Transforming Global “Shoot, Move and Communicate” Capabilities Featuring distinguished keynote speakers such as: Rear Admiral Sean Pybus, USN Commander Navy Special Warfare Command Brigadier General Stephen Clark, USAF Director Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Assessments Colonel Richard Samuels, USAF Deputy Commander SOCAFRICA, US AFRICOM Rear Admiral Sinclair Harris, USN Director Navy Irregular Warfare Office David Ochmanek, SES Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development OSD Presents a training conference: Benefit from comprehensive technical briefings on: ✔ Latest SOF needs and requirements for complex threat environments ✔ Irregular Warfare capabilities and strategic planning for SOF operations ✔ Global special operations and low intensity conflict ✔ Latest lessons learned from COIN and stabilizing operations in fragile states www.SpecialOperationsSummit.com Human Geography Focus Day: December 12, 2011 Main Summit Days: December 13 -14, 2011 Wyndham Tampa Westshore Tampa, FL Look inside for details on the highly anticipated Human Geography Focus Day! Plus, hear program updates and reviews from representatives from SOCAFRICA, SOCOM, USASOC, AFSOC, NAVSOC, among others!
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Transforming Global “Shoot, Move and Communicate” Capabilities
Featuring distinguishedkeynote speakers such as:Rear Admiral Sean Pybus, USNCommanderNavy Special Warfare Command
Brigadier General Stephen Clark, USAFDirectorPlans, Programs, Requirements, and Assessments
Colonel Richard Samuels, USAFDeputy CommanderSOCAFRICA, US AFRICOM
David Ochmanek, SESDeputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force DevelopmentOSD
Presents a training conference:
Benefit fromcomprehensivetechnical briefings on:
� Latest SOF needs andrequirements for complexthreat environments
� Irregular Warfarecapabilities and strategicplanning for SOF operations
� Global special operationsand low intensity conflict
� Latest lessons learnedfrom COIN and stabilizingoperations in fragile states
www.SpecialOperationsSummit.com
Human Geography Focus Day:December 12, 2011
Main Summit Days:December 13 -14, 2011
Wyndham Tampa WestshoreTampa, FL
Look inside for details on the highly anticipated
HumanGeography
Focus Day!
Plus, hear program updates and reviews from representatives from SOCAFRICA, SOCOM, USASOC, AFSOC, NAVSOC, among others!
Who You Will Meet
About IDGA
At IDGA’s Special Operations Summit, you will havethe opportunity to collaborate and network withrepresentatives from the special operations community,as well as personnel from military units, governmentagencies, research, manufacturers/contractors andtechnology service providers. Attendees will includeProgram Managers and Project Managers, BranchHeads, Project Leads, Commanders, Scientists andEngineers with the following responsibilities:• Program Management• Research• Future Joint Strategy • Requirements • Acquisition• Technological Advancement• Interoperability
Table of ContentsHuman Geography Focus Day ................................3
Main Summit Day 1................................................4
Main Summit Day 2................................................5
Sponsor & Exhibitor Info ........................................6
Registration Form ..................................................8
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Welcome to IDGA’s Special Operations Summit - TransformingGlobal Shoot, Move and Communicate Capabilities!
Special Operations Forces are seeing more direct action than ever before.Engaging in missions pre and post conflict as well as during havecontributed to evolving requirements for special operations equipment.This evolution continues to change direction as future operations becomesdifficult to predict. Increasing tensions in global combatant commands dueto the Arab Spring and violent state and non-state actors has increased theneed for greater interagency cooperation between the DoD, DoS and othergovernment stakeholders. These needs have never been greater and thedirection of “Defend, Diplomacy, and Development” must be set for thecoming years. “The categories of warfare are blurring and no longer fit into neat,
tidy boxes. One can expect to see more tools and tactics ofdestruction -- from the sophisticated to the simple
-- being employed simultaneously in hybrid and more complex forms of warfare.”
- Robert M. Gates, Previous U.S. Secretary of Defense
IDGA’s Special Operations Summit will provide the most up-to-datenews on the latest advancements in technologies and the lessons learnedfrom recent efforts. This event will take a closer look at military strategiesfor unconventional warfare including Special Forces and counterinsurgency operations. Due to increasing challenges, acquisition decisionsare currently being made, as well as new requirements for industry.
