
Conference Agenda
Thursday, May 16
5:00 pm
Opening Reception
The Kaimuki Lanai at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
Sponsored by:
Friday, May 17
8:00 am
Registration, Networking Breakfast, Industry Fair
8:45 am
Opening Remarks
- Howie Lind, President, ISOA
- Mick Bednarek, Vice President, Strategic Outreach, Fluor Mission Solutions and Chairman of the ISOA Board of Directors
- John Gastright, Senior Vice President, Amentum and Board Member, ISOA
9:00 am
Keynote Speaker
LTG James B. Jarrard, Deputy Commanding General for the U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC)

9:30 am

Panel 1: The Fundamentals of Bridging the Gap
Moderator: Mick Bednarek, Vice President, Strategic Outreach, Fluor Mission Services
- Matthew Steinhelfer, AUKUS Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State
- Capt. Patrick Blake, U.S. Navy, Commander, DLA Indo-Pacific
- Anthony Spadaro, Deloitte Consulting
10:15 am
Networking Break & Industry Fair
10:45 am

Panel 2: Shrinking the Tyranny of Time & Distance
Moderator: John Gastright, Senior Vice President, Amentum
- Joyce Landry, CEO, Landry & Kling Global Ship Solutions
- Cody Murtle, Senior Director of Capture Management, Amentum
- Phil Chu, Program Manager, DARPA
- Kawa Amina, Logistics Innovation Lead, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
- COL Mike Boyles, Chief Sustainment Plans, Exercises & Innovation, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
11:30 am

Panel 3: The Energy Challenge
Moderator: Scott Willette, Ph.D., Vice President, Innovative Solutions, ITA International
- Hazen Burford, Global Future Fuels Strategy Team, AECOM
- Chris Brookie, Director, Government Solutions, World Fuel Services
- Kawa Amina, Logistics Innovation Lead, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
- Sharon Burke, President, Ecospherics
12:15 pm
Lunch, Networking & Industry Fair
12:45 pm
Keynote Speaker
MG Joshua Rudd, Chief of Staff, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Keynote sponsored by World Fuel Services

1:15 pm

Panel 4: Contract Services Support
Moderator: Tom Lampley, Vice President of Marketing & External Affairs, KBR Government Solutions
- Doug Hill, Senior Vice President, KBR
- Rob Tillery, Senior Vice President, Amentum
- Jim Coffman, Director – Acquisition, Integration and Management, Army Sustainment Command
- Steven Shapiro, Vice President of LOGCAP Operations, V2X
- MAJ Ashley Cunningham, Deputy Director of Contracting, Air Force Installation Contracting Center
- Sharon Oishi, 413th Contracting Support Brigade
2:00 pm

Panel 5: Infrastructure’s Role in Bridging the Logistics & Sustainment Gap
Moderator: Glenn Goddard, Program Director, Parsons
- Chris Decker, President, Planate Management Group
- Tyler Dockendorf, Senior Vice President, Parsons
- CAPT Chris Coggins, Engineer Divising Chief, INDOPACOM
2:45 pm
Keynote Speaker
MG Jered Helwig, Commander, 8th Theater Sustainment Command

3:15 pm

Panel 6: Bridging the Logistics Gap: Soft Power
Moderator: Michael Freidberg, Senior Vice President-Government Medical Services, International SOS
- Markus Dausses, USAID Deputy Development Advisor to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM)
- Capt. Corey Braddock, Director, Expeditionary Logistics, U.S. Coast Guard
- Jeff Krilla, Co-Founder, K2
- Michael Stanisich, Practice Lead, National Security, MSI/Tetra Tech
- BJ Worrell, Business Strategist
4:00 pm
Closing Remarks
- Howie Lind, President, ISOA
- Mick Bednarek, ISOA Board Chairman
- John Gastright, ISOA Board Member
4:15 pm
Closing Reception
Sponsored by Planate Management Group