Combating Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive Threats

VIP GlobalNet, LLC invites you to attend their 5TH annual conference, produced by Advanced Science and Technology Associates, LLC. Join radiological, nuclear, and explosive (RNE) community experts ranging from RNE system end-users such as the Army, the National Guard WMD Civil Support Teams, and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Community, RNE related product companies, RNE research and development efforts, and U.S. government RNE acquisition efforts! Hear innovative new concepts from academia, small business, and research and development related government agencies!

Join government end users, acquisition professionals, and policy experts from: defense; homeland security; federal, state, local law enforcement and crisis response; the State department; the Department of Energy; and many more!
Join industry experts ranging from system integrators, CBRNE related product companies, research and development companies, and science and technology companies!
Hear innovative new concepts from academia, small business, and research and development related government agencies!

Anticipated topic areas for this three day conference will discuss Combating Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) threats, and will include:

Policy: WMD Pathway Defeat – U.S. Government Strategy and Policy
Situation: Recent RNE Events, Threats, and Mission Context
Mission*
- DOD: WMD Pathway Defeat, Combating Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive Threats
- DHS: Homeland Security
Execution*
- National Guard and Defense Support of Civil Authorities
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Defeat and Elimination
- Law Enforcement, Security, and Civil Response
Logistics
Command and Control

* Acquisition briefs will be included as part of the respective mission or execution brief

Speaker and Presenter Information

Confirmed Speakers Include

MG Polakowski, Commander Standing Joint Force Headquarters for Elimination, Deputy Director U.S. STRATCOM Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Mr. Val Novikov, JPEO-CBD Joint Program Manager-Radiological and Nuclear Defense
Mr. Wayne Hudson, Principal Director for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters
Dr. Ralph Kerr - Joint Staff J8 Joint Requirements Office
Dr. Harvey, former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Programs.
Dr. Shmuel Bar, Founder & CEO; Senior Research Fellow Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Studies Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Dr. Samantha Ravich, Senior Advisor at The Chertoff Group and former Co-Chair of the National Commission for the Review of the Research and Development Programs in the U.S. Intelligence Community, former Deputy National Security Advisor to Vice President Cheney
The Honorable Jay Cohen, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (retired), Chief Operating Officer of Decision Sciences International Corporation, Principal at The Chertoff Group, and former Under Secretary for Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Dr. Howard Hall, Director for the UT Institute for Nuclear Security and UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair in Nuclear Security, Senior Fellow in Global Security Policy at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) and Director of the Baker Center’s Global Security Programs.
Loucinda Carey, Senior Applications Scientist, Bruker Detection Corporation
Leo E. Bradley, COL, U.S. Army (retired), former DoD Explosives Safety Board member, Commander 71^st Ordnance Group, and Commander CJTF Paladin.
LTC Jonathan Ebbert, CST Branch Chief, National Guard Bureau
MAJ Michael Booker, 34^th WMD CST Commander
Mr. Rob Beimler, Army Functional Area 52 community manager, U.S. Army Nuclear and Combating WMD Agency
Ms. Rebecca Robertson, NBC Industry Group Chair
Dr. Ethan Hull, President and CEO of PHDS Co.
Mr. James Tomlinson, Tracerco
Ms. Schear, Symetrica
Mr. John Smalling, ORTEC
Mr. Ron Zeszut, ORTEC
Mr. Jay Mosley, Chief Operating Officer of Strategic Solutions Integrated
John W. Haas, Applied Research Associates
University of New Mexico Tech, Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center
Dr. Steve Kreek, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Col Alicia Smith, National Defense University
Dr. Y. Andy Boucher, H3D
Mr. Ken Schwartz, Northrop Grumman
Peter Sullivan, 908 Devices.
Dr. Anshuman Roy, Rhombus Power
Mr. Tony Crego, AST-Assocaites
Mr. Dick Gullickson, VIP GlobalNet
Mr. Allen Rabayda, VIP GlobalNet
MAJ Brett Carey, DTRA J9CXS
Mr. Guang-Quan Li, Hamamatsu briefing to industry manufacturers.

Invited Speakers Include:

MG Julie Bentz, Deputy Director Joint IED Defeat Organization
Dr. Vincent Tang - DARPA
U.S. Army Nuclear and Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction Agency (USANCA)
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head

Expected Number of Attendees

200

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Commerce, Dept of Energy, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, Coast Guard, National Guard Association