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General Gustave F. Perna Commanding General SYMPOSIUM & EXPOSITION GLOBAL FORCE A Professional Development Forum 26–28 MARCH 2019 Von Braun Center | Huntsville, Alabama Educate | Inform | Connect Association of the United States Army GLOBAL FORCE SYMPOSIUM AND EXPOSITION A Professional Development Forum “Readiness for Multi-Domain Operations” 26-28 March 2019 Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama NOTE: All participants/speakers/times are subject to change All events are in the Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, unless otherwise identified Monday, 25 March 2019 1300 – 1700 REGISTRATION – South Hall Foyer Tuesday, 26 March 2019 0700 – 1800 REGISTRATION – South Hall Foyer 1000 – 1800 EXHIBIT HALLS OPEN – South and East Halls 0700 – 0800 COFFEE SERVICE 0800 – 0805 PRESENTATION OF COLORS Alabama A&M University ROTC 0805 – 0810 SYMPOSIUM ADMINISTRATION, SAFETY, SECURITY Michael M. Scanlan Senior Director, Meetings Association of the United States Army 0810 - 0815 INTRODUCTION/WELCOME GEN Carter F. Ham United States Army Retired President Association of the United States Army 0815 - 0900 KEYNOTE SPEAKER The Honorable Ryan D. McCarthy Under Secretary of the Army United States Army 1 Agenda as of 3.23.19 0900 - 0915 SPEAKER GEN John M. Murray Commanding General United States Army Futures Command 0915 - 1030 PANEL DISCUSSION – ARMY FUTURES COMMAND Multi-Domain Operations: Adapting to the Changing Character of War Panel Chair: LTG Eric J. Wesley Deputy Commanding General Futures/Director Army Futures Concept Center Panel Moderator: Sydney J. Freedberg, Jr. Deputy Editor Breaking Defense Panel Members: GEN Robert B. Brown Commanding General United States Army Pacific David E. Johnson, Ph.D. Principal Researcher RAND Corporation Stephen Rodriguez Managing Partner One Defense 1000 - 1100 ARMY CIVILIAN CAREER PRESENTATIONS – ARMY BOOTH, 919 The Future of Army Logistics Information – Improving Readiness at a Lower Cost (CPs 13, 17, 24) 1000 – 1600 INNOVATORS CORNER – EAST HALL 1030 - 1100 REFRESHMENT BREAK – Exhibit Halls 1030 - 1330 DEDICATED EXHIBIT HALL HOURS/LUNCH (Lunch on own, concessions available in the Arena) 2 Agenda as of 3.23.19 1110 – 1640 WARRIORS CORNER – ARMY BOOTH, 919 1130 – 1300 NCO BROWN BAG LUNCH – North Hall, Salon 3 Hosted By: SMA Ken Preston United States Army Retired Vice President, NCO and Soldier Programs Association of the United States Army CSM Troy Welch United States Army Retired Director, NCO and Soldier Programs Association of the United States Army SGM Norma Helsham United States Army Retired Communications and Social Media Program Manager NCO & Soldier Programs Association of the United States Army 1330 - 1340 TECH TEN PRESENTATION Marquis Cabrera Global Leader of Digital Government Transformation IBM 1330 – 1430 ARMY CIVILIAN CAREER PRESENTATION – ARMY BOOTH, 919 Challenges and Opportunities for Engineers/Scientists in Army Modernization (CP 16) 1345 – 1515 PANEL DISCUSSION – U.S. ARMY TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND Modernizing Accessions Panel Chair: HON Eugene “Casey” Wardynski Assistant Secretary of the Army Manpower & Reserve Affairs Panel Moderator: LTG Mick Bednarek United States Army Retired Vice President, Contingency Operations Fluor Government Group Fluor Corporation 3 Agenda as of 3.23.19 Panel Members: LTG Theodore D. Martin Deputy Commanding General / Chief of Staff United States Army Training and Doctrine Command MG Frank M. Muth Commanding General United States Army Recruiting Command CSM Timothy A. Guden Command Sergeant Major United States Army Training and Doctrine Command Brigadier David Colthup Director of Operations Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command British Army 1515 - 1545 REFRESHMENT BREAK – Exhibit Halls 1700 - 1800 OPENING RECEPTION– Exhibit Halls 1700 - AUSA REDSTONE – HUNTSVILLE CHAPTER YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SOCIAL Yellowhammer Brewery’s Lost Highway Bierhall Wednesday, 27 March 2019 0700 – 1730 REGISTRATION – South Hall Foyer 1000 – 1730 EXHIBIT HALLS OPEN – South and East Halls 0700 – 0800 COFFEE SERVICE 0800 – 0805 OPENING REMARKS GEN Carter F. Ham United States Army Retired President Association of the United States Army 0805 – 0845 KEYNOTE SPEAKER GEN Robert B. Brown Commanding General United States Army Pacific 0850 - 0905 SPEAKER GEN Gustave F. Perna Commanding General United States Army Materiel Command 4 Agenda as of 3.23.19 0905 - 1020 PANEL DISCUSSION – ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND Operationalizing the Strategic Support Area in Support of Multi-Domain Operations Panel Chair: LTG Edward Daly Deputy Commanding General United States Army Materiel Command Panel Moderator: LTG David Halverson United States Army Retired Chief Executive Officer Cypress International, Inc. Panel Members: LTG