Emerging & Disruptive Technologies for Defense - DS

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An International Forum for the Advancement of Defense Modernization & Technological Primacy

The Emerging & Disruptive Technologies (EDT) for Defense Conference is the inaugural event for military decision-makers, leading industry, academia, and non-traditional defense companies, who are transforming joint capabilities and facilitating the integration of disruptive technologies in the defense enterprise. The conference will focus on modernization priorities and cutting-edge technologies, which will enable JADC2 architecture, expanded maneuver, and information advantage.

Rapid technological development and the constantly evolving nature of the global threat landscape has made it imperative for the Department of Defense and NATO partners to grasp innovation for future all domain warfare in the Digital Age. The war in Ukraine has further demonstrated that the adversary is willing to use both hard and soft power. Providing critical information at speed across land, air, sea, space, and cyber is now more important than ever against increasingly capable opponents.

To compete in the information-dominated environment, armed forces will need to build digital backbones, transform C4ISR capability, leverage open systems design and software, and embrace artificial intelligence technologies. A more secure, seamless, and cost-effective IT architecture will be required to transform data into actionable intelligence and guarantee dependable mission execution in a cyber threat environment.

Modernizing capability across these battle areas calls for agility and the establishment of partnerships between military, industry, start-ups, international counterparts, and academia. The EDT for Defense Conference will allow just that, bridging the gap between the key stakeholders, encouraging collaborative partnerships, and providing access to unique expertise. EDT for Defense will bring together senior leaders from the US DoD and partners from the Five Eyes nations, NATO, academia, and industry innovators to advance dialogue on the institution of common IT frameworks, the implementation of AI-enabled technologies, and the digitization of the armed forces.

Over the course of the two conference days, the forum will explore the integration of data-driven capabilities, transformation of intelligence PED, institution of cloud architecture, the power of AI/ML-enabled technologies, unmanned and autonomous systems, robotics, and cyber resilience across all networks and platforms. The conference will provide a wholistic and much-anticipated opportunity to network with senior decisionmakers and subject matter experts in an in-person environment.

It is with great pleasure that I look forward to welcoming you to the conference in March!

Yours Sincerely,

Lieutenant General (Ret’d)

Raymond Palumbo Conference Chairman

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Doug Cossa

Chief Information Officer

U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency

Tanya M. Skeen SES

Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition

US Department of Defense

Major General

Daniel L. Simpson

Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

US Air Force

Mr. Christopher Ristich, SES

Director of Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation

US Air Force Research Laboratory

Major General

Edmond ‘Miles’ Brown

Commanding General US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM)

Rear Admiral

Brian Santarpia

Commander, Joint Task Force Atlantic and Maritime Forces Atlantic

Royal Canadian Navy

Brigadier

Stefan Crossfield

Head Information Exploitation & Chief Data Officer

British Army

Brigadier General

Ed Barker

Deputy PEO Electronic Warfare and Sensors

Brigadier-General

Patrice Sabourin

Director General Information Capabilities Force Development

Canadian Armed Forces

Brigadier General Eric Vandenberg

Director General Intelligence Enterprise

Canadian Armed Forces

Colonel Richard Lopez Senior Material Leader, Kessel Run (AFLCMC/HBB)

US Air Force

Colonel Hank Hurt III Director, CE-Intelligence Integration Division, Development and Integration (CD&I)

US Marine Corps

Dr. Roy Campbell High Performance Computing Modernization Program

US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)

Thomas Lawhead

Director, Operational Capability Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration and Requirements

US Air Force

Kristan Wheaton

Professor of Strategic Futures

U.S. Army War College

Ms. Barbara McQuiston

Deputy Chief Technology

Officer for Science and Technology

US Department of Defense

William McHenry

Senior Engagement Advisor to the Director DIU

Captain

Guillaume Lafrance

Deputy Director General, Data, Analytics and Information Management

Royal Canadian Navy

Lieutenant Colonel Mathieu Kuhn

Royal Canadian Air Force

Lisa Sanders

Director of Science and Technology for Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (SOF AT&L)

