2025 5G Summit | Potomac Officers Club
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The U.S. government is leading the charge in harnessing the transformative power of 5G and FutureG. From bolstering national security and public safety to enhancing citizen services and critical federal missions, 5G promises to revolutionize how we operate.
Ready to unlock the full potential of 5G? Join the Potomac Officers Club's 5G Summit and delve into topics like 5G at the edge, how 5G supports the DOD’s CJADC2 efforts, 5G-powered warfighting capabilities and more.
Speakers
Leland Brown
Federal Director and Principal Engineer for Military & Aerospace Advanced Communications
Capgemini
Jennifer Congdon
Principal
Booz Allen
Charles Cooper
Associate Administrator
Office of Spectrum Management
CW5 Jeramy Cosner
Chief Technology Officer, Command and Control Cross-Functional Team
Army Futures Command
Erwin Gianchandani
Assistant Director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships
National Science Foundation [NSF]
Brian Kassa
Vice President, Mission Critical Systems
Ericsson North America
Joe Kochan
CEO and Executive Director
The National Spectrum Consortium
Eric Makara
Section Head
Naval Research Laboratory
Matt Moreno
Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff G-6
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
Dave Peterson
Vice President of Tactical and Business Development
Nokia Federal Solutions
Joe Pishock
DoD Accounts and Strategy
Oceus
Col Jason Quinter
Commanding Officer, Marine Air Control Group 38
U.S. Marine Corps
Juan Ramirez
Director, 5G Cross Functional Team
Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO)
Dr. Thomas Rondeau
Principal Director, FutureG & 5G (OUSD R&E)
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Zachary Taylor
Senior Communications Officer
75th Ranger Regiment
Mark Taylor
Former CTO
U.S. Special Operations Command [USSOCOM]
Andrew Thiessen
Head of 5G/xG
MITRE
CPT Lucas Vancina
Wireless Networking / 5G Specialist
Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA)
Johnson Wu
Commercial and Technical Lead, Cyber and Telecom Portfolio
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Agenda
| 7:00am | 8:00am | Networking Reception |
| 8:00am | 8:05am | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 8:05am | 8:45am | Opening Keynote: Dr. Thomas Rondeau |
| 8:45am | 9:20am | Morning Keynote: Juan Ramirez |
| 9:20am | 9:50am | Networking Break |
| 9:50am | 10:50am | Panel A: Securing 5G in the field: Dave Peterson (Moderator), Col Jason Quinter, Zachary Taylor, Captain Lucas Vancina, Charles Cooper |
| 9:50am | 10:50am | Panel B: Industry collaboration for DoD mission success: Jennifer Congdon, Brian Kassa, Joe Kochan, and Eric Makara |
| 10:50am | 11:00am | Break |
| 11:00am | 12:00pm | Panel A: Accelerating Deployment of Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) Tactical Networks: Leland Brown (Moderator), Jeramy Cosner and Andrew Thiessen |
| 11:00am | 12:00pm | Panel B: Bridging the Gap; the Operational Applications for 5G Technologies: Matthew Moreno, Joe Pishock and Mark Taylor |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | Networking Lunch |
| 1:00pm | 1:35pm | Afternoon Keynote: Erwin Gianchandani |
| 1:35pm | 2:10pm | Closing Keynote |
| 2:10pm | 2:15pm | Closing Remarks |
