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Thursday, November 5, 2020

All times listed are in EST.

Time
Location
9:00 - 9:05 am
MG Jim Boozer, USA (Ret)
Executive Vice President, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)

 
9:05 - 9:20 am
Donald Sando
Deputy to the Commanding General and Director of Capabilities Development and Integration for the Maneuver Center of Excellence

 
9:20 - 10:00 am

MG Patrick Donahoe, USA
Commanding General, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
Prerecorded

BG Vincent Malone, USA
Joint Program Executive Officer, U.S. Army Joint Program Executive Office, Armaments & Ammunition
Commanding General, Picatinny Arsenal
Prerecorded

 
10:00 - 10:15 am
10:15 - 10:45 am
COL Alexis Rivera Espada, USA
Director, Maneuver Battle Lab, U.S. Army Fort Benning

 
10:45 - 11:15 am
Take time to visit the virtual exhibit hall  
11:15 - 11:45 am
MAJ Jeremy Howell, USA
Deputy Robotics Team Chief, HQDA G8 FDD  
11:50 am - 12:25 pm
John Hedderich, III
Director, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center

 
12:30 - 1:00 pm
COL Rhett Thompson, USA
Director, Soldier Requirements Division, U.S. Army Fort Benning

COL Samuel Edwards, USA
Director, Robotics Requirements Division, U.S. Army Fort Benning

 
1:00 - 1:45 pm
Take time to visit the virtual exhibit hall  
1:45 - 2:45 pm
*This panel is closed to media

Moderator
John Hedderich, III
Director, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center

Warren Clare
Program Manager Ammunition, USMC

Brig Gen Heath Collins, USAF
Program Executive Officer, Weapons and Director, Armament Directorate Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Material Command

COL Gavin Gardner, USA
Commander, Joint Munitions Command and Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command

 
2:45 - 3:00 pm
3:00 - 4:15 pm
*This panel is closed to media

Moderator
Chris Grassano
Deputy Joint Program Executive Officer, Joint Program Executive Office, Armaments and Ammunition

COL Paul Alessio, USA
Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems, Joint Program Executive Office, Armaments and Ammunition

COL Anthony Gibbs, USA
Project Manager, Combat Ammunition Systems, Joint Program Executive Office, Armaments and Ammunition

Ben Harris
Deputy Project Director, Joint Services

COL Russell Hoff, USA
Project Manager, Close Combat Systems, Joint Program Executive Office, Armaments and Ammunition

CAPT Brian Schorn, USN
Project Director, Joint Bombs, Joint Program Executive Office, Armaments and Ammunition

 
4:15 - 4:45 pm
Take time to visit the virtual exhibit hall  
4:45 - 5:10 pm
Dr. Robert Sadowski
Chief Roboticist, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Ground Vehicle Systems Center, Ground Vehicle Robotics  
4:45 - 5:10 pm
Bryan Bockmon
Chief Executive Officer, Aimlock  
4:45 - 5:40 pm

Augustine Funcasta
Office Chief, Joint Service Small Arms Program Office, U.S. Army Futures Command, Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center
Moderator

COL Rhett Thompson, USA
Director, Solider Requirements Division (SRD), Maneuver Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate (MCDID)

LCDR David Nicolas, USN
Section Head, N96C1C, Surface Guns and Ammunition/Directed Energy/ Afloat C-UA

Craig LaMudge
Program Manager, Combat Arms Directorate of Security Forces, Pentagon

Christopher Woodburn
Deputy, Maneuver Branch, Capabilities Directorate, Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps - Combat Development and Integration

 
5:15 - 5:40 pm
Todd Harmer
Senior Vice President, American Defense International (ADI)  
5:15 - 5:40 pm
MAJ Cory Wallace, USA
Robotic Combat Vehicle Action Officer, Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team

 
5:15 - 5:40 pm
Ralph Tillinghast
Science and Technology Chief Scientist, Fire Control System and Technology Directorate
Director, Collaboration Innovation Lab  
5:40 - 5:45 pm
MG Jim Boozer, USA (Ret)
Executive Vice President, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
Prerecorded  
Friday, November 6, 2020

All times listed are in EST.

Time
Location
9:00 - 9:05 am
MG Jim Boozer, USA (Ret)
Executive Vice President, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)

 
9:05 - 9:45 am
Honorable Kevin Fahey
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Office of the Secretary of Defense

 
9:45 - 10:15 am
Take time to visit the virtual exhibit hall  
10:15 - 11:00 am

Moderator
Matt Dooley
Chair, Robotics Division, NDIA
Director, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, John H. Northrop and Associate, Inc.