U.S. Special Operations Command

Rebecca Lively

Deputy, 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron US Air Force

Sabrina P. Hoback

National Counter intelligence office for Emerging and Disruptive Technologies

National Counterintelligence and Security Center

John Goolgasian

Chief Innovation Officer Seerist

Jim Ford

President and Chief Strategy Officer Semantic AI

Joseph D. Rouge SES

Deputy Director of ISR US Space Force

Edward You

Deputy National Counterintelligence Officer for Emerging and Disruptive Technologies

National Counterintelligence and Security Center

Colonel Phoenix Hauser

Chief, Strategy & Integration Division US Air Force

Angela Sheffield

Senior Director of Data and AI RAFT

Shubhi Mishra

Founder and CEO RAFT

Veronika Mudra

Founder & CEO Alter Ego

Introducing the Conference Chairman

Lieutenant General (USA-Ret) Raymond Palumbo

Former Director for Defense Intelligence

US Department of Defense

Lt Gen Raymond P. Palumbo (Ret’d) was the Pentagon’s Director for Defense Intelligence where he simultaneously led the department’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Surveillance Task Force, a position that was instrumental in rapidly delivering critical aviation platforms, sensors, communication systems, and information processing capabilities to US and

Agenda Overview

CONFERENCE DAY ONE | MARCH 21, 2023

Securing Decision Dominance for Future Joint Warfighting

• The Joint Warfighting Concept: accelerating technological advancement through experimentation, collaboration, and prototyping

• Implementing JADC2: leveraging open systems design, modern software, and advanced communcications systems for all domain warfare

• Connecting networks, platforms, and people to enable interoperability across the joint force and with allies and partners

• Empowering a culture of innovation, transforming training, and cultivating talent to decentralize execution and enhance decision-making at the lowest echelon

• MUM-T: enhancing manned-unmanned teaming and advancing the development of autonomous systems

Coalition warfighters in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere around the globe. Now a retired US Army Lieutenant General, he spent the last thirty-four years leading and managing both special and conventional operations forces during peacetime and in combat. Notably, General Palumbo served as the Assistant Commanding General of the Joint Special Operations Command, and as Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Special Operations Command. Lieutenant General Palumbo is the founding member and senior partner of Venturi Solutions LLC, a consultancy firm that delivers winning solutions in the global defense, security, aviation, intelligence, and energy sectors.

CONFERENCE DAY TWO | MARCH 22, 2023

Augmenting Competitive Advantage with Information Age Technologies

• Advancing AI/ML-enabled technologies and overcoming boundaries to their integration to accelerate decision-making

• Securing the information advantage through data integration, digitization, and cloud architecture

• Instituting the digital backbone and advancing digitization to secure decision dominance in the Information Age

• Establishing zero trust standards and strengthening cyber defense against malicious interception

• Implementing the combat cloud and advanced data analytics to improve Command and Control and ensure real-time data accessibility

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Defense & Government: U.S. Military/Government Personnel and Defense Industry Professionals

DAY ONE • MARCH 21

SECURING DECISION DOMINANCE FOR FUTURE JOINT WARFIGHTING

0800 MORNING COFEE & REGISTRATION

0830

Opening Remarks

microphone-alt Linda Lastovych, Conference Director, American Conference Institute

0845

Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Lieutenant General (USA-Ret) Raymond Palumbo, Former Director for Defense Intelligence, US Department of Defense

STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES: TRANSFORMING THE JOINT FORCE FOR ALL DOMAIN WARFARE

0900

Transforming Intelligence To Retain Strategic Overmatch

Doug Cossa, Chief Information Officer, UU.S .Defense Intelligence Agency

• Integrating disruptive technologies to build the competitive edge and accelerate intelligence PED

• Addressing challenges and opportunities in the cyber intelligence domain

• Achieving expanded maneuver by improving communications in degraded and contested operating environments

• Introducing data-driven technologies to the joint force to gain the information advantage and decision dominance

• Attaining interoperability across the joint force and with allies and partners for future operations

• Enhancing joint experimentation with traditional industry, commercial companies, start-ups, academia, and international counterparts to achieve transformative capability

