Main Stage Sessions
All times EDT and subject to change
Opening Remarks
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Editorial
Opening Keynote Interview
Dr. Kathleen Hicks
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Sponsored
Five Key Drivers of JADC2
A Session Presented by our Underwriter Leidos: In this wide-ranging, informative fireside chat, veteran news producer George Jackson sits down with Leidos Chief Technology Officer Doug Jones, Senior Solutions Architect Erik King, and Director of the Digital Modernization Accelerator Derrick Pledger to discuss the five key drivers of JADC2 and why ensuring the resilience of the network and achieving a distributed kill chain to facilitate a compressed decision cycle are critical to sustaining the U.S. military’s competitive edge.
Erik King
Senior Solutions Architect, Vice President
Leidos
Doug Jones
Senior Vice President and Defense Group Chief Technology Officer
Leidos
Derrick Pledger
Vice President | Director, Digital Modernization
Leidos
George Jackson
Director of Events
GovExec
Editorial
JADC2 and the Battlefield of Tomorrow
Future wars will require greater speed and greater autonomy. How is the Department of Defense ensuring that they are able to stay ahead of their adversaries on the battlefield of tomorrow? How do all the services make sure their connections are resilient and secure? This session will explore the future of multi-domain operations, the emerging technologies needed to make it a reality, and the challenges ahead.
Lt. Gen. Dennis A. Crall
Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computers/Cyber; and Chief Information Officer
Joint Staff J6
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Sponsored
Decision Dominance at the Edge
A Session Presented by our Underwriter Red Hat: The goal of JADC2 MDO strategies is to overwhelm the adversary's decision making ability by accelerating the (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) OODA-loop. This talk will describe an Edge architecture built on Cloud-Native Integration feeding AI/ML and human-in-the-loop decision-making systems that enables Decision Dominance.
Christopher Yates
DoD Strategic Solutions Architect
Red Hat
Editorial
Biotechnology on the Frontlines
In the beginning of 2021, the White House announced there would be increased U.S. investment in emerging technologies like biotechnology. How will these investments improve the development and adoption of biotechnology to support soldier operations? This session will highlight biotechnology’s role in addressing national security priorities.
Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad, M.D., Ph.D.
Director of Emerging Infectious Diseases Branch
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Dr. Dimitra Stratis-Cullum
Program Manager, Transformational Synthetic-Biology for Military Environments
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Army Research Laboratory
Tara Copp
Senior Pentagon Correspondent
Defense One
Sponsored
JADC2 and Enabling Decision Superiority
A Session Presented by our Underwriter Cisco Systems: The ability to orchestrate military operations across all domains will speed up information delivery ultimately driving Decision Superiority. This panel will discuss emerging IT capabilities like zero trust, intent-based networking, and their ability to enhance JADC2.
Joe Beel
Director, Defense Business Development and Capture team
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Kelly Jones
Senior Systems Architect
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Mike Younkers
Senior Director, Systems Engineering
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Micah Yount
Senior Business Solutions Architect
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Closing Remarks
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Main Stage Sessions
All times EDT and subject to change
Opening Remarks
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Sponsored
Security Opportunities with Commercial Space Data
A Session Presented by our Underwriter Alion: During this session, we will examine the defense and security implications around the commercialization of space and provide an overview of the new technical possibilities and the issues to overcome in maturing them.
Todd Borkey
Chief Technology Officer
Alion
Editorial
The U.S’s Next Steps in Space
December 2021 will mark the U.S. Space Force’s second birthday. How have the U.S’s priorities in space shifted since its founding? What are the next steps that must be taken to secure the space domain for national defense? This session will discuss the future of American interests in space, the growth of the Space Force and more.
Dr. Brian Weeden
Director of Program Planning
Secure World Foundation
Col. Eric Felt
Commander, Phillips Research Site and Director of the Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base
Air Force Research Laboratory
Dr. Kelly D. Hammett
Director, Directed Energy Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base
Air Force Research Laboratory
Jacqueline Feldscher
Senior National Security Correspondent
Defense One
Sponsored
Space Force and Modernizing the Mission
A Session Presented by our Underwriter Ciena
Chris Ransbottom
Global Department of Defense Coordinator
Ciena Government Solutions, Inc.
Jim Westdorp
Chief Technologist
Ciena Government Solutions Inc.
James Hanson
Group Publisher, Federal
GovExec
Editorial
The Future of Space Satellites and Sensors
The Space Development Agency is working to create the National Defense Space Architecture, a collection of satellites in space that will track and target missile threats and other time-sensitive targets, to be completed by 2022. How will this architecture
influence the next-generation of satellites and sensors and make them more capable and agile? This session will explore the role of satellites and sensors in the future of space command and control.
Walter S. Chai
Director of Space Sensors and Director of Missile Integration and Operations Center
Missile Defense Agency
Derek M. Tournear, Ph.D.
Director
Space Development Agency
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Closing Remarks
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Main Stage Sessions
All times EDT and subject to change
Opening Remarks
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Editorial
JADC2: The Army Perspective
Gen. John M. Murray
Commanding General
Army Futures Command
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Sponsored
MCAS Miramar: Public and Private 5G Collaboration Accelerating Speed and Scale
A Session Presented by our Underwriter Verizon
Major Steven Harvey
Director of Partnerships and Technology
Marine Corps Installation Next
Randy Clark
Business Development & Strategic Planning for DoD & Public Safety
Verizon Business Group
Laurie Diamond
Senior Director of Strategic Accounts
Defense One
Editorial
The Fight for 5G
Breakthroughs in emerging technology are starting to define the era of the great power competition. This panel will explore the contest over 5G, what China and Russia’s advancements mean for national security and how the U.S. is planning to adopt secure and resilient 5G.
