Sunday, December 10
3:00pm	Attendee & Exhibitor Registration - until 5:00pm	Exhibit Hall A PreFunction, Level 3

Monday, December 11
8:00am	Attendee & Exhibitor Registration - until 6:30pm	Exhibit Hall A PreFunction, Level 3
10:00am	Training Sessions MRL Working Group Training Additive Manufacturing to Support DoD Critical Hardware Sustainment and Obsolescence Requirements Scaling Virtual Training for the U.S. Industrial Base	Meeting Rooms, Level 2
11:30am	Open Lunch - until 1:00pm
1:00pm	GENERAL SESSION	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
1:00pm	Emcee: Master Chief Petty Officer Andrew Chupashko, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Office of Naval Research Presentation of Colors: Metro Nashville Police Department Drill & Ceremony Team National Anthem: Ms. Debbie Kahan, DEVCOM Armaments Center	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
1:20pm	Navy Welcome Rear Admiral Kurt Rothenhaus, Chief of Naval Research, Office of Naval Research	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
1:45pm	Navy Keynote Rear Admiral James Downey, Special Assistant to Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Develpoment and Acquisition)	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
2:15pm	Refreshment Break	Karl F. Dean Ballroom PreFunction, Level 4
2:35pm	Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel Overview Mr. Neil Graf, Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel Chair	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
2:55pm	Navy ManTech Overview Mr. Neil Graf, Navy ManTech Program Lead, Office of Naval Research	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
3:10pm	Army ManTech Overview Dr. Timothy White, Deputy Program Director for U.S. Army ManTech and TMI, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics & Technology	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
3:25pm	Air Force ManTech Overview Dr. Chuck Ormsby, Chief, Manufacturing & Industrial Technologies Division, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
3:40pm	Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) ManTech Overview Mr. David Koch, Director, Defense Logistics Agency Research & Development	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
3:55pm	Missile Defense Agency (MDA) ManTech Overview Ms. Denise Harris, Director, Industrial Manufacturing Technology, Missile Defense Agency	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
4:10pm	Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) ManTech Overview Mr. Keith DeVries, Deputy Director OSD ManTech, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Research & Engineering (OUSD (R&E))	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
4:25pm	DMTAA Presentation: 2023 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Awards (DMTAA)	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
5:00pm	Welcome Reception - until 6:30pm Opening of Exhibits / Posters on Display / Spotlight Sessions	Exhibit Hall A, Level 3