Benefit from insight into capability areas including: • Unconventional warfare technology and the continued roadmap ahead• To-date efforts and lessons learned from Special Operations Forces• Direct action needs for global operations and missions in CombatantCommands
• National efforts to leverage resources from all sectors, industries, andacademia for improved operation efficiency
• Engaging in joint-efforts for interagency cooperation and capabilities
Register yourself and your team today atwww.SpecialOperationsSummit.com or by calling 1-800-882-8684.
Prepare for the summit by visiting www.SpecialOperationsSummit.com to accessthe complete program agenda, white papers, speaker podcasts & interviews, pastpresentations, videos, articles and more. Plus, all items are free to download!
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Special Operations Online Resource Library
Transforming Global “Shoot, Move and Communicate” Capabilities
Human Geography Focus Day:December 12, 2011
Main Summit Days:December 13 -14, 2011
Wyndham Tampa WestshoreTampa, FL
The HTS concept is to attach Human Terrain Teams(HTTs) to deployed BCTs / RCTs, Divisions, &Corps/theater, and support them with a CONUS-based Reach-back Research Center (RRC). The HumanTerrain System uses empirical sociocultural researchand analysis to fill a large operational decision-makingsupport gap. This research provides current, accurate,and reliable data generated by on-the-groundresearch on the specific social groups in the supportedunit’s operating environment. This human terrainknowledge provides a sociocultural foundation for thestaff’s support to the Commander’s Military DecisionMaking Process (MDMP), both in planning andexecution. It also enables a more effective rotation offorces through the creation and maintenance of anenduring, sociocultural knowledge base.
What will be covered:• Efforts to recruit, train, deploy, and support an embedded, operationally focused sociocultural
capability• Conducting operationally relevant, sociocultural research and analysis; develop and maintain a
sociocultural knowledge base• Supporting operational decision-making, enhance operational effectiveness and preserve and share
sociocultural institutional knowledge
How you will benefit:• Latest ability to assess the population through engagement meetings with local officials, provincial
government officials and tribal leaders• Increased understanding for which decisions for combat action to take or whether any action is
even appropriate• Detailed knowledge of host populations in critical areas where U.S. forces are being increased to
conduct counterinsurgency and stability operations
Session Leader:Colonel Sharon Hamilton, USADirector, Human Terrain SystemTRADOC
Registration and Coffee 7:30am
Networking Lunch 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Changing Mission Requirements and Strategies: Afghanistan Transition and Future Phase 0 Support to COCOMs
8:00am – 10:00am
Human Geography Focus Day Sign-up for this in-depth and interactive series of workshops to examine current training and immersion techniques for special operationsforces with a focus on creating seamless cultural and religious understanding. Hear from leading researchers and innovative leaders on thetechnologies and processes that are revolutionizing force integration capabilities. These practical application sessions will deliver high impactknowledge led by recognized experts.
Focus Day Opening Keynote:the Human Terrain System
Cultural immersion is a skill set that allows missions todevelop and execute with smooth transitions. It doesnot guarantee mission success but certainly assuresgreater mission success than can be achievedoperating without it. Cultural immersion “equalizesthe playing field” when US/Coalition special forces areoperating in foreign lands against otherwise invisibleor immersed enemies. This session examines variousaspects of cultural immersion, how they relate towarfare and proposes recommendations for culturalimmersion supporting present day special operationsmissions.
What will be covered:• Getting ‘plugged in’ to the local social network• Developing a stronger language program with high standards• Sized, trained and equipped to engage in any threat environment against any adversary;
culturally, linguistically, politically and regionally focused
How you will benefit:• Ensure a seamless relationship between human source collection and signals collection at the
operational level • Adopting new operational concepts while actively taking the fight to the terrorists• Utilize recurring deployments to increase language skills, cultural awareness and to build the
military and political contacts
Session Leader:Professor Bob SharpAssistant Professor, International Security Studies, Strategic Studies DivisionNational Defense University
Thinking like the Natives: Cultural Immersion for US Special Operations10:00am – 12:00pm
The rise of Islamic terrorism worldwide is a phenomenonof our age. But it is not the first time that violence in thename of Islam has surged across the world. In thissession, Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo takes an in-depth look atthe teachings of Islam, past and present, which form thedriving force for Islamic terrorism. Drawing on a widerange of sources, including many Muslim writers, heexamines the facets of the Islamic faith which motivateso many men and women of violence. He suggests anumber of practical responses which can be adopted bymilitary forces to counter the violence and strategies forwinning the long war against Islamic violence.
