Conference Day One: Wednesday, January 28, 2009

7:50 Welcome And Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

Ken Falke
Chairman
Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation

8:00Opening Keynote: JIEDDO Opening Address: Overcoming IED Challenges

Brigadier General Anthony J. Tata, USA
Deputy Director
Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO)

This opening keynote will address key insights in the development and efforts against the IED threat. Discussion will focus on IED threat, mitigation and prevention.

8:45 Iraq Case Study: On The Ground Lessons

• Efforts on prevention and anticipation
• Understanding challenges and human terrain

Lieutenant Colonel, Keith P. George
Chief, Counter-IED Information Operations Team 1st Information Operations Command
U.S. Army

10:15 FBI: Bureau Briefing

• Domestic efforts in protection and prevention

Dave R. Agent
FBI

This special session will detail homeland security efforts in prevention and key goals in domestic threats.

11:00 A Comprehensive Approach To R&D To Counter The IED Threat

• Current Efforts And Partnerships
• Near And Long Term Technology

Dr. Starnes Walker
Director of Research, S&T Directorate
Department of Homeland Security

1:00Training and Preparedness: Army IED Training/Experience

• First Army Counter IED training
• EOD cooperative efforts
• Troop preparedness / pre-deployment

COL Steven J. Smith, USA
Brigade Commander
479th Field Artillery Brigade

1:45 US Urban Operations: Assessing The Training Capability Gaps

• Future urban training centers: What should they look like? urban training lessons learned
• Urban operations training at the brigade combat team and regimental combat level

Mr. Jay Reist
Deputy Director, Joint Training and Lessons Learned, Joint Urban Operations Office
USJFCOM

3:00Advances in Combat Casualty Care

• Combat casualty care technology
• Tech development
• Further advancements in care

COL Dallas C. Hack M.D.
Director, Combat Casualty Care Research Program
US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

3:45 3DGeophysics Comments And Wrap Up

• Imaging Efforts In C-IED Area
• Further Developments For IED Detection

Brian Herridge
President
3DGeophysics

4:15 End Of Conference Day One

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