DAY 1: MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKER DAY 1: LUNCH KEYNOTE SPEAKER · DAY 1: LUNCH KEYNOTE SPEAKER Current and Future Acquisition Processes and Challenges for the Defense Logistics Agency

DAY 1: MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKERCurrent and Future Challenges for Military Medical TechnologiesTime: 0855-0945 Location: Room 2

KENNETH ALVIN BERTRAMPrincipal Assistant for Acquisition US Army Medical Research and Materiel CommandFort Detrick, Maryland

Dr. Kenneth A. Bertram serves as the Principal Assistant for Acquisition for the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) and is a member of the Senior Executive Service since July 2009. He is responsible for the advanced development and acquisition of medical products (drugs, vaccines, and devices) for the US Army. His duties include the oversight of clinical trials, Food and Drug Administration product licensure, technology transfer to commercial partners, contracting, requirements prioritization, and financial management. Dr. Bertram also serves as the US Army’s Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) for medical products.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY• Aug 2008 – Jun 2009: Director, Strategic Business Partnerships Office, US Army Medical Research and

Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD • Jan 2006 – Jul 2008: Commander, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD • Sep 2005 – Jan 2006: Special Assistant to the Commanding General, US Army Medical Research and

Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD • Apr 2005 – Sep 2005: Chief of Staff, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD • May 1999 – Apr 2005: Director, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, US Army Medical

Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD• Jan 1999 – May 1999: Deputy Director, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, US Army

Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD • Apr 1998 – Jan 1999: Chief, Hematology/Oncology Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis, WA • Jun 1995 – Apr 1998: Chief, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft.

Lewis, WA • Jun 1992 – Jun 1995: Research Director and Staff, Hematology/Oncology Service, Madigan Army Medical

Center, Ft. Lewis, WA • Jul 1991 – Jun 1992: Staff, Hematology/Oncology Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis, WA • Jul 1988 – Jun 1991: Fellow, Hematology/Oncology, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis, WA• Jul 1986 – Jun 1988: Resident, Internal Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis, WA • Jul 1985 – Jun 1986: Intern, Internal Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis, WA

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DAY 1: LUNCH KEYNOTE SPEAKERCurrent and Future Acquisition Processes and Challenges for the Defense Logistics Agency Troop SupportTime: 1230-1300 Location: Room 2

COLONEL ALEX P. ZOTOMAYORDirector, Defense Logistics Agency Troop SupportMedical Supply Chain

COL Zotomayor was born in the Philippines in 1966 but grew up in Chicago, IL. He graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Biology. He has a Master’s of Science in Health Sciences-Health Care Management from TUI University. In 1988, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Medical Service Corps from the Reserve Officers Training Corps, Loyola University of Chicago, graduating as a Distinguished Military Graduate.

After attending the Army Medical Department Officer Basic Course, COL Zotomayor began his military career in a variety of positions throughout the

194th Separate Armored Brigade at Fort Knox, KY, to include Platoon Leader and Assistant S-4, 42d Field Hospital; Brigade Medical Supply Officer, 75th Forward Support Battalion; and Platoon Leader, 1-10th Cavalry Combined Arms Task Force. He deployed to Honduras to serve as the Company Commander for the Medical Element, Joint Task Force Bravo. Upon redeployment, he attended the Army Medical Department Officer Advance Course and was then assigned to the 131st Field Hospital, Fort Bliss, TX, serving as the Battalion S-4 and, subsequently, as Company Commander.

