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Aerospace Industry & Association Day

Tuesday, March 23

Keynote Presentation

How can you position your company to be part of future aerospace
supply chains?

Richard M. Scofield Lt. General USAF (Ret.)

Lt. General Richard Scofield United States Air Force (retired), was the commander of Aeronautical Systems Center and Wright Patterson Air Force Base prior to his retirement in June 1996. His distinguished 35-year Air Force career included twelve years as a pilot. He was the Air Force's Gray Eagle (the Air Force aviator with the longest active rated service) his last two years on active duty.

He served as Program Director for two important aircraft development programs, helping bring both the F-117 stealth fighter and B-2 advanced technology bomber to reality. Following his Air Force career, he served in executive positions with GenCorp Aerojet and has remained a consultant to the Air Force and the aerospace industry. He served as Executive Director for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Performance Based Logistics MID-917 Assessment Team from December 2004 through April 2005. Validated and provided supporting rational to justify the F-35 JSF PBL approach as the most beneficial approach for the long term support of the F-35 system. He is also Senior Advisor to the Air Force Research Laboratory regarding Directed Energy and Manufacturing Technology programs.

Gen. Scofield is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, holds an M.S. in Systems Management from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Oklahoma University.

Keynote Luncheon

$30 Plated Lunch also includes Aerospace & Defense Yearbook ($25 Value)
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Richard Aboulafia Teal Group Corporation

Richard L. Aboulafia is Vice President of Analysis at Teal Group. He manages consulting projects in the commercial and military aircraft field and analyzes broader defense and aerospace trends. He has advised numerous companies, including most prime and many second- and third-tier contractors in the US, Europe and Asia. Before he joined Teal Group in 1990, Richard analyzed the jet engine market at Jane's Information Group, served as an aerospace industry consultant for an international trade advisory company and supported research projects at the Brookings Institution. He has a Masters degree in War Studies from King's College, University of London and a Bachelors degree from George Washington University.

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