Emerging & Disruptive Technology for Defense 2023 | American Conference Institute | 21 March 2023 | Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, 900 S Orme St, Arlington, VA 22204, USA

This event is for Defense Conference is the inaugural event for military decision-makers, leading industry, academia, and non-traditional defense companies, who are transforming joint capabilities and facilitating the integration of disruptive technologies in the defense enterprise. The conference will focus on modernization priorities and cutting-edge technologies, which will enable JADC2 architecture, expanded maneuver, and information advantage.
Over the course of the two conference days, the forum will explore the integration of data-driven capabilities, transformation of intelligence PED, institution of cloud architecture, the power of AI/ML-enabled technologies, unmanned and autonomous systems, robotics, and cyber resilience across all networks and platforms. The conference will provide a wholistic and much anticipated opportunity to network with senior decision-makers and subject matter experts in an in-person environment.

2023 Speakers

CO-CHAIR:

Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Raymond Palumbo
Former Director for Defense Intelligence - Warfighter Support, U.S. Department of Defense

GOVERNMENT SPEAKERS:

Lieutenant General Scott Berrier
Director, US Defense Intelligence Agency

Tanya M. Skeen SES
Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, US Department of Defense

Charles Forte
Chief Information Officer, UK Ministry of Defense

Air Vice Marshal David Arthurton
Director of Military Digitisation, for Defence Digital, UK Ministry of Defense

Mr. Christopher Ristich SES
Director of Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation, US Air Force Research Laboratory

Major General Steve Boivin
Commander, Canadian Special Forces

Rear Admiral Brian Santarpia
Commander, Joint Task Force Atlantic and Maritime Forces Atlantic, Royal Canadian Navy

Brigadier Stefan Crossfield
Head Information Exploitation & Chief Data Officer, British Army

Brigadier-General Patrice Sabourin
Director General Information Capabilities Force Development, Canadian Armed Forces

Brigadier General Eric Vandenberg
Director General Intelligence Enterprise, Canadian Armed Forces

Colonel Richard Lopez
Senior Materiel Leader, Kessel Run (AFLCMC/HBB)

Colonel Hank Hurt III
Director, CE-Intelligence Integration Division,, Development and Integration (CD&I), US Marine Corps

Dr. Roy Campbell
High Performance Computing Modernization Program, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)

Thomas Lawhead
Director, Operational Capability Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration and Requirements, US Air Force

Dr. Jim Breckenridge
Provost and Chief Academic Officer, US Army War College

Ms. Barbara McQuiston
Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Science and Technology, US Department of Defense

William McHenry
Senior Engagement Advisor to the Director, DIUx

Major General Daniel L. Simpson
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, US Air Force

Dr. Steven G. Wax
Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Science and Technology, US Department of Defense

Major General Wolfgang Gäbelein
Director, Bundeswehr Office for Defense Planning, German Armed Forces

Colonel Frederick Coleman
Commander, 505th Wing, US Air Force

Mr. Mark Kitz
Program Executive Officer, Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors,IEW&S, U.S. Army

2023 Sponsors

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Raft
• Seerist
• SemanticAI