Agenda Day 2

Agenda

8:45 am - 9:00 am CHAIR'S OPENING REMARKS

9:00 am - 9:15 am LEAD PARTNER WELCOME REMARKS

Luke Savoie, President and CEO, Elbit Systems of America 




  KEYNOTE PANEL: TRANSFORMATION IN THE FIRES COMMUNITY

Moderator:

Lieutenant General Miles Brown, Deputy Commanding General, Army Transformation and Training Command, US Army

Panelists:

Colonel Dan Gibson, Division Chief, Capability Directorate, Cross-Domain Fires, US Army

Colonel Nicholas Dvonch, 1st Cavalry Division Artillery Commander, US Army


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Lieutenant General Miles Brown

Deputy Commanding General, Army Transformation and Training Command
US Army (Pending Final Confirmation)

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Colonel Daniel Gibson

Division Chief, Capability Directorate, Cross-Domain Fires
US Army

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Colonel Nick Dvonch

Brigade Commander, 1st Cavalry Division Artillery
US Army

PANEL DISCUSSION: INDIRECT FIRES IN INDO-PACIFIC

• Discussing the role of indirect fires in the Indo-Pacific theater
• Fires modernization to address the unique threats and operational environment in the Indo-Pacific theater
• Exploring priorities for meeting multi domain needs in the Indo-Pacific
Moderator:
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Tony Aguto, Former Commander, Security Assistance Group Ukraine (SAGU)
Panelists:
Colonel Jonathan Harvey, Director, Theater Fires Element, US Army Pacific Command, US Army
Colonel (Ret.) Matthew Matter, Senior Mentor Joint Fires Division, Joint All Domain Fires SME, Joint Staff

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Lieutenant General (Ret.) Antonio Aguto

Former Commanding General, Security Assistance Group Ukraine (SAGU)
US Army

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Colonel Jonathan Harvey

Director, Theater Fires Element, US Army Pacific Command
US Army

10:15 am - 10:45 am INDUSTRY INSIGHT SESSION: DISRUPTING MOBILE FIRES


INDUSTRY INSIGHT SESSION: DISRUPTING MOBILE FIRES
Shatiel Edwards, Vice President, Future Programs, AM GENERAL



10:45 am - 11:15 am COFFEE AND NETWORKING

11:15 am - 11:30 am INDUSTRY INSIGHT SESSION: RHEINMETALL GROUP


INDUSTRY INSIGHT SESSION: RHEINMETALL GROUP
Jon Milner, Director, BD- Weapons and Ammunition, American Rheinmetall Defense




US ARMY FIRES TESTING AND EVALUATION
• Understanding how each test center is supporting Army modernization plans
• Diving into the unique challenges and complexities of launched effects, long-range missiles, sensors and support systems testing
• Testing and analysis standards for cutting-edge technologies, ensuring success
Moderator:
Paul Daniels, President, P. Daniels Consulting
Panelists:
Colonel Joseph Alexander, Commander, US Army Redstone Test Center (RTC), Army Test and Evaluation Command, US Army
Colonel Matt Johnson, Commander, White Sands Test Center, Army Test and Evaluation Command, US Army

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Chair: Paul Daniels

President
P. Daniels Consulting

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Colonel Joseph C. Alexander

Commander, US Army Redstone Test Center (RTC), Army Test and Evaluation Command
US Army

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Colonel Matt Johnson

Commander, White Sands Test Center, Army Test and Evaluation Command
US Army

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm INDUSTRY INSIGHT SESSION: BRAVO ORDNANCE

Devan Plantamura - Chief Executive Officer, Bravo Ordnance


INDUSTRY INSIGHT SESSION: BRAVO ORDNANCE
Devan Plantamura, Chief Executive Officer, Bravo Ordnance



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Devan Plantamura

Chief Executive Officer
Bravo Ordnance

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm LUNCH AND NETWORKING


• Diving into fires support systems, technology and advancements, and real time data sharing to support indirect fires operations
• Enhancing data sharing for quicker decision making and enhanced targeting, increasing the speed of data between aviation and fires
• Advancing interoperability between fires systems and multi-domain networks

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Chair: Paul Daniels

President
P. Daniels Consulting

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Colonel Tyler Donnell

Director, Offensive Fires Transformation and Lessosn Learned Manager
US Army (Pending Final Confirmation)

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Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Faucett

Product Manager for Fire Support Systems
US Marine Corps

INDUSTRY LEADERS PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator:

Paul Daniels, President, P. Daniels Consulting

Panelists:

Bryan Gundrum, Vice President, Engineering Integrated Solutions, Elbit Systems of America

Todd Mueller, Executive Director, Fires Capture Programs, Land Systems, Hanwha Defense


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Chair: Paul Daniels

President
P. Daniels Consulting

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Todd Mueller

Executive Director, Fires Capture Programs, Land Systems
Hanwha Defense USA


TESTING INSIGHTS FROM FORT SILL
• Supporting Army transformation priorities through effective testing and evaluation
• Looking at current testing portfolios, adapting standards for various platforms
• How Fort Sill is helping the Army learn, develop and shape future capabilities
Colonel Tony Perez, Director, Fire Support, Test Directorate, Fort Sill, US Army

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Colonel Tony Perez

Director, Fire Support Test Directorate at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
US Army

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm COFFEE AND NETWORKING

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm ACCURATE AFFORDABLE INDIRECT MASSED (AAIM) FIRES TECHNOLOGIES

Dave Musgrave - Chief Engineer for DEVCOM-AC’s Artillery Fire Control Systems Division, US Army

 

ACCURATE AFFORDABLE INDIRECT MASSED (AAIM) FIRES TECHNOLOGIES

• S&T effort out of DEVCOM AC

• Minimize errors in ballistic artillery and improve the accuracy of conventional ammunition

• Mature and demonstrate multiple technologies to incorporate into various 155mm systems

Dave Musgrave, Chief Engineer for DEVCOM-AC’s Artillery Fire Control Systems Division, US Army


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Dave Musgrave

Chief Engineer for DEVCOM-AC’s Artillery Fire Control Systems Division
US Army

  • PANEL DISCUSSION: PROGRAMMING, ACQUISITION AND THE WAY FORWARD
• Looking at Army’s Acquisition Transformation and Centralized Programming
• How the Army is Transforming to address the Army’s ability to rapidly deliver relevant and effective solutions at scale to address the Warfighter needs
Moderator:
Paul Daniels, President, P. Daniels Consulting  
Panelists:
Colonel Leon Rogers, Military Deputy to the DASA-PPR, US Army
Colonel Dan Gibson, Division Chief, Capability Directorate, Cross-Domain Fires, US Army

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Chair: Paul Daniels

President
P. Daniels Consulting

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Colonel Leon L. Rogers

Project Manager, Military Deputy to the DASA-PPR
US Army

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Colonel Daniel Gibson

Division Chief, Capability Directorate, Cross-Domain Fires
US Army

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE