Speaker Hall of Fame
Co-Chairs
Colonel (USA-Ret) David Shank
Former Commander U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School, U.S Army
Dr. Tom Karako
Senior Fellow International Security Program Director Of the Missile Defense ProjectCenter For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Keynotes
LTG Adosh Kumar
Director General Artillery (DG Arty) Indian Army
Brigadier General Shane P. Morgan, USA
Commandant Field Artillery School, Fires CoE
Chris J. Grassano
Director, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Command (DEVCOM) Armaments CenterSenior Military & Government Speakers
Colonel David S. Lee, USA
Field Artillery, Director Army Multi-Domain Targeting Center (AMTC)
Tracy Sheppard
Weapons Sciences Division Competency Lead, Weapons Sciences and Materials Research Directorate US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, DEVCOM Army Research Lab
Mr. Bob Wolfinger
Deputy PEO STRI, Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation
Colonel Pete Sittenauer, USA,
Deputy Fire Support Coordinator for U.S. Army Europe and Africa 56th Artillery Command
LTC Timothy Godwin, USA
Product Manager Fire Support C2, PEO C3T
Col Rory Crooks, USA
Director Long Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team
Lt Colonel Pavlo Khazan
C4ISR Group Commander Armed Forces of Ukraine
Colonel Patrick Farrell, USA
Project Manager, Mid-Range Capability Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) Chris J. Grassano
Director, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center
CAPT Richard Gensley USN
Program Manager, Precision Strike Weapons NAVAIR
William Everitt
Warrant Officer, Class 1, Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team, Communications & Artillery Systems Cooperation Activities Specialist (ASCA British Army
Professor James Henry Bergeron (CDR, USN-RET)
Political Advisor NATO Allied Maritime Command
Thomas A. Dougherty
Executive Director and Senior Contracting Official Army Contracting Command-New Jersey (ACC-NJ), Picatinny Arsenal
David Drag
ACC-NJ Division Chief - Combat Ammunition Division
John Cooper
Division Chief, Munitions Readiness Division ACC-Rock Island
Colonel Tony Behrens, USA
Senior Advisor U.S. Army Missile Defense Cross Functional Team (AMD CFT)
Col Michael Englis, USA
Director Army Capabilities Manager, Fires Cells-Targeting, Fires CDID
Colonel Leon Rogers, USA
Project ManagerCAS (Combat Ammunition Systems) Picatinny Arsenal
Lieutenant Colonel Adam Ropelewski, USA
Senior Fire Support TrainerVampire 07
Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) Hohhenfels, Germany
Special DOD & International Military & Industry Speakers
LTC Yoann Leclerc-Desjardins
Deputy Director, Artillery, Commandant Royal Regiment Canadian Artillery School
Mark Altobelli
Program Manager, Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb, Precision Engagement System Boeing
Jon Milner
Director, BD Weapons and Ammunition American Rheinmetall Defense, Inc.
Chris Durbin
Assistant Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions Agency U.S. Government Accountability Office
Brenna Derritt
Senior Analyst Contracting and National Security Acquisitions Agency U.S. Government Accountability Office
Mike Turner
Fires Capability Area Lead DEVCOM, Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC)
Jason Gaines
Vice President General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical SystemsDownload the Full Event Guide
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