January 27 - 28 2026 | Austin, TX
Agenda Day 1
Agenda
8:10 am - 9:10 am
REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING
9:10 am - 9:20 am
CHAIR'S OPENING REMARKS
9:20 am - 9:30 am
WELCOME ADDRESS FROM ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA
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9:30 am - 10:00 am
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION INSIGHTS FROM LONG RANGE PRECISION CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM
10:00 am - 10:30 am
HOLISTIC CANNON MODERNIZATION
10:30 am - 11:00 am
UPDATES AND INNOVATION IN SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER SYSTEMS
- Analyzing improvements in firepower and precision
- Looking at increased range capabilities for extended operational reach
- Precision-guided munitions for improved lethality and advanced targeting systems for
- increased accuracy
11:00 am - 11:30 am
COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA: MODERNIZING REQUIREMENTS AND INDUSTRY SUPPORT IN ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY
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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
INSIGHTS FROM THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAND AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION ALIGNING OPERATIONAL NEEDS WITH TECHNICAL INNOVATION
- Insights from Field Artillery Commanders on operational level experiences and lessons learned
- Understanding how the latest technical advancements address operational requirements and challenges felt by commanders in the field
- Discussing capability gaps, and integration of new technologies into existing artillery units
10:30 am - 11:00 am
HANWHA DEFENSE USA: ADDRESSING ARTILLERY MODERNIZATION NEEDS NOW AND FOR THE FUTURE FORCE
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF STRYKER & ARTILLERY SYSTEMS
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
COFFEE AND NETWORKING
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
INDUSTRY INSIGHT SESSION: PHOENIX GROUP
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: OPTIMIZING LIVE DATA INTEGRATION FOR DRONES AND ROBOTICS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS
Colonel Nick Ryan -
Director, Army Capability Manager-Unmanned Aircraft Systems,
US Army
Lieutenant Colonel William Taylor - Product Manager, Soldier Precision Targeting Devices, PEO Soldier, US Army
· Insights from the war in Ukraine on artillery performance and how that can assist with Army development, production and sustainment goals
· How a move to formation-based artillery warfare is changing the way commanders think about artillery needs
· Lessons learned from Russian Army challenges with “deep battle” doctrine and how that is shaping current artillery requirements, production and sustainment
Lieutenant Colonel William Taylor
Product Manager, Soldier Precision Targeting Devices, PEO SoldierUS Army
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm
CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE
5:20 pm - 6:15 pm
DRINKS RECEPTION HOSTED BY ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA
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