Global Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Symposium & Exhibition
"Closing the Gaps on Persistent Engagement in the New Strategic Environment"
1 - 2 May 2013
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Keynote Remarks - Closing the Gaps on Persistent Engagement in the New Strategic Environment:
- Lieutenant Colonel (P) Dean Meinert, USA, Chief, Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Humanitarian Mine Action, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict
Impact (Injured Military Personnel Assisting Combat Troops)
- Mr. Chris Ferguson, President, Shoulder 2 Shoulder
NATO EOD Working Group Update
- Colonel Gareth Bex, Army of the United Kingdom, Chairman, NATO/OTAN EOD Working Group
NATO EOD Centre of Excellence
- Colonel Jaroslav Bieleny, Slovakia Armed Forces, Director, NATO/OTAN EOD CoE
NAVSCOLEOD International Training Programs
- Captain Joseph Polanin, USN, Commanding Officer, Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal
U.S. Navy EOD Requirements Panel
- Captain Brad McKinney, USN, Commanding Officer, Center for EOD and Diving
Department of Defense Explosives Safety Challenges
- Colonel Leo Bradley, USA, Director, Military OPS & EOD Division, DoD Explosives Safety Board
Thursday, May 2, 2013
EOD Supply Chain - Recruiting & Training Tomorrow's EOD Technician
- Captain Brad McKinney, USN, Commanding Officer, Center for EOD and Diving
Baseline Training Requirements and Way Ahead For Homemade Explosives
- Commander Ryan Bedner, USN, Director of Training, Center for EOD and Diving
Post Afghanistan Lessons Learned: A C-IED Task Force Perspective
- Commander Chuck Andrews, USN, Former Commanding Officer, Mobile Unit Three
Services State of the Union on EOD
- Army - Lieutenant Colonel Martin Weber, USA, G-38, Headquarters Department of the Army
- U.S. Marines Corps - Major Robert Schmidt, USMC, Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Detachment, Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal
- U.S. Navy - Commander Robert DeBuse