or
Monday, May 7, 2018

Time
Location
1:00- 2:30 PM
Johanna Reeves, Esq., Reeves & Dola, LLP  
Metro Suite
1:00- 2:30 PM
Rand W. Hammel, U.S. Navy NSWC  
Clearwater Ballroom A
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Jeff Siewert, Arrow Tech Associates  
Clearwater Ballroom B
2:30 - 4:00 PM
James L. Zunino, U.S. Army, RDECOM - ARDEC  
Metro Suite
2:30 - 4:00 PM
Air Force Research Laboratory  
Clearwater Ballroom A
2:30 - 4:00 PM
Bruce Webb, NAMMO, Inc.
Troy Lawton, USA, HQDA
LTC Andrew Lunoff, PM, MAS
LTC Loyd Beal III, USA, PM SW
LTC Mark Owens, USA, USSOCOM
Devin Paterson, DHS
Matt Ohlson, Remington Arms Co., LLC
Gustavo Domit, Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos
Nick Malkovich, MAC, LLC
Jeff Hoffman, Black Hills Ammunition
Russ Oliver, True Velocity  
Clearwater Ballroom B
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Moderator: Steve Faintich, St. Marks
Dan Mansfield, Orbital ATK
Todd Townsend, Maneuver Ammunition Systems
Joel Sandstrum, VISTA Outdoors
Jeremy Mills, Olin Corporation
Jared Smith, Fiocchi of America
Lina Norum, NAMMO
Gusatavo Domit, Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos  
Metro Suite
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Time
Location
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration opens  
Plaza Foyer
7:00 - 8:00 AM
Plaza Foyer
8:00 - 8:20 AM
Dave Broden, NDIA Armament Division Chair  
Plaza AB
8:20 - 8:30 AM
Frank Michael, Senior Vice President of Programs and Membership, NDIA  
Plaza AB
8:30 - 8:45 AM
MG James Boozer, USA (Ret), Chief of Staff, NDIA  
Plaza AB
8:45 - 9:00AM
Wesley Hallman, USAF (Ret), Senior Vice President Policy, NDIA  
Plaza AB
9:00 - 9:30 AM
Exhibit Hall  
Exhibit Hall
9:30 -10:00 AM
Armament Response to the Evolving Threat Spectrum
Lieutenant General, Dave Halverson, USA (Ret.)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cypress International  
Plaza AB
10:00 - 10:30 AM
John Hedderich, III, Director, U.S. Army, ARDEC  
Plaza AB
10:30 - 11:15 AM
Chinn Award - Richard D. Jones, Curator Emeritus National Firearms Collection
Presented by: Dan Shea, Phoenix Defense

Hathcock Award - Stephen Toboz, Jr., Naval Special Warfare Command
Presented by: Buford Boone

Ambrose Award - Wilcox Industries Corporation
Presented by: Brian Berger, GTDS America, LLC

Trifiletti Award Reipient - Vic Galgano, Business Planning and Development Division
Presented by: Ralph Tillinghast, ARDEC

Professional Service Award - John H. Edwards, RDECOM- ARDEC, JSSAP
Presented by Brian Berger, GTDS America, LLC

