Monday, October 30, 2023
Time
Location
5:00 - 9:00 pm
Grand Foyer
5:00 - 6:30 pm
Salons I & II
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Hon. David L. Norquist
President & CEO, National Defense Industrial Association
Hon. Chris Maier
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
GEN Richard Clarke, USA (Ret)
Former United States Special Operations Commanding Genera l
COL Edwin "Andy" Anderson, USA (Ret)
CMSgt Greg Smith, USAF (Ret)
Former Senior Enlisted Leader, United States Special Operations Command
MG Jim Linder, USA (Ret)
Former United States Special Operations Command, Chief of Staff, President, Tenax Aerospace
Sean McFate
Professor of Strategy, National Defense University
President & CEO, National Defense Industrial Association
Hon. Chris Maier
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
GEN Richard Clarke, USA (Ret)
Former United States Special Operations Commanding Genera l
COL Edwin "Andy" Anderson, USA (Ret)
CMSgt Greg Smith, USAF (Ret)
Former Senior Enlisted Leader, United States Special Operations Command
MG Jim Linder, USA (Ret)
Former United States Special Operations Command, Chief of Staff, President, Tenax Aerospace
Sean McFate
Professor of Strategy, National Defense University
Grand Ballroom
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Time
Location
7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Grand Foyer
7:00 - 8:00 am
Grand Foyer
8:00 - 8:15 am
Hon. David L. Norquist
President and CEO, National Defense Industrial Association
COL John Taft, USA (Ret)
Chairman, NDIA SO/LIC Division
COL Dean Hoffman, USA (Ret)
Co-Founder/President, Accel Innovation Corporation
President and CEO, National Defense Industrial Association
COL John Taft, USA (Ret)
Chairman, NDIA SO/LIC Division
COL Dean Hoffman, USA (Ret)
Co-Founder/President, Accel Innovation Corporation
Grand Ballroom
8:15 - 9:00 am
Hon. David L. Norquist
President and CEO National Defense Industrial Association
Moderator
Hon. Chris Maier
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
President and CEO National Defense Industrial Association
Moderator
Hon. Chris Maier
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
Grand Ballroom
9:05 - 9:35 am
Dr. Richard Tilley
Director, Office of Irregular Warfare and Competition, Joint Staff J-7
Maj. Gen. Borys Kremenetskyi
Ukrainian Defense Attaché to the United States
Director, Office of Irregular Warfare and Competition, Joint Staff J-7
Maj. Gen. Borys Kremenetskyi
Ukrainian Defense Attaché to the United States
Grand Ballroom
9:35 - 9:45 am
Grand Foyer
9:45 - 10:45 am
Dr. Lillian Alessa
Moderator
Erin Logan
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Policy (SOPP)
Lt Gen Dag Anderson, USAF
Director, J7 Joint Staff
VADM Timothy Szymanski, USN (Ret)
Former Deputy Commander, USSOCOM
Representative Mike Waltz (Video Remarks)
United States House of Representatives (R-FL)
Moderator
Erin Logan
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Policy (SOPP)
Lt Gen Dag Anderson, USAF
Director, J7 Joint Staff
VADM Timothy Szymanski, USN (Ret)
Former Deputy Commander, USSOCOM
Representative Mike Waltz (Video Remarks)
United States House of Representatives (R-FL)
Grand Ballroom
10:45 - 11:35 am
Brig Gen Brenda Cartier, USAF (Ret)
Moderator
Elizabeth Phu
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for SO/LIC
Brig Gen Nate Owendoff
Director, Strategic Plans, Programs, and Requirements
Moderator
Elizabeth Phu
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for SO/LIC
Brig Gen Nate Owendoff
Director, Strategic Plans, Programs, and Requirements
Grand Ballroom
11:35 am - 12:55 pm
Grand Foyer
1:00 - 1:55 pm
MG Pat Higgins, USA (Ret)
Moderator
Maren Brooks
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism
Maj Gen Steve Edward, USAF
Commander, Special Operations Command-Europe
Moderator
Maren Brooks
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism
Maj Gen Steve Edward, USAF
Commander, Special Operations Command-Europe
Grand Ballroom
2:00 - 2:45 pm
Joe Mariani
Senior Research Manager, Deloitte
Moderator
Sertac Karaman MIT
Director LIDS MIT
Andrew Carter
Senior Director of Strategy at Anduril Industries
Senior Research Manager, Deloitte
Moderator
Sertac Karaman MIT
Director LIDS MIT
Andrew Carter
Senior Director of Strategy at Anduril Industries
Grand Ballroom
2:45 - 3:15 pm
Grand Foyer
3:15 - 4:00 pm
Greg Smith
Former Senior Enlisted Leader, United States Special Operations Command
Moderator
Brig Gen Michael Conley, USAF
Director of Operations, Air Force Special Operations Command
Howard Strahan
Deputy Science and Technology, USSOCOM
COL Anh Ha
PEO SOF Warrior, USSOCOM
Former Senior Enlisted Leader, United States Special Operations Command
Moderator
Brig Gen Michael Conley, USAF
Director of Operations, Air Force Special Operations Command
Howard Strahan
Deputy Science and Technology, USSOCOM
COL Anh Ha
PEO SOF Warrior, USSOCOM
Grand Ballroom
4:00 - 4:45 pm
Jessica Carroll
VP Policy and Government, Shift5
LtGen Frank Donovan, USMC
Vice Commander, USSOCOM
Schuyler Moore
Chief Technology Officer, USCENTCOM
Coley Lewis
Vice President, Growth Partnerships In-Q-Tel
VP Policy and Government, Shift5
LtGen Frank Donovan, USMC
Vice Commander, USSOCOM
Schuyler Moore
Chief Technology Officer, USCENTCOM
Coley Lewis
Vice President, Growth Partnerships In-Q-Tel
Grand Ballroom
4:45 - 6:00 pm
Grand Foyer