Building and Sustaining the Naval Force Structure the Nation Needs
Senior military officials, members of Congress, industry leaders, and civilian defense analysts will convene to address the current state of shipbuilding. They will examine issues such as the static fleet size, maintenance challenges, operational availability, and the difficulties shipyards face with labor, training, budgeting, and requirements.
Wednesday, 11 December
International Spy Museum
700 L'Enfant Plaza SW
Washington, DC 20024
PROGRAM AGENDA
8:00am - 8:25am | Registration and Coffee Service
8:25am - 8:30am | Welcome Remarks
RADM Ray Spicer, USN (Ret.), CEO & Publisher, U.S. Naval Institute (Confirmed)
8:30am - 9:10am | Featured Speaker
Eric Labs, Ph.D., Senior Analyst for Naval Forces and Weapons, Congressional Budget Office (Confirmed)
9:10am - 10:00am | Featured Speaker
The Hon. Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy (Confirmed)
10:15am - 10:45am | Featured Speaker
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) – Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee (Confirmed)
10:45am - 11:15am | Featured Speaker
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) – Member, Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair, Subcommittee on Seapower (Confirmed)
11:15am - 12:15pm | Discussion: A View from Industry on the State of Shipbuilding
Moderator: Bryan Clark, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute (Confirmed)
- Eric Chewning, Executive Vice President, HII (Confirmed)
- Eric Snider, Vice President, Columbia Program, General Dynamics Electric Boat (Confirmed)
- Mark Vandroff, CEO, Fincantieri Marinette Marine (Confirmed)
12:15pm | Closing Remarks
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