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2008 Smart Supplier Forum

Below you will find the agenda from the 2008 Smart Supplier forum, which took place at Northrop Grumman's facility in Redondo Beach, CA. Presentations from this forum have now been made available. To download, click on a presenter's name for their presentation. Not all presentation are available for dowload.

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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration, Networking, Coffee

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Welcome and Agenda Objectives, California Space Authority (CSA)
The Honorable Andrea Seastrand, Executive Director, CSA
Christine Purcell, Manager Industry Workforce and Manufacturing Development, CSA

8:40 AM – 8:55 AM Executive Welcome, Northrop Grumman Corporation
John Daegele, Sector Vice President, Systems Engineering, Northrop Space & Mission Systems Corporation

8:55 AM – 9:00 AM Introduction of Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Andrea Seastrand, Executive Director, CSA

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Keynote Addresses
• National Manufacturing Initiatives for 21st Century Success (via video)
William G. Sutton, CAE, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, (Ret.), Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services,
U.S. Department of Commerce
• U.S. Manufacturing Great Opportunities, Greater Challenges! (via video)
Emily De Rocco, Sr. Vice President, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), and formerly Assistant Secretary of the Employment Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM Industry Requirements for Success/Panel Discussion
Panel Moderator: Christine Purcell, Manager, Industry Workforce and Manufacturing Development, CSA
Topics and Panelists:
• Integration of Program Management and Supply Chain Management Best Practices
Linnie Haynesworth, Deputy NPOESS Program Manager, and former Director of Subcontracts Management
Space Technology, Northrop Space & Mission Systems Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Product Systems Life Cycle Support — Process Flow of Supplier Requirements through Supplier Management
Peggy Berry, Director, Supplier Management, C3 Networks Division, The Boeing Company
• Mission Assurance and Overcoming Counterfeit Threats
Paul Dunn, Director, Mission Assurance & Performance Excellence, Supply Chain Management, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
• Common Industry Supplier Requirements, Rating Systems and Contract Flowdowns –NASA, DoD/USAF and The Aerospace Corporation Efforts Towards Common Industry Requirements
Tony Gutierrez, Specialist, JPL/NASA Quality Initiatives, Assurance Technology Program Office (ATPO), NASA/JPL
Gary Schipper, Space Quality Improvement, The Aerospace Corporation
David Davis, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Chief, Systems Engineering Division

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM SPEAKER
The Honorable Ted W. Lieu, Assemblyman, Fifty-Third District

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Industry Realities of Collaboration/Panel and Audience Discussion
Panel Moderator: Kellie Johnson, President, ACE Clearwater Enterprises, Chair CSA Space Manufacturing Group, Department of Commerce Manufacturing Council Member, NAM Board of Directors
Topics and Panelists:
• Summary of 2007-2008 U.S. Department of Commerce and State Aerospace Manufacturing Initiatives & Progress
Kellie Johnson, President, ACE Clearwater
• American Competitiveness Initiative and the California Innovation Corridor Smart Supplier Initiative
Christine Purcell, Manager, Industry Workforce and Manufacturing Development, CSA
Page Chen, Instructional Design Consultant, Antelope Valley College
• Integrated Value Chains in Aerospace and Defense Industry Workforce
Randall Garber, Vice President & Partner, A.T. Kearney
• Industry Innovation Sustainability
Jim Long, Executive Director, Business Development, Aerojet
• Non-U.S.-based Global Aerospace Defense Company Moves to California — Why? Discussion of Barriers and Enablers, Supply Chain, and Workforce
Dan White, CEO, ComDev USA
• Subcontractor Experiences
Kellie Johnson, President, ACE Clearwater
• Audience Discussion and Q&A Session for Transformation Successes and Resources Panelists
Moderated by Kellie Johnson and Christine Purcell. Opportunity for the audience to ask questions and have open discussion of issues, barriers, and enablers for successful supplier networks.

12:30 PM – 2:15 PM Lunch, Networking, Northrop Grumman Corporation Production Tour
(Tour times subject to change and limited attendance, only open to suppliers and training providers.) Progressive Lunch combined with a supplier-to-supplier, prime-to-supplier, and resources “match-making” session with prime, magency and resources provider “hosts” at each table.

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM Industry Successes in Transformation — Prime/Supplier Teams
Panel Moderator: Barbara McKelvey, Supplier Quality Manager, Raytheon
Panelists:
• Collaborative Parts Planning
Tim Vaio, Managing Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions, Hitachi Consulting
• Workforce Transformation in Supply Chain Management
Chris Lord, Vice President, Pacific Southwest, Hitachi Consulting
Teams:
Boeing/HITCO Carbon Composites, Inc.: Bill Sandoval, The Boeing Company, and Dave Saunders, HITCO Carbon Composites, Inc.
Northrop Grumman Corporation/SEAKR Engineering: Mary C. Massey, NGST Supply Chain Division Strategic Sourcing Product Manager, and Randolph Twogood, SEAKR Engineering, Incorporated, Manager Strategic Partnerships and Production Programs
Raytheon/Natel Engineering: Edward Carr, Manager, Supply Chain Management Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, and Varun Dhingra, Vice President Operations, Natel Engineering, Inc.
• Case Study: Boeing & Omega Precision — Evolution from Precision Part Manufacturer to Subsystems Provider and Boeing Supplier of the Year
Terry Weiner, Senior Consultant, California Manufacturing Technology Corporation
Dan Boyd, The Boeing Company
Steve Venegas, AS9100 Management Representative, Omega

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM Industry Success via Leveraged Resources – Innovative Opportunities
and Implementations/Panel Discussion
Panel Moderator: Nick Bullen, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Topics and Panelists:
• Northrop Innovation: R&D Process and Practice with Suppliers and Universities
Nick Bullen, Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Complex Supply Network Dynamics & Cooperation, Global Competitive Assistance (TAAC)
Ken Dozier, Executive Director, USC Engineering Technology Transfer Center (ETTC) and
Western Research Application Center (WESRAC)
• RFID Value Proposition & Progress Towards Global Standards & Aerospace Implementation
Nick Bullen and Tim Shinbara, Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Industry Solutions, Career Readiness & Applied Technology
Ray Elledge, Program Manager, Cerritos Community College
• Interdisciplinary Innovation Study – Findings Relative to Supply Chain
Christine Pence, Ph.D., Director, Workforce Innovation Programs, University of California, Riverside
• Industry Driven, Strategic Integrated Workforce and Economic Development
Mike Curran, Director, NOVAWorks
• Employment Training Panel (ETP), A California State agency providing up to $120 million in job training funds annually to California employers
Wally Aguilar, Economic Development Analyst, California Employment Training Panel
• Audience Discussion and Q&A Session for Transformation Successes and Resources Panelists
Moderated by Nick Bullen and Christine Purcell. Opportunity for the audience to ask questions and have
open discussion on successful supplier networks.

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Q&A, Discussion, Summary, Refreshments, Networking, Opportunity
Drawing (Supplier Meeting with Northrop Executive with Significance to Contract Portfolio — Subject to Northrop Availability
— Winner Must Be Present)