
St. Louis, MO
Please check back periodically as the Agenda is still in draft and subject to change.
Please Note: All times are EDT
Sunday, October 17, 2021
2:00 – 8:00 pm
Prince George’s E Registration Desk
Registration is open
5:00 – 7:00 pm
TBD
NDTA Chapter Presidents Meeting
Monday, October 18, 2021
7:00 – 8:00 am
Ballroom Foyer
NDTA Networking and Refreshments
7:00 am – 6:00 pm
Prince George’s E Registration Desk
Registration is open
8:00 – 9:00 am
Maryland / Chesapeake
Transportation Academy Session 1
9:00 – 9:20 am
Break
9:20 – 10:20 am
Maryland / Chesapeake
Transportation Academy Session 2
10:20 – 10:40 am
Break
10:40 – 11:40 am
Maryland / Chesapeake
Transportation Academy Session 3
11:40 am – 12:45 pm
TBD
NDTA Grab & Go Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 pm
Maryland / Chesapeake
Transportation Academy Session 4
1:45 – 2:15 pm
Break
2:15 – 2:45 pm
Maryland Ballroom
Opening Ceremony: VADM William A. Brown, USN (Ret.), NDTA President and CEO
- Color Guard
- National Anthem
2:45 – 3:30 pm
Maryland Ballroom
Keynote Speaker #1
3:30 – 3:45 pm
Break
3:45 – 5:00 pm
Maryland Ballroom
Roundtable #1: “Defense Industrial Base: A Focus on Logistics & Transportation”
Moderator: The Honorable Alan Estevez, Specialist Executive, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Description: Our strength as a Nation is directly tied to the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). The ability of our nation to produce, provide, transport and deliver equipment and supplies to meet U.S. needs is key to a strong National Defense. This roundtable will examine the impacts of the contested environment on the DIB; challenges and vulnerabilities to consider and overcome; the Defense Production Action; Made in America; Logistics and Transportation Industry as part of the DIB; and efforts to strengthen the enterprise.
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Maryland Ballroom Foyer
NDTA Welcome Reception
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
7:00 – 8:00 am
Maryland Ballroom Foyer
NDTA Networking and Refreshments
7:00 am – 6:00 pm
Prince George’s E Registration Desk
Registration is open
8:00 – 9:00 am
Maryland Ballroom
NDTA Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation
9:00 – 10:00 am
Maryland Ballroom
Keynote #2
10:00 – 10:30 am
Maryland Ballroom Foyer
Break
10:30 – 11:45 am
Maryland Ballroom
Roundtable #2: “COVID-19 Medical Logistics Response – A Case Study from Masks to Vaccines”
11:45 am – 1:30 pm
Prince George’s Exhibit Hall E
NDTA Expo Hall and Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Maryland / Chesapeake
Transportation Academy Session 5
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Maryland / Chesapeake
Transportation Academy Session 6
4:15 – 6:30 pm
Prince George’s Exhibit Hall E
NDTA Expo & Chairman’s Reception
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Prince George’s E Registration Desk
Registration is open
7:00 – 8:00 am
TBD
NDTA Young Leaders’ Professional Development Breakfast
7:00 – 8:00 am
TBD
NDTA Networking and Refreshments
8:15 – 9:00 am
Maryland Ballroom
Keynote #3
9:00 – 9:45 am
Maryland Ballroom
Keynote #4
9:45 – 10:15 am
Break
10:15 – 11:45 am
Maryland Ballroom
Roundtable #3: “Logistics Through Space: Challenges in Application”
Moderator: Peter Garretson, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies at the American Foreign Policy Council and a strategy consultant who focuses on space and defense
Panelists: TBD
Description: As USTRANSCOM completes their Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to study rapid concepts for moving cargo through space to locations on earth, will we move beyond research and begin a proof of concept? This year’s Space Roundtable attempts to build on last year’s discussion of the possible to identify actual attempts to begin a proof of principle. What might that look like and what supporting role might the logistics and transportation industry play?
11:45 am – 1:30 pm
Prince George’s Exhibit Hall E
NDTA Expo Hall and Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Maryland / Chesapeake
Transportation Academy Session 7
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Maryland / Chesapeake
Transportation Academy Session 8
4:15 – 6:30 pm
Prince George’s Exhibit Hall E
NDTA Expo and President’s Reception
Thursday, October 21, 2021
6:30 – 7:30 am
NDTA Networking and Refreshments
7:00 – 8:30 am
Registration is open
7:30 – 8:30 am
Chesapeake G, H & I
NDTA Subcommittee Meetings
NDTA Rail Subcommittee – Theresa Lorinser, Chair
NDTA DP3 Subcommittee – John Johnson, Chair
TBD
Surface Force Projection Conference 2022 Leaders Planning Meeting – Ernest Bezdek and Craig Hymes
8:30 – 9:00 am
Break
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Maryland 1/2
NDTA Committee Meeting – Cybersecurity Best Practices
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Maryland 3/4
NDTA Committee Meeting – Military Logistics & Distribution Committee
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Maryland B/D
NDTA Committee Meeting – Surface Transportation Committee
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Maryland C
NDTA Committee Meeting – Military Sealift Committee
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Maryland A
NDTA Committee Meeting – Military Aviation Advisory Committee (MAAC)
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