Tuesday, December 12
7:00am	Attendee & Exhibitor Registration - until 6:30pm	Exhibit Hall A PreFunction, Level 3
7:00am	Continental Breakfast	Karl F. Dean Ballroom Pre Function, Level 4
8:00am	General Session	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
8:00am	Welcome/Administrative Notes Master Chief Petty Officer Andrew Chupashko, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Office of Naval Research Song Performance: Mr. Daniel Fiamengo, Belmont University	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
8:10am	Office of the Secretary of Defense Keynote The Honorable Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E))	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
8:40am	Office of the Secretary of Defense Keynote Dr. Kevin Geiss, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Science & Technology Futures (Acting)	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
9:10am	S&T Leadership PANEL: Manufacturing as the Pathway to Transition Moderator: Rear Admiral Kurt Rothenhaus, Chief of Naval Research, Office of Naval Research Panelists: Dr. Kevin Geiss, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Science & Technology Futures (Acting) Mr. Jeff Singleton, Director of Technology, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (OASA(ALT)) Dr. Shari Feth, Director for Innovation, Science & Technology, Missile Defense Agency Mr. Adarryl Roberts, Chief Information Officer, Defense Logistics Agency Ms. Kristen Baldwin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Science, Technology & Engineering	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
10:00am	Refreshment Break	Exhibit Hall A, Level 3
10:30am	Warfighter Keynote Vice Admiral Alvin Holsey, Military Deputy Commander, United States Southern Command	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
11:00am	PANEL: Program Executive Officer Perspectives on Manufacturing Best Practices and Challenges During Acquisition Moderator: Dr. Charles Ward, ARCTOS Panelists: Mr. Scott Lacy, Deputy Commander Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory / Futures Directorate Mr. James Johnson, Program Executive Officer, Defense Logistics Agency Rear Admiral Jason M. Lloyd, Deputy Commander for Ship Design, Integration and Engineering, NAVSEA 05 Ms. Lily Arcusa, Senior Executive Service, Director of Engineering and Technical Management Chief Engineer, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Mr. Colin Reese, Program Manager ManTech TMI & RDER	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
12:00pm	Plated Lunch - until 1:30 PM Speaker Mr Dean Kamen, Founder, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) & President, DEKA Research & Development Corporation	Karl F. Dean Ballroom A, Level 4
1:30pm	Concurrent Technical Sessions Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME) - Supply Chain Modernization: Focus on Capability Modeling Composites Joining/Assembly Process Improvements Directed Energy - Manufacturing Process Improvements for High Energy Laser and High-Power Microwave Components Electronics - PANEL: Challenges for Wartime DIB in Advanced Electronics/E-O Education Workforce Development (EWD) - PANEL: Defense Industry Workforce Practitioners Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) Manufacturing Roundtable Metals - OSD Update on Casting/Forging Initiative & Cold Spray Navy Outreach (view description) Soft and Polymeric Materials in Advanced Manufacturing	Meeting Rooms, Level 2
3:00pm	Refreshment Break Spotlight Sessions	Exhibit Hall A, Level 3
3:30pm	Concurrent Technical Sessions Air Force Outreach (view description) Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME) - Cybersecurity in Manufacturing: Trust, Analysis, and Guidance Biomedical Manufacturing Composites Manufacturing Innovation Directed Energy - Manufacturing Process Improvements for High Energy Laser and High-Power Microwave Components Electronics - Printed Circuit Boards and Interconnects Joint Additive Manufacturing Working Group (JAMWG) Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) Metals - Cold Spray Developments for Critical Applications Robotics and Automation - Robotic Processes I	Meeting Rooms, Level 2
5:00pm	Networking Reception - until 6:30pm Posters on Display / Spotlight Sessions	Exhibit Hall A, Level 3

Wednesday, December 13
7:00am	Attendee & Exhibitor Registration - until 4:00pm	Exhibit Hall A PreFunction, Level 3
7:00am	Continental Breakfast	Karl F. Dean Ballroom PreFunction, Level 4
8:00am	General Session	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
8:00am	Welcome / Administration Notes Master Chief Petty Officer Andrew Chupashko, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Office of Naval Research Song Performance: Ms. Meghan Shanley, Currently starring in Shiners at the Woolworth Theatre in Nashville, Proud Navy Brat	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
8:15am	Industry Keynote Mr. Mark Rayha, Chief Operating Officer, General Dynamics Electric Boat	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
8:45am	Industry Keynote - "A Shipbuilder’s Perspective on Upcoming Challenges Facing the Defense Industrial Base" Mr. Brian Blanchette, Vice President of Quality, Research & Development, Engineering and Integrative Logistics Support, Ingalls Shipbuilding	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
9:15am	Industry Keynote - “Emerging Materials and Manufacturing Technologies” Dr. Carmelo Lo Faro, Vice President, Geared Turbo Fan (GTF) Industrial Program, RTX	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
9:45am	Refreshment Break	Exhibit Hall A, Level 3
10:15am	FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Introduction & Video	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
10:20am	Panel: Industry Leadership Discussion on Opportunities and Challenges in the Defense Industrial Base Moderator: Ms. Halimah Najieb-Locke, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Resilience Panelists: Dr. Bill Carter, Vice President for Materials & Manufacturing Technology, Boeing Research and Technology Dr. Don Kinard, Senior Fellow for Production Operations, Lockheed Martin Mr. Brett Lyons, Principal Hardware Engineer, Amazon Web Services Mr. Barrett Veldsman, Founder, DEFEND3D Mr. Raymond Monroe, Executive Vice President, Steel Founders Society of America	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
11:30am	Networking Lunch FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Demos Poster Sessions Q&A	Exhibit Hall A, Level 3
1:15pm	Concurrent Technical Sessions Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME) - Digital Thread: Implementation and Adoption Army Outreach (view description) Bioindustrial Manufacturing for DoD Supply Chains Composites - Reduced Cost Composite Manufacturing Directed Energy - High Energy Laser Optics Manufacturing Process Improvements Education Workforce Development (EWD) Electronics - PANEL: Microelectronics Advanced Packaging Energetics - Industrial Base Metals - The State of the Casting & Forging Industry Robotics and Automation - Robotic Platform I	Meeting Rooms, Level 2
2:45pm	Refreshment Break Closing Announcements/Close of Exhibit Hall	Exhibit Hall A, Level 3
3:30pm	Concurrent Technical Sessions Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME) - Digital Twins: Augmenting Decision Making through Virtualization Advanced Biomedical Manufacturing into the DoD Continuum of Care Composites - Rapid Manufacturing Technologies for Composite Structures Directed Energy - High Energy Laser Optics Manufacturing Process Improvements Education Workforce Development (EWD) - PANEL: Programs that Bring Underrepresented Communities into Advanced Manufacturing Electronics - Additive Manufacturing Electronics II - PANEL: Electronics & Materials for Extreme Environments Energetics - Propellant Processing Joint Additive Manufacturing Working Group (JAMWG) Metals - Modeling and Simulation to Advance Metals Processing	Meeting Rooms, Level 2

