Association of the United States Army Institute of Land Warfare GLOBAL FORCE SYMPOSIUM AND EXPOSITION A Professional Development Forum
“Delivering Capabilities for Multi-Domain Battle”
13-15 March 2017 Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama
NOTE: All participants/speakers/times are subject to change Symposia events take place in the Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, unless otherwise noted
SUNDAY, 12 MARCH 2017
1300 – 1700 REGISTRATION (South Hall Foyer)
MONDAY, 13 MARCH 2017
0700 – 1830 REGISTRATION (South Hall Foyer)
0700 – 0800 COFFEE SERVICE (Mark C. Smith Concert Hall Foyer)
0800 PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS Lee/New Century JROTC
0800 - 0810 SYMPOSIUM ADMINISTRATION, SAFETY, SECURITY Michael M. Scanlan Senior Director, Meetings Association of the United States Army
0810 - 0820 INTRODUCTION/WELCOME GEN Carter F. Ham United States Army Retired President Association of the United States Army
0820 - 0830 WELCOME TO MADISON/HUNTSVILLE Mayor Tommy Battle Mayor of Huntsville, Alabama 1 Agenda as of 3/9/17
0830 - 0900 TRADOC UPDATE GEN David G. Perkins Commanding General United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
0900 - 0930 ASA(ALT) UPDATE Steffanie B. Easter Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
0930 - 1000 AMC UPDATE GEN Gustave F. Perna Commanding General United States Army Materiel Command
1000 – 1830 EXHIBIT HALL OPEN (South and East Halls)
1000 - 1130 PANEL DISCUSSION Winning in Close Combat: Ground Forces in Multi-Domain Battle
Panel Chair: MG Bo Dyess Acting Director Army Capabilities Integration Center United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
Panel Moderator: Nina A. Kollars, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Government Franklin & Marshall College
Panel Members: Paul Rogers, Ph.D. Director United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center
David Johnson, Ph.D. Senior Fellow Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
BGen Julian Alford Commanding General United States Marine Corps Warfighting Lab United States Marine Corps
1100 – 1200 ARMY RAPID CAPABILITES OFFICE INDUSTRY OPEN DOOR (North Hall, Salon 10) 2 Agenda as of 3/9/17
1130 - 1200 REFRESHMENT BREAK (Exhibit Halls)
1130 – 1330 DEDICATED EXHIBIT HALL HOURS/WARRIOR CORNER/INNOVATORS CORNER
1130 – 1330 LUNCH – On Own (Concessions Available in Arena)
1330 - 1340 AUSA TECH TEN PRESENTATION Usha Mohan Chief Architect AT&T Global Business – Public Sector Solutions
1340 - 1510 PANEL DISCUSSION Civilian Leadership Development
Panel Chair: Diane Randon Senior Career Official Performing the Duties Of the Assistant Secretary of the Army Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Panel Moderator: John Nerger Chairman Association of the United States Army’s Civilian Advisory Committee
Panel Members: Chris Lowman Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
Lisha Adams Executive Deputy to the Commanding General Army Materiel Command
Gwendolyn R. DeFilippi Director, Civilian Senior Leader Management Office Office of the Secretary of the Army Manpower and Reserve Affairs
1510 - 1540 REFRESHMENT BREAK (Exhibit Halls)
1540 - 1550 AUSA TECH TEN PRESENTATION Will Reynolds United States Army Retired Manager Deloitte Consulting, LLP 3 Agenda as of 3/9/17
1550 - 1720 PANEL DISCUSSION Future Modernization to Enable Multi-Domain Battle
Panel Chair: Steffanie B. Easter Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
Panel Moderator: LTG James Pillsbury United States Army Retired President Pillsbury Solutions
Panel Members: MG Cedric B. Wins Commanding General United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
MG Brian McKiernan Commanding General United States Army Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill
Henry Muller Director Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center
MG David G. Bassett Program Executive Officer Ground Combat Systems
Ellen Lord President and Chief Executive Officer Textron, Inc.