What will be covered:• Understanding the basic ideology of radical Islam• Global jihad and countering terrorism• Cultural indoctrination from childhood
How you will benefit:• Discover threats and opportunities driving terrorist initiatives• Gain a better understanding of traditional viewpoints and how they relate to global Islamic communities
Session Leader: Dr. Patrick SookhdeoChairman, Westminster InstituteVisiting Fellow, Cranfield UniversityAdjunct Professor, George C. Marshall Center for European Security
Understanding the Cultural Drive and Religious Motivation for Global Tension1:00pm – 3:00pm
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Cultural Immersion LessonsLearned and the Way Forward
Inside the Mind of Arab Dissidents
Main Summit Day OneNAVY KEYNOTE
AFSOC KEYNOTE
SOCAFRICA KEYNOTE
1:15 Special Operations/Low-Intensity andInterdependent Capabilities• Development of policy regarding the capabilities and operational
employment of special operations forces, strategic forces andconventional forces
• The future of SO/LIC and IC within the near future• The SOF role after OEF and it’s effects on policy and capabilities
Michael D. Lumpkin, SES Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of DefenseSO/LIC & IC
2:00 Department of Defense Policy and StrategicPlanning for Unconventional Warfare• Abilities to enhance Small Unit Excellence to ensure SOF
superiority • Conducting and supporting outside reviews (e.g. Red Team) of
Defense Planning Scenarios for appropriate inclusion of hybrid,complex threats
• Input for global IW/Hybrid threats
Dr. Andrea J. DewCo-Director, Center on Irregular Warfare & Armed GroupsUS Naval War College
2:45 Networking Break
3:30 Lessons from Countering Insurgency andStabilizing Fragile States• Counterterrorism programs and national policy• Insurgencies and the roots of violent extremism• Conflict Analysis and Resolution• Special Operations Theory and Application
Lieutenant Colonel Michael LewisSpecial Operations ChairMarine Corps University
4:15 USAID Session: Preparing for Civil-MilitaryOperations Support to Special Operations• CMO: the focal point for agency interaction with US and foreign
militaries• Development of diplomacy and defense in achieving national
security• Enabling quick response to conflict, reconstruction, transition,
famine, and disaster situations
Ms. Elena BrinemanDirector, Military Affairs OfficeUSAID
5:00 End of Main Summit Day One
7:15 Registration and Coffee
8:15 Chairperson’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:30 Irregular Warfare Capabilities and StrategicPlanning for SOF Operations• Coordinating the development of aspects of special operations
forces (SOF) doctrine relevant to IW • Leading the development of SOF IW-relevant training and
education standards for individuals and units • Navy requirements and future needs for IW
Rear Admiral Sinclair HarrisDirector, Navy Irregular Warfare OfficeUS Navy
9:15 AFSOC Needs and Requirements for SOFOperations• Unique challenges and threats• Needs and requirements for industry• Latest plans and programs
Brigadier General Stephen ClarkDirectorPlans, Programs, Requirements, and Assessments
10:00 Networking Break
10:45 Operating in AFRICOM: Challenges and Lessons learned• Strategies for SOF in Africa• The importance of local government and community
cooperation• Evolution of the force
Colonel Richard SamuelsDeputy Commander, SOCAFRICAUS Africa Command
11:30 SOUTHCOM: Lessons Learned and the EvolvingUse of SOF in Global Operations• What we are doing outside OEF around the world and how we
are growing • Agility and unconventional approaches - how SOF can uniquely
organize to meet irregular challenges and innovative solutions • Global engagement - influencing the human domain
Colonel Gregory WilsonSOF Chair and CORE Lab Co-Director Naval Post Graduate School
12:15 Lunch
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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Surprisingly insightful...speakers seemed very genuine…input was honest and presented point of view clearly.– JFK Special Warfare Center
DEPARTMENT OF
THE NAVY KEYNOTE
NAVSPECWARCOM KEYNOTE
WRAP-UP ROUNDTABLE
DISCUSSION
MISO SESSION
Main Summit Day Two
11:30 Irregular Warfare and Joint Distributed Operations• Collaborative development of joint IW-relevant doctrine• New concepts and capabilities as part of the joint concept
development and experimentation program• Identification of joint-IW relevant capabilities and recommend
priorities for capability development
Ambassador John HerbstDirector, Center for Complex OperationsNational Defense University
12:15 Lunch
1:15 The 11 Intelligence Squadron Mission and SOFTeam Support• Intelligence support for AFSOC efforts• Latest intelligence challenges and needs• Capabilities and capacity for persistent ISR
Lieutenant Colonel Jacob HolmgrenCommander11th Intelligence Squadron
2:45 Networking Break
