Agenda

All sessions take place at the Caribe Royale

Sunday, November 16
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Registration	Palms Atrium

Monday, November 17
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM	Registration	Palms Atrium
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Training Sessions Providing Hands on Technical Workforce Training in Formats that Meets Needs of Industry and Technical Education Mr. Andrew Pokelwaldt, IACMI Mission Critical: Compliance and Preparing Defense Manufacturers for SBA’s Latest Rules Mr. Isaias Alba, PilieroMazza PLLC MxD Learn’s Organic Industrial Base Workforce Readiness Guide Mrs. Angela Accurso, MxD AI-Enabled Robotics AI Manufacturing Career Pathways Competencies Ms. Lisa Masciantonio, ARM Institute Advancing the Mission with Problem-Centric Innovation Mrs. Miesha Spann, Defense Logistics Agency Digital Thread Concepts Value Proposition Training Course Mr. James Brino, Connecticut Ctr for Advanced Technology Inc Additive Manufacturing to Support DoD Critical Hardware Sustainment and Obsolescence Requirements Mr. Gregory Colvin, Honeywell Aerospace Manufacturing Readiness Levels Training Mr. Barry Burton, AFIT/LSS	Curacao, Bonaire & Grand Sierra
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Town Hall: U.S. National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing Ms. Tracy Frost, Director, Technology Industrial Innovation Base, Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, Department of War Mr. Mike Molnar, Director Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, National Institute for Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce
11:30 AM	Open Lunch
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM	GENERAL SESSION	Grand Sierra A-E
1:05 PM	Color Guard & National Anthem
1:15 PM	Welcome Announcements
1:20 PM	Office of Secretary of War Keynote
1:40 PM	Office of Secretary of War Keynote
2:00 PM	Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel Overview Mr. David Koch, Chair, Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel
2:10 PM	Defense Logistics Agency ManTech Overview Mr. David Koch, Director, Defense Logistics Agency, Research and Development
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM	Refreshment Break	Grand Sierra Foyer
3:00 PM	Army ManTech Overview Dr. Timothy White, Director, Army ManTech
3:15 PM	Navy ManTech Overview Mr. Neil Graf, Navy ManTech Program Lead, Office of Naval Research
3:30 PM	Air Force ManTech Overview Mr. Alan Albert, Deputy Division Chief, Materials & Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory
3:45 PM	Office of Secretary of War ManTech Overview Mr. Justin McRoberts, Program Manager, Office of the Under Secretary of War, Research & Engineering (OUSW(R&E))
4:00 PM	Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Awards (DMTAA) presented by: SME
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Opening Networking Reception (Opening of Exhibits)	Palms Ballroom

Tuesday, November 18
7:00 AM - 6:30 PM	Registration	Palms Atrium
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast	Grand Sierra Foyer
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM	GENERAL SESSION	Grand Sierra A-E
8:00 AM	Welcome Announcements
8:10 AM	Senior Administration Keynote
9:00 AM	Warfighter Keynote
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM	Refreshment Break	Grand Sierra Foyer
9:45 AM	Accelerating the Industrial Base Keynote Mr. Kevin Czinger, Founder & Executive Chairman, Divergent 3D Technologies
10:10 AM	PEO Keynote
10:35 AM	PANEL: Restoring the Defense Industrial Base: Building Resiliency, Securing the Supply Chain and Creating Economic Deterrence Moderator: Dr. Vic Ramdass, Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy Mr. Mike Holthe, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of War for Science & Technology, Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering Maj Gen Mark Sanford, Director of Logistics Operations (J3) and Commander of Joint Regional Combat Support for the Defense Logistics Agency Mr. Vince Harris, CEO, Metamagnetics
11:30 AM	Exhibit Hall Opens (closes at 6:30 PM)	Palms Ballroom
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Networking Lunch (in the Exhibit Hall)	Palms Ballroom
1:30 PM	Technical Sessions Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME): DARPA Panel on Rubble to Rockets Army Outreach Composites: Manufacturing of Bonded Structures Directed Energy: High Energy Laser Systems Electronics: Electronics Attack and Sense Energetics: Ingredients Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) Metals Robotics	Curacao, Bonaire & Grand Sierra
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Refreshment Break	Grand Sierra Foyer
3:15 PM	Technical Sessions Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME): Advancing Model-Based Engineering Composites: Manufacturing of Thermoplastic Composite Structures Directed Energy: High Power Microwave Electronics: Chip Scale Atomic Clock Energetics: Ingredients Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) Metals Navy Outreach Robotics	Curacao, Bonaire & Grand Sierra
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM	Networking Reception	Palms Ballroom

