AUSA ANNUAL MEETING AND EXPOSITION SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE 9 – 11 October 2017 Building Readiness: America’s Army from the Great War to Multi-Domain Battle A Profession Development Forum
(please note all presentors are on an invited basis only and subject to change)
FRIDAY, 6 OCTOBER 0800–1700 AUSA Registration West Registration Area
SATURDAY, 7 OCTOBER 0800–1700 AUSA Registration and Ticket Pickup West Registration Area
SUNDAY, 8 OCTOBER 0800–1800 AUSA Registration and Ticket Pickup East and West Registration Area
1300–1700 Chapter Presidents Training Marriott Marquis
1900–2200 Chapter Presidents Reception and Dinner Marquis Ballroom -Salons 1 - 5 Marriott Marquis
Host and Keynote Speaker: GEN Carter F. Ham United States Army, Retired President and CEO Association of the United States Army
Presentation of Chapter Awards
MONDAY, 9 OCTOBER THEME: LETHALITY 0630–0830 The Sergeant Major of the Army Battle Challenge Room 152 A and Exhibit Hall C
0700–1900 AUSA Registration Open Convention Center East and West Registration
0700–1900 AUSA Ticket Pickup Open Convention Center West Registration 0730–0900 National Guard/Army Reserve Breakfast Room 146 A, B, and C (ticket/ID badge required)
Host: LTG Jack Stultz United States Army, Retired Council of Trustees AUSA
Presentation of Walter T. Kerwin, Jr. Readiness Awards 1st Battalion 116th Infantry Virginia Army National Guard Commander: LTC Christopher Samulski CSM: Irving N. Reed, Jr.
900th Quartermaster Company U.S. Army Reserve El Paso, TX Commander: Captain Carlos Almanza SFC: Emiliano Nevarez
Presentation of Chapter Awards
Speaker: GEN Robert B. Abrams Commanding General United States Army Forces Command
0730–0900 AUSA Family Readiness Networking Breakfast * Room 201 (By invitation only – ticket/ID badge required)
0900–1700 Exhibits Open Halls A, B, C, D and E
0930–1115 Opening Ceremony Ballroom
Prelude 3rd United States Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Fife & Drum Corps The United States Army Band, Pershing’s Own
Presiding: GEN Carter F. Ham United States Army, Retired President and CEO AUSA
INVOCATION: Chaplain (COL) Terry Austin Military District of Washington United States Army
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable James N. Mattis Secretary of Defense United States Department of Defense
National Award Presentations
General Creighton W. Abrams Medal GEN Eric Shinseki United States Army Retired
Major General Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Medal Catherine Roache
Lieutenant General Raymond S. McLain Medal MG Gus R. Hargett, Jr. United States Army Retired
Major General James Earl Rudder Medal MG Marcia M. Anderson United States Army Retired
Sergeant Major of the Army William G. Bainbridge Medal SGM Todd B. Hunter United States Army Retired
John W. Dixon Award Dennis Muilenburg
The Joseph P. Cribbins Award Margaret A. Barrett-Tyree
The AUSA Volunteer Family of the Year SFC Eryn Seidl and Family United States Army Retired
The AUSA National Service Award Patriot Guard Riders
Presentation of Chapter and Division/Command Awards
1230–1430 SMA Awards Luncheon * Room 146 ABC (CSMs, GOs, NCOs, and Soldiers of the Year – ticket/ID badge required)
Host: SMA Daniel A. Dailey Sergeant Major of the Army
MASTER OF CEREMONIES: SMA Kenneth O. Preston United States Army, Retired Director Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier Programs AUSA
Speaker: GEN James C. McConville Vice Chief of Staff United States Army
Patriotic Program The United States Army Chorus
1230–1430 Corporate Member Luncheon * Marquis Ballroom -Salon 1-5 Marriott Marquis (Ticket/ID badge required)
HOST: MG Patricia P. Hickerson United States Army, Retired Council of Trustees AUSA
SPEAKER: GEN David G. Perkins Commanding General United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
