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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Please note this is a draft agenda and is subject to change. *Updated as of 10/29/2019

Time
Location
7:00 am - 7:00 pm
Ballroom Foyer
11:30 am - 12:45 pm
Plaza Ballrooms C & D
1:00 - 4:00 pm
The Ritz-Carlton Grand Ballroom
6:00 - 6:30 pm
By invitation only  
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Ballroom Foyer
7:30 - 10:00 pm
The Ritz-Carlton Grand Ballroom
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Please note this is a draft agenda and is subject to change. *Updated as of 10/29/2019

Time
Location
7:00 am - 4:30 pm
Plaza & Ballroom Foyers
7:00 - 8:00 am
Plaza Ballrooms A & B
8:00 - 8:30 am
Gen Hawk Carlisle, USAF (Ret)
President and CEO, NDIA  
Grand Ballroom Salon III
8:30 - 8:45 am
Wes Hallman
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Policy, NDIA  
Grand Ballroom Salon III
8:45 - 9:15 am
Rachel McCaffrey
Executive Director, Women In Defense
Vice President, Membership and Chapters, NDIA

Sofia Losada
Associate Director, Chapters, NDIA  
Grand Ballroom Salon III
9:15 - 9:45 am
Terry McKearney
National Defense Industrial Association Membership Council (NMLC)  
Grand Ballroom Salon III
9:45 - 10:00 am
Grand Ballroom Salon III
10:00 - 10:30 am
Salon III Foyer
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Alanna Tievsky McKee
Senior Consultant, McKinleyAdvisors  
Grand Ballroom Salon III
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Plaza Ballrooms ABC
1:00 - 3:30 pm
1:00 - 1:15 pm
OPENING REMARKS & KICK-OFF
Christine M. Klein
Senior Vice President, Meetings, Divisions & Partnerships, NDIA

Dave Chesebrough
Vice President, Divisions, NDIA

1:15 - 1:45 pm
MERGER: SLAAD & PSA DISCUSSION
Thad Smith
Chair, SLAAD Division, NDIA

Ken Masson
Chair, Precision Strike Association

1:45 - 2:15 pm
CO-LOCATION: ARMAMENTS & ROBOTICS DISCUSSION
Brian Berger
Chair, Armaments Division, NDIA

Matt Dooley
Chair, Robotics Division, NDIA

2:15 - 2:30 pm
NETWORKING BREAK

2:30 - 3:30 pm
NDIA DIVISIONS & THE NEXT 100 YEARS
Alanna Tievsky McKee
Senior Consultant, McKinleyAdvisors  
Grand Ballroom Salon II
1:00 - 3:30 pm
1:00 - 1:10 pm
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NOTES
Rachel McCaffrey
Executive Director, Women In Defense

1:10 - 1:30 pm
ENGINEERING OUTREACH
Diane Phillips
Secretary, Greater Boston Chapter, Women In Defense

1:30 - 1:50 pm
ORGANIZING & EXECUTING SUCCESSFUL EVENTS
Amie Cafferty
President, Greater Boston Chapter, Women In Defense

1:50 - 2:00 pm
WEBINARS: CLASS, PROCESS & TOPICS
Ann Webster
Manager, Membership, NDIA

2:00 - 2:10 pm
THE PITCH FOR POLICY
Wes Hallman
Senior Vice President, Policy and Strategy, NDIA

2:10 - 2:30 pm
CHAPTER PRESENTATION
Karen Fray
Immediate Past President, Central Florida Chapter, Women In Defense

2:30 - 3:00 pm
CHAPTER CHALLENGES
Tameka Brown
Associate Director, Women In Defense

3:00 - 3:30 pm
NDIA CONNECT: A TOOL FOR RECRUITING, RETAINING & COLLABORATING
Sofia Losada
Associate Director, Chapters  
Plaza D
1:00 - 3:30 pm
1:00 - 1:10 pm
THE PITCH FOR POLICY
Wes Hallman
Senior Vice President, Policy and Strategy, NDIA

1:10 - 1:30 pm
LEVERAGING SOCIAL MEDIA
Sean Osmond
Membership Director, Central Florida Chapter, NDIA

1:30 - 2:00 pm
CHAPTER CHALLENGES: WORKING GROUPS
- Recruiting to Mitigate Attrition
- Succession Planning
- Sponsorship
Membership and Chapters Teams

2:00 - 2:30 pm
NDIA CONNECT: A TOOL FOR RECRUITING, RETAINING & COLLABORATING
Sofia Losada
Associate Director, Chapters, NDIA

2:30 - 2:40 pm
WEBINARS: CLASS, PROCESS & TOPICS
Ann Webster
Manager, Membership, NDIA

2:40 - 3:00 pm
ORGANIZING & EXECUTING SUCCESSFUL EVENTS
Brett Ulander
President, First Coast Chapter, NDIA

3:00 - 3:20 pm
ENGINEERING OUTREACH
Diane Phillips
Secretary, Greater Boston Chapter, Women In Defense

3:20 - 3:30 pm
VICE PRESIDENT NOTES
Rachel McCaffrey
Vice President, Membership and Chapters, NDIA  
Grand Ballroom Salon I
3:30 - 4:00 pm
Salon III Foyer
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Grand Ballroom Salon III