Bradley Becker Commanding General United States Army Installation Management Command LTG Aundre Piggee Deputy Chief of Staff United States Army, G-4 Alan Estevez Specialist Executive Deloitte Consulting LLP W. Jordan Gillis Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Installations, Energy and Environment 1000 - 1100 ARMY CIVILIAN CAREER PRESENTATION – ARMY BOOTH, 919 Talent Management and Army Contracting – Building Competency, Capability and Capacity (CP 14) 1000 – 1530 INNOVATORS CORNER – EAST HALL 1020 - 1030 PRESENTATION OF THE 2018 ARMY ATHLETES AND COACH OF THE YEAR LTG Guy C. Swan United States Army Retired Vice President, Education Association of the United States Army Peter Murphy, Jr. United States Army Retired 5 Agenda as of 3.23.19 1030 - 1100 REFRESHMENT BREAK – Exhibit Halls 1030 - 1330 DEDICATED EXHIBIT HALL HOURS/LUNCH (Lunch on own, concessions available in the Arena) 1045 – 1200 Your Money, Your Future: Defending Derailments North Hall, Salon 3 1110 – 1610 WARRIORS CORNER – ARMY BOOTH, 919 1330 – 1340 TECH TEN PRESENTATION Josh Wilson Vice President of Advanced Analytics LMI 1330 – 1430 ARMY CIVILIAN CAREER PRESENTATION – ARMY BOOTH, 919 Maximizing Workforce Talent for the Future (SMDC) 1340 - 1355 SPEAKER GEN Michael X. Garrett Commanding General United States Army Forces Command 1355 – 1510 PANEL DISCUSSION – U.S. ARMY FORCES COMMAND Combat Readiness for Multi-Domain Operations Panel Chair: LTG Laura Richardson Deputy Commanding General United States Army Forces Command Panel Moderator: LTG Sean B. MacFarland United States Army Retired Senior Fellow Association of the United States Army Panel Members: GEN Robert B. Brown Commanding General United States Army Pacific MG James J. Mingus Commanding General 82d Airborne Division United States Army 6 Agenda as of 3.23.19 MG Glenn Curtis The Adjutant General, Louisiana President, Adjutants General Association of the United States Bruce E. Stanley, Ph.D. Professor Army School of Advanced Military Studies MajGen Felix Gedney Deputy Commanding General III Corps 1510 - 1540 REFRESHMENT BREAK – Exhibit Halls 1520 – 1730 DEDICATED EXHIBIT HALL HOURS/WARRIORS CORNER/INNOVATOR’S CORNER 1730 - 2100 ROCKET CITY BASH (Ticketed Event) – Space & Rocket Center Thursday, 28 March 2019 0700 - 1300 REGISTRATION – South Hall Foyer 1000 – 1300 EXHIBIT HALLS OPEN – South and East Halls 0700 - 0800 COFFEE SERVICE 0800 – 0805 OPENING REMARKS LTG Patricia McQuistion United States Army Retired Vice President, Meetings & Membership Association of the United States Army 0805 - 0845 KEYNOTE SPEAKER Forging the Future Army LTG Eric J. Wesley Deputy Commanding General Futures/Director Army Futures Concept Center 0845 - 0855 TECH TEN PRESENTATION Billy Meadow Chief Technology Officer LocatorX, Inc. 0855 – 0910 SPEAKER Jeffrey White Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) 7 Agenda as of 3.23.19 0910 - 1030 PANEL DISCUSSION – ASA (ALT) Contracting, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology for Integrated Reform Panel Chair: Jeffrey White Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) Panel Moderator: MG Jim Rogers United States Army Retired Vice President, Army Programs Integration Lockheed Martin Government Affairs Panel Members: Alexis L. Ross, Ph.D. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Strategic and Acquisition Reform Stuart Hazlett Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement) (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) James McAleese Principal and Owner McAleese & Associates, P.C. Andy Hove President & Chief Executive Officer AM General, LLC 0900 – 1030 ROTC / FUTURE SOLDIERS PANEL – North Hall COL Bob English United States Army Retired Executive Director John Maxwell Team Andrew Hugine, Jr., Ph.D. President Alabama A&M University COL John Olshefski United States Army Retired Vice President Public Relations Huntsville Utilities 8 Agenda as of 3.23.19 CSM Rodger Mansker Command Sergeant Major United States Army Materiel Command LTC Mike Izzo Alabama National Guard Huntsville Police Department Cadet William Nichols Bulldog Battalion Alabama A&M University 1030 - 1045 ANNOUNCEMENT OF XTECHSEARCH WINNERS/FINALISTS Jeffrey White Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) 1045 - 1100 CLOSING REMARKS GEN Carter F. Ham United States Army Retired President Association of the United States Army 1100 - 1130 REFRESHMENT BREAK – Exhibit Halls 1100 - 1330 Lunch Concessions Available in Arena 1230 – 1330 ROTC / FUTURE SOLDIERS LUNCHEON (Ticketed Event) – North Hall GEN Gustave F. Perna Commanding General United States Army Materiel Command 1300 DEPARTURE 9 Agenda as of 3.23.19 BIOGRAPHY General Carter F. Ham, U.S. Army, Retired General Ham is the president and chief executive officer of the Association of the United States Army. He is an experienced leader who has led
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