REGISTER NOW for the

2008 Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit
The Von Braun Center
Huntsville, AL
May 28-29, 2008

 Wednesday, May 28, 2008
*All sessions will take place at the Von Braun Civic Center

 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Exhibitor Set-Up
Location: VBC Summit Exhibit Area

 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Summit Registration
Location: TBD 

 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Concurrent Sessions
Location: VBC 

--Corridor Research Parks: "Leveraging our Corridor Smart Parks to Create
Private Sector Success"

MODERATOR: Tom Rogers (confirmed)

Presenters: Rick Davis, Director of Cummings Research Park (confirmed);

Trevor Hamilton, Vice President for Economic Development for the Chattanooga
Chamber of Commerce representing Enterprise South (confirmed); Tom
Rogers, President and CEO of Technology 2020, representing
the East Tennessee Technology Park and Oak Ridge Science and
Technology Park (confirmed); and David Millhorn, Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer, The University of Tennessee, representing
the UT Research Park, Cherokee Farm (confirmed).

--Corridor Federal Alliance: "Advancing Our Federal Missions for Regional
Success"

MODERATOR: Larry Clark, Assistant Manager, Nuclear Fuel Supply, DOE-
Oak Ridge Office (confirmed)

Presenters: Gerald Boyd, Manager, Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Office
(confirmed); Ted Sherry, Manager, Y-12 Site Office, National Nuclear Security
Administration (confirmed); Dr. William C. McCorkle, Jr., Director for the U.S.
Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center
(confirmed); Colonel Arthur F. Huber II, Commander, U.S. Air Force Arnold
Engineering Development Center (confirmed); Daniel Schumacher,
Director of the Office of Strategic Analysis and Communications (OSAC),
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (invited).

 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 

Opening Reception
Location: Summit Exhibit Area 

Welcome: Congressmen Bud Cramer and Zach Wamp (confirmed)

Keynote remarks: Senator Bob Corker (confirmed)

 
Thursday, May 29, 2008
*All sessions will take place at the Von Braun Civic Center

 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

 Registration

 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Networking Breakfast
Location: VBC - Summit Exhibit Area

 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Session I: "The Tennessee Valley Corridor:
Advancing America's Competitiveness"
Location: VBC

HOST: Congressman Bud Cramer (confirmed)

Welcome: Congressman Bud Cramer and Zach Wamp (confirmed)

Other local welcome: Mayor Loretta Spencer, City of Huntsville (confirmed)

Keynote speaker: Dr. Thomas Barnett, Barnett Consulting (confirmed)

Roundtable host: Congressman Zach Wamp (confirmed)

Roundtable participants: Congressman Bud Cramer
(confirmed); Dr. John Petersen, President, The University of Tennessee
(confirmed); Dr. Dave Williams, President, The University of Alabama in
Huntsville (confirmed); Dr. Ron Townsend, President, Oak Ridge Associated
Universities (confirmed).

Other keynote remarks: Senator Jeff Sessions (confirmed)

 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Coffee Break
Location: VBC - Summit Exhibit Hall  

 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. 

General Session II: "NASA Marshall Space Flight Center: Exploring New

Worlds to Improve our Own"
Location: VBC 

HOST: TBD

Potential speaker: Robert Lightfoot, Deputy Director, NASA - Marshall
Space Flight Center (invited)

Potential roundtable participants: Robert Lightfoot, Deputy Director,
NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center (invited); Dr. Lawrence Greenwood,
Vice President of Research, University of Alabama in Huntsville (confirmed);
Rick Bachtel, General Manager, Alabama Operations, Pratt and Whitney
Rocketdyne (confirmed); potential others, TBD.

 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 

Keynote Lunch: "Turning Partnerships into Prosperity"

Location: VBC

HOST: Congressman Zach Wamp and Bud Cramer (confirmed)

Keynote speaker: General George W. Casey, Jr., Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
(confirmed).

"Economic Development Tribute to Congressman Bud Cramer"

Potential speakers: Congressman Zach Wamp (confirmed); Emily Reynolds,
Senior Vice President of Communications, Government and Valley Relations,
Tennessee Valley Authority (confirmed); Mark McDaniel, TVC Board Member
and Partner with McDaniel and McDaniel Attorneys, LLC (confirmed); potential
others, TBD.

 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  

General Session III: "Turning Energy Innovation into Economic Opportunity"
Location: VBC 

HOST and PRESENTER: Congressman Zach Wamp (confirmed)

Roundtable participants: Dr. Dana Christensen, Associate Laboratory Director,
Energy and Engineering Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(confirmed); Randy Spickard, Vice President and Executive Director of Science,
Technologies, and Partnerships, B&W Y-12 Technical Services, LLC (confirmed);
Jack Bailey, Vice President, Nuclear Generation Development. Tennessee Valley
Authority (confirmed); Dr. Michael Houts, Lead, Nuclear Propulsion Group,
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (invited).

 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Coffee Break
Location: VBC - Summit Exhibit Hall 

 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

General Session IV: "BRAC: New Commands. New Missions. New
Opportunties."
Location: VBC 

HOST: Congressman Bud Cramer (confirmed)

Speakers and panelists: Major General Chris T. Anzalone, Deputy for Test,
Integration, and Fielding, U.S. Air Force Missile Defense Agency
(confirmed); Major General James R. Myles, Commanding General
of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
(confirmed); Dr. Mark Swinson, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army Space and Missile
Defense Command (confirmed); Mr. Ron Lewis, Deputy G-3/5 for Enterprise
Integration, U.S. Army Materiel Command (confirmed).

 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

Closing Reception 
Location: VBC - Summit Exhibit Hall

 6:00 p.m. - TBD

Night Out in Huntsville
Encourage visits tours, and dinner at new Bridge Street Town Centre, downtown
Huntsville, etc.