Presentation of Chapter Awards
Patiotic Program The United States Army Brass Quintet
1230–1430 ROTC Luncheon * Marquis Ballroom -Salon 6-10 Marriott Marquis (Ticket/ID badge required)
Host: LTG Raymond V. Mason United States Army, Retired
Speaker: GEN Gustave F. Perna Commanding General United States Army Materiel Command
Presentation of ROTC Awards
Patriotic Program Down Range
1300–1730 AUSA Author’s Forum Room 145 A
Moderators: LTG Theodore G. Stroup, Jr. United States Army, Retired AUSA Senior Fellow
LTG Richard Trefry United States Army, Retired AUSA ILW Senior Fellow
Author’s Discussion: Maj. Gen. Jacob Even, IDF Retired (Author), Simcha B. Maoz, IDF Retired (Author) Maj. Gen. Jacob Even, IDF Retired, (Presentor) • At the Decisive Point in the Sinai: Generalship in the Yom Kippur War Publisher: University Press of Kentucky (September 5, 2017)
Richard Harrison, Ph.D., (Editor) • The Iasi-Kishinev Operation: The Red Army's Summer Offensive Into the Balkans Publisher: Helion and Company (August 19, 2017) • The Budapest Operation: An Operational-Strategic Study Publisher: Helion and Company (June 12, 2017) • The Battle of Kursk: The Red Army’s Defensive Operations and Counter-Offensive, July-August 1943 Publisher: Helion and Company (August 19, 2016)
Brian Laslie, Ph.D. (Author) • Architect of Airpower: General Laurence S. Kuter and the Birth of the US Air Force Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky (October 6, 2017)
COL Pesach Malovany, IDF Retired (Author) • Wars of Modern Babylon: A History of the Iraqi Army from 1921 to 2003 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky (July 4, 2017)
MG David Zabecki, USA Retired (Author) • Lossberg's War: The World War I Memoirs of a German Chief of Staff Publisher: University Press of Kentucky (September 5, 2017)
Brig. Gen. Dani Asher, IDF Retired (Editor) • Inside Israel’s Northern Command: The Yom Kippur War on the Syrian Border Publisher: University Press of Kentucky (February 8, 2016)
Robert S. Allen (Author), Capt John Nelson Rickard, CAF (Editor) • Forward with Patton: The World War II Diary of Colonel Robert S. Allen Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky (August 4, 2017)
1330–1500 United States Army Women’s Foundation Panel Room 209 BC
Keynote Speaker: MG Mari K. Eder United States Army, Retired
Panel Presentation: Extraordinary Soldiers: Their Experiences, Challenges, Successes Moderator: CSM Donna A. Brock United States Army Retired Senior Enlisted Advisor 43rd Surgeon General United States Army
Panelists: BG Cindy R. Jebb 14th Dean of the Academic Board United States Military Academy, West Point
CW5 Phyllis J. Wilson Senior Army Leadership Instructor United States Army Warrant Officer Career College Fort Rucker
CSM Billie Jo Boersma Command Sergeant Major United States Army Garrison Fort Belvoir
SSG Elizabeth Marks World Class Athlete Program Fort Carson 2016 Paralympic Gold and Bronze Medalist 2016 Invictus Games (4) Gold Medals 2016 ESPY Pat Tillman Award Recipient
1330–1500 Digital Learning Session Room 204 ABC Social Media and the Future of Leader Development
Panelists: COL Jim Greer United States Army, Retired
CPT Doug Meyer Creator Hay in the Barn Leader
Rebecca Johnson, Ph.D. Marine Corps University
MAJ Joe Byerly Editor and Creator From the Green Notebook
1400–1600 ILW Contemporary Military Forum Army Modernization – A Life Cycle Approach to Lethality Room 202B
Lead Speaker: Steffanie B. Easter Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
1400–1600 ILW Contemporary Military Forum Ready Now Room 151 AB
Lead Speaker: GEN Robert B. Abrams Commanding General United States Army Forces Command
Panelists: Robert L. Wilkie (Invited) Lawyer Senior Advisor to United States Senator Thom Tillis
MG Joseph M. Martin Commanding General 1st Infantry Division