Mark Serben
Supervisory Project Manager, U.S. Army RDECOM-ARDEC

 
Plaza AB
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Plaza Foyer
12:30 -1:00 PM
Michael Holthe, Director for Lethality, ASA(ALT)/ODASA Research & Technology  
Plaza AB
1:00-1:30 PM
PEO Ammunition Today and Vision for the Future
BG Alfred F. Abramson, III (USA), Commanding General, Program Executive Officer Ammunition  
Plaza AB
1:30 - 2:00 PM
Close Combat Ground Forces-Initiatives and Vision
MG Robert Scales, USA (Ret.)  
Plaza AB
2:00 - 2:30 PM
Surface Combatant Weapon System Response to the Evolving Threat
John Fiore, Technical Director, NSWCDD-Dahlgren  
Plaza AB
2:30 - 3:00 PM
Exhibit Hall  
Exhibit Hall
3:00 - 3:45 PM
USAF Armament System Vision Ahead - ARFL 2030 Initiative
Dr. David E. Lambert, Chief Scientist, Munitions Directorate, AFRL, Eglin Air Force Base  
Plaza AB
3:45 - 4:15 PM
Addressing the Morphing Threat and Recent Acquisition Reform to Respond
James O' Bryon
President, The O'Bryon Group  
Plaza AB
4:15 - 4:45PM
Modern Trends & Developments in Global Ordnance 2017 - 2018
Dan Shea, General Director, Phoenix Defense  
Plaza AB
4:45 - 5:15 PM
National Armament Consortium
Butch Burgress, Technology Manager, Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium
Charlie Zisette, Executive Director National Armamants Consortium  
Plaza AB
5:15 PM
Plaza AB
5:15 - 7:00 PM
Exhibit Hall
5:40 - 6:00 PM
Plaza AB
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Time
Location
7:00 -8:00 AM
Plaza Foyer
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Plaza Foyer
7:50 - 8:00 AM
Brian Berger, Chairman Small Arms Committee  
Plaza AB
8:00 - 8:20 AM
Plaza AB
8:20 - 9:40 AM
Chair: COL Elliott Caggins LTC Loyd Beal, III, Product Manager, Crew Served Weapons LTC Steven Power, Product Manager, Individual Gabe Bailey, SIG Sauer, M17/M18 Pistol  
Plaza AB
9:40 - 10:10 AM
Exhibit Hall
10:10 - 11:10 AM
Chair: COL Hector Gonzalez, USA, Project Manager, PM-MAS Christopher Seacord, Product Manager, Medium Caliber Ammunition LTC Andrew Lunoff, Product Manager Small Caliber Ammunition Tom Coradeschi, Chief Engineer, PM-MAS  
Plaza AB
11:10 AM - 12:10 PM
Chair: Dr Barton Halpern, NATO Weapon and Sensor Group Chairman Callum Jensen, Land Engineering Agency DoD-Australia Dr. Amal Bouamoul, DRDC-Canada Aldo Sluga, DMO- The Netherlands Cdr. Jens Tore Moen Alfei, DLO Land Systems-Norway Douglas Cohen, US Army Robert Dionisio, US Army ARDEC Dr. David Dye, NSWC Adam Jacob, US Army ARDEC Mark McFadden, USA ARDEC, JSSAP David Long, NSWC Wayde Thomka, USA Project Manager Soldier- Sensors and Lasers Technology Management Director Dr. Mark Thoreson, NSWC  
Plaza AB
12:10 - 1:10 PM
Plaza AB
1:10 - 2:10 PM
Chairs: COL Christopher Schneider, USA, PM Solide, Sensors and Lasers Co-chairs: Wayde Thomka, USA, Technology Management Director, PM Solider Sensors, and Lasers  
Plaza AB
Plaza AB
3:10- 3:40 PM
Exhibit Hall
3:40- 4:40 PM
Chair: Augustine Funcasta, USA, RDECOM-ARDEC, JSSAP  
3:40 - 4:00PM
Marc Ritt, US Army ARDEC Abstract: 20148  
Plaza AB
4:00 -4:20 PM
Adam Foltz, P.E. US Army ARDEC  
Plaza AB
4:20 - 5:00 PM
Adam Jacob, US Army ARDEC  
Plaza AB
4:40 - 5:00 PM
Adam Jacob, US Army ARDEC  
Plaza AB
5:00 - 5:20 PM
Christopher Parisi, US Army ARDEC  
Plaza AB
5:20 - 5:40 PM
Adam Jacob, US Army ARDEC  
Plaza AB
Thursday, May 10, 2018

Time
Location
7:00 - 11:00 AM
7:00 - 8:00 AM
Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Small Arms - Plaza AB GARM - Clearwater Ballroom UEA - Metro Suite Notes: UEA is Distribution D on May 10, 2018 UEA is Distribution A on May 9, 2018 GARM is Distribution D on May 10, 2018 GARM is Distribution A on May 9, 2018  
12:30 PM
Buses Depart for Firing Demonstration  
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
3:00 PM
4:30 PM
5:30 PM