21 MARCH 2017

0820-0830

Welcome

0830-0900

Keynote: Accelerating Technology Innovation

• Dale Ormond, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research (Confirmed)

0900-1030

Maintaining the Warfighters’ Technological Edge

• Army – Douglas K. Wiltsie, Executive Director, System of Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) (Confirmed)
• Navy - Dr. David Walker, Director of Technology, Office of Naval Research (Confirmed)
• Air Force - C. Douglas Ebersole, SES, Executive Director, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Confirmed)

1030-1100

Break

1100-1130

Cyber Initiatives

• Essye B. Miller, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cyber Security, Department of Defense

1200-1400

Luncheon: Balancing Build Up and Technology Investment

• RADM (Ret) Jay Cohen, USN, Principal, The Chertoff Group former Head, ONR and former Head, S&T, DHS

1400-1500

International Technology Centers

• Jan Drobik, Minister-Counsellor, Defence Science and Technology, Embassy of Australia, Washington, DC (Confirmed)

1500-1600

Centers of Technology Excellence

• Ben FitzGerald, Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program, CNAS
• Dr. Mackenzie Eaglen, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

1600-1800

Reception