3:30 Technology for SOF Forces: The Challenges ofUnconventional Warfare• Working with SOCOM to fulfill SOF needs and requirements• Latest capabilities and interests for SOCOM contracting• The process and working with SOCOM
Mr. David JohnsonTechnical Industrial Liaison OfficerUS Special Operations Command
4:15 Leveraging the Surge in Capabilities to Support Special Operations• Priorities covered and summit recap• Current challenges faced and the way ahead• Global participation and interagency cooperation and
coordination for increased SOF efficiency
Mr. Nick PettiProgram Director, Special OperationsIDGA
5:00 End of Main Summit
7:45 Registration and Coffee
8:25 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
8:30 Acquisition Response to Special Operations andUnconventional Warfare• Acquisition Reform for Expeditionary Warfare • Unmanned Systems for IW • Greening the Department
Mr. Brian Detter, SESDeputy Assistant Secretary of the NavyExpeditionary Warfare
9:15 US Navy Operational Capabilities and StrategicPlanning for SOF• Capabilities and capacity for persistent intelligence, surveillance,
and reconnaissance • Assessment of operational areas and environments that may
serve as safe havens for unconventional threats • Latest trends seen in theater
Rear Admiral Sean PybusCommander, Navy Special Warfare CommandUS Navy
10:00 Networking Break
10:45 Psyops: Developing and Applying NewAmerican Counterinsurgency Doctrine• Offering joint force commanders unmatched abilities to
influence target audiences as well as support to US diplomacy• Convincing enemy, neutral, and friendly nations and forces to
take action favorable to the United States and its allies• Supporting operations support national security objectives at the
tactical, operational and strategic levels of operations
Colonel Reginald BostickCommander, 4th Military Information Support Group (MISG)US Army Special Operations Command
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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An incredible amount of information to absorb over the last three days. Very much enjoyed listeningto all of the keynote speakers. – NSWC Crane
IDGA’s Special Operations Summit will give attendees the latest in mission and operational priorities forspecial operations equipment and solutions from the commanding officers themselves. It is designed to providea unique window to reach senior program leaders, military experts and other military defense decision makersin order to build your market share in the special operations field.
� Thought Leadership• Present a strong business case or case study
directly to a captive audience of attendees inworkshops, panel discussions or technicalpresentations
� Brand Awareness• Include your logo on all out-going marketing
pieces• Have your company listed on the official Special
Operations Summit website along with yourcompany’s logo, a brief summary of your brandand a link to your website
• Onsite branding opportunities• Sponsorship of pre-event activities like webinars,
newsletters and more
Secure your space today by contacting Tom Boccard at (646) 253-5517 or [email protected].
� Networking with Key Decision Makers• Utilize exhibit space traffic to initiate new business
relationships• Gain valuable leads through face to face meetings with
your top prospects• Strategize with senior decision makers
� Marketing Partnerships• Participate in custom-built marketing strategies to suit
your organization’s size, capabilities and individualrequirement
• Utilize custom invitations targeting your prospects andclients plus so much more
• SOCOM
• SOCAFRICA
• OSD
• USAID
• SOCSOUTH
• USASOC
• AFSOC
• NAVSOC
Sponsorship andExhibition Opportunities
Features of customized packages can include:
Meet high level representatives from:
Participation is like taking a rifle shot at your target audience…and hitting the bullseye!
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Absolutely excellent! Well done. Insightful and stimulating. – Director, Leonie Industries
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IDGA is not affiliated with the U.S. Government or any branch of the ArmedForces.
Pricing & Discounts
Venue & AccommodationWyndham Tampa Westshore
700 N. Westshore Blvd.
Tampa FL, 33609
Phone: 813-289-8200
Website:www.wyndhamhoteltampa.com
Group Rate: $92 + 12% taxPlease identify you are part of theIDGA- Spec Opps event to ensurethe special rate. Please make yourreservation before November 28,2011 in order to ensure you areeligible for the group rate.
All Access - Best Value! $1,635 (Save $300) $1,735 (Save $200) $1,835 (Save $100)
Two Day Main Summit $1,090 (Save $200) $1,190 (Save $100) $1,290
Human Geography Focus Day $645
+ Discounts apply to registrations submitted together, at the same time.Cannot be combined with any other discount.
Team Discounts+
Number of Attendees: Savings of: 6 to 9 20% 10 or more 30%
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