Conference Agenda

Thursday, May 16

5:00 pm

Opening Reception

The Kaimuki Lanai at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa

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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, Specialist Leader, Government & Public Services, 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