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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Time
Location
10:00- 10:15am
MajGen Timothy Hanifen, USMC (Ret)
Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA
President, Northstar Alternative Solutions, LLC

Gen Hawk Carlisle, USAF (Ret)
President, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
 
10:15- 11:25 am
CAPT Brett Hershman, USN (Ret)
Director, Business Development and Strategic Planning, General Dynamics NASSCO
Moderator

Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow & Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Hudson Institute

Mark Cancian
Senior Advisor, International Security Program, Center for Stategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Dakota Wood
Senior Research Fellow, Defense Programs, Center for National Defense Heritage Foundation
 
On-Demand Content Available
11:25 - 11:40 am
11:40 am - 12:20 pm
MajGen William Mullen III, USMC (Ret)
Adjunct Professor, University of Colorado & Naval Post Graduate School
Moderator

General David Berger, USMC
The Commandant of the Marine Corps
 
On-Demand Content Available
12:25 - 1:05 pm
CAPT Mark Rios, USN (Ret)
Conference Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA
Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development, ATLAS North America
Introducer

The Honorable Robert Work
President, EvenMoreWork
Awardee

Gen Hawk Carlisle, USAF (Ret)
President & CEO, NDIA
Award Presenter

MajGen Timothy Hanifen, USMC (Ret)
Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA
President, Northstar Alternative Solutions, LLC
Award Presenter
 
On Demand Content Available
1:05 - 1:20 pm
1:20 - 2:20 pm
James Strock
JS Consulting LLC
Moderator

Ron O'Rourke
Specialist in Naval Affairs, Congressional Research Service

Dr. Eric Labs
Senior Naval Analyst, Congressional Budget Office
 
2:25 - 3:25 pm
LtGEN Larry Nicholson, USMC (Ret)
Moderator

LtGen Koichi Isobe, JSDF (Ret)
Strategic Advisor, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

BrigGen Ian Langford, Australian Army
Director, General Future Land Warfare

Air Vice-Marshal Kym Osley, AM CSC (Ret)
Principal, Kozone Consulting

Brig Mark Totten, OBE
Senior Responsible Owner, Commando Force Development, Royal Navy
 
3:30 - 4:30 pm
Tom Stefanick
Visiting Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Brookings Institution
Moderator

LtGen Michael Groen, USMC
Director, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center

MajGen William Seely III, USMC
Director of Intelligence, U.S. Marine Corps
 
On Demand Content Available
4:30 pm
CAPT Mark Rios, USN (Ret)
Conference Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA
Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development, ATLAS North America
 
Wednesday, February 9, 2022

All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Time
Location
9:55 - 10:00 am
MajGen Timothy Hanifen, USMC (Ret)
Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA
President, Northstar Alternative Solutions, LLC
 
10:00 - 10:40 am
RADM Frank Morneau, USN (Ret)
Senior Advisor, Seabed Systems Group
Moderator

VADM William Merz, USN
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, N3/N5, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
 
10:45 - 11:25 am
Dr. Mark Lewis
Executive Director, Emerging Technologies Institute, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
Moderator

Bilyana Anderson
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Ships, The Navy Research Development & Acquisition
 
11:25 - 11:40 am
11:40 am - 12:20 pm
Terry McKearney
President, The Ranger Group
Moderator

Dr. James Lacey
Professor, Policy and Strategy, School of Advanced Marine Corps University
 
On Demand Content Available
12:25 - 1:25 pm
Richard Cope
Chief Executive Officer, KGM Technologies
Moderator

VADM Scott Conn, USN
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities, N9, Chief of Naval Operations Staff

LtGen Karsten Heckl, USMC
Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command
Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration
 
On Demand Content Available
1:25 - 1:40 pm
1:40 - 2:40 pm
MajGen Timothy Hanifen, USMC (Ret)
Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA
President, Northstar Alternative Solutions, LLC
Moderator

RADM Shane Gahagan, USN
Program Executive Officer, Tactical Aircraft Program

BGen Matthew Mowery, USMC
Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation
 
