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2024 Air Defense Summit | Potomac Officers Club
WHAT
Part of the Potomac Officers Club’s recurring series of military-focused events, the 2024 Air Defense Summit brings together the top Air Force leaders and decision-makers, alongside industry experts and government officials, to discuss the future of the service. Join this event to hear important updates on peer competition, modernization efforts, cutting-edge technology adoption, and more.
Speakers
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Scott Ariotti
Senior Program Manager
Capgemini Government Solutions
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Matt Beran
Industry Lead, Global Defense & Intelligence
Appian
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Michael Berger
Defense & Aerospace Market Leader
Capgemini
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Col Frank Biancardi
Deputy Director, ABMS CFT
U.S. Air Force
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James Crocker
CTO BESPIN
U.S. Air Force
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Melissa Dalton
Under Secretary
U.S. Department of the Air Force
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Vincent DiFronzo
EVP, Air Force and Combatant Command
SAIC
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Barry Duplantis
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Venice Goodwine
Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of the Air Force
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Dr. Timothy Grayson
Special Assistant to the SecAF
U.S. Department of the Air Force
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LTC Timothy Heaton
AMC 618TH AOC
U.S. Air Force
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Edwin Herchert
Branch Chief, Mission Applications, Enterprise Physical Security
Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA)
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Gordon Kordyak
Deputy DAF Integrating PEO for command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (C3BM)
U.S. Air Force
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Laura Parsons
Vice President at Maximus Federal
Maximus
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Dave Reardon
Chief Customer Officer
Mattermost
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Bob Ritchie
Chief Technology Officer
SAIC
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Bob Schwartz
Executive Vice President, Applied Innovation Exchange, Global Director
Capgemini
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Leslie Shing
Technical Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
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Maj Justin Soderlund
Special Agent, USAF ORION Program Manager
U.S. Air Force
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COL Matt "Nomad" Strohmeyer
Director Global Information Dominance Experiments
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
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Amar Tappouni
Principal, Aerospace
Booz Allen
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Christopher Thomas
Administrator
Defense Technical Information Center [DTIC]
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Ian Tien
CEO and Co-founder
Mattermost
Agenda
7:00am | 8:00am | Networking Reception |
8:00am | 8:05am | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
8:05am | 8:45am | Opening Keynote: Melissa Dalton Keynote Introducer: Vincent DiFronzo |
8:45am | 9:20am | Morning Keynote: Venice Goodwine Keynote Introducer: Dave Reardon |
9:20am | 9:50am | Networking Break |
9:50am | 10:50am | Panel A: Accelerating with IT: Col Frank Biancardi, James Crocker, and Bob Ritchie (Moderator) |
9:50am | 10:50am | Panel B: Drive USAF Decision Advantage: Practical Use Cases for AI/ML: LTC Timothy Heaton, and Leslie Shing, COL Matt Strohmeyer, Amar Tappouni and Ian Tien (Moderator) |
10:50am | 11:00am | Break |
11:00am | 12:00pm | Panel A: Harnessing Technology, Science, and Innovation for Force Readiness in Multi-domain Operations: Scott Ariotti (Moderator), Gordon Kordyak, Bob Schwartz and Christopher Thomas |
11:00am | 12:00pm | Panel B: Maximizing Impact: Strategies to Replicate Successful Air Force Case Management Solutions: Matt Beran (Moderator), Edwin Herchert, Daniel O'Connor, Maj Justin Soderlund, and Laura Parsons |
12:00pm | 1:00pm | Networking Lunch |
1:00pm | 1:35pm | Closing Fireside Chat: Dr. Timothy Grayson and Michael Berger (Moderator) |
1:35pm | 1:45pm | Closing Comments |
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