy for Europe, Western Hemisphere, and Africa (EWA), U.S. Department of State
• Sharon Burke, Founder and President of Ecospherics, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy
• Alex Lane, Energy Division Lead, USAID
• Blair Pasalic, Office of Europe and Eurasia, Department of Energy

Networking Break & Industry Fair

Sponsored by Planate Consulting Group

Panel 9: IDPs/Refugees/Human Trafficking

Moderated by: Kelley Currie, Kilo | Alpha Strategies

Panelists:

• Heather Fischer, Senior Advisor, Human Rights Crimes, Thomson Reuters Special Services
• David Hampton, Deputy Executive Director, Trade Remedy Law Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
• Elle Klein, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary Joint Staff, U.S. Forces Korea

Panel 10: Southern Border Crisis: What's the Future?

218,663...that is the number of land border encounters reported by CBP at the Southern border in September. This fast-paced panel will discuss the multi-faceted impacts of this crisis on the United States from several angles and how the private sector can assist in addressing the crisis.

Moderated by: Sean Polster, Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, Commonwealth of Virginia

Panelists:

• Tom Homan, Former Director of ICE
• Kate Christensen Mills, Monument Advocacy
• Pete Dordal, CEO, GardaWorld Federal Services
• Dr. Scott Willette, Vice President, ITA International

Panel 11: CEO/President's Roundtable 2

Stability industry thought leaders discuss top issues facing government contractors and the impact of Ukraine, Middle East and Pacific events, plus take a look to the future.

Moderated by: Jake Frazer, Precision Talent Solutions

Panelists:

• Neelima Grover, CEO, Q2 Impact
• Hal Smith, President, Parsons
• Doug Magee, President, Day & Zimmermann
• Glenn Keys, Founder and Executive Chairman, Aspen Medical
• Doug Hill, Senior Vice President, KBR Government Solutions US

Closing Remarks

Vice Chairman's Closing Reception