2024 5G Forum | Potomac Officers Club
WHAT
The U.S. government is at the forefront of exploring and utilizing 5G's potential to improve national security, public safety, citizen services and other critical federal missions. The continued development and responsible implementation of 5G holds immense promise for a more efficient, secure and connected future for the U.S.
Join the Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Forum to learn more about the essential role 5G plays in advancing edge computing, supporting CJADC2, building smarter cities and augmenting warfighter capabilities across multiple domains.
Speakers
Leland Brown
Federal Director and Principal Engineer for Military & Aerospace Advanced Communications
Capgemini
Chris Christou
SVP
Booz Allen
Mark Cress
Client Partner Business Development for 5G
Verizon Public Sector
Salvador D'itri
Chairman
The National Spectrum Consortium
Arthur De Leon
Director Strategic Spectrum Policy, DON CIO
U.S. Department of the Navy
Dr. Tugba Erpek
Research Associate Professor
Virginia Tech
Mike Jacobs
Chief Engineer, RF Systems and Computational Electromagnetics
Booz Allen
Umair Javed
Senior Vice President, Spectrum
CTIA
Kevin Mulvihill
Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control and Communications [C3]
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Chief Information Officer
Michael Piesen
5G Deputy Acquisition Manager
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command [DEVCOM] C5ISR
LtCol Benjamin Pimentel
Technical Lead for Expeditionary & Tactical Programs FutureG
U.S. Department of Defense (OUSD R&E)
Joe Pishock
DoD Accounts and Strategy
Oceus
Paul Remick
Business Development
Amazon Web Services
Dr. DJ Shyy
Communications Engineer & Principal
The MITRE Corp
David Simpson
Rear Admiral (ret.), USN Professor Virginia Tech – Pamplin College of Business Leadership and Cybersecurity Programs
Virginia Tech
Per Wahlen
Vice President of Business Development
Ericsson North America
Christopher Yaw
Vice President, End-2-End Solutions
Ericsson Federal Technologies Group
Agenda
| 7:00am | 8:00am | Networking Reception |
| 8:00am | 8:05am | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 8:05am | 8:45am | Opening Keynote Fireside Chat: Kevin Mulvihill Keynote Moderator: Per Wahlen |
| 8:45am | 9:45am | Operationalizing 5G for DoD Missions Panel: Leland Brown, Mike Piesen, Joe Pishock and Christopher Yaw (Moderator) |
| 9:45am | 10:45am | Addressing DoD Spectrum Needs in the Age of Programmable Spectrum Panel: Mark Cress (Moderator), Mike Jacobs, Umair Javed, Dr. DJ Shyy and Dr. Tugba Erpek |
| 10:45am | 11:45am | 5G OCONUS Use Cases and Spectrum Opportunities Panel: Salvador D'itri (Moderator), Arthur De Leon, Paul Remick and Rear Admiral (ret.) David Simpson |
| 11:45am | 12:20pm | Closing Keynote: LtCol Benjamin Pimentel Keynote Introducer: Chris Christou |
| 12:20pm | 12:30pm | Closing Comments |
| 12:30pm | 1:15pm | Lunch |
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