Following command, COL Zotomayor was assigned to Fort Sam Houston, TX, as the Medical LogisticsOfficer, Directorate of Combat and Doctrine Development, Army Medical Department Center and School.He transitioned to Fort Irwin, CA, serving as the Chief, Logistics Division, Weed Army CommunityHospital. He moved on to Fort Hood, TX, and was assigned as the Support Operations Officer, 1st MedicalGroup, and as the Medical Logistics Officer, III Corps Surgeon’s Office. He returned to Fort Sam Houston,TX, as the Chief of the Battle Lab Support Element, Army Medical Department Center and School. COLZotomayor’s next assignment was as the Deputy G4, 3d Medical Command, Fort Gillem, GA. In 2004, hedeployed to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, to serve as the Medical Logistics Officer for the Coalition Forces LandComponent Command Surgeon’s Office. In 2006-2007, he deployed as the G4 with the Task Force 3dMedical Command at Camp Victory, Iraq. COL Zotomayor’s next duty assignment was as the DivisionChief for the Operational Customer Facing Division and for the Medical Materiel Executive Agent Office,Medical Directorate, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, Philadelphia, PA. In 2010, hedeployed as Detachment Commander, DLA Support Team, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. From 2011-2014, he moved to Hawaii where he was assigned as the Pacific Region Medical Command G4 and theTripler Army Medical Center Chief of Logistics. In July 2014, COL Zotomayor returned to the DLA TroopSupport where he currently serves as the Director, Medical Supply Chain.

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DAY 2: MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKERNational Plan for Biodefense ReportTime: 0920-1000 Location: Auditorium

DR. ROBERT KADLECDeputy Staff DirectorU.S. Senate Select Committee on IntelligenceFormer Special Assistant to President George W. Bush for Health and BiodefenseColonel, USAF (Ret.)

Dr. Bob Kadlec spent 26 years as a career officer and physician in the United States Air Force, serving in several senior positions in the White House, the U.S. Senate, and the Department of Defense. His most recent position is serving as Managing Director of RPK Consulting LLC. Dr. Kadlec previously served as the

Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Biodefense Policy on the Homeland Security Council from 2007 to 2009. He also served as staff director for Senator Richard Burr for the Senate Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness in the 109th Congress from 2005 to 2006. In this capacity, he was instrumental in drafting the Pandemic and All-Hazard Preparedness Act that was signed into law.

Dr. Kadlec also served at the White House from 2002 to 2005 as a Director for Biodefense Preparedness on the Homeland Security Council, where he was responsible for conducting the biodefense end-to-end assessment, which culminated in drafting the National Biodefense Policy for the 21st century.

Dr. Kadlec holds a Bachelor’s degree from the United States Air Force Academy, Doctorate of Medicine and Master’s of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and Master’s degree in National Security Studies from Georgetown University.

Dr. Kadlec has experience in the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government and extensive participation in strategy and policy development promulgation. His past efforts cover the spectrum of medical and non-medical biodefense issues and public health activities. He has supported efforts of the Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.

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DAY 1: LUNCH KEYNOTE SPEAKERCurrent and Future Challenges for the Department of Veterans Affairs Time: 1305-1335 Location: Room 2

GREGORY L. GIDDENSActing Chief Acquisition OfficerPrincipal Executive DirectorOffice of Acquisition, Logistics and ConstructionUS Department of Veterans Affairs

Greg Giddens was appointed as the Principal Executive Director for the Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on April 8, 2015. He also serves as the Acting Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO) for the Department. He previously served as the Executive Director of VA’s Office of Policy and Planning, Enterprise Program Management Office (ePMO).

His career in civil service began at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center as an engineering and logistics manager, followed by an assignment as program manager at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. Mr. Giddens also held the Deputy Director and Director positions for all Air Mobility Command training programs within the System Program Office.

Before joining the Department of Veterans Affairs, Mr. Giddens held various roles including: the Director for the Department of Defense Acquisition Personnel Demonstration Project, Program Manager for the United States Air Force Weather Weapon System, Deputy System Program Director for E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System, Deputy Assistant Commandant for Acquisition at the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Headquarters, and the Deputy Program Executive Officer for the Integrated Deepwater System for USCG.