On Demand Content Available
2:45 - 3:30 pm
Dave Hebert
Vice President, Rolls Royce
Moderator

Dr. Samuel Taylor
Program Executive Officer, Unmanned Systems and Small Combatants Senior Warfare Leader, Naval Sea Systems Command

CAPT Dan Malatesta
Program Manager, PMS 408, Naval Sea Systems Command

CAPT Godfrey Weekes
Program Manager, PMS 420, LCS Mission Modules, Naval Sea Systems Command

Lee Agin
Program Manager, PMS 495 Mine Warfare, Naval Sea Systems Command
 
3:35 - 4:35 pm
RADM Sinclair Harris, USN (Ret)
Vice President for Client Relations, Logistics Management Institute
Moderator

VADM Ricky Williamson, USN
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Readiness and Logistics, N4
 
4:35 pm
CAPT Mark Rios, USN (Ret)
Conference Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA
Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development, ATLAS North America
 
Thursday, February 10, 2022

All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Time
Location
9:45 - 10:00 am
MajGen Timothy Hanifen, USMC (Ret)
Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA
President, Northstar Alternative Solutions, LLC
 
10:00 - 10:40 am
Mackenzie Eaglen
Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Moderator

BGen Benjamin Watson, USMC
Commanding General, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory/Futures Directorate, Vice Chief, Office of Naval Research

Col William DePue, Jr., USMC
Expeditionary Portfolio Director, Office of Naval Research

LtCol Wyeth Towle, USMC
Information Environment Section Head , Science & Technology Division, Marine Corps Warfighting Lab
 
On Demand Content Available
10:45 - 11:45 am
CAPT Jon Padfield, USN (Ret)
Director, Government & Customer Affairs, Huntington Ingalls Industries
Moderator

Tom Rivers
Executive Director, Amphibious, Auxiliary and Sealift, Program Executive Office, Ships, NAVSEA
 
On Demand Content Available
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 - 1:00 pm
CAPT Richard Hayes, USN (Ret)
Account Executive, Huntington Ingalls Industries-Unmanned Systems
Moderator

BGen David Odom, USMC
Director, Navy Expeditionary Warfare, N95

RDML Joseph DiGuardo Jr., USN
Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
 
On Demand Content Available
1:05 - 1:45 pm
CAPT Brett Hershman, USN (Ret)
Director Business Development and Strategic Planning, General Dynamics NASSCO
Moderator

Dr. Salvatore Mercogliano
Chair, Associate Professor of History, Campbell University
 
On Demand Content Available
1:45 - 2:00 pm
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Lawrence Ryder
Vice President, Business Development and External Affairs, AUSTAL USA
Moderator

CAPT Scott Searles, USN
Program Manager, PMS 317 Amphibious Assault & Connectors, U.S. Department of the Navy

CAPT Cedric McNeal, USN
Program Manager, PMS 377 Amphibious Ships, U.S. Department of the Navy

Clif Mitchell
Deputy Program Manager, PMS 300 USN/FMS Boats and Craft, U.S. Department of the Navy

Jon Thomas
Deputy Program Manager, PMS 385 Strategic and Theater Sealift, U.S. Department of the Navy
 
3:05 - 4:20 pm
CAPT Richard Hayes, USN (Ret)
Account Executive, Huntington Ingalls Industries-Unmanned Systems
Moderator

CAPT Bart Randall, USN
N951 Branch Head, Navy Special Warfare

CAPT Michael Egan, USN
N952 Branch Head, Navy Mine Warfare

CAPT Kevin Lane, USN
N953 Branch Head, Navy Amphibious Warfare

CAPT Joshua Jackson, USN
N957 Branch Head, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
 
4:20 - 4:30 pm
CAPT Mark Rios, USN (Ret)
Conference Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA
Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development, ATLAS North America

MajGen Timothy Hanifen, USMC (Ret)
Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA
President, Northstar Alternative Solutions, LLC
 
4:30 pm