POC - GovCon International Summit

GovCon International Summit | Potomac Officers Club

WHAT

In today’s increasingly competitive and tense global landscape, power projection, unity, technological innovation and collaboration are critical to the success and security of the United States and its allies. The Pentagon’s first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy supports these efforts and aims to catalyze “generational change” within the defense industrial base by creating a more robust, resilient and dynamic modernized defense ecosystem.

For the first time ever, the GovCon International Summit brings together esteemed government and industry speakers from across the globe, the DOD and the U.S. combatant commands to discuss how international partnerships, coalition warfare and emerging technologies are reshaping the defense landscape and how the U.S. can stay ahead of the curve.

WHEN

Thursday, October 10, 2024
7:00am - 2:45pm
Eastern Time Zone

WHERE

Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
5000 Seminary Rd
Alexandria, VA 22311

Speakers

David Broadbent

President Government Solutions

Intelsat

Brian Burton

Senior Advisor for International and Industry Engagement

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSD A&S)

Laura Cressey

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Security Bureau of Political-Military Affairs

U.S. Department of State

Patricia Csank

Vice President, Supply Chain Management

LMI

Vincent DiFronzo

EVP, Air Force and Combatant Command

SAIC

Dr. Mark Eddings

Senior Vice President, Space Market

LMI

Phoebe Greentree

Minister-Counsellor (AUKUS)

Embassy of Australia

Nicholas Hasko

Principal Deputy Advisor Office of the AUKUS Senior Advisor

U.S. Department of State

Christopher Johnson

Chief Technology Officer

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Patrick Kelleher

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Materiel Readiness

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSD A&S)

DASD Travis Langster

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International & Industry Engagement

U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

Jeremy Leader

Deputy Director, Commercial Space Office, Space Systems Command

U.S. Space Force

Col. James McFarland

Former Commander of the 613th Air Operations Center

Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (VCSAF)

Michael Miller

Director

Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)

Schuyler Moore

Chief Technology Officer

U.S. Central Command [CENTCOM]

MAJ Robert Perez-Alemany

Technical Program Manager, Space Portfolio

Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

RDML Lincoln Reifsteck

Director, AUKUS Integration & Acquisition Program

U.S. Department of the Navy

Jon Rhone

Command and Control Strategist

SAIC

Maj Gen David Sanford

J3 Director, Logistics Operations/Commander, Joint Regional Combat Support

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)

Major-General Michel-Henri St-Louis, OMM, MSC, MSM, CD

Canadian Defence Attache to the United States

le Royal 22e Régiment

Clayton Swope

Deputy Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, International Security Program

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Ian Tien

CEO and Co-founder

Mattermost

Dr. Frank Turner

Technical Director

Space Development Agency (SDA)

Paul Van Slett

Department of Defense Satellite Communications Chief (DoD SATCOM Chief)

U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

Kristina Walter

Chief, Cybersecurity Collaboration Center

National Security Agency (NSA)

Rory Welch

Vice President of Global Government & Satellite Services

Intelsat

Agenda

7:00am 8:00am Networking Reception
8:00am 8:05am Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:05am 8:45am Opening Keynote: Kristina Walter
Keynote Introducer: Ian Tien
8:45am 9:20am Morning Keynote: Schuyler Moore
Keynote Introducer: Vincent DiFronzo
9:20am 9:50am Networking Break
9:50am 10:50am Panel A: Putting the C in CJADC2: Christopher Johnson, Major-General Michel-Henri St-Louis, OMM, MSC, MSM, C, Jon Rhone (Moderator) and Col. James McFarland
9:50am 10:50am Panel B: The New Space Race: Can Technology Keep Up with the Threat?: David Broadbent (Moderator), Jeremy Leader, MAJ Robert Perez-Alemany, Paul Van Slett and Dr. Frank Turner
10:50am 11:20am Breakout Fireside Chat: NATO In Space: The Shifting Landscape & The Role of Industry: Clayton Swope and Rory Welch
10:50am 11:20am Networking Break
11:20am 12:20pm Panel A: AUKUS Update: Strategies, Challenges & Tech Initiatives: Brian Burton, Phoebe Greentree, Nicholas Hasko, Ian Tien (Moderator) and RDML Lincoln Reifsteck
11:20am 12:20pm Panel B: The Importance of Logistics and Sustainment in Deterrence: Dr. Mark Eddings, Laura Cressey, Patrick Kelleher, Trish Csank (Moderator) and Major General David Sanford
12:20pm 1:20pm Networking Lunch
1:20pm 1:55pm Afternoon Keynote: Michael Miller
Keynote Introducer: Rory Welch
1:55pm 2:40pm Closing Keynote: DASD Travis Langster
Keynote Introducer: Patricia Csank
2:40pm 2:45pm Closing Comments
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