0930

Accelerating Procurement of Game-Changing Technologies and Driving Competitive Advantage

Tanya M. Skeen SES, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, US Department of Defense

• Transforming acquisition to enable the rapid adoption and fielding of game-changing technologies at scale

• Inculcating data architecture, standards, governance, and a data-centric culture across the DoD

• Enhancing the development of strategic, space, intelligence, tactical warfare, command and control, and business systems

• Instituting open systems architecture to enable rapid incorporation of new capability and integration into the network

• Delivering and supporting the development of digital engineering, agile practices, artificial intelligence, and machine learning

1000

Accelerating AI Implementation and Adoption – Taking a Holistic Approach

microphone-alt John Goolgasian, Chief Product and Innovation Officer, Seerist

• Why the current approach to AI implementations is causing more challenges than solving problems

• How taking more holistic approach can accelerate adoption of AI solutions

• Real-world examples of how AI is being implemented successfully you can leverage in your own organization

1030 COFFEE NETWORKING BREAK

TRANSFORMING C2 & IMPLEMENTING JADC2 INFRASTRUCTURE

1100

Integrating Data-Driven Capability to Compete in the Digital Age

Mr. Christopher Ristich SES, Director of Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation, US Air Force Research Laboratory

• Overview of current USAF experimentation campaigns, multi-domain modeling initiatives, simulation and analysis

• Implementing the transformational component of the Air Force Science and Technology Strategy

• Managing and developing

• Adopting data-driven approaches to decision-making and deliverng the business of defense

• Enabling a transition to digital approaches and identifying gaps in existing systems

• Changing the structures, practices, and culture to become a data-driven organization

• Enhancing data literacy and changing ineffective data management practices

• Addressing data integrity issues, exploring innovative approaches, and changing business processes

1130

Transforming C2ISR for the Future Fight

Major General Daniel Simpson, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, US Air Force

• Achieving and maintaining Command and Control dominance in air, space, and cyberspace by incorporating innovation and disruptive technologies

• Enhancing testing, evaluation, training, and tactics development across C2, sensors, and battle management weapon systems

• ABMS: accelerating Command and Control and enabling the Commander to make time-critical decisions at speed

1200

Delivering Technology-Enabled Solutions to Our Soldiers

Major General Edmond ‘Miles’ Brown, Commanding General, US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command

• Providing the US Army with superior technological capabilities to enable it to fight and win on the battlefield

• Equipping the force with the latest technologies in robotics, artificial intelligence, and sensors to achieve information dominance

• Experimenting with speed, range, and decision dominance to achieve overmatch and deliver the Joint Warfighting Concept

1230 PANEL DISCUSSION

Software-Defined Cyber Warfare: Scaling Digital Modernization to Meet Threats

in The Fifth Domain

microphone-alt Angela Sheffield, Senior Director of Data and AI, RAFT

Shubhi Mishra, Founder and CEO, RAFT

Colonel Phoenix Hauser, Chief, Strategy & Integration Division, US Air Force

Rebecca Lively, Deputy, 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, US Air Force

• Delivering a more lethal force requires the ability to evolve faster and be more adaptable than our adversaries – in all domains

• Adaptability increasingly relies on software: the ability to deliver resilient software capability securely and rapidly is a competitive advantage that will define future conflicts

• How are cyber operations commands adopting software factories and secure DevSecOps pipelines to meet demands in the cyber domain and stay ahead of evolving cyberspace threats?

• What can we learn from the adoption of software-enabled and data-driven approaches in the cyber domain to enhance readiness, planning, operations, decision making?

