Day 2

day 2

8:15 am - 8:45 am REGISTRATION & NETWORKING

9:15 am - 9:25 am CHAIR'S OPENING REMARKS


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Giovanni K. Tuck

Chief Executive Officer
Robbins-Gioia Company

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Emily Vogeler

Executive Director, J34, Logistics Policy and Strategic Programs in the Logistic
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)

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Karen Fenstermacher

Vice Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command
US Navy

9:30 am - 10:00 am FIRESIDE CHAT: OPERATIONALIZING CONTESTED LOGISTICS


10:00 am - 10:30 am DOW CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER ON CURRENT PRIORITIES TO SUPPORT THE WARFIGHTER

Ms. Katherine “Katie” Arrington - Performing the Duties of Department of War Chief Information Officer, US DoD


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Ms. Katherine “Katie” Arrington

Performing the Duties of Department of War Chief Information Officer
US DoD

10:30 am - 11:00 am NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

11:00 am - 11:30 am A LOOK AT DLA’S ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY

Adarryl Roberts - Chief Information Officer, Defense Logistics Agency

·      How DLA’s AI strategy will leverage artificial intelligence to mitigate supply chain risks

·      The role of AI in solving supply chain challenges, and enhance warfighter resilience

·      Exploring potential AI use cases for future battlefield success

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Adarryl Roberts

Chief Information Officer
Defense Logistics Agency

·      Analyzing United States and allies’ logistics and supply chain networks across varying theaters

·      Looking at gaps in current networks and systems, and identifying potential weak spots and future challenges

·      Examining current regional partnerships and contingency plans for sustainment across the globe

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Dr. Todd McAllister

Director, Global Supply Chain & Logistics/Professor of Practice
National Defense University *subject to final confirmation

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm TRANSFORMING THE NAVY’S LOGISTICS IT ECOSYSTEM

Mr. Quinn Daniels - Deputy Program Manager, Logistics IT Services (LOG IT), PEO MLB

TRANSFORMING THE NAVY’S LOGISTICS IT ECOSYSTEM

• Navy’s Logistics IT Services (LOG IT) Program Office (PMW 200) is leading the digital transformation of naval logistics

• Consolidating and modernizing capabilities from 200+ legacy systems into future-state, integrated logistics programs to accelerate maintenance operations and improve fleet readiness

• Program Executive Office for Manpower, Logistics and Business Solutions portfolios and industry partners are key to successful modernization

Quinn Daniels, Deputy Program Manager (Acting), Logistics IT Services, Program Executive Office for Manpower Logistics and Business Solutions, US Navy


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Mr. Quinn Daniels

Deputy Program Manager, Logistics IT Services (LOG IT)
PEO MLB

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm NETWORKING LUNCH

INSIGHTS INTO ARMY ENERGY PRIORITIES, AND PLANS

Dr. Jeff Waksman, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, US Army


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Dr. Jeff Waksman

Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment
US Army

PANEL DISCUSSION: INNOVATION IN DEFENSE ENERGY

• Looking at defense energy innovation and cutting edge technology including transportable nuclear reactors

• Discussing programs across the US DoD, working on new energy solutions, and solving refueling challenges

• Mitigating energy challenges in contested environments and enhancing installation resilience

Moderator:

Major General (Ret) Allan Day, Former Director of Logistics Operations, Defense Logistics Agency

Panelists:

Dr. Annie Kammerer, Chief, Nuclear Power Branch, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army HQ Pentagon, US Department of Defense



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Major General Allan E. Day (Ret.)

VP, Logistics/Sustainment Industry Strategy Global Public Sector
Salesforce

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Dr. Annie Kammerer

Chief of the Nuclear Power Branch, Office of the Chief of Engineers (OCE)
Department of the Army Headquarters (HQDA)

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm FIRESIDE CHAT: LOGISTICS AND SUSTAINMENT ACROSS NATO ALLIES

Captain Corey Odom - Logistics & Sustainment Branch Head, NATO

 

·      Discussing NATO strategies for supply chain and logistics resilience

·      Analyzing contested logistics, lessons learned and priorities for the future battlefield

·      Looking at current conflicts and recent NATO operations, exploring supply chain challenges, and ensured readiness

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Captain Corey Odom

Logistics & Sustainment Branch Head
NATO

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm AFTERNOON NETWORKING & COFFEE


FIRESIDE CHAT: ADVANCING LOGISTICS, OVERVIEW OF ARMY APPLICATIONS LAB PROJECTS
Major General (Ret) Allan Day, Former Director of Logistics Operations, Defense Logistics Agency
Thomas Mead, Director of Solution Innovation, Army Applications Laboratory

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Mr. Thomas M. Mead

Director of Solution Innovation, Army Applications Laboratory
US Army

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Major General Allan E. Day (Ret.)

VP, Logistics/Sustainment Industry Strategy Global Public Sector
Salesforce

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm PANEL DISCUSSION: FROM PROTOTYPE TO PRODUCTION: ACCELERATING LOGISTICS INNOVATION THROUGH INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS

General USAF Retired Jacqueline Van Ovost - Former Commander, USTRANSCOM
Dr. Nicholas Martin - Director of the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), US DoD

PANEL DISCUSSION: FROM PROTOTYPE TO PRODUCTION: ACCELERATING LOGISTICS INNOVATION THROUGH INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS

• What does an effective partnership look like?

• How industry can close the gap between prototypes and scalable logistics solutions

• What are the various transition pathways, financing models and informal mechanisms that work

Moderator:

Jaqueline Van Ovost, General USAF Retired, Former Commander, US TRANSCOM

Panelists:

Dr. Nick Martin, Ph.D., Director, Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), OUSD(A&S)

Tanveer Kathawalla, Managing Partner, Pioneer 1890, and Member, Business Executives for National Security (BENS)


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General USAF Retired Jacqueline Van Ovost

Former Commander
USTRANSCOM

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Dr. Nicholas Martin

Director of the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA)
US DoD


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Major General Allan E. Day (Ret.)

VP, Logistics/Sustainment Industry Strategy Global Public Sector
Salesforce