Scott Badenoch Chief Executive Officer Badenoch, LLC
1730 – 1830 OPENING RECEPTION (Exhibit Halls)
1730 - AUSA YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORKING (Straight to Ale, Campus 805)
4 Agenda as of 3/9/17
TUESDAY, 14 MARCH 2017
0700 – 1730 REGISTRATION (South Hall Foyer)
0700 – 0800 COFFEE SERVICE (Mark B. Smith Concert Hall Foyer)
0800 – 0805 OPENING REMARKS GEN Carter F. Ham United States Army Retired President Association of the United States Army
0805 - 0830 PRESENTATION Robert M. Speer Acting Secretary of the Army United States Army
0830 - 1000 PANEL DISCUSSION Partnering with Academia and Industry to Field Innovative Materiel Solutions
Panel Chair: LTG Larry Wyche Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff United States Army Materiel Command
Panel Moderator: LTG J.D. Johnson United States Army Retired Vice President Raytheon
Panel Members: Thomas Russell, Ph.D. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Research and Technology
Doug Wiltsie Director Army Rapid Capabilities Office
MG James E. Simpson Commanding General United States Army Contracting Command
Daniel Ragsdale, Ph.D. Professor of Practice Computer Science and Engineering Texas A&M University 5 Agenda as of 3/9/17
Jim McAleese Principal and Owner McAleese and Associates
Jim Young Army Account Manager Google
0830 – 1030 NCO PANEL Talent Management: Growing Tomorrow’s Enlisted Leaders (North Hall 3)
Panel Moderator: CSM Dan Elder United States Army Retired
Panel Chair: CSM Dave Davenport Command Sergeant Major United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
Panel Members: CSM Christopher Kepner Command Sergeant Major Army National Guard
CSM James Lambert Command Sergeant Major Military Intelligence Readiness Command United States Army Reserve
CSM John Sparks United States Army Retired United States Army Sergeants Major Academy
CSM Scott Schroeder Command Sergeant Major United States Army Forces Command
CSM Wardell Jefferson Command Sergeant Major United States Army Human Resources Command
1SG Daniel Shannon United States Army Band
6 Agenda as of 3/9/17
0900 - 1100 MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAM Army Medicine: An Update on Military Healthcare (North Hall, Salon 3)
Program Speakers: Ronald J. Place, MD Brigadier General, US Army Special Assistant to the Commanding General U.S. Army Medical Command
Todd Hoover Division Chief Army Wellness Center Operations Health and Wellness Portfolio Army Public Health Center
Panel Moderator: COL Michael Rowland State Surgeon from Alabama Medical Detachment Alabama National Guard
Panel Members: COL Michael S. Oshiki Commander Fox Army Health Center
Kathleen M. Whittle System for Health, ORISE Fellow Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Health Office of the Surgeon General
David Bick, M.D., Ph.D. Chief Medical Officer AlphaHudson Institute for Biotechnology
Kelly East, MS, CGC Certified Genetic Counselor HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
1000 - 1020 AWARDS PRESENTATION (Mark C. Smith Concert Hall) LTG Arthur J. Gregg Leadership Award Presentation and MG Harold “Harry” J. Greene Award for Innovation Nominee Announcement
1000 – 1730 EXHIBIT HALL OPEN (South and East Halls)
1020 – 1050 PRESENTATION LTG Joseph Anderson Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 United States Army 7 Agenda as of 3/9/17
1050 - 1120 REFRESHMENT BREAK (Exhibit Halls)
1050 - 1330 DEDICATED EXHIBIT HALL HOURS/WARRIOR CORNER/INNOVATORS CORNER
1130 – 1330 LUNCH – On Own (Concessions Available in Arena)
1330 - 1350 PRESENTATION OF THE 2016 ARMY ATHLETE AWARDS Male Athlete of the Year MAJ Donald J. Bigham
Female Athlete of the Year SPC Susan Tanui
Coach of the Year CPT Carl L. Little
1350 – 1400 AUSA TECH TEN PRESENTATION David Bell Senior Product Manager for APM GE Digital
1400 - 1530 PANEL DISCUSSION Sustaining a Multi-Domain Battle
Panel Chair: MG Duane Gamble Commanding General 21st Theater Sustainment Command