• Transforming software delivery times from years to minutes requires significant change to our processes, policies, workforce, and technology. How do we measure progress? How do we recruit, retain, and retrain the workforce to drive consistent, accelerated delivery to production? 1315

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & MACHINE LEARNING TO GAIN DECISION DOMINANCE

1430

Modernizing Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors

Brigadier General Ed Barker, Deputy Program Executive Officer, Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors, IEW&S, U.S. Army

• Developing the Army’s portfolio of intelligence, electronic warfare, cyber, integrated base defense; force protection; position, navigation, and timing; biometrics; and target acquisition programs

• Enabling the soldier to detect, recognize, and identify targets to feed the tactical network and support force protection maneuver

• Supporting the acquisition and fielding of innovative systems for effective intelligence

1500

Translating Vision into Capability: Adopting AI-Enabled Solutions

Colonel Hank Hurt III, Director, CE-Intelligence Integration Division, Development and Integration (CD&I), US Marine Corps

• Force Design 2030: revamping and posturing the force for high-intensity operations in degraded and denied environments

• Assessing the opportunities of AI/ML technologies for future communications, C2, and decision-making

• Developing and evaluating innovative concepts and technologies

• Investing in AI and Machine Learning tools to enhance recruitment and retention of personnel

• Integrating data-driven models across the USMC

• Mixing and matching capabilities from various companies to integrate the best open architecture autonomy software

1530 PANEL DI SCUSSION

AI/Ml-Enabled Technologies in Defense

Users

PANELISTS:

Brigadier General Eric Vandenberg, Director General Intelligence Enterprise, Canadian Armed Forces

John Goolgasian, Chief Innovation Officer, Seerist

William ‘Mac’ McHenry, Senior Engagement Advisor to the Director, DIU MODERATOR:

Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Raymond Palumbo, Former Director for Defense Intelligence, US Department of Defense

• It is widely recognized that unlocking the power of big data and AI maximizes operational success. Due to the huge potential of advanced analytics, armed forces have prioritized the integration of data-driven capabilities to enhance complex decision-making. What lessons defense can learn from other industries to maximize value from data? How can embracing cloud & AI capabilities break down the barriers of disparate data sources and accelerate mission insight?

• What are the main barriers to delivering such capabilities in defense in a par with commercial organizations? How can we ensure that AI & ML technologies are delivered to the Warfighter quicker?

• What lessons can defense learn from adjacent industries in this regard? How can we speed up acquisition to build the digital backbone and unlock the power of AI/ML-enabled solutions?

• How should data management transform to reduce silo effect and ensure accessibility?

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NETWORKING

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1615 Afternoon Coffee & Networking

MANNED-UNMANNED TEAMING: ADVANCING AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES

1645

Industry Insight from Sayari

1715

Enhancing Maritime ISR for All Domain Warfare

Rear Admiral Brian Santarpia, Commander, Joint Task Force Atlantic and Maritime Forces Atlantic, Royal Canadian Navy

• Incorporating unmanned technologies to enhance ISR and maintain superior situational awareness

• Enhancing operational readiness and training to perform joint operations

• Improving communications to accelerate response and mission effectiveness

1745

Transforming Space Force ISR Capabilities for All Domain Warfare

microphone-alt Joseph D. Rouge SES, Deputy Director of ISR, US Space Force

• Overview of ISR in Space: ISR operations in space, including the types of intelligence gathered, the methods of collection, and the strategic significance of these activities

• Space Force's Role in ISR: the challenges faced, and the ways in which it is evolving to meet emerging threats

• The Future of ISR in Space: With space rapidly emerging as a critical domain for national security, there is significant interest in the future of ISR operations in space. Future procurement plans in ISR, including new technologies and approaches to collecting and analyzing intelligence

• Collaboration with Other Agencies: Given the complex nature of space operations, it is critical that the Space Force collaborate with other agencies and partners to achieve its ISR objectives. Overview of the Space Force's partnerships with other government agencies and private industry, as well as the ways in which these collaborations are helping to advance ISR capabilities in space

1815

• Workshop Leader

• Fireside Chat

Chairman’s Closing Remarks

Lieutenant General (USA-Ret) Raymond Palumbo, Former Director for Defense Intelligence, US Department of Defense

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• Evening Reception

• Demonstrations

AUGMENTING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE WITH INFORMATION AGE TECHNOLOGIES

0800

0850

Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Lieutenant General (USA-Ret) Raymond Palumbo, Former Director for Defense Intelligence, US Department of Defense

