2024 Navy Summit | Potomac Officers Club
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The 2024 Navy Summit hosted by the Potomac Officers Club is an exclusive, high-level gathering of naval leaders, experts, and innovators from government and industry. Our elite roster of speakers will gather to discuss how they’re enhancing maritime security, driving technological advancements and fostering strategic cooperation among naval forces and their industry partners.
Speakers
Greg Avicola
Program Manager
Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA)
Matt Beran
Industry Lead, Global Defense & Intelligence
Appian
CAPT Jesse Black
Commanding Officer
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
Cutter Brenton
VP, Algorithmic Warfare
Booz Allen
Cmdr. Jeremiah Daley
Military Director, PACFLT N9WAR
U.S. Navy
Hon. Nickolas Guertin
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition
U.S. Department of the Navy
Van Hendrey
Executive Director, Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems
U.S. Navy
Lt Col Jack Long
Acting Navy Chief AI Officer
Office of Naval Research [ONR]
Jay Meil
VP Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (and Chief Data Scientist)
SAIC
Frank Pandolfe
Vice President and Strategic Account Executive for the Navy & Marine Corps
Leidos
Hon. Franklin Parker
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
U.S. Navy
RDML Kurt Rothenhaus
Chief of Naval Research
U.S. Department of the Navy
Hon. Russell Rumbaugh
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)
U.S. Navy
Paul Siegrist
Vice President, Business Development and Strategy
Leidos
Dr. Rob Spalding
Senior Fellow
Hudson Institute
Michael Stewart
Director, Disruptive Capabilities Office (DCO)
U.S. Department of the Navy
Agenda
| 7:00am | 8:00am | Networking Reception |
| 8:00am | 8:05am | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 8:05am | 8:45am | Opening Keynote: Hon. Nickolas Guertin |
| 8:45am | 9:20am | Morning Keynote: Michael Stewart |
| 9:20am | 9:50am | Networking Break |
| 9:50am | 10:50am | Naval Autonomy: Way Ahead: Gregory Avicola, Cmdr. Jeremiah Daley, and Frank Pandolfe (Moderator) |
| 9:50am | 10:50am | 5G in Navy Mission Sets: Challenges and Opportunities: Dr. Rob Spalding |
| 10:50am | 11:00am | Break |
| 11:00am | 12:00pm | Harnessing AI for Mission Impact: Jesse Black, Cutter Brenton and Jay Meil (Moderator) |
| 11:00am | 12:00pm | Empowering Mission-System Modernization Through Technological Innovation: Matt Beran (Moderator), Van Hendrey and Lt Col Jack Long |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | Networking Lunch |
| 1:00pm | 1:35pm | Mid-Day Keynote: RDML Kurt Rothenhaus |
| 1:35pm | 2:10pm | Afternoon Keynote: Hon. Russell Rumbaugh |
| 2:10pm | 2:45pm | Closing Keynote: Franklin Parker |
| 2:45pm | 3:00pm | Closing Remarks |
