Meet the Defense Logistics Summit Experts

2024 Chair Person


Major General Allan E. Day (Ret.)
Major General Allan E. Day (Ret.)
VP, Logistics/Sustainment Industry Strategy Global Public Sector
SalesForce

2024 Speakers


Lieutenant General Mark T. Simerly
Lieutenant General Mark T. Simerly
Director, Defense Logistics Agency
US Department of Defense
Dr. Laura D. Taylor-Kale
Dr. Laura D. Taylor-Kale
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
US Department of Defense
Vice Admiral Jeffrey Jablon
Vice Admiral Jeffrey Jablon
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Installations and Logistics (OPNAV N4)
US Navy
Lieutenant General Tom D. Miller
Lieutenant General Tom D. Miller
Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics Engineering and Force Protection
US Air Force
Major General Donald K. Carpenter
Major General Donald K. Carpenter
Director, F-35 Fleet Readiness and Sustainment
US Air Force
Brigadier General Forrest C. Poole
Brigadier General Forrest C. Poole
Assistant Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics (LP)
US Marine Corps.
Colonel Jason Kalin
Colonel Jason Kalin
Commander
735th Supply Chain Operations Group
Mr. Bruce Hollywood
Mr. Bruce Hollywood
Associate Chief Operations Officer
United States Space Force
Dr. Jeff Waksman
Dr. Jeff Waksman
Program Manager at the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO)
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Dennis L. D’Angelo
Dennis L. D’Angelo
Executive Director, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
US Air Force
Ms. Erin M. Kern
Ms. Erin M. Kern
Executive Deputy , Marine Corps Logistics Command
US Marine Corps
David W. McKeown
David W. McKeown
Deputy DoD Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity (DCIO(CS)) and the DoD’s Senior Information Security Officer (SISO)
US Department of Defense
Robert N. Hein
Robert N. Hein
Director Maritime Operations U.S. Military Sealift Command (COMSC N04)
US Navy
Kenneth D. Watson
Kenneth D. Watson
Deputy Commander of Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
Steven L. “Steve” Martinez
Steven L. “Steve” Martinez
Chief, Logistics Strategy, Concepts & Programs Division
United States Air Force
Shaun Goodman
Shaun Goodman
Supply Chain Resilience Control Tower Team Leader, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)
UK Ministry of Defence
Dr. Mark D. Benedict
Dr. Mark D. Benedict
Senior Scientist for Convergent Digital Manufacturing, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
US Air Force
Dr. Todd McAllister
Dr. Todd McAllister
Director, Global Supply Chain & Logistics/Professor of Practice
National Defense University
Professor Glenn S. Daehn
Professor Glenn S. Daehn
Professor of Metallurgical Engineering
Ohio State University

2024 Advisory Board


Colonel Kevin Sampels (Ret.)
Colonel Kevin Sampels (Ret.)
Associate Vice President, Defense Logistics
LinQuest Corporation