1100 CIO / CTO PANEL DISCUSSION

Achieving Digital Transformation & Enabling the Cloud Environment

Users

0900

Digital Strategy for the British Army

Brigadier Stefan Crossfield, Head Information Exploitation & Chief Data Officer, British Army

• Establishing a next-generation resilient network

• The Digital Foundry: AI, Robotics, Synthetics at scale

• Ensuring common architectures and standards driving design and delivery integration by default

• Advancing digital transformation and artificial intelligence to maintain battlefield advantage

• Breaking down barriers to data and AI adoption

0930

Data Strategy of the Canadian Department Of Defense

Captain Guillaume Lafrance, Royal Canadian Air Force

Lieutenant Colonel Mathieu Kuhn, Royal Canadian Air Force

• Establishing a global cloud environment

• Creating a DevSecOps framework and introducing a data service environment

• Synchronize planning, resourcing and acquisition activities in the institutional and operational environments

• Overview of the Canadian Data Strategy and policy for data, analytics, and AI

• Building the digital backbone and revolutionizing intelligence to compete below the threshold of warfare and break the will of rivals

• Exploiting data-driven technologies enabled by IOT, cloud, robot processing, and AI to fuel information advantage

1000

Ukrainian Experience in Cyber Warfare

microphone-alt Veronika Mudra, Founder & CEO, Alter Ego

• Front-line experience in Ukraine: evaluating the performance of AI-enabled technologies and cyber warfare

• Assessing feedback on unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned ground vehicles for ISR

• Lessons learned from the war in Ukraine: outlining the role of disruptive innovation, Digital Age technologies, and blockchain instruments

PANELISTS:

Brigadier Stefan Crossfield, Head Information Exploitation & Chief Data Officer, British Army

Captain Guillaume Lafrance, Deputy Director General, Data, Analytics and Information Management, Royal Canadian Navy

Lieutenant Colonel Mathieu Kuhn, Royal Canadian Air Force

MODERATOR:

Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Raymond Palumbo, Former Director for Defense Intelligence, US Department of Defense

• In order to retain strategic advantage, we will need to deliver digital overmatch through data-driven outcomes at the speed of relevance. What are some of the barriers in building a digital backbone across defense services? How can we overcome these challenges and enable enterprise-wide digitization?

• Our data is fixed inside internal and contractual silos. It is incredibly hard to access it and integrate it. How can we break these silos and institute cloud architecture across the enterprise? How do we ensure data is exploited at scale and speed, and treated as a strategic asset?

• How can we enable digital infrastructure and services that support the development and deployment of data, analytics, AI, and digital-enabled solutions?

• How can we improve data literacy and integrate a single technology backbone to support integration, platform interoperability and operational speed?

1145

Better Cost, Quality, Schedules, and Planning through Defense Supercomputing

Dr. Roy Campbell, High Performance Computing Modernization Program, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)

• Integrating sensors and effectors into the battle management system to create a consistent network

• Modernizing communications infrastructure and technologies to enable dispersed operations and rapid decision-making: assessing the procurement of deployable and stationary communication networks

• Integrating modular and scalable IT infrastructure for stationary, deployable, and seagoing platforms

• Enhancing access to data to drive efficiency and responsiveness of the armed forces in complex situations in remote and dangerous operating environments

Safeguarging Science: Protecting Research and Innovation

Sabrina P. Hoback, National Counter intelligence office for Emerging and Disruptive Technologies, National Counterintelligence and Security Center

Edward You, Deputy National Counterintelligence Officer for Emerging and Disruptive Technologies, National Counterintelligence and Security Center

• Promoting a U.S. research ecosystem that emphasizes collaboration, openness, equity, integrity, and security all of which facilitate innovation

• Providing curated resources for our stakeholder to support best practices in protecting research and innovation

• Assisting academia and industry in developing their own methods to protect research from theft, misuse, abuse or exploitation

• Fostering information exchanges to better identify emerging technology security challenges

1245 LUNCH AND NETWORKING

1400 ROUNDTABLES

Each roundtable will be led by a subject matter expert, who will facilitate honest discussions between the key stakeholders in each field. Each roundtable leader will summarize the main findings and present them to the audience. The roundtables will take place in the main plenary session room.