MG Joseph F. Jarrard Adjutant General State of Georgia
Colonel Christopher R. Norrie Chief, Operations Group, National Training Center and former Commander 3/4 Infantry Division, the rotational ABCT to Europe
1400–1600 ILW Contemporary Military Forum Future Multi-Domain Threats within the Operational Environment Room 147 AB
Panelists: Jeffrey Mankoff Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program Center for Strategic & International Studies
Ken Gause Director, International Affairs Group CNA Corporation
Mehdi Khalaji Libitzky Family Fellow The Washington Institute
Peter Brookes Senior Fellow, National Security Affairs Heritage Foundation
Vera Zakem Director, Strategy, Marketing, and Partnerships/Project Director (CSS) CNA Corporation
1400–1600 Military Retiree and Veteran Update Seminar Room 140A
1400–1630 AUSA Military Family Forum I Warrior and Family Wellness: It Takes a Team Room 207 AB
Opening Remarks: Patty Barron Director of Family Readiness Association of the United States Army
Lead Speaker: LTG Nadja Y. West (Invited) Commanding General United States Army Medical Command The Surgeon General, United States Army
Soldier and Family Wellness Panel Moderator: Josie Beets Senior Advisor for the Chief Financial Officers Council and President’s Management Council Office of Executive Councils Past President, Military Spouse JD Network
Panelists: Marianne Campano Military Caregivers - Heart of Recovery Initiative Office of The Surgeon General, Army
Chaplain (COL) Joseph H. Melvin Fort Belvoir Garrison Chaplain
Rachel O'Hern Executive Director Returning Heroes Home Inc
LTC Amy Beth P. Moore United States Army Retired Army Survivor Advisory Working Group
Closing Speaker Vice Adimral Raquel C. Bono (Invited) Director, Defense Health Agency Medical Corps, United States Navy
1400–1700 Reserve Component Committee Meeting Room 209 A
1500–1630 CSM ARNG/CSM USAR Breakout Session Room 150 AB
Speakers: SMA Daniel A. Dailey Sergeant Major of the Army
CSM Christopher S. Kepner Command Sergeant Major Army National Guard
CSM Ted L. Copeland Command Sergeant Major United States Army Reserve
1500–1800 Army Civilian Advisory Committee Room 203 AB
1500–1800 Young Professionals Advisory Committee Room 145 B
1515–1645 Digital Learning Session Room 204 ABC
1730–1830 International Military Reception*
1830–2015 President’s Reception* Honoring: The Secretary of the Army The Chief of Staff, United States Army The Sergeant Major of the Army
TUESDAY, 10 OCTOBER THEME: READINESS 0730–0830 Warrant Officers Breakfast* Room 209 ABC
0800–0900 International Military Networking Breakfast* Room 202 A (Ticket and ID badge requied) Speaker: MG Stephen E. Farmen Commanding General United States Army Security Assistance Command
0800–1100 Retiree and Veterans Affairs Committee Meeting Room 140A
0800–1100 Chapter Presidents and Delegates Workshop Room 150 AB
0800–1100 The Sergeant Major of the Army’s Professional Development Forum Room 152 AB Building Readiness through Training and Education
Speakers: SMA Daniel A. Dailey Sergeant Major of the Army
CSM David S. Davenport Command Sergeant Major United States Training and Doctrine Command
CSM David O. Turnbull Command Sergeant Major United States Army Combined Arms Center
CSM Jimmy J. Sellers Command Sergeant Major United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (Commandant)
Joe Parson Army University
0830–0930 Congressional Staffers Breakfast* Room 146 ABC
Speakers: Ryan D. McCarthy Acting Secretary of the Army
GEN Mark A. Milley Chief of Staff United States Army
0830–1700 Small Business Seminar Room 201
0900–1100 Warrant Officers Professional Development Forum Room 202 B
0900–1200 AUSA Military Family Forum II Soldier & Family Readiness: Identifying Needs & Leveling Expectations Room 207 AB
