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This is an archived version of the website for the US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference in 2006. For current conferences, please see the conference page at www.us-taiwan.org.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Conference Check-In 3:00pm-8:00pm
Welcome Reception 6:00pm-8:00pm
Monday, September 11, 2006
Conference Check-In 7:00am-6:00pm
Breakfast 7:30am-8:45am
Keynote Address

Ko Chen-Heng
Vice Minister
Ministry of National Defense
Introduction by the US-Taiwan Business Council		 9:00am-10:00am
Session I

Taiwan's Defense Vision and Priorities

Moderator: Greg Man
Director, Political & Military Affairs
American Institute in Taiwan/Washington
Speaker: Dr. Ho Szu-yin
Director, Overseas Department
KMT
Speaker: Lee Wen-chung
Legislator (DPP)
Legislative Yuan
Speaker: Randall Schriver
Partner
Armitage International
Speaker: Dr. Michael Tsai
Former Deputy Secretary-General
National Security Council, Taiwan
Speaker: Representative
Department of Strategic Planning
Ministry of National Defense
10:15am-11:45am
Luncheon with Keynote Address
Dr. Su Chi
Legislator (KMT), Legislative Yuan
Introduction by Stephen Yates, President, DC Asia Advisory		 12:00pm-2:00pm
Session II

Opportunities in Strategic Defense Industrial Cooperation

Moderator: Mark Stokes
Director
US-Taiwan Enterprise Foundation
Speaker: Charles Freeman
Managing Director, The China Alliance
Armstrong Teasdale, LLP
Speaker: Jim Grzella
Director, Asia-Pacific & Middle East Programs, International Trade Development
Raytheon Company
Speaker: Dr. Chiang Hsu
Senior Advisor
TECO Electric & Machinery Company, Ltd.
Speaker: Representative
Planning & Evaluating Division, Armaments Bureau
Ministry of National Defense
2:15pm-3:45pm
Coffee Break 3:45pm-4:00pm
Session III

New Horizons: Opportunities for Bilateral Cooperation
in Space, Readiness, and Hardening

Moderator: Dan Blumenthal
Director, Asian Studies Program
American Enterprise Institute
Speaker: Sam Dollard
Principal
BoozAllenHamilton
Speaker: Kuo Lin-wu
Advisor, Anti Terrorism Office
Executive Yuan
Speaker: Edward Ross
Principal Director, Operations Directorate
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Speaker: Steven Walker
Program Manager
KMS Enterprises, Inc.
Discussant: Representative
Taiwan Defense Mission to the U.S.
TECRO
4:00pm-5:30pm
VIP Reception
(Taiwan & DoD/DoS Delegations, Speakers, and Sponsor Representatives)
 6:00pm-7:00pm
General Reception 6:00pm-7:00pm
Dinner with Keynote Address
William C. Greenwalt
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy
U.S. Department of Defense
Introduction by the US-Taiwan Business Council		 7:00pm-9:00pm
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Conference Check-In 7:00am-12:00pm
Breakfast 7:00am-8:00am
Session IV (Breakout Sessions - Services) 8:00am-11:30am

Navy - Joint Offshore Defense (Sea)

Moderator: John Pollin
Manager, International Business Development, Sea-Based Missile Defense
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Moderator: Gary Weis
Consultant
Speaker: RAdm Eric McVadon, Director, Asia-Pacific Studies
Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis
Speaker: Representative, Integrated Assessment Office
Ministry of National Defense
8:00am-9:00am

Air Force - Joint Offshore Defense (Air)

Moderator: Fu S. Mei
Director/Editor-in-Chief
Taiwan Defense Review
Speaker: Tony Hu
Chief, Taiwan Issues, OSD/ISA/AP
U.S. Department of Defense
Discussant: Representative
Taiwan Defense Mission to the U.S.
TECRO
9:15am-10:15am

Army - Homeland Defense

Moderator: Greyson Bassett
Senior Taiwan Advisor, Land & Armaments
BAE Systems, Inc.
Speaker: Wendell Minnick
Asia Bureau Chief
Defense News
Speaker: Representative
Office of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Operations & Planning
Ministry of National Defense
Discussant: Representative
Taiwan Defense Mission to the U.S.
TECRO
10:30am-11:30am
Conference Wrap-up
Clifford Hart
Director, Office of Taiwan Coordination
US Department of State
Introduction by the US-Taiwan Business Council		 11:30am-12:30pm