October 7 – 8, 2024
Doubletree by Hilton Orlando East (UCF), Orlando, Florida
National Summit on
MILITARY TRAINING, MODELING, & SIMULATION
Strategic Excellence Through Simulation: Training for Victory in Multi-Domain Warfare
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS:
COLONEL JOHN BARRY
Former Commander, Army Training Support Center
U.S. Army
JENNIFER MCARDLE, PH.D.
Sr. Director, Futures CAE USA
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
SAMUEL CHAMBERS
Branch Chief, Environment
Architecture Branch
U.S. Joint Staff
WILLIAM D. DRIES, JR., SES
Deputy Director Department of Airforce Training and Readiness (AF/A3T)
COLONEL
GREG PAVLICHKO
Director National
Simulation Center
U.S. Army Combined Arms Center
Bronze Sponsors Cocktail Reception Sponsor
AGENDA
DAY ONE OCTOBER 7, 2024
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-DOMAIN WARFARE
9:00 Day 1 Opening Remarks from Day 1 Chair
JENNIFER MCARDLE, PH.D.
Senior Director, Futures CAE USA
9:15 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Pushing Boundaries – Revolutionizing Defense Training and Simulation
JEREMY LANMAN PH.D.
Assistant Program Executive Officer, Project Support U.S. Army PEO STRI
9:45 PRESENTATION: Air Force Training and Readiness, Needs, Requirements and Opportunities
WILLIAM DRIES, JR. SES
Deputy Director, Training and Readiness AF/A3T USAF Department of the Airforce
10:15 PRESENTATION: Breaking New Ground – the National Space Test and Training Complex
COLONEL RICHARD KIEFFER, USAF
Deputy Director, Operational Test & Training Infrastructure Integrated Program Office (OTTI IPO) STARCOM, USSPACEFORCE
10:45 NETWORKING BREAK
BUILDING THE CONTENT ECOSYSTEM –MODELS AND INTERFACES
11:15 PRESENTATION: Joint Live Virtual Constructive Modernization
SAMUEL CHAMBERS
Branch Chief, Environment Architecture Branch U.S. Joint Staff J-7
AGENDA
DAY ONE OCTOBER 7, 2024
11:45 PRESENTATION: Enabling Multi-Domain Warfare Through the Joint Synthetic Training Environment
DR. DAVID GRANTHAM
President & CEO
Threat Management Group
12:15 PRESENTATION: Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Modeling and Simulation
DR. DOUGLAS MAXWELL
Vice President – Executive Director of Strategic Solutions JANUS Research Group 12:45
LIEUTENANT COLONEL (USAF-RET) BRETT TELFORD
Deputy Director
Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation
COLONEL ANTHONY GRAHAM, USAF
Commander
Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation
DR. DAVID STARGEL
Technical Director
Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS)
LIEUTENANT COLONEL (USAF-RET) BRETT TELFORD
Deputy Director
Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation
AGENDA DAY ONE
OCTOBER 7, 2024
3:45 PRESENTATION: Advancing Cutting-Edge Technologies and Challenging Soldiers in Simulated Training to Win the Future Fight
COLONEL GREG PAVLICHKO, USA Director, National Simulation Center US Army Combined Arms Center
4:15 PRESENTATION: Delivering Innovative Solutions to the Warfighter
DR. CHRIS LIBUTTI Tech Grove Manager
Central Florida Tech Grove
4:45 End of Day 1 & Closing Remarks
JENNIFER MCARDLE, PH.D. Senior Director, Futures CAE USA
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AGENDA
DAY TWO OCTOBER 8, 2024
9:00 Day 2 Opening Remarks Day 2 Chair
COLONEL JOHN BARRY, USA Commander Army Training Support Center
TRAINING FOR THE BATTLEFIELD OF TOMORROW
9:15
PRESENTATION: Training for the Battlefield of Tomorrow
DR. MICHAEL E. GOODEN, NH-04
Workforce Development and Culture Lead Studies and Analyses Modeling and Simulation Directorate (SAF/SAM) Department of the Air Force (USAF and USSF)
9:45 PRESENTATION: Innovating Training to Prepare for High-Intensity Warfare
LIEUTENANT COLONEL MICHAEL BUTLER, USAF Deputy Commander 505th Combat Training Group
10:15 PRESENTATION: Building A Community of Innovation to Enhance Warfighter Capability
COL MARCUS REYNOLDS, USMC
Program Manager Training Systems
U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM)
10:45 Delegate Networking Break
11:15 SPECIAL CO-PRESENTATION: Military & Training Games Opportunities for War Simulation & Training
CHRIS MCGROARTY
Chief Engineer, Advanced Simulation
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Soldier Center (DEVCOM SC)
SFC Paul Ray Smith Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC) Advanced Modeling and Simulation Branch
LTC (USA-RET) BRIAN VOGT
Former Simulation Operations Officer
U.S. Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC)
Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
NexGen M&S Program Coordinator Contractor, NATO
AGENDA
DAY TWO
12:00
OCTOBER 8, 2024
PRESENTATION: Distributed Learning for the Future Warfighter
LAURA MILHAM, PH.D.
Executive Director
Advanced Distributed Learning
U.S. Department of Defense
12:30 Networking Lunch
1:30
2:00
PRESENTATION: Modernizing Training Technologies, Devices, and Facilities to Improve Sailor Training
CAPTAIN JERIN “TIM” JAMES, USA Commanding Officer
U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD)
Naval Support Activity (NSA) Orlando
PRESENTATION: AF M&S Advancements for Training
SEAN LITTON
Air Force Enterprise Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Lead Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation
Director, Chief Modeling and Simulation Liaison Office (CMSO)
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
2:30 End of Day 2 & Closing Remarks
COLONEL JOHN BARRY, USA Commander Army Training Support Center
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12125 High Tech Avenue, Orlando, FL 32817 | VIEW MAP
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ACTIVE UNITED STATES MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
All Active Federal Employees, which include Military Personnel, will be able to access the Summit at no cost. For logistic support of this event, we do require online pre-registration.
Passes are limited so please apply before September 13th, 2024. (Pricing after September 13th, 2024 is $695)