National Technology Summit on Soldier Lethality -DS

Soldier

Lethality

Michael McCarthy

Next Generation Soldier Lethality: A Comprehensive Examination of DoD & Government Needs, Requirements & Opportunities for Industry

The future multi-domain battlefields will be more lethal and much faster paced. The Joint Force must quickly adapt and train our troops in combating adversary threats, as well as ensuring overmatch. To do so, the DoD must modernize and structure the Joint force to build more lethal land-power capabilities against near-peer threats.

To achieve dominance and cutting-edge lethality, the DoD will need to innovate, and industry will play an enormous role in equipping the next generation soldier with the most modern capabilities necessary for close combat lethality, rapid mobility, and survivability against all emerging threats

American Conference Institute has created the National Technology Summit on Soldier Lethality to explore the critically important DoD Emerging Capabilities Needs, Opportunities and Requirements in the ongoing race for Future Soldier Lethality within the multi-domain battlespace for U.S. defense superiority.

This unique Soldier Lethality Summit will feature: Keynote speakers from: Director for Hypersonics, Directed Energy, Space and Rapid Acquisition, Army Rapid Capabilities Technologies Office (RCCTO), Office of Naval Research, Close Combat Lethality Task Force, US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), US Army Program Executive Office Intelligence, Warfare and Sensors

CHEVRON-RIGHT Key DoD and Government Key Decision-makers

CHEVRON-RIGHT Leading Industry Manufacturers and Researchers

CHEVRON-RIGHT 4+ hours of networking

CHEVRON-RIGHT Networking Luncheons

CHEVRON-RIGHT Exhibiting & Sponsorship Opportunities and much more!

American Conference Institute has designed a comprehensive agenda and interactive opportunity for Delegates to engage with Guest Speakers. All delegates will be provided unparalleled access to soldier technology experts found in no other setting anywhere. We invite you to register to Attend, Sponsor, or Exhibit. Every delegate will be given the opportunity to obtain invaluable information on the emerging opportunities within DoD, Government and Industry markets found nowhere else and all within a live and intimate conference. Guest Speakers will closely examine emerging technologies and presentations while interacting with all delegates during Q&A sessions, networking breaks, and sit-down luncheons.

To reserve your registration, visit www.AmericanConference.com/SoldierLethality

 Who Should Attend

• Presidents/Vice Presidents Defense Programs

• CEOs/COOs/CTOs Missile & Defense Systems

• University R&D Directors within Military Faculty

• General Managers, Defense Weapons Programs

• Commanding Officers & COCOMs

• Directors, Advanced Warfighting Programs

• DoD Branch Service Chiefs

• Business Development Managers, Aerospace & Defense

• Sr. Marketing Managers, Defense Systems

• Sr. Analysts, Defense Weapons & Testing

• Sales Directors, Defense & Precision Weapon Systems

• Military Ordnance, Armaments & Ammunition Specialists

• Principal & Chief Scientists

• Program & Project Managers

Test & Evaluation Engineers

Mechanical Science Leads

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"We must leverage the incredible amount of technology innovation across our nation to give our leap-ahead capabilities to solve tough operational challenges."

– The Hon Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

Speaker Faculty

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES:

Brigadier General Mark Clingan, USMC

Assistant Deputy Commandant to Combat Development and Integration, Deputy Commanding General Marine Corps Combat Development Command

Michael McCarthy

Deputy Director, Program Manager

U.S. DoD Close Combat Lethality Task Force (CCLTF)

SENIOR MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT SPEAKERS:

Tracy Sheppard

Chief, Weapons Sciences Division

Competency Lead, Weapons Sciences and Materials Research Directorate, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory

Colonel Robert Ryan

Director of Robotics Requirements, Maneuver Capabilities Development Integration Directorate Army Futures Command

Carson Wakefield Product Lead Soldier Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Sacks

Product Manager – Dismounted PNT, PM Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PM PNT)

US Army Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S)

Jason Regnier

Technical Director, Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), Army Project Manager, Ground Soldier Systems Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier)

Lieutenant Colonel Naim Lee, USA

Product Manager, Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment, PdM SCIE Soldier Plans, Programs, & Capabilities for Combat Survival Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier)

George “Ed” Lawson

Senior Strategist

Joint Program Executive Office Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Defense (PEO-CBRND)

Jon Ludwigson

Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Lauren Oleksyk

Team Leader, Food Engineering & Analysis Team

Combat Capability Development Command, U.S. Army Soldier Center

INDUSTRY SPEAKERS:

Maj Gen (USA-ret) Kent Savre

Senior Director Precision Weapons Northrop Grumman Defense Systems

Erik Fox

Vice President, Night Vision Elbit Systems America

Darshan "Dash" Divakaran

Senior Manager, Strategic Innovation & Partnerships

AFWERX

Dr. Gordon Cooke

Director, Research and Strategy, Simulation Center

US Military Academy, West Point

Col Paul Alessio, USA

Army Project Officer, Project Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM MAS) Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition

Sergeant Major Troy Black, USMC

19th Sergeant Major U.S. Marine Corps

Dr. Tarun Gupta

Deputy Director, Directed Energy Project Office (DEPO)

US Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) Redstone Arsenal

Kirby Watson

Director, Government Solutions

Iridium

Craig Langhauser

Senior Manager

Collins Aerospace

Pete Morrison

Chief Commercial Officer

Bohemia Interactive Simulations

Dr. Keith Nelson

Haslam and Dewey Professor of Chemistry Institute for Soldier Nano Technology MIT

