May 14 - 15, 2024 Paris Las Vegas Hotel • Las Vegas, USA
Day 2: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
8:00 am - 8:50 am
MORNING REGISTRATION COFFEE AND NETWORKING
8:50 am - 9:00 am
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS
Admiral (Ret.) William E. ''Bill'' Gortney -
former Commander,
US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
Admiral (Ret.) William E. ''Bill'' Gortney
former CommanderUS Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
F-35 SUSTAINMENT: BUILDING INTEGRATED DETERRENCE
Major General Donald K. Carpenter -
Director, Lightning Sustainment Center, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Office,
US Air Force
- Global Sustainment Strategy: Promoting maximum U.S. Service and International Partner involvement
- Delivering global support to U.S. Services, F-35 Partners, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.
- Establishing air vehicle, propulsion, and component repair facilities in U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions further driving maintenance and repair interoperability
Major General Donald K. Carpenter
Director, Lightning Sustainment Center, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program OfficeUS Air Force
9:30 am - 10:00 am
AIR SUPERIORITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: A SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS APPROACH
- Goals and needs for future platform development that will augment US airpower for joint force warfare
- Coordinating air, cyber and space efforts across the USAF to deliver capabilities to the warfighter
- Understanding successes and challenges during the F-35 program, applying what worked and what didn’t for sixth generation fighter development
10:00 am - 10:30 am
HOSTED BY BOEING: STRATEGIC PANEL DISCUSSION - AFFORDABLE MASS/CCA
10:30 am - 11:00 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:00 am - 11:30 am
ACCELERATING TEST IN THE 412TH TEST WING
Colonel Douglas P. Wickert -
Commander, 412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base (AFB),
US Air Force
- Optimizing overall testing capabilities within the 412th Test Wing
- Upholding rigorous testing standards in operational procedures using modern tools
- Utilizing digital engineering, AI, and machine learnings
Colonel Douglas P. Wickert
Commander, 412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base (AFB)US Air Force
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
ENSURING COMBAT PLATFORMS THAT CAN SUCCEED AND SURVIVE
Air Commodore Nick Lowe -
Head of Combat Air Capability Delivery, Headquarters Air Command and Senior Responsible Owner, Typhoon and F-35 Lightning Programmes,
Royal Air Force
- Achieving combat superiority for the future fight through the exploitation of combat cloud to ensure victory in data intensive environments
- The implications of achieving operational advantage whilst working in coalition with the USAF and wider coalitions.
- MDI and the implications of building multinational coalitions.
Air Commodore Nick Lowe
Head of Combat Air Capability Delivery, Headquarters Air Command and Senior Responsible Owner, Typhoon and F-35 Lightning ProgrammesRoyal Air Force
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
PANEL: ENGAGING WITH THE MEMBERS OF EUROPEAN SIXTH GENERATION FIGHTER PROGRAMS
Colonel David Pappalardo -
French Air and Space Attaché in the United States,
French Embassy
Colonel Joerg Rauber - Branch Chief Planning FCAS, German Ministry of Defence
- Discussing details of FCAS, and the technology involved for Europe’s unique mission set
- Hear updates from Spain, France & Germany on development processes, needs and goals
- A look ahead at what is to come for FCAS acquisition
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
HOSTED BY BOEING: INDUSTRY INSIGHT SESSION - SPECTRUM WARFARE
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBITION HALL
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
NTTR: 6TH GENERATION TESTING AND TRAINING
Colonel Michael G. Rider -
Commander, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis Air Force Base,
US Air Force
- Integration of top technology for electronic combat training such as simulation, VR and AR
- Looking at the key software side elements assessed in both testing and training at NTTR
- Exploring solutions of the future, how testing will impact USAF decision-making
Colonel Michael G. Rider
Commander, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis Air Force BaseUS Air Force
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
ANALYZING AIR DOMINANCE: AFRL
Dr. Steven K. "CAP" Rogers -
Senior Scientist, Artificial Intelligence Enabled Autonomy,
Air Force Research Laboratory
- Air Dominance has been a key asymmetric advantage for the US for over 70 years
- Assessing the current state of air superiority and the existing level of advantage
- Examining the journey that led to Americas enduring asymmetric advantage in air superiority
- The path to ensure we have that enduring AI advantage in air superiority
Dr. Steven K. "CAP" Rogers
Senior Scientist, Artificial Intelligence Enabled AutonomyAir Force Research Laboratory
4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
Admiral (Ret.) William E. ''Bill'' Gortney -
former Commander,
US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
Admiral (Ret.) William E. ''Bill'' Gortney
former CommanderUS Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
