Agenda

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SUNDAY - DECEMBER 1
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Registration
Solar Atrium, Level 1
MONDAY - DECEMBER 2
8:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Registration
Solar Atrium, Level 1
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Training Sessions
  • MRL Working Group Training, Mr. Barry Burton, USAF AFRL
  • Fundamentals of Polymer Welding, Dr. Miranda Marcus, Edison Welding Institute
  • Hexavalent Chromium Know Thy Enemy, Mr. Leonard McCreary, Figure Engineering
  • Understanding Who We Need and Where to Find Them Workshop on Analytics for Workforce Strategy, Ms. Lisa Masciantonio, ARM Institute
  • CMMC Unraveled, Mr. Fernando Machado, Cybersec Investments LLC
  • The Five Deadly Sins of Digital Transformation, Ms. Alexis Bonnell, USAF AFRL
  • Additive Manufacturing to Support DoD Critical Hardware, Sustainment and Obsolescence Requirements, Mr. Gregory Colvin, Honeywell Aerospace
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
Open Lunch
1:15 PM – 2:25 PM
General Session
Ballroom D-G, Level 4
1:15 PM
Presentation of Colors
University of Texas Army ROTC Color Guard
 
 
National Anthem
Ms. Debbie Kahan, DEVCOM Armaments Center
 
1:25 PM
Welcome / Announcements / Afternoon Emcee
Mr. Darrell Phillipson, Director, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory
 
1:30 PM
Department of the Air Force Welcome
Brig Gen Jason Bartolomei, Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Material Command
 
1:55 PM
Department of the Air Force Keynote
Honorable Andrew Hunter, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
2:25 PM
Refreshment Break
Ballroom Pre-Function
2:50 PM – 5:00 PM
General Session
Ballroom D-G, Level 4
2:50 PM
Strategy Keynote
Mr. Jake Parker, Professional Staff Member, House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
 
3:20 PM
Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel Overview
Mr. David Koch, Chair, Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel 
 
3:40 PM
Defense Logistics Agency ManTech Overview
Mr. David Koch, Director, Defense Logistics Agency Research & Development
 
3:55 PM
Army ManTech Overview
Mr. Colin Reese, Program Manager Army ManTech, Technology Maturation Initiative (TMI), and Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER), ASA(ALT)/ODASA(R&T)
 
4:10 PM
Navy ManTech Overview
Mr. Neil Graf, Navy ManTech Program Lead, Office of Naval Research
 
4:25 PM
Air Force ManTech Overview
Dr. Chuck Ormsby, Chief, Manufacturing, Industrial Technologies & Energy Division, Air Force Research Laboratory
4:40 PM
Office of the Secretary of Defense ManTech Overview
Mr. Justin McRoberts, Program Manager, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Research & Engineering (OUSD (R&E))
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Networking Reception (Exhibit Hall Opens)
Posters on Display
Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1
TUESDAY - DECEMBER 3
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Registration
Solar Atrium, Level 1
7:00 AM – 8:15 AM
Continental Breakfast 
Ballroom D-G Prefunction
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
General Session
Ballroom D-G, Level 4
8:00 AM
Welcome
Mr. Scott Pearl, Deputy Division Chief, Air Force Research Laboratory
 
8:10 AM
Office of Secretary of Defense Keynote
Dr. Aprille Ericsson, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology (OUSD(R&E))
 
8:40 AM
PANEL: Education & Workforce Development 
Moderator:
  • Dr. Charlene Stokes, Manufacturing Education & Workforce Program Manager, Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program
Panelists:
  • Mr. Andrew Bond, Vice President of Planning and Construction Readiness, General Dynamics Electric Boat
  • Ms. Lisa Masciantonio, Chief Workforce Officer, ARM Institute
  • Ms. Jeannine Kunz, Chief Workforce Development Officer, SME
  • Ms. Nikkole-Charlene Wilkerson, Founder & CEO, Disruptive Technology Index
 
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Refreshment Break
Ballroom Pre-Function
9:45 AM – 11:40 AM
General Session
Ballroom D-G, Level 4
9:45 AM
FIRST Introduction
Ms. Shalom Abebe, Safety Captain, DMC Coordinator, Team 612, Chantilly Robotics
 
9:50 AM
Office of Secretary of Defense Keynote
Dr. Vic Ramdass, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy (OUSD(A&S))
 
10:20 AM
PANEL: Defense Manufacturing Barriers & Opportunities
Moderator:
  • Ms. Jennifer Stewart, Executive Vice President for Strategy & Policy, NDIA
Panelists:
  • Mr. Anthony Di Stasio, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (OUSD(A&S))
  • Mr. Chris Peters, U.S. Partnership for Assured Electronics
  • Mr. Farooq Mitha, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, (OUSD(A&S))
  • Mr. Ethan Plotkin, CEO, GDCA, Inc.
 
11:10 AM
SongwritingWith: Soldiers
Mr. Mike MacEwen, Secretary, Board of Directors
Mr. Jay Clementi, Music Director
 
11:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open to Attendees
Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1
11:40 AM – 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Demonstrations
Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Refreshment Break
Rooms 12-19 Pre-Function
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
4:45 PM – 6:30 PM
Networking Reception
Posters on Display
Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1
WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 4
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Registration
Solar Atrium, Level 1
7:00 AM – 8:15 AM
Continental Breakfast
Rooms 12-19 Prefunction
8:15 AM – 9:45 AM
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Refreshment Break
Rooms 12-19 Pre-Function
10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open to Attendees
Exhibit Hall 4
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Networking Lunch
Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
JDMTP Speed Dating
Poster Session Q&A
Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
General Session
Ballroom D-G, Level 4
1:00 PM
Welcome
Mr. Scott Pearl, Deputy Division Chief, Air Force Research Laboratory
 
1:10 PM
PANEL: Convergent Manufacturing
Moderator:
  • Dr. Mark Benedict, ST for Convergent Manufacturing, Air Force Research Laboratory
Panelists:
  • Dr. Aisha Haynes, Principal Director for Advanced Materials, (OUSD(R&E))
  • Dr. Adam Rawlett, ST for Materials, Army
  • Dr. Jennifer Wolk, Focus Area Lead, Manufacturing, Office of Naval Research
  • Dr. Hector Sandoval, Fellow for Additive Manufacturing, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
 
2:00 PM
Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Awards (DMTAA)
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Closing Networking Break (Exhibit Hall closes at 3:30pm)
Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
General Session
Ballroom D-G, Level 4
3:30 PM
PEO Keynote
Lt. Gen. Michael J. Schmidt, Program Executive Officer and Director, F-35 Lightning II Program, United States Air Force
 
4:00 PM
Industry Keynote
 
4:30 PM
Industry Keynote
Dr. Charles Kuehmann,Vice President, SpaceX/Tesla
 
THURSDAY - DECEMBER 5
7:45 AM
Plated Breakfast (at the Fairmont Austin Hotel)
Congressional Ballroom  
8:30 AM
Breakfast Speaker 
Ms. Martha Bolton, First Female Staff Writer for Bob Hope
 
9:00 AM
Keynote
Lt. Gen. John Jansen, ATI CEO, United States Marine Corps (RET)
9:30 AM
Transition to Technical Sessions at Austin Convention Center, Level 4 
 
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Open Lunch 
 
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Refreshment Break
Rooms 12-19 Pre-Function
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
4:15 PM
Conference Adjourns