Lt. Col. Brandon Newell
Director of Technology and Partnerships, Installation Next program
U.S. Marine Corps
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Sponsored
The AI Revolution: From Pilot to Deployment
A Session Presented by our Underwriters GAI and NVIDIA: The artificial intelligence revolution is well underway amongst the nation’s government, academia, and industry. Hear from Anthony Robbins, Vice President of Public Sector at NVIDIA, on how AI is redefining what is possible for government, and how you can get started.
Anthony Robbins
VP, Federal
NVIDIA
Editorial
Charting China’s Future
The relationship between China and the U.S. is an increasingly strained one and the Indo-Pacific region is emerging as a major area of importance. This session will highlight these challenges and explore the shifting United States strategy, as well as the key role technology will play.
Elsa B. Kania
Adjunct Senior Fellow with the Technology and National Security Program
Center for a New American Security
Eric Sayers
Visiting Fellow
American Enterprise Institute
Kevin Baron
Executive Editor
Defense One
Editorial
The China Intelligence: Out in the Open
Author Peter W. Singer and researcher Peter Wood discuss their new editorial series on Defense One, scouring open source intelligence to find, reveal, and explain China's latest tech and military developments.
Peter W. Singer
Strategist & Senior Fellow
New America
Peter Wood
Analyst
BluePath Labs
Brad Peniston
Deputy Editor
Defense One
Closing Remarks
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Main Stage Sessions
All times EDT and subject to change
Opening Remarks
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Editorial
The Information Warfare Age
The military must prioritize improving its information operations to compete against today’s diverse threat environment. How is the Defense Department preparing for the future challenges of cyber warfare? This panel will discuss the current information warfare landscape and combating misinformation.
Mieke Eoyang
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy
Department of Defense
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Sponsored
Digital Modernization at Enterprise Scale
A Session Presented by our Underwriter World Wide Technology: Over the past year, the Department of Defense’s shift to remote work has heightened the critical need and adoption of the Digital Modernization Strategy to enable its workforce to securely communicate and collaborate in disparate environments. In this session, you will hear from three former military leaders and technology advisors on how the DOD and the military services can drive secure, digital transformation and technology modernization at an enterprise scale.
John H. King II
Principal Solutions Architect
World Wide Technology (WWT)
Rick Piña
Chief Technology Officer, Public Sector
World Wide Technology (WWT)
Tim Robinson, D.Sc
Practice Manager, Public Sector Security
World Wide Technology (WWT)
James Hanson
Group Publisher, Federal
GovExec
Editorial
The Role of Big Tech in the New National Security Reality
What part will Big Tech play in helping the United States keep their edge over their adversaries? Can start-ups support and advance the current national security strategy? This panel will explore the future of defense innovation and development and role of industry.
Rep. Jim Langevin
(RI-02)
United States Congress
Chris Lynch
CEO and Co-Founder
Rebellion Defense
Ylli Bajraktari
Executive Director
National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Sponsored
Innovative Practices: Getting the Right Data to Field Operators at the Right Time
A Session Presented by our Underwriters DLT and Oracle: This session will discuss the challenges DoD faces in getting the right data at the right time to operators in the field. Disconnected and low bandwidth operations are a challenge, but Artificial Intelligence and other technologies are being used to address these challenges. New acquisition processes can quickly bring new tools to the theater in order to efficiently move data and allow operators to make rapid and accurate decisions with the most up-to-date information.
Lt. Col. Daniel Bartos
Marine Corps User Engagement Representative, Cloud Computing Program Office
Defense Information Systems Agency
Mark A. Johnson
Vice President, Federal Cloud
Oracle
Closing Remarks
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Main Stage Sessions
All times EDT and subject to change
Opening Remarks
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Editorial
Assisting the Modern Warfighter
From artificial intelligence to hypersonics, the future of combat will be greatly influenced by innovations in emerging technologies. This session will highlight the innovative tech that could revolutionize the battlefield of tomorrow, the DOD’s modernization strategy and the obstacles ahead.
Dr. Tim Grayson
Director, Strategic Technology Office
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Lisa R. Sanders
Director of Science and Technology for Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (SOF AT&L)
U.S. Special Operations Command
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Author, Journalist and CMO at Rebellion Defense
Moderator
Sponsored
Preparing for CMMC
A Session Presented by our Underwriters HP and Intel: You’ve heard the term Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), but how does this framework apply to the defense community and beyond? This session will explore what the CMMC framework implementation and certification means, why this change was needed and why it is so timely. It will also touch base on some of the challenges of CMMC and why it is important to implement it correctly now and moving forward.
Joanna Burkey
Chief Information Security Officer
HP
Dr. Tommy Gardner
Chief Technology Officer
HP Federal
Daniela Fayer
Publisher
Defense One
Editorial
Closing Keynote Interview
Rob Joyce
Director of the Cybersecurity Directorate
National Security Agency
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
Closing Remarks
Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Defense One