R.E.A.L. Training Overview Heather Leiby School Liaison Transition Specialist HQ IMCOM G9 United States Army
Assessing Soldier and Family Needs Dr. Carra S. Sims (invited) Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist The RAND Corporation
Strengthening Soldier and Family Readiness Panel Moderator: SGM Rodney J. Rhoades Senior Enlisted Advisor United States Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management
Panelists: CSM Michael Grinston Command Sergeant Major United States Army Forces Command
CSM David S. Davenport Sr. Command Sergeant Major United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
CSM Sheryl Lyon Command Sergeant Major United States Army Europe
CSM Christopher Kepner Senior Enlisted Advisor Chief National Guard Bureau
CSM Ted L. Copeland Command Sergeant Major United States Army Reserve Center
0900–1700 Exhibits Open: Halls A, B, C, D and E
1000–1130 Director, Army National Guard Seminar Room 145 AB
Speaker: LTG Timothy J. Kadavy Director, Army National Guard National Guard Bureau
1000–1200 ILW Contemporary Military Forum (Homeland Defense) Defense Partnerships and Security of North America Room 151 AB
Moderator: LTG Jeffrey S. Buchanan Commanding General United States Army North/Fifth United States Army
Panelist: LTG Reynold N. Hoover Deputy Commander United States Northern Command
LTG Stephen Bowes Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command Canadian Armed Forces
Sergio de la Peña Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Western Hemisphere Affairs United States Department of Defense
Ronald Vitiello Acting Deputy Commissioner United States Customs and Border Protection United States Department of Homeland Security
LtGen Roble Gallardo Chief of Staff, National Defense Mexican Military
1000–1200 ILW Contemporary Military Forum Army Material Readiness for the Future Force Room 147 AB
Lead Speaker: Lisha Adams Executive Deputy to the Commanding General United States Army Materiel Command
Moderator: MG Cedric T. Wins Commanding General United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
Panelists: Christopher J. Lowman Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition Policy and Logistics) Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
MG John A. George Director, Force Development Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G‐8
MG Robert M. Dyess, Jr. Deputy Director/Chief of Staff, Army Capabilities Integration Center United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
MG Susan Davidson (Invited) Commander, 8th Theater Command United States Army Pacific Command
Maj. Gen. Richard L. Comer (Invited) United States Air Force Retired
Scott J. Davis (Invited) Program Executive Officer Combat Support & Combat Service Support
1230–1430 Dwight David Eisenhower Luncheon* Ballroom (Ticket and ID badge required)
Host: Phebe N. Novakovic Chairman Council of Trustees, AUSA
Master of Ceremonies: GEN Carter F. Ham United States Army, Retired President and CEO Association of the United States Army
Speaker: GEN Mark A. Milley Chief of Staff United States Army
Invocation: Chaplain (BG) Thomas L. Solhjem Deputy Chief of Chaplains United States Army
Stephen Ailes Award TBD
Ralph E. Haines , Jr. Award TBD
Finnis D. McCleery Award TBD
Gen Maxwell Thurman Recruiting Excellence Awards SSG Christopher J. Geber SFC Richard E. Barcus SSG Brian J. Campagna
Army Retention Excellence Award SSG Gwen E. Van Etten SFC Matthew D. Wienczkowski
1300–1600 Small Business Matchmaking Room 202 A
1400–1600 Military Retirement Planning Seminar Room 140 A
1430–1530 Foreign Military Sales: Building Readiness Through Partner Capacity Room 202 B
Speakers: LTG Charles W. Hooper Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Ms. Ann Cataldo Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports & Cooperation
