October 28 - 29, 2025
| The Westin San Antonio North, San Antonio, TX
CONFERENCE DAY ONE | OCTOBER 28
Main Track
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Registration & Networking
8:50 am - 8:55 am
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock -
Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017),
US Air Force
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock
Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017)US Air Force
9:00 am - 9:30 am
MOVING TO A MISSION OVER FUNCTION MINDSET
Major General Clark Quinn -
Deputy Commander for Air Education and Training Command (AETC),
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
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
Sponsored by: The Boeing Company
9:30 am - 10:00 am
INDUSTRY INSIGHT SESSION – HOSTED BY BOEING
Sponsored by: The Boeing Company
10:00 am - 10:30 am
UPDATES ON THE VISION ON TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PILOTS FOR THE ITALIAN AIR FORCE
- Integrating emerging technology into training
- Balancing the integration of new aircraft with older models for training
- Furthering training partnerships with allies
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 Subject to Final Approvals -
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
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
Christy Stephens
Lead Instructional Designer 19th AF/Flying Training Center of ExcellenceUS 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
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS SESSION HOSTED BY KF AEROSPACE
Brig Gen Daniel Coutts -
Commander, 2 Canadian Air Division,
Department of National Defence
Colonel Gabe Arrington - Chief of International Affairs, AETC, US Air Force
- 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
ADVANCING REMOTE PILOT TRAINING
Colonel Peter Lee -
Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing,
US Air Force
- Creating simulated environments for remote pilot training
- How pilots and remote pilots train together to improve integration
- How instructors are getting up to speed on training remote pilots
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
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
Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock
Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017)US Air Force