Mr. Giddens was reassigned to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in October 2005 to stand up the DHS Secure Border Initiative (SBI) office and held that position until October 2006 when he became the Executive Director for the SBI Program Executive Office (PEO) within Customs and Border Protection and then the Executive Director for Facilities Management and Engineering in October 2008. He was selected to be a member of the Senior Executive Service in 2000 and has received several awards including the Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Executive in 2005.

Mr. Giddens holds a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, a Master of Business Administration from Georgia College, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

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DAY 2: AFTERNOON KEYNOTE SPEAKERBiomedical and Biodefense Solutions for Military and Civilian UseTime: 1315-1345 Location: Auditorium

COLONEL DALLAS HACK, USA (Ret.), M.D., M.P.HAdvisor, One Mind – Former Senior Medical Advisor to the Principal Assistant, Research and Technology, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)

From 2008 to 2014, COL(Ret) Dallas C. Hack, MD, served as the director of the Combat Casualty Care Research Program and the Chair, Joint Program Committee 6 (Combat Casualty Care), U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD, where he coordinated leading edge research focused on new techniques and products to save the lives and reduce morbidity of troops injured in the line of duty. Advances in Combat Casualty Care have reduced battlefield deaths from wounds to historic lows and are improving care at civilian trauma centers. A major responsibility included a portfolio of more than 500 projects directed at Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). As

an author of the 2013 National Research Action Plan, he developed a strategic action plan to address the fundamental problems in TBI, initiating major efforts across the continuum of care. Examples include TBI classification and endpoints consortia to solve the key failure points in past clinical trials. Specific advances sponsored include neuroimaging, biomarkers, quantitative EEG, neuroplasticity, and comprehensive concussion treatment modalities. The NCAA-DoD Grand Alliance was established under his leadership as the largest-ever study of concussion that will evaluate the natural history of concussion. He also co-developed the Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium which the largest-ever study of the long term effects of TBI.

COL(Ret) Hack received numerous military awards including the Bronze Star, two Legions of Merit, and seven Meritorious Service Medals and was inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Military Order of Medical Merit. He was recognized as the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year by his alma mater, Loma Linda University, in May 2015. He also has an appointment as Visiting Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh.

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MILITARY, GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY & ACADEMIA SPEAKERSGENERAL OFFICERS, STATE AND FEDERAL LEADERS, SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICELieutenant General Frank Panter, USMC RetiredFormer Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics

Major General Cornell Wilson, USMC RetiredSecretary, North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

Mr. Richard Holcomb, Deputy to the Commanding GeneralUS Army Special Operations Command

Brigadier General William Gothard, USA Retired Chief, Science and Technology Division, US Army Special Operations Command

Dr. Kenneth Bertram, Principal Assistant for AcquisitionUS Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)

Mr. Gregory L. Giddens, Acting Chief Acquisition Officer and Principal Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs

Office of United States Senator Richard BurrGarth Regan, Deputy Director of Economic DevelopmentJanet Bradbury, Field Representative

Office of United States Senator Thom TillisKim Barnes, Deputy State DirectorAusten Shearer, Field Representative

US ARMY AND US AIR FORCE REPRESENTATIVESColonel Dallas Hack, USA Retired, M.D., M.P.H, Advisor, One Mind – Former Senior Medical Advisor to the Principal Assistant, Research and Technology US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)

Colonel Gary Rhett Wallace, USA, Surgeon, XVIII Airborne Corps (Fort Bragg)

Colonel Alex P. Zotomayor, USA, Director, Medical Supply Chain, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support

Lieutenant Colonel Peter Markot, Chief of Logistics, Womack Army Medical Center (Fort Bragg)

Lieutenant Colonel James Nuce, USA, Medical Logistics and Acquisition, US Special Operations Command

Major Brian Savage, USA, G1 Medical, North Carolina National Guard

Major Kirsten McFarland, USA, Executive Officer to the Deputy to the Commanding General, US Army Special Operations Command