MG Stephen E. Farmen Commanding General United States Army Security Assistance Command
1500–1600 ILW Contemporary Military Forum: United States Department of Homeland Security Breakout Session I Unity of Effort for Border Security Room 204 AB
Opening Remarks: LTG Jeffrey S. Buchanan Commanding General United States Army North/Fifth United States Army
Moderator: Eric OIson Wilson Center
Panelists: Richard Booth Dircetor Domains Awareness Division United States Department of Homeland Security
Chief Robert Boatright Director Border Patrol Special Coordinator Center United States Border Patrol
BG Patrick Hamilton Director of Joint Staff Texas Army National Guard
BG Laura Yeager United States Army National Guard Commanding General Joint Task Force North United States Northern Command
1500–1630 AUSA Military Family Forum III A Town Hall with the Army’s Senior Leaders Room 207 AB
Moderator: LTG Gwen Bingham Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management
Panelist: Ryan D. McCarthy Acting Secretary of the Army
GEN Mark A. Milley (Invited) Chief of Staff United States Army
SMA Daniel A. Dailey (Invited) Sergeant Major of the Army
Special Recognition: Army Survivors Advisory Working Group AUSA Volunteer Family of the Year
Closing Remarks: Patty Barron Director of Family Readiness Association of the United States Army 1500–1630 Chief, United States Army Reserve Seminar Readiness for the Near Peer Fight Room 145 AB
Panelists: LTG Charles D. Luckey Chief, Army Reserve Commanding General United States Army Reserve Command
GEN Robert B. Brown Commanding General United States Army Pacific
GEN Robert B. Abrams (invited) Commanding General United States Army Forces Command
LTG Stephen M. Twitty Commanding General First United States Army
LTG Joseph Anderson (invited) Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 United States Army
1500–1700 ILW Contemporary Military Forum Year of Execution: Achieving Deterrence in Europe Through Land Power Dominance Room 151 AB
Lead Speaker: LTG Frederick B. Hodges Commanding General United States Army Europe and Seventh Army
Panelists: LTG Darryl K. Williams Commander Allied Land Command North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Maj. Gen. Jaroslaw Mika General Commander Polish Armed Services
Lt. Gen. Leo Beulen Commanding General Royal Netherlands Army
Maj. Gen. Karl Engelbrektson Chief of Staff Swedish Army
Moderator: COL Kathleen Turner Public Affairs Director United States Army Europe
1500–1700 Chapter Operations Committee Meeting Room 208 B
1645–1700 Guard and Reserve Reception Room 150 B
1930–2100 AUSA Concert featuring Mark Wills and the United States Army Band Downrange Ballroom B
WEDNESDAY, 11 OCTOBER 0700–0900 First and European Regions Breakfast Meeting Marquis Ballroom – Salon 6, Level M2 Marriott Marquis (By invitayion only – ID badge required)
Presiding: Dennis J. Dougherty First Region President
Eric P. Lien European Region President
Speaker: LTG Frederick B. Hodges Commanding General United States Army Europe and Seventh Army
Presentation of Chapter Awards
0700–0830 Second Region Breakfast Meeting Marquis Ballroom – Salon 5, Level M2 Marriott Marquis (By invitayion only – ID badge required)
Presiding: CSM Douglas W. Gibbens Second Region President
Speaker: LTG Paul A. Ostrowski Military Deputy/Director, Army Acquisition Corps Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
Presentation of Chapter Awards
0700–0900 Third Region Breakfast Meeting Marquis Ballroom – Salons 9-10, Level M2 Marriott Marquis (By invitayion only – ID badge required)
Presiding: Kris McBride Third Region President
Speaker: LTG Laura J. Richardson Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff United States Army Forces Command
Presentation of Chapter Awards
