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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Time
Location
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
7:30 - 8:30 am
8:30 - 8:50 am
BGen Scott O'Meara, USMC (Ret)
Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA

MajGen Arnold Punaro, USMC (Ret)
Immediate Past Board Chair and Nominating & Governance Committee Chair, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
CEO, The Punaro Group LLC  
8:50 - 9:20 am
The Honorable Carlos Del Toro
Secretary of the Navy
United States Navy  
9:20 - 10:05 am
BGen J Scott O'Meara, USMC (Ret)
Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA
President and Founder, JSO Innovative Strategies, LLC  
10:05 - 10:25 am
10:25 - 11:10 am
VADM Scott Conn, USN
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9)

LtGen Karsten Heckl ,USMC
Deputy Commandant for Combat Development & Integration (CD&J)  
11:10 - 11:55 am
Richard Cope
Chief Executive Officer, KGM Technologies

Col Frederick Lewis, USMC
Assistant Vice Chief for Naval Research, Office of Naval Research

Scott Lacy
Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Warfighting Lab Deputy Director, HQMC Futures Division  
11:55 am - 12:55 pm
12:55 - 1:40 pm
RADM Michael Ryan, USCG
Deputy for Operations Policy & Capabilities

Session Chair: Charley Diaz  
1:40 - 2:40 pm
Jim Strock
Independent Consultant, Consulting, LLC
Moderator

Eric Labs
Senior Analyst for Naval Forces and Weapons, Congressional Budget Office

Ron O'Rourke
Naval Affairs Analyst, Congressional Research Service  
2:40 - 3:00 pm
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Jim Strock
Independent Consultant, Consulting, LLC
Moderator

Col Mark Cancian, USMCR (Ret)
Senior Advisor, CSIS International Security Program

Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)

Lt Col Dakota Wood, USN (Ret)
Senior Research Fellow, Defense Programs, Heritage Foundation  
4:00 - 4:45 pm
Larry Ryder
Moderator

The Honorable Elaine Luria
U.S. House Representative  
4:45 - 4:50 pm
CAPT Mark Rios, USN (Ret)
Conference Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA
Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development, ATLAS North America  
5:00 - 6:30 pm
Thursday, February 23, 2023

Time
Location
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
7:00 - 8:00 am
8:00 - 8:15 am
BGen J. Scott O'Meara, USMC (Ret)
Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA
President and Founder, JSO Innovative Strategies, LLC  
8:15 - 8:45 am
Anne Sandel
Principal Civilian Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development and Acquisition  
8:45 - 9:15 am
Terry McKearney
Conference Co-Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA
President, The Ranger Group
Moderator

Jimmy Smith
Director, Office of the Small Business Programs, Department of the Navy  
9:15 - 9:45 am
9:45 - 10:15 am
Larry Ryder
Vice President, Business Development and External Affairs, Austal USA
Moderator

VADM William Galinis, USN
Naval Sea Systems Command  
10:15 - 10:45 am
Richard Cope
Chief Executive Officer, KGM Technologies
Moderator

BGen David Walsh, USMC
Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command  
10:45 - 11:45 am
Larry Ryder
Vice President, Business Development and External Affairs, Austal USA
Moderator

RADM Thomas Anderson, USN - Invited
Program Executive Officer, Ships  
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
12:45 - 1:45 pm
Larry Ryder
Vice President, Business Development and External Affairs, Austal USA
Moderator

RDML Casey Moton, USN - Invited
Program Executive Officer, Unmanned Small Combatants  
1:45 - 2:30 pm
CAPT Patrick Thien, USN
Deputy Director, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center  
2:30 - 3:15 pm
Jim Strock
Independent Consultant, Consulting, LLC
Moderator

Lt Gen Edward Banta, USMC
Deputy Commandant, Installations & Logistics Command

VADM Rick Williamson, USN
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Installations & Logistics (OPNAV N4)  
3:15 - 3:40 pm
3:40 - 5:00 pm
BGen Marcus Annibale, USMC
Director, Expeditionary Warfare (OPNAV N95), U.S. Marine Corp  
5:00 - 5:15 pm
CAPT Mark Rios, USN (Ret) Conference Chair, Expeditionary Warfare Division, NDIA
Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development, ATLAS North America