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WELCOME & SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW

Welcome
Mr. Ray Cross
Vice President for Intelligence

Introduction
Mr. Lewis Shepherd
CTO, Public Sector, Broadcom
Chair, AFCEA Intelligence Committee

Symposium Chairs
Ms. Lori Scherer 
Executive Director, HCM
Raytheon Intelligence & Space
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee

Mr. Joe Schmank
Partner - Microsoft Azure Engineering 
Azure Government Cloud
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee 

KEYNOTE 1

Speaker
Dr. Stacey Dixon
Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
Office of the Director of National Intelligence

PANEL 1: MISSION-DRIVEN DOD-IC COLLABORATION
Following remarks by Dr. Highnam, the panel will look at some of the most challenging technology areas driving intelligence operations and activities. Panelists will discuss the ways in which the DoD and IC are collaborating to leverage emerging technologies to inform their priorities and investments to mitigate strategic and operational risk. 

Speaker
Dr. Peter Highnam
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies

Moderator
Dr. Lisa Porter
Co-Founder & Co-President, LogiQ, Inc.
Membe, AFCEA Intelligence Committee

Panelists
Dr. Ronzelle Green 
Director of Research and Development, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Dr. Peter Highnam 
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies

Mr. Russ Jeffries 
Director, Mission Integration Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office

Mr. Chris Jones
Associate Deputy Director, Directorate of Science and Technology, Central Intelligence Agency

Panel Chairs
Mr. Bong Gumahad
Industry Consultant
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee 

Dr. Lisa Porter
Co-Founder & Co-President, LogiQ, Inc.
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee

KEYNOTE 2

Moderator
Ms. Chandra Donelson
Space Data Analytics Officer (SDAO), U.S. Space Force
 

Speaker
Vice Admiral Frank “Trey” Whitworth, USN
Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

KEYNOTE 3: MODERATED FIRESIDE CHAT

Speakers
Ms. Shelby Pierson
Deputy Associate Director for Operations 
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Mr. Greg Ryckman
Deputy Director for Global Integration, Defense Intelligence Agency

PANEL 2: OPEN SOURCE: A NEW OPERATING MODEL

Moderator
Ms. Melisa Stivaletti
Director, Defense & Security Segment, Guidehouse
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee 

Panelists
Mr. Brad Ahlskog 
Chief of the Open-Source Intelligence Integration Center
Defense Intelligence Agency

Mr. Jason Barrett 
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Executive, ODNI

Mr. Dennis Eger 
Senior Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Advisor, Defense Intelligence Senior Level (DISL), U.S. Army/G2

Ms. Rebecca “Becky” Fair 
Vice President, Information Advantage, Two Six Technologies

Ms. Clare Linkins 
Deputy Director, Open Source Enterprise, CIA

Panel Chairs
Mary Flammang
Chief Strategy Office, Draper Labs
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee 

Ms. Niloo Norton
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee 

Ms. Melisa Stivaletti
Director, Defense & Security Segment, Guidehouse
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee 

PANEL 3: INTEL, DATA, AND CJADC2: AN UPDATE ON THE IC AND DOD DATA STRATEGY TO FEED CJADC2
Subject matter experts from the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community will speak to the key aspects of the CJADC2 data strategy. This dialogue will include a look at where we are on the journey to reaching initial operating capability as well as the associated gaps and challenges and where industry can help.

Moderator
LTG Robert P. Ashley, Jr., USA (Ret.)
CEO, Touchstone Futures LLC
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee

Panelists
RDML Susan BryerJoyner, USN
Deputy Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Cyber Systems, J-6, Joint Staff  

Dr. Tim Grayson
Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force for 
Mission-Centered Analysis and Operational Imperatives

COL Joe O’Callaghan, USA
Chief Fires Coordination Officer and Chief, Project Scarlet Dragon, 18th Airborne Corps

Mr. Chris Parrett
Director, Analytic Technologies Office, NGA Research and Development (RA)

Panel Chairs
LTG Robert P. Ashley, Jr., USA (Ret.)
CEO, Touchstone Futures LLC
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee

Ms. Beth Kimber
Vice President, IC Strategy, Two Six Technologies
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee

KEYNOTE 4

Speaker
Lt Gen Jeff Kruse, USAF
Director, Defense Intelligence Agency 

Panel 4: TRANSPARENCY & TRUST IN AI: IC AGENCY ANALYTIC PERSPECTIVES

Moderator
Ms. Erringer Helbling
Head of Federal, Altana A.I.
Co-Founder and Chair of the Board, Command Purpose Foundation
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee

Panelists
Dr. Michelle Aten 
Director of Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics, Directorate of Digital Innovation, Central Intelligence Agency

Mr. Mark Munsell 
Director of Data & Digital Innovation Directorate, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Mr. Jason Payne 
Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Federal 

