DMC Agenda


Agenda

All sessions take place at the Music City Center



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 Meeting Rooms, Level 2
3:00pm

Refreshment Break

Spotlight Sessions
Exhibit Hall A, Level 3
3:30pm Concurrent Technical Sessions 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 Meeting Rooms, Level 2
2:45pm Refreshment Break
Closing Announcements/Close of Exhibit Hall
Exhibit Hall A, Level 3
3:30pm Concurrent Technical Sessions 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 Meeting Rooms, Level 2
12:00pm Lunch On Your Own
 1:15pm Concurrent Technical Sessions Meeting Rooms, Level 2
2:45pm Refreshment Break Meeting Rooms Hall, Level 2
3:00pm Concurrent Technical Sessions Meeting Rooms, Level 2
4:30pm Conference Adjourns
Agenda At-A-Glance
  Sunday
Dec 10
Monday
Dec 11
Tuesday
Dec 12
Wednesday
Dec 13
Thursday
Dec 14
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    

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