Ivan Rosenberg

Los Angeles Chapter virtual meeting on August 11, 2022

It’s no secret that we face numerous challenges at the moment… continuing supply chain disruption, a third year of pandemic impacts on the economy, a war in Europe and other geopolitical issues, employers struggling to find resources and consumers feeling the pang of inflation has individuals, businesses and investors wary about the future.

Are there any bright spots? What does the near-term future hold for consumers and businesses?

Please join us online on Thursday, August 11, 2022, 8:00–9:00am Pacific Time for the Los Angeles Chapter’s August meeting featuring Jeff Korzenik, Chief Investment Strategist for Fifth Third Bank. Jeff will share some insights on the post-pandemic economy: how the markets are reacting and what to expect, sector growth including manufacturing, and the workforce challenge.

Topics that Jeff will specifically address include…
• Which Breaks First, the Economy or Inflation?
• The Narrow Case for Continued Growth
• The Labor Challenge
• Prepare for the “K-Expansion”

Jeff is a frequent guest on national news programs, and you do not want to miss this presentation. You will come away with insight that will help your company and/or your clients navigate the current landscape and be better prepared for the future.

The meeting is free for members and $25 for non-members. For more information and to register to attend the meeting go to https://adflaaug22.eventbrite.com/.

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Los Angeles Chapter of The Aerospace & Defense Forum is hosted by Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell and sponsored by Moss Adams and Fifth Third Bank.

Los Angeles Chapter meeting and tour on May 20, 2022

The Santa Monica Police Department has a long history of utilizing aircraft in support of its law enforcement operations. Starting in 1929 with a two-seater, radial engine Kari Keen Sioux Coupe 60, the department has endeavored to utilize the advantages of having an eye in the sky to support the officer on the ground. That pursuit continues today with the deployment of unmanned ariel systems and the operational philosophy of utilizing a Drone as First Responder (DFR). DFR is a transformational method of policing that has demonstrated the ability to increase officer and community safety by reducing overall police response times and providing information to potentially de-escalate emergency situations.

This operation utilizes a sUAS (drones) on the roof of the police station, ready to take off at moment’s notice with a sworn police officer controlling that sUAS with a remote teleoperation software suite that allows the use of large high-definition monitors and access to additional technologies. The sUAS has a powerful on-board camera that streams HD video back to the department’s real-time operations center where the teleoperator, who is a trained critical incident manager, to “virtually” arrive on scene first, sometimes minutes before officers arrive on scene, and provide responding public safety personnel with the critical information necessary to appropriately respond to emergent calls for service and emergency situations.

The Santa Monica Police Department implemented its DFR program in November of 2021 and immediately realized the benefits of this technology. The ability to get a UAS on scene rapidly, to any call, has drastically reduced response times, provides real time livestreaming for officers and supervisors and allows de-escalation by having an experienced officer preview and advise responding field units on the actual conditions they are responding to. The DFR concept has changed the nature of “first response”, from relying on second and third hand information to operating with a real time level of situational awareness unimaginable in 1929.

Please join us on Friday, May 20, 2022, for a tour of the Santa Monica Police Department’s DFR facilities and a presentation by Barry Brennan, Founder and President of Flying Lion Inc., who will discuss the company’s role with the SMPD DFR Program. This DFR Program tour will demonstrate how SMPD is utilizing sUAS technology to significantly enhance public safety and the capability of first responders in Santa Monica.

Agenda for the session…
• Introductions and presentation
• Break into two or three groups for tours of…
> DFR Air Support Officer Office
> Rooftop DFR Landing Zone
• Back to the conference room for follow up discussion

The meeting/tour is limited to 20 attendees and is free for members and $25 for non-members. For more information and to register to attend the meeting go to https://adflamay22.eventbrite.com/.

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Los Angeles Chapter of The Aerospace & Defense Forum is hosted by Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell and sponsored by Chubb, Bolton & Company Insurance Brokers, Moss Adams, and Fifth Third Bank.

Los Angeles Chapter virtual meeting on March 30

U.S. Navy shipbuilding is expected to reach construction levels not seen since the Cold War era given stated force-level goals of a 355-ship fleet (up to ~500 including unmanned), compared to the 296 in-service vessels today. Increased importance on naval operations in the face of near-peer tensions, most notably China and Russia, driving a structural shift in fleet architecture, with an emphasis on Distributed Maritime Operations and subsurface warfare superiority, driving a redistribution of the fleet’s overall composition – smaller proportion of larger ships (e.g., large surface combatants), a larger proportion of smaller ships (e.g., amphibious, logistics/support, frigates) and a third tier of optionally/unmanned surface vessels – and a prioritization of submarine recapitalization (e.g., Columba-class).

Significant Congressional support for shipbuilding reflected by the fact that appropriated funds have consistently outpaced Administration’s requests over the past decade. However, despite such support, force level goal attainment requires future funding to exceed peak historical appropriation levels seen during the 1980s, a continued reduction in aging vessel decommissioning efforts and associated sustainment funding, and finally, significant investment towards eliminating manpower limitations.

All of this in the backdrop of a diminishing supplier base – ~50% of supply chain labor and ~70% of suppliers lost since the 1980s – and pronounced maintenance delays exceeding 2,000 days – reflecting dry dock and labor capacity constraints, dry dock/homeporting mismatches and underinvestment at both public and private yards.

Please join us online on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 8:00–9:00am Pacific Time when Andrei Grskovic, Partner, and Mark Mangano, Principal, both of the Defense & Government Services at Oliver Wyman Aerospace will explore the future direction of the fleet, funding outlook and risks, market capacity, prevailing trends and associated implications on the incumbent and emerging shipyards, supply base and sustainment vendors.

The meeting is free for members and $25 for non-members For more information and to register to attend the meeting go to https://adflamar22.eventbrite.com/.

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Los Angeles Chapter of The Aerospace & Defense Forum is hosted by Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell and sponsored by Chubb, Bolton & Company Insurance Brokers, Moss Adams, and Fifth Third Bank.