The Institute for Defense and Business Offers Log21: Logistics for the 21st Century,...

The Institute for Defense and Business Offers Log21: Logistics for the 21st
Century, September 27-October 2

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On September 27th the
Institute for Defense and Business (IDB) will be welcoming its fifth class of
Log21 participants. Log21: Logistics for the 21st Century is a week-long
executive education program designed for approximately 35 early-career,
high-potential logisticians from the defense industry, the military, and the
Department of Defense (DoD). Participant profiles include: private sector
personnel three to eight years into their careers; O-2 to O-4 military
participants; and GS-12 to GS-13/NSPS pay-band equivalent for government
employees.

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Registrants in past courses have represented the following organizations:
Agility Defense & Government Services, Inc.; BAE Systems, Inc.; The Boeing
Company; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Robbins-Gioia, LLC; Logistics Management
Institute (LMI); Defense Logistics Agency; U.S. Army; U.S. Air Force; U.S.
Coast Guard; U.S. Marine Corps, and the U.S. Navy. Space is still available
for the upcoming course. If you are interested in attending or nominating
someone for the September 27-October 2 course, please contact either Theresa
Esposto, Director of Industry Relations at 919-969-8008 or esposto@idb.org for
industry interest, or April McGill, Military & Industry Outreach Associate at
919-969-8008 or mcgill@idb.org for military interest.

Log21 delivers a tailored leadership development experience that accelerates
the career advancement of participants. The applied curriculum covers topics
such as technology insertion, life cycle design, public/private partnerships,
performance based logistics (PBL), contract negotiations and an intro to the
DoD budget process. During the week participants will have the opportunity to
learn from the following speakers:

DoD
-- MG Vincent Boles, (Ret.) USA, Former Deputy G-4, U.S. Army *
-- LTC Nathan Hunsinger, Commander, 188th Brigade Support Battalion, U.S.
Army

-- Mr. Nathan "Chip" Retson, Chief Counsel, Defense Contract
Management Agency (DCMA) *

Academic
-- Dr. Wendell Gilland, Associate Professor of Operations, Technology and
Innovation Management (OTIM), University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill's (UNC's) Kenan Flagler Business School
-- Dr. Rick Gilkey, Associate Professor in the Practice of Organization
and
Management
-- Professor Steve Haynes, Adjunct Lecturer, N.C. State University
-- Dr. Al Segars, RBC Centura Distinguished Professor and Chair of
Strategy
and Entrepreneurship, UNC's Kenan Flagler Business School

-- Mr. Bill Fast, Professor of Financial Management, Defense Acquisition
University

Corporate
-- Mr. Jim Brunke, President and Founder, Brunke & Associates, and
Former Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Boeing Shanghai
Aviation Services, Inc., Technical Services, Boeing Commercial
Aviation
Services
-- Mr. Allan Manning, Logistics, Sustainment and Supply Chain
Initiatives,
Defense and Aerospace Programs, SAS
-- Mr. Joe Grosson, IDB Senior Faculty, and former Executive Director of
Lockheed Martin's Focused Logistics Enterprise
-- Mr. Anand Iyer, President and COO, WellDoc Communications, Inc. *

-- Mr. Rick Grandinetti, Vision Planning, Inc.

* Invited

Click here to see the schedule for the September 27 - October 2 course.

The Institute for Defense and Business (IDB) is a non-profit research and
education institute formed in 1997 by UNC-Chapel Hill and the state of North
Carolina. The IDB offers a series of educational programs for the military,
government, non-governmental agencies, and private industry, in the areas of
logistics, organizational management, life cycle systems, and economic
stabilization.

SOURCE Institute for Defense and Business

Theresa Esposto, Director of Industry Relations, +1-919-969-8008,
esposto@idb.org, or April McGill, Military & Industry Outreach Associate,
+1-919-969-8008, mcgill@idb.org, both of The Institute for Defense and
Business