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.
Keynote Speakers
Speakers
Scott Ariotti
Senior Program Manager
Capgemini Government Solutions
Matt Beran
Industry Lead, Global Defense & Intelligence
Appian
Michael Berger
Defense & Aerospace Market Leader
DXC Technology
Col Frank Biancardi
Deputy Director, ABMS CFT
U.S. Air Force
James Crocker
CTO BESPIN
U.S. Air Force
Vincent DiFronzo
EVP, Air Force and Combatant Command
SAIC
Barry Duplantis
Chief Operating Officer
RAD Augmentation Devices
LTC Timothy Heaton
AMC 618TH AOC
U.S. Air Force
Edwin Herchert
Branch Chief, Mission Applications, Enterprise Physical Security
Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA)
Gordon Kordyak
Deputy DAF Integrating PEO for command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (C3BM)
U.S. Air Force
Laura Parsons
Vice President at Maximus Federal
Maximus
Dave Reardon
Chief Customer Officer
Mattermost
Bob Ritchie
Chief Technology Officer
SAIC
Bob Schwartz
Executive Vice President, Applied Innovation Exchange, Global Director
Capgemini
Leslie Shing
Technical Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Maj Justin Soderlund
Special Agent, USAF ORION Program Manager
U.S. Air Force
COL Matt "Nomad" Strohmeyer
Director Global Information Dominance Experiments
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Amar Tappouni
Principal, Aerospace
Booz Allen
Christopher Thomas
Administrator
Defense Technical Information Center [DTIC]
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 |
Lead Platinum Sponsor
Platinum Sponsors
