| 7:30 |
Morning Coffee and Registration
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| 8:30 |
Linda Lastovych
Conference Director
American Conference Institute
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| 8:35 |
Chairman’s Opening remarks
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Raymond Palumbo
Former Director for Defense Intelligence - Warfighter Support
U.S. Department of Defense
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| 8:45 |
Lieutenant General Scott Berrier
Director
US Defense Intelligence Agency
- Integrating disruptive technologies to build the competitive edge and accelerate intelligence PED
- Addressing challenges and opportunities in the cyber intelligence domain
- Achieving expanded maneuver by improving communications in degraded and contested operating environments
- Introducing data-driven technologies to the joint force to gain the information advantage and decision dominance
- Attaining interoperability across the joint force and with allies and partners for future operations
- Enhancing joint experimentation with traditional industry, commercial companies, start-ups, academia, and international counterparts to achieve transformative capability
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| 9:15 |
Tanya M. Skeen SES
Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
US Department of Defense
- Transforming acquisition to enable the rapid adoption and fielding of game-changing technologies at scale
- Inculcating data architecture, standards, governance, and a data-centric culture across the DoD
- Enhancing the development of strategic, space, intelligence, tactical warfare, command and control, and business systems
- Instituting open systems architecture to enable rapid incorporation of new capability and integration into the network
- Delivering and supporting the development of digital engineering, agile practices, artificial intelligence, and machine learning
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| 9:45 |
Major General Odd-Harald Hagen
Defense Attache to the US and Canada
Norwegian Embassy
- Overview of the allied innovation acceleration effort with the United States
- Hacking 4 Allies program: cooperation with dual-use and scale-up companies to gain access to the most innovative technologies
- Unlocking opportunities of working with the commercial sector to transform defense capabilities
- Introducing Norwegian start-ups and scaleups within dual-use markets in the US and Norway and helping them realize pathways to deployment
- Assessing success stories: overview of sensor data fusion aand unmanned-autonomous techology programs
- Developing digital transformation initiatives and increasing cooperation with US innovation hubs
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| 10:15 |
Coffee Networking Break
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| 10:45 |
Mr. Christopher Ristich SES
Director of Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation
US Air Force Research Laboratory
- Overview of current USAF experimentation campaigns, multi-domain modeling initiatives, simulation and analysis
- Implementing the transformational component of the Air Force Science and Technology Strategy
- Managing and developing
- Adopting data-driven approaches to decision-making and delivering the business of defense
- Enabling a transition to digital approaches and identifying gaps in existing systems
- Changing the structures, practices, and culture to become a data-driven organization
- Enhancing data literacy and changing ineffective data management practices
- Addressing data integrity issues, exploring innovative approaches, and changing business processes
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| 11:15 |
Major General Daniel L. Simpson
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
US Air Force
- Achieving and maintaining Command and Control dominance in air, space, and cyberspace by incorporating innovation and disruptive technologies
- Enhancing testing, evaluation, training, and tactics development across C2, sensors, and battle management weapon systems
- ABMS: accelerating Command and Control and enabling the Commander to make time-critical decisions at speed
- Exploiting data-driven technologies enabled by IOT, cloud, robot processing, and AI to fuel information advantage
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| 11:45 |
PANEL DISCUSSION
- What are some of the challenges associated with replacing the current platform-centric approach with a system of systems model for intelligence collection and distribution? How should the services work together to achieve data standardization and improve networking capabilities across the military ecosystem? What role will industry play in linking all services’ communications rapidly across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains?
- What solutions are required to implement a common data fabric that will allow current service C2 nodes to plug in and share data across the network? How can we achieve a common operating picture for the joint force commander? What technologies will enable the seamless flow of information to the point of need?
- What role will system integrators play in enabling a system of systems approach to intelligence gathering and processing? How can the industry help connect sensors and shooters for effective target engagement? What technologies have the potential to transform the OODA loop and accelerate joint all domain command and control?
- What are some of the advantages and risks of integrating a hyper-scale cloud? How can we ensure data access in contested and denied environments?
- What provisions need to be incorporated to allow for intelligence sharing and interoperability with allies and partners?
