The Sixth Annual Defense Attaches Technology Forum

"Transformation through Innovation: Ensuring Defense Collaboration in a Flat World"

The 6th Annual Defense Technology Forum, June 13 & 14, 2007
Hosted by: H. E. Christiaan Kröner, Royal Netherlands Ambassador, at the residence of Minister Richard Van Rijssen, Deputy Chief of Mission, Royal Netherlands Embassy
Reception attendees gather at Minister Van Rijssen’s residence, Deputy Chief of Mission, Royal Netherlands Embassy.
RADM Hijmans greeting Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England.
Guests and Diplomats arriving at the evening reception.
Evening hosts Minister and Mrs. Van Rijssen welcoming Deputy Secretary England.
From left to right: Minister and Mrs. Van Rijssen, Deputy Secretary England, Ms. Arts, and RADM Hijmans.
RADM Hijmans and Deputy Secretary England greeting Ambassador Kröner.
From left to right: RADM Hijmans, Lynn Van Fleit, and Lt Gen Elder, USAF.
LCDR Koost, Australian Embassy, greeting reception attendees on behalf of the DAA.
Netherlands Defense Office staff welcome reception guests with Dutch hospitality.
Reception attendees gathering on porch prior to Deputy Secretary England's remarks.
RADM Hijmans and Embassy officials with Deputy Secretary England and sponsor representatives.
Ambassador Kröner addressing the reception audience.
Deputy Secretary England addressing the reception attendees.
Ambassador Kröner presenting Deputy Secretary England with gift.
From left to right: Huib Pasman of TNO Defence, Ms. Van Fleit (Forum Director), and RADM Hijmans.
RADM Hijmans presenting Brad Boston of Cisco Systems with an appreciation award on behalf of the Defense Attachés Corps.
Gary Alexander, The Boeing Company, speaking with RADM Hijmans.
RADM Hijmans and Nemacolin Woods representative at the reception.
Deputy Secretary Gordon England meeting with forum sponsors and Embassy officials.
Steve Williams of Lockheed Martin.
Brad Boston of Cisco Systems.
From left to right: RADM Hijmans, Kathy Wilson of Cisco Systems, and MG Knutsen of Norway.
Defense Corporation Attachés of the Netherlands and Canada, Ms. Arts and Col Dion
Col Petkevicius of Lithuania with Brig Gen Lim of Singapore.
Marc Johansen of The Boeing Company.
Thailand Defense Attaché viewing iRobot demonstration.
BG Zuliani, Italy, greeting forum sponsors and speakers.
Bob Jones of Cisco Systems with Lithuanian Defense Attaché.
Defense Attachés of Sri Lanka and Thailand at iRobot demonstration.
The Catevo Group team with Deputy Secretary England.
The 6th Annual Defense Technology Forum & Exhibits
Royal Netherlands Embassy, Thursday, June 14
Attachés interact with exhibitors in embassy lobby.
Attachés in discussion prior to program commencing.
Commodore Bennett observes iRobot's capabilities.
From left to right: MG Knutsen, Royal Norwegian Embassy, with Jimmy Blythe and Terry Morgan, Cisco Systems.
Lithuanian Defense Attaché with Jerry Warner, Defense Life Sciences.
Dr. Martin Faust, EADS, with Colonel Heinz Feldman of Germany.
Cisco sponsor representatives with RADM Hijmans and Brig Gen Verbeck.
Commodore Bennett with Panalpina representatives.
Lt. Gen. Elder with Brad Boston, Cisco Systems.
Ken Dooley, DSM Dyneema, and Commodore Bennett learn more from exhibits.
COL Dion and Maj Boucher of Canada.
Gp. Capt. Vorravanpreecha of Thailand hears about SWE-DISH from Steven Matzat.
Col Wiik, Norway, and LTC Rasmussen, Denmark, discuss forum.
Capt. Peters and Lt. Gen. Elder, USAF, chat with Maj Gen Gross, Deloitte & Touche.
RADM Hijmans welcomes attendees to the 6th Annual Defense Attachés Technology Forum.
Lt. Gen. Elder of USAF delivers military keynote discussing USAF's new cyber command.
Attachés listen to morning panels and keynotes.
BRIG Jayawardane of Sri Lanka addresses the panel with a question.
Brig Gen Lim of Singapore introduces first panel session.
Brad Boston, Cisco Systems, convenes panel on creating collaboration and information sharing.
Edward Frothingham III of DoD speaks during panel.
Stanley Schrager, SOCOM, in panel discussion.
Commodore R.C. Bennett, British Embassy.
From left to right: Brad Boston (Cisco Systems), Edward Frothingham III (DoD), Stanley Schrager (SOCOM), and Commodore Bennett (British Embassy)
Major General Flynn, USMC, delivers military keynote on transformation in the Marine Corps.
Terry Morgan, Cisco Systems, greets Major General Flynn following keynote address.
From left to right: Terry Morgan of Cisco Systems, Major General Flynn of USMC, and RADM Hijmans.
Audience participants learn more during the panel session Q&A.
COL Terzic, Defense Attaché of Croatia.
Defense attachés listen and learn more during Lt. Gen. Elder's presentation.
Colonel van der Louw and RADM Hijmans, Royal Netherlands Embassy, with BRIG Jayawardane, Sri Lanka.
British Col Jerry Canham hears more about Kwikpoint from representative Scott Whitney.
RADM Temmerman of Belgium speaks with Tina Li, DRS-Signal Solutions.
Attachés gather for refreshments during forum.
Brad Boston and Terry Morgan, Cisco Systems, with Lt. Gen. Elder, USAF.
From left to right: Defense Foreign Liaison Lt. Milner, Maj. Gen. Souza of Brazil, and Colonel Da Costa of Portugal
Defense attachés in discussions by TNO Defence exhibit.
Panel discusses transformation in land, sea and air warfare.
MG Knutsen of Norway leads off panel discussion on changes in warfare.
VADM Cotton, US Navy, in panel discussion.
Todd Turner, US Army, responds to question from audience.
Richard Benney, JPADS, addresses panel.
Brig Gen Lim of Singapore addresses panel with a question.
Panel members answer questions, concerning transformation of the future warrior.
James Townsend, Atlantic Council of US, opens panel on transformation of the future warrior.
Colonel van der Louw, Royal Netherlands Embassy.
Colonel van der Louw, Royal Netherlands Embassy, presenting in the future soldier panel session.
Dr. Martin Faust, EADS.
Jason Regnier, PEO Soldier.
Panelists highlight current trends in defense technology research and innovation.
Bart Sattler, Royal Netherlands Embassy, chairs workshop on new defense technologies and research.
Dr. John Weimaster, Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
Edward Wack, JPEO-CBD.
Dr. Rob Ijsselstein, TNO, in workshop.
Terry Morgan, Cisco Systems, opens workshop on C4 collaboration and interoperability exercises.
Participants of workshop discussing C4 collaboration and interoperability exercises.
Brig. Gen. Verbeck, EUCOM, in workshop discussion.
Tom Cooper, Cisco Systems, discusses in workshop.
Pierre DeLuca, Cisco Systems, addresses workshop panel.
From left to right: Terry Morgan of Cisco Systems, Lynn Van Fleit (Forum Director), Kathy Wilson of Cisco Systems and RADM Hijmans.