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Speakers


2024 CHAIRMAN


General (Ret.) David G. Perkins
General (Ret.) David G. Perkins
Former Commanding General
US Army Training and Doctrine Command

2024 SPEAKERS


The Honorable Douglas Bush
The Honorable Douglas Bush
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) and Army Acquisition Executive
US Department of Defense
Lieutenant General Karl Gingrich
Lieutenant General Karl Gingrich
Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs, G-8
US Army
Major General Glenn A. Dean
Major General Glenn A. Dean
Program Executive Offcer, Ground Combat Systems
US Army
Brigadier General Michael Lalor
Brigadier General Michael Lalor
Commanding General, Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)
US Army
Brigadier General Michael Simmering
Brigadier General Michael Simmering
Commandant, US Army Armor School, Training and Doctrine Command
US Army
Kevin McEnery
Kevin McEnery
Deputy Director, Next Generation Combat Vehicles (NGCV) Cross-Functional Team, Army Futures Command
US Army
Mr. Stephen Bowdren
Mr. Stephen Bowdren
Program Executive Officer, Land Systems
USMC
Mr. Garry Bishop SES
Mr. Garry Bishop SES
Deputy Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, Land and Expeditionary Warfare
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Dr. Robert Sadowski
Dr. Robert Sadowski
Chief Roboticist
US Army
Sandra Long
Sandra Long
Senior Advisor for Defense Exports
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation
Colonel William Arnold
Colonel William Arnold
Chief of Transportation
US Army
Colonel Ken Bernier
Colonel Ken Bernier
Project Manager, Future Battle Platforms, PEO GCS
US Army
Colonel Ryan Howell
Colonel Ryan Howell
Program Manager, Main Battle Tank Systems, PEO GCS
US Army
Colonel Armin Dirks
Colonel Armin Dirks
Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support
German Bundeswehr
Colonel Jim Howard OBE
Colonel Jim Howard OBE
Deputy Team Leader & CS and CSS Portfolio Lead, Land Combat Vehicles
UK Ministry of Defence
Mr. Michael Trzeciak
Mr. Michael Trzeciak
Project Manager, Positioning Navigation Timing (PNT), Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S)
US Army
Mr. Kyle Bruner
Mr. Kyle Bruner
Product Manager for Force Projection, Program Executive Office, Combat Support and Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS)
US Army
Mr. Mark McCoy
Mr. Mark McCoy
Project Manager, Joint Program Office Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, Program Executive Office, Combat Support and Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS)
US Army
Mr. Alfred Grein
Mr. Alfred Grein
Executive Director for Research and Technology Integration, Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC)
US Army
Dr. Michael Santaspirt PhD
Dr. Michael Santaspirt PhD
Deputy Chief of Staff, G2, and the Chief Futures Officer, DEVCOM Armaments Center
US Army
Brent Lance
Brent Lance
MLOPS Lead, PM IS&A Project Linchpin; Senior Science Advisor, NGA Maven; AI Researcher, DEVCOM Army Research Lab
US Army
Dwayne D. Hynes
Dwayne D. Hynes
Chief of Foreign Intelligence Technology, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2
US Army
David Michelson
David Michelson
Director, Autonomy Portfolio
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Marc Richard
Marc Richard
Business Development Manager
General Dynamics Mission Systems
Matt Bisson
Matt Bisson
Hardware Engineering Manager
General Dynamics Mission Systems
Major General (Ret.) Darren Werner
Major General (Ret.) Darren Werner
President
SAPA Transmission
Jon Hastie
Jon Hastie
Jon Hastie, Senior Director, Technology & Senior Technical Fellow
QinetiQ, Inc.
Josh Araujo
Josh Araujo
Chief Executive Officer
Forterra
Colonel (Res.) Guy Bitton
Colonel (Res.) Guy Bitton
Vice President of Marketing in the Survivability and Maneuverability Directorate,
Rafael
Ted Maciuba
Ted Maciuba
Consultant - Robotics, AI, and Technology
Maciuba Consulting LLC
Greg Engleman
Greg Engleman
Senior Survivability Engineer
Integris Composites, Inc

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