Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) gives keynote remarks at the
2008 National Summit's opening reception.

 U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) makes closing remarks at the Welcome and General Session I during the
2008 National Summit.

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

 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Exhibitor Set-Up
Location: Von Braun Center (VBC) Summit Exhibit Area

 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Summit Registration
Location: VBC South Hall Prefunction Area

 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Concurrent Sessions

--Corridor Research Parks: "Leveraging our Corridor Smart Parks to Create
Private Sector Success"
Location: VBC South Hall Meeting Room 5

MODERATOR: Tom Rogers, Chairman of the Tennessee Valley
Corridor, Inc. and President and CEO of Technology 2020 

Presenters: Rick Davis, Director of Cummings Research Park; Trevor
Hamilton, Vice President for Economic Development for the Chattanooga
Chamber of Commerce; Tom Rogers, Chairman of the Tennessee Valley
Corridor Inc. and President and CEO of Technology 2020; and David Millhorn,
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, The University of Tennessee.

--Corridor Federal Alliance: "Advancing Our Federal Missions for Regional
Success"
Location: VBC South Hall Meeting Room 1

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

Presenters: Gerald Boyd, Manager, Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Office;
Ted Sherry, Manager, Y-12 Site Office, National Nuclear Security
Administration; Dr. William C. McCorkle, Jr., Director for the U.S.
Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center;
Colonel Arthur F. Huber II, Commander, U.S. Air Force Arnold Engineering
Development Center; Retired Col. Bob Devlin, Deputy
Director, Center Operations, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.

 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 

Opening Reception
Location: VBC Summit Exhibit Area

Welcome: Congressmen Bud Cramer and Zach Wamp

Keynote remarks: U.S. Senator Bob Corker

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

 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Registration
Location: VBC South Hall Prefunction Area

 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

All Attendees Continental Breakfast and Networking
Location: VBC Summit Exhibit Area

 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Session: "The Tennessee Valley Corridor:
Advancing America's Competitiveness"
Location: VBC South Hall Meeting Rooms 4-5

HOST: Congressman Bud Cramer

Welcome: Congressman Bud Cramer and Zach Wamp

Other local welcome: Mayor Loretta Spencer, City of Huntsville

Keynote speaker: Dr. Thomas Barnett, Senior Managing Director,
Enterra Solutions, LLC

Roundtable host: Congressman Zach Wamp

Roundtable participants: Congressman Bud Cramer;  Dr. Thomas Barnett,
Senior Managing Director, Enterra Solutions, LLC; Dr. John Petersen,
President, The University of Tennessee; Dr. Dave Williams, President,
The University of Alabama in Huntsville; Dr. Ron Townsend, President,
Oak Ridge Associated Universities.

Closing keynote remarks: U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions

 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Coffee Break
Location: VBC Summit Exhibit Area

 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 South Hall Meeting Rooms 4-5

MODERATOR: Dr. Charles H. "Herb" Shivers, Deputy Director, Safety and
Mission Assurance Directorate, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Speakers: Steve Cook, Director, Ares Program Office, NASA -
Marshall Space Flight Center; Dr. Raymond "Corky" Clinton, Deputy Director,
Science and Mission Systems, NASA - Marshall Space Flight
Center.

Roundtable participants: Steve Cook, Director, Ares Program Office, NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center; Dr. Raymond "Corky" Clinton, Deputy Manager,
Science and Mission Systems, NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center; Dr.
Lawrence Greenwood, Vice President of Research, University of Alabama
in Huntsville; Rick Bachtel, General Manager, Alabama Operations, Pratt
and Whitney Rocketdyne; and Lisa Monaco, Director, Science and Mission
Systems, Jacobs Engineering Science and Technical Services (ESTS) Group.

 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 

Keynote Lunch: "Turning Partnerships into Prosperity"
Location: VBC South Hall Meeting Rooms 1-3

HOST: Congressman Bud Cramer

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

"Economic Development Tribute to Congressman Bud Cramer"

Speakers: Congressman Zach Wamp; Emily Reynolds, Senior Vice President
of Communications, Government and Valley Relations, Tennessee Valley
Authority; Mark McDaniel, TVC Board Member and Partner with McDaniel
and McDaniel Attorneys, LLC; and Jim Hudson, President, HudsonAlpha
Institute for Biotechnology.

 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  

General Session III: "Turning Energy Innovation into Economic Opportunity"
Location: VBC South Hall Meeting Rooms 4-5

HOST: Congressman Zach Wamp

Opening Remarks: Jack Bailey, Vice President, Nuclear Generation
Development. Tennessee Valley Authority

Roundtable participants: Dr. Dana Christensen, Associate Laboratory Director,
Energy and Engineering Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory;
Randy Spickard, Vice President and Executive Director of Science,
Technologies, and Partnerships, B&W Y-12 Technical Services, LLC;
Jack Bailey, Vice President, Nuclear Generation Development. Tennessee Valley
Authority.

 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Coffee Break
Location: VBC Summit Exhibit Area

 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

General Session IV: "BRAC: New Commands. New Missions. New
Opportunties."
Location: VBC South Hall Meeting Rooms 4-5

HOST: Congressman Bud Cramer

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

 4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

Closing Reception 
Location: VBC Summit Exhibit Area