Thursday, December 14
7:00am	Attendee Registration - until 1:00pm	Exhibit Hall A PreFunction, Level 3
7:45am	Plated Breakfast	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
8:30am	Speaker Ambassador Theodore Britton Jr., Original Montford Point Marine Joined by: Mr. Johnny Higdon, President, National Montford Point Marine Association, Inc. view "Our America: Mission Montford Point" video	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
9:00am	Innovation Keynote Mr. Cesar Gueikian, President & Chief Executive Officer, Gibson Guitars	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
9:40am	Securing Chemical and Materials Supply Chains through Bioindustrial Manufacturing Innovation Dr. Douglas Friedman, Chief Executive Officer, BioMADE	Karl F. Dean Ballroom BC, Level 4
10:15am	Refreshment Break	Meeting Rooms PreFunction, Level 2
10:30am	Concurrent Technical Sessions Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME) - Additive Manufacturing: Digital Tools for Qualification Assembly and Manufacturing in Space Composites - Manufacturing for High Speed Composite Structures DLA Outreach Electronics - Power Sources Energetics - Explosive Processing Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) Manufacturing Capability Expansion & Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) Metals - Additive Manufacturing Robotics and Automation - Robotic Processes II	Meeting Rooms, Level 2
12:00pm	Lunch On Your Own
1:15pm	Concurrent Technical Sessions Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME) - Advanced Visualization: Human-Centered Analytics and Presentation Assembly and Manufacturing in Space Electro-Optics I Electronics - RF Devices Energetics - Pyrotechnic Processing Innovative Manufacturing Manufacturing Capability Expansion & Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) Metals - Aerospace Applications Robotics and Automation - PANEL: Accelerating Tech Transition of Advanced Robotic Manufacturing Capabilities to the Organic Industrial Base Soft and Polymeric Materials in Advanced Manufacturing	Meeting Rooms, Level 2
2:45pm	Refreshment Break	Meeting Rooms Hall, Level 2
3:00pm	Concurrent Technical Sessions Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise (AME) - Subpanel Meeting Assembly and Manufacturing in Space Electro-Optics II Electronics - Chip Scale Atomic Clock Emerging Biotechnology for Defense Applications Energetics - Special Material Processing Innovative Manufacturing Metals - Additive Manufacturing Robotics and Automation - Robotic Platforms II Soft and Polymeric Materials in Advanced Manufacturing	Meeting Rooms, Level 2
4:30pm	Conference Adjourns

	Sunday Dec 10	Monday Dec 11	Tuesday Dec 12	Wednesday Dec 13	Thursday Dec 14
Agenda At-A-Glance
am		Training Sessions	General Session	General Session	Plated Breakfast & General Session, Technical Sessions
noon		Open Lunch (on your own)	Group Luncheon	Networking Luncheon	Open Lunch (on your own)
pm	Registration 3:00p - 5:00p	General Session	Technical Sessions	Technical Sessions	Technical Sessions
evening		Welcome Reception	Networking Reception

Agenda At-A-Glance