Dr. Robert Kania
Division Chief, Combat Robotics and Teaming Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), Ground Vehicle Robotics (GVR)

James Giacchi
Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center, Remote Weapons Branch

MAJ Cory Wallace, USA
Robotic Combat Vehicle Action Officer, Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team

 
11:00 - 11:15 am
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
*This panel is closed to media

Moderator
Kevin Knotts
President and CEO, Azimuth Consulting

Col Wesley Hallman, USAF (Ret)
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Policy

BG John McGuiness, USA (Ret)
President, American Ordnance, LLC

Jim Veto
Division Chief - Industrial Base Analysis, Headquarters Joint Munitions Command

Steven Slabaugh
Vice President and General Manager, Tech Ord – A Division of AMTEC Corporation

Jason Gains
Vice President and General Manager, General Dynamics Munitions Systems

Scott Eighmy
Chief Executive Officer, American Turned Products

 
12:15 - 1:00 pm
Take time to visit the virtual exhibit hall  
1:00 - 1:25 pm
Bryan Bockmon
Chief Executive Officer, Almlock  
1:00 - 1:25 pm
Bernard Theisen
Ground Vehicles Systems Center Division Chief, U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center  
1:00 - 1:25 pm
Thomas Spirock
Electrical Engineer, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Picatinny Arsenal  
1:00 - 1:55 pm

Moderator
COL Scott Madore, USA
Project Manager, Soldier Lethality, U.S. Army

LTC Jason Bohannon, USA
Product Manager, Next Generation Weapons, U.S. Army

LTC Pete Stambersky, USA
Product Manager, Individual Weapons, U.S. Army

David Oatley
Product Director, Crew Served Weapons

 
1:30 - 1:55 pm

CWO3 Chad Cason, USMC
Medium Calibers Project Officer, Marine Corps Systems Command

 
1:30 - 1:55 pm

Robert Quinn
Division Manager, Unmanned and Security Systems Products, Applied Research Associates, Inc.

 
1:30 - 1:55 pm
Dr. Elizabeth Mezzacappa
Scientist, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center, Tactical Behavior Research Laboratory
Assistant Professor, Army’s Armament Graduate School  
1:55 - 2:10 pm
2:10 - 2:35 pm
Laura Battista
U.S. Army Program Officer  
2:10 - 2:35 pm
Brian Connell
Computer Engineer, Armament Software Engineering Center Weapons Software and Engineering Center  
2:10 - 2:35 pm
Howard Kent
Chief Executive Officer, Armor Development Group  
2:10 - 2:35 pm

Joint Service Small Arms Program (JSSAP) Overview
Augustine Funcasta
Office Chief, Joint Service Small Arms Program Office, U.S. Army Futures Command, Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center

Joint Service Small Arms Requirements Integration (JSSARI) Workshop Update
Mark McFadden
JSSARI Working Group Chairman, U.S. Army Futures Command, Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center

Metrics Working Group Updates
Adam Jacob
Program Manager Engineer, Joint Service Small Arms Program Office, U.S. Army Futures Command Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center

Tom Henthorn
Futures Project Office, JSSAP LNO, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center

 
2:35 - 3:05 pm
Take time to visit the virtual exhibit hall  
3:05 - 3:30 pm

Matthew Henry
Chief Scientist, BAE Systems

 
3:05 - 3:30 pm
Sean Flaherty
Director, Research and Development, Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory  
3:05 - 3:30 pm

Joint Suppressor IPT
Adam Jacob
Program Manager Engineer, Joint Service Small Arms Program Office, U.S. Army Futures Command Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center

Joint Service Small Arms Science and Technology Advisory Council (JSTAC) Update
Marc Ritt
General Engineer, JSSAP Office, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center

JSSAP FY20 Portfolio Highlights of S&T Projects
Terence Rice
Senior Project Management Engineer, Joint Services Small Arms Program

 
3:35 - 4:00 pm
Neil Puthuff
Senior Software Integration Engineer, Real-Time Innovations  
3:35 - 4:00 pm

Daniel Meierhofer
Lead Engineer, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Timothy Redinger
Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Armaments Center, Picatinny Arsenal

 
4:00 - 4:05 pm
MG Jim Boozer, USA (Ret)
Executive Vice President, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
Prerecorded