Mr. Robert Williams 
Chief, Analytic Innovation Office, Defense Intelligence Agency

Focus Questions

• Knowing that digital transformation will upend many of our legacy Intelligence processes, what is the balance of responsibility for leaders to preserve the effectiveness of today’s structure while avoiding a drift into obsolescence?
• What changes do we expect in the ‘data’ environment, and how does that impact traditional tradecraft?  Are humans sufficiently able to hand-curate the volumes of data we expect?  What role could machines play?
• What are the implications for ‘explainability’ in intelligence outcomes?  How might roles change in an environment of machine insights and human intuition?  Might machines check human outputs, or will humans check machine outputs?
• How do we build trusted relationships with the technology we implement?  How do we ensure the IC’s responsibilities to not only avoid risk, but also seize the opportunities that technology provides the analytical community?
• The IC has a reputation for looking inward to solve challenges, not to reach out to commercial solutions.  How can the IC create the right partnerships with commercial companies to become a leader in technological transformation in an information age?

Panel Chairs
Ms. Erringer Helbling
Head of Federal, Altana A.I.
Co-Founder and Chair of the Board, Command Purpose Foundation
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee

LtGen Michael Groen, USMC (Ret.)
President, Groentech LLC
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee

Mr. Neil Wiley 
Managing Principal, Lyseon Consulting LLC
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee

THE 2024 CHARLIE ALLEN AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED INTELLIGENCE SERVICE

Recipient
Dr. John Hamre 
President and CEO
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

PANEL 5: REVOLUTIONIZING FOUNDATIONAL MILITARY INTELLIGENCE: THE MACHINE-ASSISTED ANALYTIC RAPID-REPOSITORY SYSTEM (MARS)
The Machine-Assisted Analytic Rapid-Repository System (MARS) represents a monumental leap forward in military intelligence capabilities. MARS seeks to transform the current Military Intelligence Databases (MIDB) into a dynamic, cloud-based environment that pairs human analysts with advanced machine learning algorithms. This panel will explore the transformative potential of MARS, with a specific focus on engaging industry to better understand MARS and to seek industry assistance in enhancing the program's capabilities through leap-ahead technologies that address the challenges of strategic competition.

Moderator
Mr. Johnny Sawyer
CEO/Founder, The Sawyer Group
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee

Panelists
Ms. Kathy Bukolt 
Deputy J2, US Northern Command

Mr. Charlie Munn
Deputy Chief, Analytic Innovation Office
Defense Intelligence Agency

LTC Mike Obal, USA 
Director, GISA – Data Capabilities Division, INSCOM HQ

Mr. Mac Townsend 
Chief Data Officer, Defense Intelligence Agency 

PANEL 6: MODERATED FIRESIDE CHAT: RESOURCING & INVESTMENT PRIORITIES FOR THE IC & DOD 
Senior IC leadership from the Pentagon and the DNI will discuss the future strategic direction for the Military Intelligence Program (MIP) and the National Intelligence Program (NIP).

Moderator
Mr. Kevin Meiners
Managing Member, Huddle Up Associates LLC.
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee

Panelists
Mr. Charles Luftig
Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Policy and Capabilities
Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Mr. Kevin Ruce
Director, Battlespace Awareness & Security Programs
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security

Focus Questions

• The former ODNI SRA would perform a SER, to look back, and grade the performance of past IC initiatives (i.e. CNCI).  In that vein, what grade(s) would you assess for some of the more recent IC Initiatives like AIM, Identity Intelligence, Acquisition Agility, etc.  Did they accomplish their intended outcomes (advancement in technology, new policy, etc.)?
• In past architectural capability upgrades, the main focus was on selecting/funding the new Collectors—And PED requirements and resources were debated in later POM cycles.  Are the new PED integration requirements fully understood and resourced?
• ICITE was a big IT initiative driven by the ODNI and USD(I&S), to push toward cloud capabilities, while reducing IT costs.  Is there an ICITE 2.0 coming next?  Distributed Common Ground Station (DCGS) was the organizing construct for warfighting PED—what comes after DCGS?  Will there be any big policy or capability changes in the direction of the IT portfolio (i.e. On Prem vs Off Prem; Reach-back vs In-Theater)?
• The NDAA directs officials to establish an “Intelligence Community Innovation Unit (ICIU)”.  Will DoDs DIU be a model for this new ICIU?
• There have been many reports on the future of OSINT—what will the strategic direction be from the ODNI and USD(I&S) wrt OSINT?

Panel Chairs
Dr. Scott Goldstein, Ph.D. 
Senior Vice President, Parsons Corporation
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee

Mr. Kevin Kellenberger
Vice President/Senior Strategy Officer, Orbis Operations LLC
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee

Mr. Kevin Meiners
Managing Member, Huddle Up Associates LLC.
Member, AFCEA Intelligence Committee