Thursday, October 28, 2021
7:30am – 8:30am
Registration, Breakfast Buffet & Exhibit Visits
8:30am
Main Ballroom
Opening Remarks
Master of Ceremonies, David Litt
8:35am
Main Ballroom
Intelligence Community Panel
Spycraft in the Fog of War
Moderator: Kelley DeConciliis; ISOA Chairman, Chief Operating Officer, Special Aerospace Security Services Inc. (SASSI)
Panelists:
- Simone Ledeen, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy
- Kevin Carroll, Former Senior Official at Department of Homeland Security; Former CIA case Officer in the Middle East
- Mary Rose McCaffrey, Former Director of Security for CIA
- William Linder, President of 14 North Strategies, Former CIA and Army Special Forces Officer
9:20am
Main Ballroom
Overseas Contracting with the US Department of Defense and the US State Department
Hear from the major Air Force, Army, and Navy Contingency contract representatives, along with the State Department’s Overseas Building Operations Program Director. These critical support programs represent billions of Federal contract dollars and impacts every member of ISOA.
Moderator: Thomas S. Lampley; Vice President of Marketing and External Affairs – Government Services Logistics – KBR; ISOA Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Panelists:
- Wayland Patterson, Chief, Air Force Contract Augmentation Program (AFCAP) Branch, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Tyndall Air Force Base, FL
- Jim Coffman, US Army Sustainment Command, Director of Operations, Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP)
- Will Moser, Director of Overseas Building Operations, U.S. Department of State
- Cindy Readal, Assistant Commander for Contracting, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Atlantic
10:20am
Networking Break
10:30am
Main Ballroom
Europe Panel
European Security and Contracting in the New Era of Competition
Moderator: Jake Frazer; Co-Founder and President, Precision Talent Solutions; ISOA Membership Committee Chairman
Panelists:
- The Honorable Armend Mehaj, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kosovo
- General Paolo Ruggiero, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Michael Ussery, Former U.S. Ambassador, Vice Chairman for Kima Communications
- Bill Bodie, Director of Development, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment
11:30am
Main Ballroom
Emerging Threats, Cyber, Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the 21st century – The good, bad and ugly.
Hear from the nation’s leading Cyber, Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts from within the National Security, Defense and Corporate Sectors. Peer into the lens of an ever-changing world of 21st century technological warfare. Learn from and hear compelling insights regarding the risks of “Black Swan” events through AI inflection points, and discover inherent risks and vulnerabilities from within the supply chain management sectors most recently amplified by catastrophic cyber-attacks. Learn how you can assist and what the Cyber Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) will do to mitigate those risks. ISOA, Industry, and your customers need your involvement; become engaged, the size, scope and complexity of the issue requires thought leadership, action and collaboration.
Introduction: Gerald G. Goss; Executive Vice President, Government and Aviation Security Business, MSA Security; Former Chairman of the ISOA Board of Directors
Moderator: Aaron Reddell; Chief Operating Officer, ARMR Solutions LLC
Panelists:
- Robert Spalding, Brigadier General (United States Air Force, Ret.), Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute
- Paul Cummings, Ph.D.,Vice President, Amentum Advanced Technology Office
- John Knuckles, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Supply Chain Management Process
- Logan Jones, President and General Manager of SGS
12:30pm
1:35pm
Breakout Sessions – A
Southwest Border Panel
Moderator: Darryle Conway; Chief Growth Officer, Constellis; Former Chairman of the ISOA Board of Directors
Panelists:
- Scott Giberson, President, AMI Expeditionary Healthcare
- John Boyle, Group President, Mission Solutions, Cherokee Federal
- Michael Champness, Customs & Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
- Michael Dougherty, Former Assistant Secretary of DHS
Doing Business with Alaskan Native Corporations and Native American Corporations
Moderator: Ryan Bradel, Partner, Ward & Berry
Panelists:
- Janet Oliver, Tlingit Haida Tribal Business Corp
- Martin Hanofee, President, Aleut Federal LLC
- Allen Christy, Executive Vice President, Cherokee Federal
2:25pm
Breakout Sessions – B
Afghanistan: Evacuation Lessons, Refugee Crisis Management and Stability Operations Re-Defined
What strategic lessons do we take with us to improve governance of failed states so refugee and IDP crises do not further de-stabilize the nation or region?
Moderator: Jeff Grieco, President, Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce
Panelists
- Ian Bickford, American University of Afghanistan
- Michael Ashkouri, Office of Acquisition and Assistance, USAID
- Steve Miska, Evacuate our Allies Coalition; Executive Director of First Amendment Voice
- Chris Purdy, Director of Veterans for American Ideals and Outreach at Human Rights First
Sponsored by:
Security and Governance
Protecting our World: How, When, and Why Governments, NGOs, and Civil Society Apply Private Security Contractors to Protect and Stabilize.
Moderator: Michelle Quinn; Former Chairman of the ISOA Board of Directors; Chairman of the ISOA Women, Peace, and Security Program; Vice President of Business Development, Constellis
Panelists
- Patrick Mitchell, Office of Overseas Protective Operations, U.S. Department of State
- Jamie Williamson, Executive Director of the International Code of Conduct Association (ICoCA)
- Gary Motsek, Former DoD Executive for Program Support
- Sara Dill, International Bar Association’s Arab Region Liaison for War Crimes and International Criminal Law; Anethum Global
Sponsored by:
3:15pm
Networking Break
3:30pm
Breakout Sessions – C
Legal Panel
Not Just For Lawyers – With Great Power Comes Great Liability: Critical Legal Challenges Tied to the Great Power Shift.
Breakout Session A
Moderator: Mark DeWitt; Chief Legal Officer, GardaWorld Federal Services
Panelists:
- Dan Ward; Founding Partner of Ward & Berry
- Alex Sarria, Attorney for Government Contract Law, Miller & Chevalier
- DJ Wolff, Partner; Attorney at Law for Crowell & Moring
CMMC Panel
Discover Inherent Risks and Vulnerabilities from Within the Supply Chain Management Sectors, Amplified by Catastrophic Cyber-attacks. Learn what the Cyber Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) will do to mitigate those risks.
Moderator: Chris Decker, President and Founder of Planate Management Group
Panelists
- Glenn Mallo, Vice President for Quality Assurance, ITA International
- Tom Tollerton, CISSP, CMMC Service Leader, DHG
- Jonathan Larson, Executive Vice President, Planate Management Group
4:20pm
Short Break
4:25pm
Main Ballroom
CEO/Presidents Panel: Leading from the Front
Moderator: Howie Lind; President and Executive Director of the International Stability Operations Association
Panelists:
5:30pm – 6:00pm
Main Hallway
New Chairman’s Reception
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Main Ballroom