As the master of ceremonies, Walter will be the voice of MILCOM 2008.

Walter is President of Raytheon Asia for Raytheon International Inc. In this role, he serves as a focal point for developing, coordinating, and implementing strategy across the region. He also serves as the company’s internal U.S. Navy subject matter expert, explaining the Navy’s transformational goals, and linking Raytheon’s business units to help the company shape integrated mission solutions to address customer needs.

As executive chair, Jerry Powlen is responsible for the overall vision and leadership of MILCOM 2008, and serves as liaison to the MILCOM board of directors.

Jerry is currently Vice President and General Manager of the Integrated Communications Systems (ICS) business within Raytheon’s Network Centric Systems (NCS). ICS is a leading provider of networked military communications solutions supporting the U.S. DoD’s Global Information Grid. He is also the Site Executive for the 1,500 NCS employees within the Marlborough, Mass., facility.

As executive director for MILCOM 2008 and chairperson of the Executive Committee, Robert Galligani is responsible for overseeing Raytheon's role as the official host company of MILCOM 2008.

Bob has been with Raytheon for more than 20 years, and currently runs the Navy SATCOM Engineering Development, Production and Services business. In this role his primary objective is to develop, produce and integrate complex C4I systems for a variety of domestic and international customers. Bob’s primary customer is the U.S. Navy; however, his base also includes U.S. DoD, commercial and international customers.