Angle-Right

Transforming C4ISR Capability

ROUNDTABLE LEADER:

Lt Gen (Ret’d) Raymond, Palumbo, Former Director for Defense Intelligence, US DoD

Future all domain warfare requires the modernization of C4ISR capability and a transition to a system of systems. What solutions and technologies should be adopted to transform C2 and accelerate decision-making? What are some of the challenges of implementing a system of systems design or JADC2 architecture for future warfare? What role will disruptive technologies play in future C4ISR?

Angle-Right

Unlocking the Power of AI/ML-Enabled Technologies

ROUNDTABLE LEADER:

Jim Ford, President and Chief Strategy Officer, Semantic AI

The importance of AI-enabled technologies is growing with the proliferation of data. What are the benefits of AI-enabled tech in defense? How can we make use of them and field these technologies to the Warfighter at pace?

How can we widen the use of AI-enabled technologies to gain and retain the information advantage in the Digital Age? How can we leverage data and incorporate data-driven technologies? How can we improve data literacy and ensure data is treated as a strategic asset?

Angle-Right

Enabling Cloud Architecture in Defense

The battlespace is becoming more information-dominated, while operations are becoming more dispersed. Cloud architecture is essential in such an operating environment. How can we adopt common cloud services and attain standardization in cloud architecture? What solutions and processes are required to leverage cloud as an enabler? How can we ensure cloud access from the tactical edge to the enterprise?

Angle-Right

Manned-Unmanned Mix of Capability for Future JOIT Warfare

The future force structure will see a combination of manned, optionally manned, unmanned, and autonomous technologies. What are some of the challenges of integrating a manned-unmanned mix of capability? What solutions are required to enhance information integration and introduce autonomy at scale?

Angle-Right

Cyber Resilience in the Information Age

ROUNDTABLE LEADER:

Shubhi Mishra, Founder and CEO, RAFT

While digitization of the armed forces is inevitable and presents various advantages, it is also paired with risks. How can we ensure that systems are cyber resilient by design? How can we strengthen cyber resilience and protect critical data assets from malicious attacks? What processes are required to leverage open systems architecture to enable rapid updates to platforms and technologies?

Angle-Right Innovation Through Experimentation with Start-Ups

Innovation at the speed of relevance will require the armed forces to work with dual-use, scaling-up, and start-up companies. What are some of the challenges that start-ups face when working in defense? How can we overcome these challenges. How can the armed forces attract innovators and encourage joint experimentation and R&D?

1530

Scalable Software for the US Air Force

Colonel Richard Lopez, Senior Material Leader, Kessel Run (AFLCMC/HBB), US Air Force

• Building scalable software to enhance effectiveness in highly contested environments and support the full spectrum of operations

• Delivering software solutions and integrating Artificial Intelligence to accelerate C2 capabilities

• Creating an all-domain common platform for better performance and resiliency

1600 AFTERNOON TEA & COFEE NETWORKING

1630

Manifesting an Integrated Future Force Design to Fight and Win

Thomas Lawhead, Director, Operational Capability Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration and Requirements, US Air Force

• Achieving timely and effective operational capabilities required for air operations of tomorrow

• Conducting strategic assignments of the operating environment through wargames and workshops

• Enhancing Command and Control capabilities of the Air Force

• Developing cross-domain networked capabilities to retain the competitive advantage

1700

Developing Leaders of the Future and Inculcating Innovation

Prof Kristan Wheaton, Professor of Strategic Futures, US Army War College

• Reassessing learning models and changing the mentality of defense leaders to embed innovation at the heart of the enterprise

• Transforming Command and Control to secure decision dominance in the Information Age

• Revolutionizing doctrine, injecting innovation, establishing robust C2 and intelligence capability to maintain information dominance in complex environments

1730

Chairman’s Closing Remarks and End of Conference

Lieutenant General (USA-Ret) Raymond Palumbo, Former Director for Defense Intelligence, US Department of Defense

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