Keynote Speaker

12:30 pm 

HOW WILL EMBEDDED COMPUTING PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT BE AFFECTED BY THE NEW WHITE HOUSE ADMINISTRATION AND THE CHANGING PRIORITIES OF THE COUNTRY?

presented by James Doyle, Congressional Affairs Liaison - Director Strategic Business Military, Aviation & Government Embedded Computing for Emerson Network Power

At the highest levels of the military and government, there is continuing support for the adoption of COTS-based open standard architecture platforms - such as AdvancedTCA, MicroTCA and Open VPX - for applications in Net-Centric Warfare and Operations.  Program managers at the Navy, Air Force and Marines all have their eyes on computer infrastructure suppliers that can deliver scalable systems while collaborating with a variety of ecosystem partners in the marketplace.  This dynamic keynote will explain how the changes in DoD spending could spawn increased demand for open standards and COTS-based systems.

About the Speaker: 

James Doyle is the Congressional Affairs Liaison and Director of Strategic Business for military, aviation and government for the Embedded Computing business of Emerson Network Power.  His current role requires daily interaction with the U.S. Congress and Senate, in addition to interacting with leaders in the Department of Defense, Homeland Security and Intelligence Agencies.  James also serves as the primary business development lead for these market segments.

James has lobbied for many high profile military programs, including Future Combat Systems and the Zumwalt Destroyer.  A highly regarded expert in the embedded computing industry, he is considered one of the leading authorities on program funding and the changing face of Washington D.C. with the new Obama administration.

Prior to his role with Emerson Network Power, he was the Vice President of Business Development and Strategy for Hybricon Corporation, working as the corporate liaison to key U.S. government, congressional elected officials and C-level prime contractors.