0700–0900 Fourth Region Breakfast Meeting Marquis Ballroom – Salons 3-4, Level M2 Marriott Marquis (By invitayion only – ID badge required)
Presiding: Gus J. Rodriquez First Region President
Speaker: GEN David G. Perkins Commanding General United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
Presentation of Chapter Awards
0700–0900 Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Regions Breakfast Meeting Marquis Ballroom – Salons 1-2, Level M2 Marriott Marquis (By invitayion only – ID badge required)
Presiding: Doug Stuart, Ph. D. Fifth Region President
COL Phil Stage United States Army, Retired Sixth Region President
COL Sam Thiessen United States Army, Retired Seventh Region President
Speaker: LTG Charles D. Luckey Chief of Army Reserve/Commanding General United States Army Reserve Command
Presentation of Chapter Awards
0700–0900 Pacific Region Breakfast Meeting Marquis Ballroom – Salons 7-8, Level M2 Marriott Marquis (By invitayion only – ID badge required)
Presiding: COL Benjamin D. Lukefahr United States Army, Retired Pacific Region President
Speaker: GEN Robert B. Brown Commanding General United States Army Pacific
Presentation of Chapter Awards
0800–0915 Senior Executive Service Meeting Rooms Shaw and LeDroit Park Marriott Marquis
Speaker: Ryan D. McCarthy Acting Secretary of the Army
0900–1700 IGNITE D.C Room 207 AB
0900–1600 Small Business Seminar Room 201
0900–1700 Exhibits Open: Halls A, B, C, D and E
0900–1100 ILW Contemporary Military Forum Multi-Domain Battle: Converging Cross-Domain Solutions Room 151 AB
Lead Speaker: GEN David G. Perkins Commanding General United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
0900–1100 ILW Contemporary Military Forum Man, Train, Equip the Force of the Future Room 147 AB
Panel Moderator: CSM Daniel K. Elder United States Army, Retired AUSA Senior Fellow
Panel Chair: SMA Daniel A. Dailey Sergeant Major of the Army
Panelists: CSM Anthony T. Stoneburg Command Sergeant Major United States Army Recruiting Command
James Cox Army Marketing Research Group Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
CSM Michael L. Gragg Command Sergeant Major United States Army Center for Initial Military Training
Dr. Whitfield “Chip” East Director of Guidance Department of Physical Education United States Military Academy West Point
CSM Rodger Mansker Command Sergeant Major United States Army Materiel Command
Tom W. Coleman Chief, Operations Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier
0930–1100 AUSA ILW Paper Presentations Room 150 B
Moderator: LTG Theodore G. Stroup, Jr. United States Army, Retired AUSA Senior Fellow
Presenters: Scott S. Haraburda • Conventional Munitions Industrial Base Land Warfare Paper 113, August 2017
COL Susan Bryant, USA and COL Heidi Urben, USA • Reconnecting Athens and Sparta: A Review of OPMS XXI at 20 Years
0930–1130 Army Civilian Forum Army Civilians: Professionals Enabling Readiness Independence Ballroom – Salon A-D Marriott Marquis
Keynote Speaker: Why Civilians are Important to Army Readiness LTG Thomas C. Seamands Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 United States Army
Speaker: How Civilians Contribute to Readiness Kathleen S. Miller Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (G-3/5/7) Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7
Panel Discussion: How Civilians Support and are Contributing to Readiness Steffanie B. Easter Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)
William F. Moore Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G4 United States Army
Diane M. Randon Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) Office of the Secretary of the Army
Charles G. (Gregg) Stevens Chief Army Medical Departmend Civilian Corps United States Army Medical Command
0930–1300 Outstanding Soldiers Tour of Arlington National Cemetery and Washington, D.C.
