WITS Agenda 2021

WITS 2021 - "TECHNOLOGY AT THE EDGE" AGENDA

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14 September 2021 - Tuesday

Time	Topic	Speaker
8:00-9:00	Registration/Login & Breakfast
9:00-9:15	Welcome & Opening Remarks	Dr. Tim Meixner, Chair, 2021 WITS Conference Dr. Margaret Pinnell, Interim Dean, Bernhard Schmidt Chair in Engineering Leadership, Marianist Educational Associate, University of Dayton Ms. Yvonne Vermillion, President, Dayton-Wright AFCEA Mr. Joe Sciabica, Board Chair, Dayton-Wright AFCEA
9:15-9:50	Keynote: Technology at the Edge	Mr. Michael Conlin, Chief Technology Officer, Definitive Logic
9:50-10:00	Break
10:00-10:40	Keynote: Industry 4.0 and the Connected Supply Chain	Dr. Kenneth “Ken” Loparo, ISSACS: Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems, Co-Academic Director, IoT Collaborative, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
10:40-10:50	Break
10:50-11:40	Panel: 5G – The Backbone of Industry 4.0	Col Scott Solomon (USAF, Ret), Director, Air Force & Space Force Strategy and Solutions, AT&T Business - Public Sector & FirstNet Mr. Frank Konieczny, Chief Innovation Officer, Patriot Cyber Defense; Principal, Deep Water Point Mr. Chris Bates, Specialist Leader, Deloitte Moderator: Mr. Harry Toor, Growth and Strategy Senior Manager, Accenture
11:40-1:00	Networking Lunch & Vendor Booths	UD Marriott Ballroom Foyer:00-1:40
1:00-1:40	Keynote: AFRL Transformational Capabilities	Mr. Christopher J. Ristich, SES, Director AFRL/RS

1:40-2:30	Panel: Everything-IT-As-A-Service	Data-Analytics-as-a-Service – Ms. Eileen Vidrine, Chief Data Officer, Department of the Air Force Enterprise-IT-as-a-Service – Col Brenda Oppel, (USAF) Air Combat Command, Lead Command for Cyber Infrastructure-as-a-Service – Col Justin Collins, (USAF) Senior Materiel Leader, Enterprise IT and Cloud Capabilities Division Platform-as-a-Service – Mr. Duong Hang, Deputy Director, Platform One Moderator: Col Chuck Destefani (USAF, Ret), Executive and Technology Advisor, HumanIT
2:30-2:40	Break
2:40-3:30	Panel: Weapon System Digital Transformation	Mr. Wayne Ayer, SES, Director of Engineering and Technical Management, AFSC Mr. Chris Garrett, Senior Leader, Technical Advisor for Systems Engineering, AFLCMC/EZ Dr. Jeff Kuhn, Principal Logistics Engineer, Strike Systems Division, AFLCMC/WBS Moderator: Mr. Shawn Lyman, Chief, Enterprise Digital Sustainment, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Logistics and Product Support (SAF/AQD)
3:30-3:40	Break
3:40-4:30	Panel: Defensive Decision Making	Mr. Michael Conlin, Chief Technology Officer, Definitive Logic Dr. Janette Steets, Director of Data Science, ILW Ms. Thais Flory, Cloud Application Architect, Booz Allen Hamilton Mr. Andy Lloyd, Customer Success Manager, Physna Moderator: Ms. Jackie Murray, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton

4:30-4:55	Keynote: How AI is Transforming Industry 4.0	Dr. Steven Rogers, Senior Scientist for Autonomy, AFRL
4:55-5:00	Wrap-Up
5:00-5:30	Networking Social	UD Marriott Ballroom Foyer

15 September 2021 - Wednesday

Time	Topic	Speaker
8:00-9:00	Registration/Login & Breakfast
9:00-9:10	Welcome and Recap	Dr. Tim Meixner, Chair, 2021 WITS Conference
9:10-9:50	Keynote: Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force	Ms. Lauren Knausenberger, SES, Chief Information Officer for the Department of the Air Force, comprised of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force

9:50-10:40	Panel: Digital Engineering – Art of the Possible	Dr. James Sumpter, AFRL, Co-Chair of the A&D Working Group, Digital Twin Consortium Mr. Jordan Garrett, Digital Twin and Edge Solutions Lead, Dell Technologies Public Mr. Jon Powvens, Director of Cybersecurity, MxD Moderator: Col Mike Phillips, (USAF) Deputy Director of Air, Space & Cyberspace Operations, CIO, HQ AFMC
10:40-11:00	Break
11:00-11:50	Panel: Advanced Manufacturing Assistance Programs	Dr. Ned Hill, Ohio Manufacturing Institute (OMI), The Ohio State University Mr. Phil Ratermann, Director of FASTLANE, University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) Mr. Aaron Patrick, Manufacturing Assistance Programs, State of Ohio Development Services Agency Moderator: Mr. Fernando Browning, Plans and Programs Engineer, HQ AFMC A4/10-EN, Engineering, Technology & Technical Policy Division
11:50-1:10	Networking Lunch & Vendor Booths	UD Marriott Ballroom Foyer
1:10-1:50	Keynote: Digital Depot	Mr. Jeffrey Sick, SES, Director of Logistics, AFSC
1:50-2:00	Break
2:00-2:50	Panel: IoT Realization Case Studies	Mr. Ian Boulton, Sr. Director, Digital Transformation, Aerospace and Defense, PTC Mr. Thomas Girz, Business Development Executive, IBM Global Business Services Mr. Alfonso Velosa, Vice President Analyst, Gartner Moderator: Dr. Indu Singh, Chief Scientist, Optimal Solutions and Technologies (OST)
2:50-3:00	Break
3:00-3:50	Panel: AF Opportunities in the Digital Environment	Ms. Jennifer A. Baker, Chief, Enterprise Capabilities Branch, Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) Chief Information Technology Office (CITO) Mr. James Bieryla, Deputy Director, AFWERX Moderator: Ms. Krystin Fakalata, Regional Executive, Array
3:55-4:00	Closing Remarks	Dr. Tim Meixner, Chair, 2021 WITS Conference Ms. Yvonne Vermillion, President, Dayton-Wright AFCEA
4:00	Networking Social	UD Marriott Bar

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