Wright Innovative Technology Summit (WITS) 2023
Brought to you in partnership with the DAF Digital Transformation Office
"Enterprise Digital Dominance"
Presenting Sponsor:
Agenda:
19 September 2023 - Tuesday
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Time |
Topic |
Speaker(s) |
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0800 – 0900 |
Registration & Reception |
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0900 – 0930 |
Welcome & Conference Kickoff |
Ms. Krystin Fakalata, Director, CGI Federal/DWAFCEA President Ms. Tina Jordan, VP Membership, AFCEA International Mr. Kyle Hurst, Chief, DAF DTO/WITS Co-Chair |
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0930 – 0945 |
Level Set & Keynote Intro |
Mr. Robert Fookes, Director of Engineering and Technical Management/Chief Engineer, AFMC |
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0945 – 1030 |
Conference Keynote |
Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Commander, AFMC |
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1045 – 1050 |
Keynote Intro |
TACG |
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1050 – 1135 |
Keynote: AFRL Digital Dominance |
Ms. Alexis Bonnell, CIO & Director of Digital Capabilities, AFRL |
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1135 – 1150 |
Networking and Visit Exhibitors |
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1150 – 1155 |
Panel intro |
TACG |
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1155 – 1235 |
Panel: Structure and Secure Data |
Moderator: Dr. Mike “Frood” Schneider, Human Autonomy Teaming Tech Expert, ISR/SOF Panelists: Ms. Gretchen Stewart, Chief Data Scientist Public Sector, Intel Mr. John Rand “Randy” Langmead, Technical Fellow Digital Industries Software, Siemens Corp. |
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1235 - 1345 |
LUNCH |
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1345 – 1350 |
Keynote intro |
Illumination Works |
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1350 – 1435 |
Keynote: Modernize IT Infrastructure |
Maj. Gen. Anthony W. Genatempo, PEO C3IN, AFLCMC |
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1435 – 1500 |
Networking and Visit Exhibitors |
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1500 – 1505 |
Panel Intro |
Illumination Works |
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1505 – 1550 |
Panel: Empowering the Warfighter: Unleashing the Power of Legacy Modernization |
Moderator: Mr. Robert Schnorr, IT Program Manager, Definitive Logic A ManTech Company Panelists: Mr. Maurice Rollins, ILS-S Capability Manager, AFLCMC/GBS Mr. James Harbison, ILS-S Lead Engineer, AFLCMC/GBS Mr. Frank Burgos, SCS Transformation Integration Architect, Definitive Logic A ManTech Company Mr. Nicolas “Nick” Newcomb, President, TSRI |
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1550 – 1600 |
Panel Intro |
MFGS |
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1600 – 1645 |
Panel: Access to Digital Tools |
Moderator: Mr. Rich Rowland, Chief Solutions Architect, Peerless Technologies Panelists: Mr. Scott Granger, Director-Digital Engineering, Ansys Mr. Erik “Skip” Moratzka, Director-Digital Transformation, PTC Ms. Becky Petteys, Systems Engineering Segment Manager, Mathworks |
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1645 – 1700 |
Wrap-Up & Networking |
Mr. Kyle Hurst, WITS Co-Chair Ms. Krystin Fakalata, DWAFCEA President |
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1700 – 2000 |
Meet up in The Tank! (Social) |
Hosted by DWAFCEA Emerging Leaders |
20 September 2023 - Wednesday
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Time |
Topic |
Speaker(s) |
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0800 – 0830 |
Light Breakfast Reception |
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0830 – 0840 |
Welcome |
Ms. Krystin Fakalata, DWAFCEA President |
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0840 – 0850 |
Keynote intro | Accenture Federal Services |
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0850 – 0935 |
Keynote: Train our Digital Workforce |
Ms. Eileen M. Vidrine, Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, DAF |
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0935 – 0945 |
Panel Intro |
Accenture Federal Services |
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Panel: Train our Digital Workforce |
MODERATOR: Ms. Cassie Barlow, President, SOCHE Panelists: Col. Chris Landwehr, Dean, School of Strategic Force Studies, AFIT Dr. Darryl Ahner, Professor & Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Wright State University Mr. John Pace, Deputy Director of Personnel, AFLCMC |
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1030 – 1100 |
Networking and Visit Exhibitors |
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1100 – 1110 |
Dr. Herman Intro |
DTO |
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1110 – 1200 |
Dr. Herman & Book Signing |
Dr. Arthur Herman, Sr. Fellow and Director of the Quantum Alliance Initiative, Hudson Institute |
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1200 - 1315 |
LUNCH & 2023 Scholarship Recipients |
Teresa Macalolooy |
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1315 – 1325 |
Panel Intro |
Peerless Innovation Center |
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1325 – 1410 |
Panel: Implementing Digital Strategies |
Moderator: Mr. Noah Demerly, Process Automation Lead, DTO Panelists: Mr. Kevin Hansen, CTO, MFGS Mr. Alex Gonzalez, Lead Solutions Engineer, Tenet 3 Mr. Marc Tang, Director, Digital Transformation Strategy, Northrop Grumman |
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1410 – 1420 |
Panel intro |
Definitive Logic A ManTech Company |
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1420 – 1505 |
Panel: Instilling a Digital-First Culture |
Moderator: Mr. Sam Morgan, Sr. Manager, Accenture Federal Services Panelists: Mr. Jason Rafoth, Sr. Manager, Deloitte Mrs. Monica Deal, Sr. Vice-President Global Customer Operations, Lexis-Nexis Ms. Allison Fisher, Sr. Manager, Accenture Federal Services Mr. Jason Korman, CEO, Gapinvoid |
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1505 - 1530 |
Networking and Visit Exhibitors |
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1530 – 1540 |
Panel Intro |
Ms. Amelia Fisher, BD Analyst, Segue Technologies/DWAFCEA VP Emerging Leaders |
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1540 – 1625 |
Panel: Opportunities in the Digital Space |
Moderator: Mr. David Hart, Executive VP, JJR Solutions/AFCEA International Regional VP Midwest Panelists: Mr. Vince Pecaroro, Lead Program Manager, DTO Mr. Brench Boden, Digital Enterprise Lead, AFRL Mr. John Nunziato, COO, SOSSEC Consortium OTA Mr. Christian Ryan, Chief-Contracting Integration Branch, AFLCMC Mr. Jeffrey Mellot, Director, Small Business Programs, AFMC |
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1625 – 1630 |
Wrap-Up |
Ms. Krystin Fakalata, DWAFCEA President Mr. Kyle Hurst, WITS Co-Chair |