Major Roger Diaz, USA, Physicians Assistant, North Carolina National Guard

Master Sergeant John Sims, USA, Medical Research, Development, Test & EvaluationUS Army Special Operations Command

Dr. Sammy Choi, Director, Department of Clinical Investigation, Womack Army Medical Center (Fort Bragg)

Dr. Steve Horosko, Deputy Command Surgeon, US Army Forces Command (FORSCOM)

Benjamin Chitty, Science & Technology Projects Manager, US Special Operations Command

MILITARY, GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY & ACADEMIA SPEAKERS MILITARY, GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY & ACADEMIA SPEAKERS

Shannon Hochmuth, Service Team Lead, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base

Tony Matcham, Medical Material Requirement Specialist, US Army Special Operations Command

Wes Cole, Ph.D., Senior Clinical Research Director and Neuropsychologist, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Womack Army Medical Center (Fort Bragg)

US NAVY/MARINE CORPS REPRESENTATIVESCaptain Amy Branstetter, USN, Executive Officer, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune

Captain Sean Barbabella, USN, Surgeon, II Marine Expeditionary Force

Lieutenant Commander Darren Pierce, USN, Commander, Medical Logistics Company, 2d Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25

Lieutenant Commander Johnathan Swiger, USN, Operational Physiologist, II Marine Expeditionary Force

Mike Edwards, Assistant Chief of Staff G-9, II Marine Expeditionary Force

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRSDr. Jason Nieuwsma, Associate Director, VA Mental Health & Chaplaincy, US Department of Veterans Affairs

Joseph P. Edger, Deputy Network Director, Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN6

David Horne, Equipment Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN6

Gregory Goins, Assistant Director, Durham VA Medical Center, US Department of Veterans Affairs

FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVESDr. Gary Disbrow, Director, Division of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Countermeasures, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, US Department of Health and Human Services

Dr. Richard Hatchett, Acting Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA); Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Dr. Robert Kadlec, Deputy Staff Director, US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush for Health and Biodefense; Colonel, USAF (Ret.)

Dr. Diane Lewis, Senior Research Fellow, National Defense University

Paula Bryant, Ph.D., Senior Scientific Officer, Concept Accelerator Program, Office of Biodefense, Research Resources, and Translational Research, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, US Department of Health and Human Services

Joy Close, Program Management Specialist, Institute for Medical Research

Lorie Moll, Executive Director, Institute for Medical Research

M. Louise Pitt, Ph.D., Civilian Deputy Science Director, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

David Williams, MHA, Senior Medical Acquisition/Portfolio Manager for the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD)

INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA REPRESENTATIVESDr. M. Michelle Berrey, M.P.H., President and CEO, Chimerix

Jason Mihalik, Ph.D., CAT(C), ATC, Assistant Professor, Matthew Gfeller Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Daniel Janies, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Bioinformatics and Genomics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Kelly Lehner, Regional Director of Grants and Contracts for the Eastern Region, Geneva FoundationDr. Christine Marx, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,Chief, Division of Translational Neuroscience, Interim Vice Chair for Faculty in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine

Christopher McDonald, VP of Operations and Site Head, Holly Springs Manufacturing Site, Seqirus

Calvin Parsons, Manager, Government Operations, Owens & Minor

Fran Perez-Wilhite, North Carolina Military Business Center and Department of Veterans Affairs Appointee, Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses

Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Director, National Collaborative for Bio-Preparedness, Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Corey Russ, Chief Executive Officer, Combat Medical Systems

Dr. P. Frederick Sparling, Professor of Medicine Emeritus, University of North Carolina Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases

Ray Taylor, Vice President, Corporate Planning, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Charles Tegeler, Professor, Neurology Center for Integrative Medicine, Hypertension and Vascular Research Center, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Professor, Wake Forest University

Dr. Chris Woods, Professor of Medicine, Duke University and Chief, Infectious Diseases Division, Durham VA Medical Center