CONFERENCE DAY ONE | OCTOBER 28

Main Track

7:30 am - 9:00 am Registration & Networking


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Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock

Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017)
US Air Force

  • Overseeing a command that is organized to see across functional boundaries, informed by functional authorities from a policy perspective, a strategy perspective, and a resourcing perspective 
  • The role of the Centers of Excellence 
  • How industry can help AETC move towards this new mindset 


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Major General Clark Quinn

Deputy Commander for Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
US Air Force

8:55 am - 9:00 am Boeing Welcome Remarks



9:30 am - 10:00 am INDUSTRY INSIGHT SESSION – HOSTED BY BOEING




10:00 am - 10:30 am INITIAL PILOT TRAINING (IPT) MODEL

 

  • The role that the University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation flight training program in Arizona and the Brunner Aerospace flight training program in Texas have played for the IPT model and if that will expand 
  • Results from the first cohort 
  • Requirements that need to be met for the program to grow and succeed 


10:30 am - 11:00 am NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBITION HALL


11:00 am - 11:30 am ADVANCED TRAINING SYSTEMS FOR THE US NAVY

Capt. Duane Whitmer - Program Manager, US Navy
  • How the US Navy is upgrading current systems with new technology to enhance training and better prepare the 21st century warfighter 
  • Lessons learned from the implementation of simulation training and steps taken to improve upon those lessons 
  • How industry can help the modernization of US Navy pilot training 
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Capt. Duane Whitmer

Program Manager
US Navy

11:30 am - 12:00 pm TRANSFORMING FLYING TRAINING THROUGH COMPETENCY MAPPING

Christy Stephens - Lead Instructional Designer 19th AF/Flying Training Center of Excellence, US Air Force
  • Defining what competency mapping is and why it is important to AETC 
  • Key metrics from the first class to go through competency mapping 
  • Integrating AI into competency mapping within the next three years 


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Christy Stephens

Lead Instructional Designer 19th AF/Flying Training Center of Excellence
US Air Force

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm INDUSTRY INSIGHT SESSION – HOSTED BY IPERFORMX


12:30 pm - 1:30 pm LUNCH AND NETWORKING IN THE EXHIBITION HALL

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm HOW NATO FLIGHT TRAINING EUROPE IS IMPROVING FLYING CAPACITY ACROSS THE ALLIANCE

Jason Hawker - Principal Officer, NATO Flight Training Europe, NSPA
  • Training in contentious times as conflicts heighten in Ukraine and the Middle East 
  • Results from the new syllabus and three-dimensional environment training 
  • Creating synthetic environments to create environments happening in current conflicts 
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Jason Hawker

Principal Officer, NATO Flight Training Europe
NSPA

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm INDUSTRY INSIGHTS SESSION HOSTED BY KF AEROSPACE

  • Understanding the different training situations for air dominance 
  • Defining what air dominance is 
  • Discussing the unique training curriculum for air dominance training 

 

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm LUNCH AND NETWORKING IN THE EXHIBITION HALL

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm HOW UNMANNED PLATFORMS ARE HELPING ADVANCE FLIGHT TRAINING

Colonel Peter Lee - Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing, US Air Force
  • Understanding how unmanned and manned aircraft work together 
  • Challenges of training with unmanned aircraft 
  • How instructors are getting up to speed on training with unmanned aircraft 
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Colonel Peter Lee

Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing
US Air Force

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm FUTURE LONG RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT TRAINING

Colonel Jeffrey Poquette - Program Manager, Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, US Army
  • Integrating emerging technology into training for the long range assault aircraft 
  • Understanding the steps needed to train both instructors and staff for new aircraft 
  • Initial feedback on training from soldiers and what is needed for advancing training for the long range assault aircraft 
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Colonel Jeffrey Poquette

Program Manager, Future Long Range Assault Aircraft
US Army

4:00 pm - 4:05 pm CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE

Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock - Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017), US Air Force
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Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock

Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017)
US Air Force

4:30 pm - 4:35 pm CIGAR AND DRINKS RECEPTION HOSTED BY BOEING