DAY 1 November 9, 2022

9:00

Opening Remarks from Conference Co-Chairs

microphone-alt Erik Fox, Vice President, Night Vision, Elbit Systems America

Kirby Watson, Director, Government Solutions & Account Manager, Iridium

9:15 KEYNOTE

Directed Energy Weapons for Next Generation Soldier Lethality

microphone-alt Brigadier General Mark Clingan, USMC, Assistant Deputy Commandant to Combat Development and Integration, Deputy Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command

9:45 KEYNOTE Soldier Lethality & Close Combat Force Capabilities & Requirements

microphone-alt Michael McCarthy, Deputy Director, Program Manager, U.S. DoD Close Combat Lethality Task Force (CCLTF)

10:15

Army Robotics Requirements for Future Soldier Lethality

microphone-alt Colonel Robert Ryan, Director of Robotics Requirements, Maneuver Capabilities Development Integration Directorate, Army Futures Command

10:45 Networking Break

11:15

How Commercial SATCOM can contribute to Soldier Lethality

microphone-alt Tracy Sheppard, Chief, Weapons Sciences Division Competency Lead Weapons Sciences and Materials Research Directorate, US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Army Research Laboratory

11:45

PM MAS: Needs & Requirements for the Army’s Next Generation Soldier

microphone-alt Col Paul Alessio, USA, Army Project Officer, Project Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM MAS), Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition

12:15 Networking Luncheon

1:15

Assured-Positioning, Navigation and Timing (A-PNT)- Dismounted

microphone-alt Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Sacks, Product Manager – Dismounted PNT PM Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PM PNT), US Army Program Executive Office Intelligence, Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S)

1:45

Close Combat Assault Ration – Emerging Technologies and Requirements

microphone-alt Lauren Oleksyk, Team Leader, Food Engineering & Analysis Team, Combat Capability Development Command, Soldier Center

2:15 MARINE CORPS KEYNOTE

Preparing the Next Generation Warrior for Combat Readiness Needs & Requirements

microphone-alt Sergeant Major Troy Black, USMC, 19th Sergeant Major, Marine Corps

2:45

IVAS Architecture & Capabilities for Soldier Situational Awareness

microphone-alt Jason Regnier, Technical Director, Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), Army Project Manager, Ground Soldier Systems, Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier)

3:15 Networking Break

3:30

Defense Navigation Capabilities: Alternative PNT Technologies to Compliment GPS

microphone-alt Jon Ludwigson, Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions, Government Accountability Office (GAO)

PdM SCIE Soldier Plans, Programs, & Capabilities for Combat Survival

microphone-alt Lieutenant Colonel Naim Lee, USA, Product Manager, Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment, PdM SCIE Soldier Plans, Programs, & Capabilities for Combat Survival, Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier)

Ajournment

State-of-the-Art CBRN Capabilities for the Next Generation Soldier Survivability

microphone-alt George “Ed” Lawson Senior Strategist, Joint Program Executive Office, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Defense (PEO-CBRND)

Evening Reception

Upcoming

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9:00

Opening Remarks from Co-Chairs

microphone-alt Erik Fox, Vice President, Night Vision, Elbit Systems America

Kirby Watson, Director, Government Solutions & Account Manager, Iridium

9:15 KEYNOTE

Army Vision and Way Forward: Rapidly Develop & Deploy Directed Energy Weapons Capabilities

microphone-alt Dr. Tarun Gupta, Deputy Director, Directed Energy Project Office (DEPO)

US Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO), Redstibe Arsenal

9:45

Future Naval Mobility, Firepower & C2 Training and Logistics

microphone-alt Colonel Frederick Lance Lewis Jr., USMC, Assistant Vice Chief of Naval Research, Office of Naval Intelligence Science & Technology

10:15

LEO Capabilities for Improved Soldier Lethality

microphone-alt Maj Gen (USA-ret) Kent Savre, Senior Director Precision Weapons, Northrop Grumman Defense Systems

10:45 Networking Break

11:15

Secure Next Generation Communications

microphone-alt Kirby Watson, Director, Government Solutions, Iridium

11:45

Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality using A.I. for Improved Soldier Performance

microphone-alt Dr. Gordon Cooke, Director, Research and Strategy, Simulation Center, US Military Academy, West Point

12:15

Unlocking the new era of air mobility with VTOL aircrafts

microphone-alt Darshan “Dash” Divakaran, Senior Manager, Strategic Innovation & Partnerships, AFWERX

12:45 Networking Luncheon

1:45

Cutting-edge Night Vision Emerging Technologies

microphone-alt Erik Fox, Vice President, Night Vision, Elbit Systems America

2:15

Targeting & C2 Capabilities for the Warfighter

microphone-alt Craig Langhauser, Senior Manager, Collins Aerospace

2:45 Networking Break

3:00

Army sUAS Product Systems Development

microphone-alt Carson Wakefield, Product Lead, Soldier Unmanned Aircraft Systems

3:30

Cutting Edge Research on Material Responses to Shock and Hypervelocity Impact

microphone-alt Dr. Keith Nelson, Haslam and Dewey Professor of Chemistry, Institute for Soldier Nano Technology, MIT

4:00

Soldier Simulation Training

microphone-alt Pete Morrison, Chief Commercial Officer, Bohemia Interactive Simulations

4:30 Adjournment & Closing Remarks

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