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 Plenary Session 1 

 Capabilities Based Planning: The Effectiveness of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and  
 Execution System (PPBES) in Ensuring a Superior Output 

• Dr. Francois Melese,
  Professor, Defense Resources Management Institute, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, USA
   Download PDF: Capabilities-Based Planning (CBP): Reinventing the Planning, Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS)

• Dr. Todor Tagarev,
  Chair, Defense and Force Management Department, “G.S. Rakovski” Defense and Staff College, Republic of Bulgaria
   Download PDF :Capabilities Based Planning: The Effectiveness of PPBES in Ensuring a Superior Output

 Plenary Session 2  

 A Retrospective Assessment of Defense Resource Management Methods:  
 Budgeting and Accountability Before and After the NATO Accession 2004  

• Ms. Bisserka Boudinova,
  Head of Programming and Analysis of Defense Resources, Defense Planning and Programming Directorate,
  Ministry of Defense, Republic of Bulgaria
   Download PDF: New Practices in Managing Defense Resources-Bulgarian Lessons Learned

• General (Air Flotilla) Dr. Jan Gavrila,
  Adviser to the State Secretary for Defense Policy and Planning, Ministry of Defense, Romania
   Download PDF :Implementing PPBES, Before and After the Romania's NATO Accession

• Mr. Bruce Bach,
  NATO Defense Policy and Planning Division, Force Planning Directorate
   Download PDF :New Mindset for Aspirants

 Plenary Session 3  

 The Application of Risk Management Techniques to Defense Resource and Financial Planning:  
 Budget and Cost Risk Management  

• Mr. Neil Davies,
  Director of Economic Advice, Defense and Analytical Services, Ministry of Defense, UK
   Download PDF: Securing Stability in Defence Financial Planning - UK Experience

• Mr. Pascal Bussiere,
  Deputy Director, Financial Directorate, Ministry of Defence, France (Fuel Hedging)
   Download PDF :Taking into Account Financial Risksin Defence Management

 Plenary Session 4  

 Procurement, Contracts and the Credible and Sustainable Commitment to Obtaining Better
 Value for Money 

• Mr. Franc Purgaj,
  Logistics Department, Ministry of Defense, Republic of Slovenia
   Download PDF: A Slovenian case study

• Dr. Ron Matthews,
  Chair in Defense Economics, Department of Defense Management and Security Analysis, Cranfield University, UK
   Download PDF :Procurements, Contracts and the Credible and Sustainable Commitment to Obtaining Better Value for Money

 Plenary Session 5  

 Life Cycle Management of Programs and Acquisition: Linkages with the Sustainability
 of the Defense Industrial Base 

• Mr. Neil Davies,
  Director of Economic Advice, Defence and Analytical Services, Ministry of Defence, UK
   Download PDF: Sustainability of the Defense Industrial Base - The UK's Defense Industrial Strategy

• Dr. Francois Melese,
  Professor, Defense Resources Management Institute, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, USA
   Download PDF: Life Cycle Acquisition: The Importance of Transaction Cost Economics