2018 Navy Forum | Potomac Officers Club
WHAT
Join the Potomac Officers Club to hear from public and private sector leaders about how the U.S. Navy is promoting a more agile acquisitions process. Notably, the service branch has been decentralizing decision-making of smaller acquisition programs to program executive and managers. This has led to a differentiation in process which, when coupled with the rise of digitization at the research and development phase, will lead to increased efficiencies for both the Navy and industry.
Speakers
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Elliott Branch
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Acquisition and Procurement)
U.S. Navy
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David Bray
Executive Director
People Centered Internet (PCI)
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Tommy Gardner
CTO, HP Federal
HP Federal
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James Geurts
Assistant Secretary for Research, Development, and Acquisition
U.S. Navy
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Thresa Lang
Director, Washington Operation of Space & Naval Warfare Systems Command and Director, Navy Cybersecurity Division for DCNO N2/N6
U.S. Navy
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Ruth Youngs Lew
Program Executive Officer, Office for Enterprise Information Systems
U.S. Navy
Agenda
7:00am | 8:00am | Check-In/Networking Reception |
8:00am | 8:10am | Welcome & Introductions (plated breakfast served) |
8:10am | 8:45am | Keynote Speaker: Jame "Hondo" Geurts, Assistant Secretary for Research, Development, & Acquisition of U.S. Navy |
8:45am | 9:45am | "Going Beyond Innovation" Panel |
9:45am | 9:45am | Closing comments |
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