Schedule of Events

REGISTRATION HOURS
Registration sponsored by  

Monday, May 10 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 11 7:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Wednesday, May 12 7:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Thursday, May 13 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

 

EXHIBIT HOURS
Tuesday, May 11 8:30 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Wednesday, May 12 8:30 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Thursday, May 13 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

 

CYBER CAFE HOURS

Cyber Cafe sponsored by

Tuesday, May 11 8:30 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Wednesday, May 12 8:30 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Thursday, May 13 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

 

U.S. Joint Forces Command Engagement Booth Schedule

Allied Command Transformation Engagement Booth Schedule

 

Tuesday, May 11

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

sponsored by   

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Kickoff Address     

LTG Michael L. Oates, USA (confirmed)

Director
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Break

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
SIGNAL Magazine - The Secrets Behind Getting News Published!

10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Panel: Power Shifts: Who's Up? Who's Down? What's Changing?

Moderator: MG Robert H. Scales, USA (Ret.) (confirmed)

former Commandant, U.S. Army War College and Author

Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon with Keynote Speaker *

ADM John C. Harvey, Jr., USN (confirmed)
 Commander
U.S. Fleet Forces Command

Lunch sponsored by   

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Dessert in Exhibit Hall *

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Panel: Fresh from the Fight: What Do Company Level Leaders See as the Threats?

Moderator: LTG Sir Graeme Lamb, British Army (Ret.) (confirmed)
former British Special Forces Commander

2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

WRITERS—USNI Needs Your Best Ideas interactive panel discussion

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

What Should Be Done to Secure the Homelands?
Moderator:

Mr. David Hartman (confirmed)

former Host, Good Morning America

Participants:

The Honorable Michael Chertoff (confirmed)
Senior of Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP
former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

ADM Timothy J. Keating, USN (Ret.) (confirmed)
former Commander

U.S. Pacific Command

4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Technology Reception in Exhibit Hall

 


Wednesday, May 12

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by  

9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Plenary Address
Gen Stéphane Abrial, French Air Force (confirmed)

NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation

9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Break

9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

5 Simple Secrets to Maximizing Your Post 9-11 GI Bill Benefits

Presented by

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Panel: What Needs to Be Done to Make the Interagency Pieces Work?

Moderator: Dr. Linton Wells II (confirmed)
Distinguished Research Professor Force Transformation Chair
Center for Technology and National Security Policy

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Panel: Battles of Competing Narratives: Why Do They Matter?

Moderator: Mr. Jamie McIntyre (confirmed)

Host, "Line of Departure", Military.com

former Senior Pentagon Correspondent, CNN

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon with Keynote Speaker *

GEN David H. Petraeus, USA (confirmed - via VTC)

Commander
U.S. Central Command

Lunch sponsored by

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Dessert in Exhibit Hall *

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Panel: Small Unit Excellence: What Will It Take?
Moderator: BG David L. Grange, USA (Ret.) (confirmed)
Chief Executive Officer

PPD, Inc.

2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

The Four Pillars of Successful Retirement

Presented by

3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Panel: How Do We Fight Through a Digital Meltdown?
Moderator: VADM Herbert A. Browne, USN (Ret.) (confirmed)
former Deputy Commander
U.S. Space Command

4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Technology Reception in Exhibit Hall

 

Thursday, May 13

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Plenary Address
Gen Craig R. McKinley, USAF (confirmed)

Chief, National Guard Bureau

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Break

10:00 a.m. - Noon
Marketing Yourself for a Second Career
Presented by

10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Panel: What Needs to Be Done to Make the Joint/Coalition Force Acquisition Interoperable?

Moderator: Mr. Vago Muradian (confirmed)

Editor, Defense News

former Managing Editor, Defense Daily International and Business and International Reporter, Defense Daily

Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon with Keynote Speaker *
Gen James N. Mattis, USMC (confirmed)

Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command

Lunch sponsored by

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Dessert in Exhibit Hall *

 

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