1000–1100 ILW Contemporary Military Forum: Department of Homeland Security Breakout Session II Unity of Effort in Protecting the Force Room 204 AB
Opening Remarks and Moderator: MG David P.Glaser Provost Marshal General/Commanding General United States Army Criminal Investigation Command
Panelists: Kurt Reuther Director Regional Intelligence United States Department of Homeland Security
Douglas Raymond Assistant Chief of Staff United States Army North G2
Emmitt (Skip) Sigmon Senior Advisor Office of the Director of INTERPOL‐Washington United States Department of Justice
Michael Trapp Deputy Provost Marshal United States Army North
1000–1200 Military Retirement Planning Seminar Room 140 A
1130–1200 Sustaining Member Reception* Room 145 AB (Ticket and ID badge requied)
1200–1330 Sustaining Member Luncheon* Room 146 ABC (Ticket and ID badge requied)
Host: GEN Carter F. Ham United States Army, Retired President and CEO AUSA
Opening Remarks: Ryan D McCarthy Acting Secretary of the Army
Speakers: Patrick M. Shanahan Deputy Secretary of Defense
Ryan D. McCarthy Acting Secretary of the Army
Moderator: John T. Chambers Executive Chairman Cisco Systems
1200–1400 Army Civilian Luncheon* Marquis Ballroom –Salon 5 Marriott Marquis (Ticket and ID badge requied)
Host: John B. Nerger Advisory Board of Directors AUSA
Presentation of AUSA Army Civilian of the Year Awards
Presentation of Chapter Awards
Keynote Speaker: GEN Gustave F. Perna Commanding General United States Army Materiel Command
1300–1600 Small Business Matchmaking Room 202 A
1400–1500 ILW Contemporary Military Forum: Department of Homeland Security Breakout Session III Unity of Effort in Disaster Preparedness & Response Room 204 AB
Opening Remarks and Moderator: COL Scott Heintzelman Defense Coordinating Officer Federal Emergency Management Agency - Region II United States Army North (Fifth Army)
Panelists: MG Richard J. Gallant Commander Joint Task Force Civil Support United States Northern Command
Brig. Gen. Timothy J. Labarge Chief of Staff New York Air National Guard
COL Bret Van Camp Defense Coordinating Officer Federal Emergency Management Agency - Region III United States Army North (Fifth Army)
Tito Hernandez Federal Coordinating Officer Federal Emergency Management Agency
RADM Joseph L. Nimmich United States Coast Guard Retired
1400–1600 ILW Contemporary Military Forum A New Kind of Force for a New Fighting Domain: Cyber Talent Management Room 151 AB
Moderator: LTG Paul M. Nakasone Commanding General United States Army Cyber Command
Panelists: MG John B. Morrison, Jr. Commanding General Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon
BG Stephen J. Hager United States Army Reserve Deputy Commanding General‐Operations 335th Signal Command (Theater)
Herb Lin Senior Research Scholar for Cyber Policy and Security Hank J. Holland Fellow in Cyber Policy and Security, Hoover Institution Stanford University
Chris Lynch Leader, Defense Digital Service
Guy Filippelli Founder and Chief Executive Officer RedOwl
1400–1600 ILW Contemporary Military Forum Army Special Operations Value to the Nation Room 147 AB
Lead Speaker: LTG Kenneth E. Tovo Commanding General United States Army Special Operations Command
Panelists: AMB Geoffrey R. Pyatt United States Ambassador Hellenic Republic United States Embassy Athens, Greece
Mark Mitchell Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict
BG David P. Komar Director, Requirements Integration Directorate Army Capabilities Integration Center United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
COL Bethany C. Aragon Commander 4th Military Information Support Group (Airborne)
LTC Thomas Craig Commander 1st Battalion 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
COL Brandon Tegtmeier CDR 75th Ranger Regiment
1830–2130 George Catlett Marshall Memorial Reception and Dinner* Ballroom
Recipient: Gary Sinise Actor, Director, Musician and Humanitarian Founder, Gary Sinise Foundation
(All information as of September 15, 2017 and subject to change)
*Ticket or invitation required.