Summary | POC - Space: Innovations, Programs & Policies Summit | Potomac Officers Club
WHAT
Join the Potomac Officers Club for the 2017 Space: Innovations, Programs, and Policies Summit to hear from industry leaders on the future of space warfare. A new Space Race is brewing and the United States is determined to retain its position as a dominant force in the space domain. Lawmakers and the Department of Defense are already looking to the future, with initiatives such as setting up the National Space Defense Center, debating the creation of a Space Corps operating under the Air Force, and creating a new position for a three-star general to serve as a space czar. Panel Discussion: Enabling policy, enabling technology and multi-domain operations—What must we do next to ensure we remain dominant in the space domain?
Speakers
William Bailey
Deputy Director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office
U.S. Air Force
Mark Baird
Deputy Director
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Matt Cummings
Senior Advisor for MASINT, GEOINT, and Special Programs at Office of the Secretary of Defense
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
John Hill
Principal Director for Space Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Robert Lightfoot
VP, Strategy and Business Development
Lockheed Martin
Jim Martin
Director, NRO Survivability Assurance Office and Defense Technical Executive
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
George Nield
Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (AST), Federal Aviation Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
Kenny Robinson
VP, Strategic Force Programs
Northrop Grumman
David D. Thompson
Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command
U.S. Air Force
Marty Whelan
Corporate Lead Executive for SMC
Northrop Grumman
Heather Wilson
Secretary of U.S. Air Force and Principal DOD Space Advisor
U.S. Air Force
Agenda
| 7:00am | 8:00am | Check-in/Networking Reception |
| 8:00am | 8:10am | Welcome & Introductions |
| 8:10am | 9:00am | Opening Keynote: Hon. Heather Wilson, SECAF and Principal DOD Space Advisor |
| 9:00am | 10:00am | Panel: Enabling policy, enabling technology and multi-domain operationsu2014What must we do next to ensure we remain dominant in the space domain? |
| 10:00am | 10:20am | Break |
| 10:20am | 11:00am | Mid-Day Keynote: Robert Lightfoot, Acting Administrator of NASA |
| 11:00am | 11:40am | Mid-Day Keynote: Maj Gen David Thompson, Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command |
| 11:40am | 12:25pm | Closing Keynote: Dr. George Nield, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (AST) of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) |
| 12:25pm | 12:30pm | Closing Remarks |
| 12:30pm | 12:30pm | Light Lunch |
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