Panel Moderator: Ray Schaible Vice President, Logistics Programs Logistics Management Institute
Panel Members: MG Flem “Donnie” Walker Deputy Chief of Staff G-4 United States Army Forces Command
MG Kurt Ryan Commanding General Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
MG Kenneth Dowd United States Army Retired Director of Logistics 8 Agenda as of 3/9/17
SOS International, LLC
MG Les Carroll Commanding General 377th Theater Sustainment Command United States Army Reserve
BG Michael Vetter Commander Bundeswehr Logistics Center Wilhelmshaven, Germany
1530 - 1600 REFRESHMENT BREAK (Exhibit Halls)
1600 - 1730 PANEL DISCUSSION Prerequisite for Success in Multi-Domain Battle: Modifications to Training, Technology and Materiel
Panel Chair: LTG Mike Lundy Commanding General United States Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth
Panel Moderator: LTG Richard Formica United States Army Retired Vice President CALIBRE Systems
Panel Members: BG Maria Gervais Deputy Commanding General United States Army Combined Arms Center United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
MG John S. Kem Deputy Commandant United States Army Command and General Staff College Deputy Commanding General – Education United States Army Combined Arms Center
Gary E. Phillips Senior Intelligence Advisor TRADOC G-2 Intelligence Support Activity United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
BG William Cole Program Executive Officer Simulations, Training and Instrumentation 9 Agenda as of 3/9/17
James T. Blake, Ph.D. Senior Vice President, Integrated Training Solutions Cubic Global Defense
1730 – 2000 ROCKET CITY BASH (Ticketed Event, The Westin Huntsville)
10 Agenda as of 3/9/17
WEDNESDAY, 15 MARCH 2017
0700 - 1300 REGISTRATION (South Hall Foyer)
0700 - 0800 COFFEE SERVICE (Mark B. Smith Concert Hall Foyer)
0800 – 0805 OPENING REMARKS GEN Carter F. Ham United States Army Retired President Association of the United States Army
0805 – 0815 PRESENTATION Randy Wheeler Assistant Deputy Director for Strategic Effects United States Army Pacific
0815 - 0845 PRESENTATION Richard DeFatta Director, Future Warfare Center United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command Army Forces Strategic Command
0845 - 1015 PANEL DISCUSSION Maneuver Force Modernization Strategy
Panel Chair: MG Eric J. Wesley Commanding General United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning
Panel Moderator: BG Peter Palmer United States Army Retired
Panel Members: MG Cedric B. Wins Commanding General United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
David Johnson, Ph.D. Senior Fellow Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Kevin Fahey Vice President, Combat Vehicles and Armaments 11 Agenda as of 3/9/17
Cypress International
LTG Bob Lennox United States Army Retired Senior Vice President, Strategy and Customer Engagement General Dynamics Mission Systems
0900 – 1030 ROTC LEADER DEVELOPMENT PANEL (North Hall 3) Panel Moderator: LTG Mark Curran United States Army Retired Vice President, Army Programs and Huntsville Operations L-3 Technologies Corporation
Panel Members: MG Chris Hughes Commanding General United States Army Cadet Command And Fort Knox
MG Donald B. Tatum Assistant Adjutant General Alabama National Guard
MG James Darden United States Army Retired President Darden & Associates Army Reserve Ambassador – Alabama
MG A.C. Roper Commanding General 80th Training Command
1000 - 1330 EXHIBIT HALL OPEN (South and East Halls)
1015 - 1045 CLOSING REMARKS GEN Carter F. Ham United States Army Retired President Association of the United States Army
1045 – 1115 REFRESHMENT BREAK (Exhibit Halls)
1130 - 1330 LUNCH – On Own (Concessions Available in Arena)
12 Agenda as of 3/9/17
1200 – 1330 ROTC LUNCHEON (Ticketed Event, North Hall 1)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER GEN Gustave F. Perna Commanding General United States Army Materiel Command
1330 DEPARTURE
13 Agenda as of 3/9/17