Wednesday, November 19
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Registration	Palms Atrium
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast	Grand Sierra Foyer
8:15 AM	Technical Sessions Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME): Modernizing Technical Data for the Digital Thread Composites: Manufacturing of Composite Structures via Advanced Fiber Placement DLA Outreach Electronics: Advanced Packaging Energetics: Ingredients Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) Metals Robotics	Curacao, Bonaire & Grand Sierra
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Refreshment Break	Grand Sierra Foyer
10:00 AM	Exhibit Hall Opens (closes at 3:30 PM)	Palms Ballroom
10:00 AM	Technical Sessions Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME): Translating Technical Data for the Digital Thread Air Force Outreach Composites: Advanced Manufacturing of Polymeric and Composite Structures Electronics: Electronics in Extreme Environments Energetics: Advanced Analytics & Processing Metals Robotics	Curacao, Bonaire & Grand Sierra
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Networking Lunch (in the Exhibit Hall)	Palms Ballroom
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Poster Session Q&A	Palms Ballroom
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	GENERAL SESSION	Grand Sierra A-E
1:00 PM	Welcome Announcements
1:10 PM	Industry Association Keynote Dr. Rob Atkinson, President, ITIF (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation)
1:35 PM	PANEL: Advanced Manufacturing to Meet the Warfighter’s Needs (Restoring the Warrior Ethos) Ms. Amanda Gentry, Director, Air Force Material Command Integrated Development Office Mr. Steve Fournier, Additive Manufacturing Manager, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Mr. Paul Petersen, Senior Vice President, Visolis
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Closing Networking Break (Exhibit Hall closes at 3:30 PM)	Palms Ballroom
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	GENERAL SESSION	Grand Sierra A-E
3:30 PM	PANEL: From Mill to Missile: Advanced Manufacturing for Munitions Moderator: Mr. Tony Garcia, Director of Munitions Technologies, Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research & Engineering
4:25 PM	Innovator Keynote Mr. Dean Kamen, DEKA
4:50 PM	Closing Announcements

Thursday, November 20
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration	Palms Atrium
7:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Manufacturing for the Mission Exhibits	Grand Sierra Foyer
7:00 AM - 8:35 AM	Group Breakfast	Grand Sierra A-E
8:00 AM	Government Introduction Mr. Keith DeVries, DoD ManTech Director
8:05 AM	Breakfast Speaker
8:35 AM - 8:45 AM	Transition from Breakfast to Manufacturing for the Mission Event
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM	Manufacturing for the Mission Event: A Morning of Reflection and Resolve to Revive the Warrior Ethos Silent Memorial Walk Manufacturing for the Mission Exhibits	Grand Sierra Foyer
9:45 AM	Technical Sessions Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME): Mitigating Supply Chain Risks - Security and Discovery Biotechnology Composites: Manufacturing for High Speed Composite Structures I Electronics: Technology Transitions in Hybrid Electronics Energetics: Advanced Analytics & Processing Manufacturing For And In Space Metals Power Sources Robotics Soft Materials	Curacao, Bonaire & Grand Sierra
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM	Refreshment Break
11:20 AM	Technical Sessions Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME): Leveraging Augmented Reality for Defense Biotechnology Composites: Manufacturing for High Speed Composite Structures II Electronics: Semiconductors Energetics: Advanced Analytics & Processing Manufacturing For And In Space Metals Power Sources Robotics Soft Materials	Curacao, Bonaire & Grand Sierra
12:50 PM - 1:30 PM	Boxed Lunch	Grand Sierra Foyer
1:30 PM	Technical Sessions Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME): JDMTP Subpanel Biotechnology Electronics: Focal Plane Arrays Electronics II: Integrated Photonics Metals Power Sources Strategic Materials Technology Transfer, Transition and Commercial Partnerships (T3CP) Meeting - Invite Only	Curacao, Bonaire & Grand Sierra
3:00 PM	Conference Adjourns

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