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| 12:30 |
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| 1:30 |
Mr. Mark Kitz
Program Executive Officer, Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors,IEW&S
U.S. Army
- Developing the Army’s portfolio of intelligence, electronic warfare, cyber, integrated base defense; force protection; position, navigation, and timing; biometrics; and target acquisition programs
- Enabling the soldier to detect, recognize, and identify targets to feed the tactical network and support force protection maneuver
- Supporting the acquisition and fielding of innovative systems for effective intelligence
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| 2:00 |
Colonel Hank Hurt III
Director, CE-Intelligence Integration Division,
Development and Integration (CD&I)
US Marine Corps
- Force Design 2030: revamping and posturing the force for high-intensity operations in degraded and denied environments
- Assessing the opportunities of AI/ML technologies for future communications, C2, and decision-making
- Developing and evaluating innovative concepts and technologies
- Investing in AI and Machine Learning tools to enhance recruitment and retention of personnel
- Integrating data-driven models across the USMC
- Mixing and matching capabilities from various companies to integrate the best open architecture autonomy software
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| 2:30 |
PANEL DISCUSSION
Air Vice Marshal David Arthurton
Director of Military Digitisation, for Defence Digital
UK Ministry of Defense Brigadier General Eric Vandenberg
Director General Intelligence Enterprise
Canadian Armed Forces Dr. Roy Campbell
High Performance Computing Modernization Program
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Ms. Barbara McQuiston
Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Science and Technology
US Department of Defense John Goolgasian
Chief Innovation Officer
Seerist
- It is widely recognized that unlocking the power of big data and AI maximizes operational success. Due to the huge potential of advanced analytics, armed forces have prioritized the integration of data-driven capabilities to enhance complex decision-making. What lessons defense can learn from other industries to maximize value from data? How can embracing cloud & AI capabilities break down the barriers of disparate data sources and accelerate mission insight?
- What are the main barriers to delivering such capabilities in defense in a par with commercial organizations? How can we ensure that AI & ML technologies are delivered to the Warfighter quicker?
- What lessons can defense learn from adjacent industries in this regard? How can we speed up acquisition to build the digital backbone and unlock the power of AI/ML-enabled solutions?
- How should data management transform to reduce silo effect and ensure accessibility?
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| 3:15 |
Afternoon Coffee & Networking
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| 3:45 |
Major General Steve Boivin
Commander
Canadian Special Forces
- Integrating data-driven solutions and game-changing technologies to enhance the effectiveness of high-intensity operations in austere environments
- Stretching communications to the breaking point: assessing challenges and requirements to strengthen network resilience and enhance decision-making at the lowest echelon
- Establishing data pipelines and integrating AI-enabled technologies to enable operations in complex and siloed information technology environments
- Leveraging unmanned and autonomous technologies to extend reach
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| 4:15 |
Rear Admiral Brian Santarpia
Commander, Joint Task Force Atlantic and Maritime Forces Atlantic
Royal Canadian Navy
- Incorporating unmanned technologies to enhance ISR and maintain superior situational awareness
- Enhancing operational readiness and training to perform joint operations
- Improving communications to accelerate response and mission effectiveness
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| 4:45 |
PANEL DISCUSSION
William McHenry
Senior Engagement Advisor to the Director
DIUx Commodore Michael Brasseur
Commander, Unmanned & A.I. Integration
US Navy Subject to Final Confirmation
- Unmanned and autonomous technologies are developing at a rapid pace. What challenges remain when it comes to their integration into the force structure? How can we overcome challenges with information integration, AI certification, and network resilience? What role will cloud architecture play in enabling the fielding of autonomous technologies at scale?
- What are some of the current experimentation and R&D initiatives? What are the main operational requirements for unmanned and autonomous systems? How can information integration and communications be improved?
- Will autonomous technologies increase lethality and act as force multipliers in the future? How can we incorporate robots as teammates in constellation systems?
- How will doctrine and concepts of operation need to change to accommodate for greater autonomy and MUM-T? What are the implications at each command level? How should training transform to allow for the integration of autonomy?
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| 6:00 |
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Raymond Palumbo
Former Director for Defense Intelligence - Warfighter Support
U.S. Department of Defense
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| 6:10 |
Conference Drinks Reception
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