Agenda

All sessions take place at the Austin Convention Center

SUNDAY - DECEMBER 1
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Registration
Solar Atrium, Level 1
MONDAY - DECEMBER 2
8:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Registration
Solar Atrium, Level 1
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Training Sessions
I. MRL Working Group Training, B. Burton
II. Fundamentals of Polymer Welding, M. Marcus
III. Hexavalent Chromium Know Thy Enemy, L. McCreary
IV. Understanding Who We Need and Where to Find Them Workshop on Analytics for Workforce Strategy, L.Masciantonio
V. Model-Based Everything (MBx) – A Crash Course Stitching Together the Digital Thread, D. Reed
VI. CMMC Unraveled, F. Machado
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
Open Lunch
1:15 PM – 2:25 PM
General Session
Ballroom D-G, Level 4
1:15 PM
Presentation of Colors
University of Texas Army ROTC Color Guard
 
 
National Anthem
 
1:25 PM
Welcome / Announcements / Afternoon Emcee
Mr. Darrell Phillipson, Director, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory
 
1:30 PM
Department of the Air Force Welcome
Brig Gen Jason Bartolomei, AFRL/CC
 
1:55 PM
Department of the Air Force Keynote
2:25 PM
Refreshment Break
Ballroom Pre-Function
2:50 PM – 5:00 PM
General Session
Ballroom D-G, Level 4
2:50 PM
Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel Overview
Mr. David Koch, Director, Defense Logistics Agency Research & Development
 
3:10 PM
Defense Logistics Agency ManTech Overview
Mr. David Koch, Director, Defense Logistics Agency Research & Development
 
3:25 PM
Army ManTech Overview
Mr. Colin Reese, Program Manager Army ManTech, TMI, and RDER; ASA(ALT)/ ODASA Research and Technology
 
3:40 PM
Navy ManTech Overview
Mr. Neil Graf, Navy ManTech Program Lead, Office of Naval Research
 
3:55 PM
Air Force ManTech Overview
Dr. Chuck Ormsby, Chief, Manufacturing, Industrial Technologies & Energy Division, Air Force Research Laboratory
4:10 PM
Office of Secretary of Defense ManTech Overview
Mr. Justin McRoberts, Program Manager, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Research & Engineering (OUSD (R&E))
4:30 PM
Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Awards (DMTAA)
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Networking Reception (Exhibit Hall Opens)
Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1
TUESDAY - DECEMBER 3
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Registration
Solar Atrium, Level 1
7:00 AM – 8:15 AM
Continental Breakfast 
Ballroom D-G Prefunction
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
General Session
Ballroom D-G, Level 4
8:00 AM
Welcome
 
8:10 AM
OSD Keynote
 
8:40 AM
Education & Workforce Development Panel
Moderator:
  • Dr. Charlene Stokes, Manufacturing Education & Workforce Program Manager, Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program
Panelists:
  • Mr. Andrew Bond, Vice President of Planning and Construction Readiness, General Dynamics Electric Boat
  • Ms. Lisa Masciantonio, Chief Workforce Officer, The ARM Institute
  • Ms. Jeannine Kunz, Chief Workforce Development Officer, SME
  • Ms. Nikkole-Charlene Wilkerson, Founder & CEO, Disruptive Technology Index
 
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Refreshment Break
Ballroom Pre-Function
9:45 AM – 11:40 AM
General Session
Ballroom D-G, Level 4
9:45 AM
FIRST Introduction
 
9:50 AM
OSD Keynote
Dr. Vic Ramdass, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy (OUSD(A&S))
 
10:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Opens
Exhibit Hall 4
10:20 AM
Defense Manufacturing Barriers & Opportunities Panel

Moderator:
Ms. Jennifer Stewart, Executive Vice President for Strategy & Policy, NDIA
Panelists:
Mr. Anthony Di Stasio, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (OUSD(A&S))
Mr. Chris Peters, U.S. Partnership for Assured Electronics
 
11:10 AM
SongwritingWith: Soldiers
Mr. Mike MacEwen, Secretary, Board of Directors
 
11:40 AM – 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch
Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Refreshment Break
Rooms 12-19 Pre-Function
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Networking Reception
Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1
WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 4
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Registration
Solar Atrium, Level 1
7:00 AM – 8:15 AM
Continental Breakfast
Rooms 12-19 Prefunction
8:15 AM – 9:45 AM
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Refreshment Break
Rooms 12-19 Pre-Function
10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Opens
Exhibit Hall 4
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Networking Lunch
Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Poster Session Q&A
Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
General Session
Ballroom D-G, Level 4
1:00 PM
Welcome
 
1:10 PM
Strategy Keynote
 
1:40 PM
Convergent Manufacturing Panel
Moderator:
  • Dr. Mark Benedict, ST for Convergent Manufacturing, AFRL
Panelists:
  • Dr. Aisha Haynes, Principal Director for Advanced Materials, OUSD (R&E)
  • Dr. Adam Rawlett, ST for Materials, Army
  • Dr. Melissa Orme, Vice President, Boeing Additive Manufacturing
  • Dr. Jennifer Wolk, Focus Area Lead, Manufacturing, ONR
  • Mr. Hector Sandoval, Fellow for Additive Manufacturing, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
 
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Closing Networking Break (Exhibit Hall closes at 3:30pm)
Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
General Session
Ballroom D-G, Level 4
3:30 PM
PEO Keynote
Lt. Gen. Michael J. Schmidt,
Program Executive Officer and Director, F-35 Lightning II Program
 
4:00 PM
Industry Keynote
 
4:30 PM
Industry Keynote
Dr. Charles Kuehmann,Vice President, SpaceX/Tesla
 
THURSDAY - DECEMBER 5
7:45 AM
Plated Breakfast (at the Fairmont Austin Hotel)
Congressional Ballroom  
8:30 AM
Breakfast Speaker 
Ms. Martha Bolton, First Female Staff Writer for Bob Hope
 
9:00 AM
Ukraine Lessons Learned Keynote
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Open Lunch 
 
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Refreshment Break
Rooms 12-19 Pre-Function
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Rooms 12-19, Level 4
4:15 PM
Conference Adjourns

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