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Nov 28-Dec 1, 2016, Denver

Tentative Agenda

Sunday, November 27
4:00p - 6:30p Registration
Monday, November 28
11:00a - 7:00p Registration
1:30p - 3:00p Concurrent Sessions
- Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME) - Design I
- Composites
- Electronics
- Metals
- Cybersecurity - NDIA
- Gee Whiz - DARPA
- National Manufacturing Institutes
3:00p - 3:30p Refreshment Break
3:30p - 5:00p Concurrent Sessions
- Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME) - Design II
- Composites
- Electronics
- Metals
- PhD Students
- Supply Chain Risk Assessment - NDIA
- National Manufacturing Institutes
5:00p - 7:30p Welcome Reception & Exhibit/ Poster Session - Beverage Sponsor: CoorsTek
5:30p - 5:35p "Welcome Remarks"
MG Cedric Wins, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM)
Tuesday, November 29
7:00a - 7:00p Registration
7:00a - 8:00a Continental Breakfast
8:00a - 12:00p General Session
8:00a - 8:10a Welcome
LTC Ray Gary, Military Deputy, Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC), Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD), U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM)
Presentation of the Colors by American GI Forum Honor Guard
8:10a - 8:50a OSD Keynote
Challenges of Sustaining and Modernizing the DoD/Army
Mr. André Gudger, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy
8:50a - 9:30a Army Keynote
MG Cedric Wins, USA, Commanding General, Research, Development and Engineering Command (CG RDECOM)
9:30a - 10:00a Break
10:00a - 11:00a S&T Executive Panel: Manufacturing Challenges and Opportunities
Moderator: Dr. Michael McGrath, Consultant and Senior Technical Advisor, ANSER
- Ms. Julie Locker, Director for Integration, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
- Dr. Lawrence C. Schuette, Director of Research, Office of Naval Research
- Mr. Jeff H. Stanley, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology, and Engineering, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
11:00a - 12:00p PEO/Industry Panel: Manufacturing/Industrial Base Challenges from an Executive Level
Moderator: MG (R) Nick Justice, Executive Director, PowerAmerica
- MG David G. Bassett, USA, Program Executive Officer Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS) & Mr. Gary L. Whited, President, General Dynamics Land Systems
- Brig Gen Michael J. Schmidt, USAF, Program Executive Officer, Fighters and Bombers Directorate & Mr. Bennett Croswell, President, Military Engines, Pratt & Whitney
- Mr. Gregg Costabile, SES, Director of Engineering, Joint Strike Fighter Program & Ms. Janet Nash, Vice President, F-35 Production, Lockheed Martin Corporation
12:00p - 1:30p Group Luncheon
ManTech Champions Panel: Ms. Adele Ratcliff, Director, International Manufacturing Innovation, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy
- Ms. Sue Payton, Awarded 2011
- Mr. Jim Mattice, Awarded 2013
- Dr. Michael McGrath, Awarded 2015
1:30p - 3:00p Concurrent Sessions
- Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME) - Manufacturing
- Composites
- Electronics
- Metals
- Energetics/Munitions
- What's New with Manufacturing Readiness Levels?
1:30p - 3:00p "Chat with the Chiefs" - Opportunity to speak with Senior Army Members in Attendance
- Ms. Julie Locker, Director for Integration, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
- MG Cedric Wins, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM)
- Mr Tom Haduch, Director of Systems Engineering, RDECOM
3:00p - 3:30p Refreshment Break
3:30p - 5:00p

Concurrent Sessions
- Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME) - Cybersecurity for Manufacturing
- Composites
- Electronics
- Metals
- Energetics/Munitions
- What's New with Manufacturing Readiness Levels?
- Army ManTech Focus Investment Areas

5:00p - 7:30p Exhibitor Reception & Exhibit/Poster Session
Wednesday, November 30
7:30a - 5:00p Registration
7:30a - 8:00a Continental Breakfast
8:00a - 12:00p General Session
8:00a - 8:10a Welcome
LTC Ray Gary, Military Deputy, Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC), Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD), U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM)
8:10a - 8:50a Industry Keynote
Mr. Jeff Wilcox, Vice President for Engineering and Program Operations, Lockheed Martin Corporation
8:50a - 9:50a Warfighter Panel
Moderator: CSM James P. Snyder, Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
- First Sergeant Miguel A. Martinez Jr., RDECOM, Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center
- Master Sergeant Curtis Anderson, RDECOM, Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center
- Sergeant First Class Jeremiah Galyon, RDECOM, Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center
9:50a - 10:20a Refreshment Break
10:20a - 11:15a ManufacturingUSA Institutes Panel
Moderator: Ms. Tracy Frost, Director DoD ManTech; Director, DoD ManufacturingUSA Institutes
- Mr. Brynt Parmeter, Director, Workforce Development, Education, and Training, NextFlex
- Ms. Haley Stevens, Director, Workforce Development and Manufacturing Engagement, Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII)
- Ms. Noah Drori, Manager, EWD & Program Development, Advanced Functional Fabrics of America institute (AFFOA)
- MG (R) Nick Justice, Executive Director, PowerAmerica
11:15a - 12:00p Small/Medium Enterprise (SMEs) Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Kenneth Sullivan, President/CEO, Micro Craft, Inc.
- Mr. Brent Barbee, Chief Technology Officer/Founder, United Protective Technologies, LLC
- Mr. Joel Neidig, Technology Manager, Indiana Technology and Manufacturing Companies (ITAMCO)
12:00p - 1:30p Group Luncheon
Award Presentations: Moderator: Mr. Andy Davis, Program Manager, Army Manufacturing Technology, U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command
- 2016 Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award
- 2016 NDIA Dr. Des Newman Supply Chain Award
- DMSMS Awards
1:30p - 3:00p Concurrent Sessions
- Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME) - DMDII I
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Composites
- Electronics
- Metals
- Energetics/Munitions
- Manufacturing Sciences
- DoD Additive Manufacturing Roadmap Out-Brief
3:00p - 3:45p Networking/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall - Co-Sponsor: Snell & Wilmer
Exhibit Hall Officially Closes at 4:00p
4:00p - 5:30p Concurrent Sessions
- Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME) - DMDII II
- Composites
- Electronics
- Metals
- Energetics/Munitions
- Manufacturing Sciences
- Gee Whiz - NIST
- Title III Discussion
Thursday, December 1
7:00a - 4:30p Registration
8:00a - 8:45a Group Breakfast
8:45a - 11:20a General Session
8:45a - 8:55a Welcome
Dr. John Russell, JDMTP Chairman
8:55a - 9:40a DASD (MIBP) Keynote
9:40a - 10:40a MIBP Panel
Moderator: Mr. Dave Stapleton, Director, Committee on Foreign Investment in United States (CFIUS), Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy
- Ms. Tracy Frost, Director DoD ManTech; Director, DoD ManufacturingUSA Institutes
- Ms. Melinda Woods, Director, Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Program
- Ms. Adele Ratcliff, Director, International Manufacturing Innovation
10:40a - 11:10a ManTech Keynote
Dr. John Russell, JDMTP Chairman, JDMTP Overview & Status
11:10a - 11:30a Closing/Announcement of DMC 2017
11:30a - 1:00p Open Lunch
1:00p - 4:30p ManufacturingUSA Institutes: How to Engage: A View from the Government's Side
1:00p - 2:30p Concurrent Sessions
- Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME) - Analysis
- Electronics
- Metals
2:30p - 3:00p Refreshment Break
3:00p - 4:30p Concurrent Sessions
- Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME) - Modeling and Simulation
- Metals
4:30p Conference Adjourns

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