Sunday, October 25, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Room: Coral Lobby
Tracks:
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    • Room: Coral Lobby Upstairs
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      Monday, October 26, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

      • Room: Coral Lobby
      Tracks:
      Sponsored by:

        • Room: Coral Lobby Upstairs
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          Monday, October 26, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

          • Room: Honolulu I
          With the recent launch of ChatGPT Mil on GenAI.mil, military and civilian personnel have new ways to support everyday, unclassified work, from reviewing policy and coordinating logistics to planning budgets and drafting reports. In this hands-on session, you’ll practice writing effective prompts, working with approved materials, and reviewing responses for accuracy, and leave with a practical workflow to apply in your role.
          Click here for Continuing Education approvals
          ...
          Speaker(s)
          Speaker (confirmed)
          Dr. Amanda Bullock
          Enablement Lead
          OpenAI for Government
          Speaker (confirmed)
          Lina Coss
          Adoption, Content and Community Manager
          OpenAI for Government
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            Monday, October 26, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

            • Room: Honolulu II/III
            This is a closed session. Entrance is restricted to active-duty military and DoW civilian personnel, to include contractors supporting the DoW. Attendees will be asked to show a valid military or federal civilian ID at the door. A discussion on workforce standards, DoW 8140 readiness, Cyber Excepted Service, education and training opportunities, and enterprise learning modernization. The Department of War (DoW) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Cyber Workforce Innovation Directorate and Enterprise Technology Excellence Division invite active-duty military personnel, DoW civilian cyber professionals, and supporting contractors to an interactive town hall: “Cyber Workforce Modernization Town Hall: What It Means for You.” This session provides... ...read more...
            Speaker(s)
            Speaker (confirmed)
            Matthew Isnor
            Division Chief, Cyber Workforce Development
            Office of the DoW CIO
            Speaker (confirmed)
            Sarah Nather
            Deputy Director IT Portfolio Management
            Office of the DoW CIO
            Speaker (confirmed)
            Alfredo Rodriguez
            Deputy Director, Cyber Workforce Innovation Directorate & Chief, Cyber Workforce Data and Analytics
            Office of the DOW CIO
            Speaker (confirmed)
            Walt Spears
            Director
            Cyber Workforce Innovation Directorate
            Tracks:

              Monday, October 26, 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM

              • Room: Honolulu I
              Note: attendees should bring their laptops and are strongly encouraged to arrive promptly so the session can start on time. By the time information reaches your analysts, it has usually already been filtered, summarized, and prioritized by a machine. That is an enormous efficiency gain and a brand new attack surface. Nation state actors have spent years quietly building networks of websites that look like independent local news outlets, letting them accumulate credibility until the moment they are needed. This was always a problem for human analysts. Once you find the same claim on six different sites, it starts to feel true. It is a... ...read more...
              Speaker(s)
              Speaker (confirmed)
              Matt Edmondson
              Senior Instructor
              SANS Institute
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                Monday, October 26, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

                • Room: Tapa III
                “Not More Pitches. Better Pathways” Join MARFORPAC leadership to kick off TechNet Indo-Pacific with a dedicated, four-hour interactive session designed to revolutionize how commercial industry and the warfighter collaborate in the Pacific. In a theater moving faster than traditional budget cycles can capture, MARFORPAC is establishing a disciplined, transparent "front door" to rapidly identify, mature, and transition commercial innovation into fielded operational capabilities. Session Highlights & Core Agenda 1. Celebrating Last Year's Wins (APFITs, CRADAs, and Rapid Fielding) We begin by reviewing the major collaborative milestones achieved over the last 12 months. This segment will highlight concrete success stories—including funded APFIT (Accelerate the Procurement... ...read more...
                Speaker(s)
                Speaker (confirmed)
                Thomas (TJ) Johnson
                Senior Principal Engineer for Combined and Joint Command and Control (C2)
                Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA)
                Speaker (confirmed)
                Amanda Mckinnon
                Experimentation and Innovation Analyst
                U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, G9
                Speaker (confirmed)
                Maj Steven G. (Norm) Norris, USMC
                All-Domain Attritable Autonomous (ADA2) Officer
                U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific
                Speaker (confirmed)
                Robert Sholtis
                Chief Information Officer and Deputy A/CS G39 and G6
                U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific
                Speaker (confirmed)
                Col Robert Williamson, USMC
                Assistant Chief of Staff, G9 Force Development
                U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific
                Speaker (invited)
                Col Agur Adams, USMC
                Incoming Director of Project Dynamis
                U.S. Marine Corps

                  Monday, October 26, 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

                  • Room: Honolulu II/III
                  Technology can connect platforms, networks, and data, but effective interoperability ultimately depends on people. The Indo-Pacific requires a skilled, regionally informed workforce capable of building trust and operating across military services, government agencies, industry, academia, local communities, and allied and partner nations. This interactive think tank forum will bring Emerging Leaders together with senior subject-matter experts to examine the human barriers affecting interoperability and workforce readiness across the region.  The forum will examine challenges such as workforce shortages, geographic isolation, high living costs, limited career pathways, cultural differences, inconsistent terminology, security and information-sharing restrictions, and insufficient opportunities to build relationships before a... ...read more...
                  Speaker(s)
                  Speaker (confirmed)
                  Alan Delgado, PMP, CISSP
                  Deputy Director, G6
                  8th Theater Sustainment Command
                  Speaker (confirmed)
                  Andria Gagnon
                  President
                  Lanakila Contracting
                  Tracks:

                    Monday, October 26, 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

                    • Room: Honolulu Suite Lanai
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                      Monday, October 26, 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM

                      • Room: Great Lawn
                      Pre-registered attendees of the Welcome to Hawai'i reception will be able to print their badges.  Non-registered will be able to register on their mobile devices....
                      Tracks:

                        Monday, October 26, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

                        • Room: Great Lawn
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                          Tuesday, October 27, 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

                          • Room: Coral Lobby Upstairs
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                          Sponsored by:

                            Tuesday, October 27, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

                            • Room: Coral Lobby
                            Tracks:
                            Sponsored by:

                              Tuesday, October 27, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

                              • Room: Hibiscus I
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                              Sponsored by:

                                Tuesday, October 27, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

                                • Room: Coral Ballroom Exhibit Hall
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                                Sponsored by:

                                  Tuesday, October 27, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

                                  • Room: Hibiscus I
                                  Join us at AFCEA TechNet Hawaii for a two-day Super Intelligence (SI) Challenge where warfighters put SI-enabled capabilities to the test. This challenge is designed for military and civilians to directly assess how SI can enhance joint warfighting functions and inform future concepts, requirements, and acquisition. The SI Challenge is a series of surveys where participants evaluate SI-powered decision support, targeting, and planning tools to solve operational problems to support rapid tasking and engagement decisions. These SI capabilities offered by industry are designed to augment human judgment rather than replace it. Evaluations are explicitly mapped to joint warfighting functions, including: - Command and... ...read more...
                                  Speaker(s)
                                  Host
                                  Maryann Swendsen
                                  U.S. Pacific Command
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                                    Tuesday, October 27, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

                                    • Room: Kalia Tower Room K750
                                    All day Tuesday through Thursday in Kalia Tower, Room K750, the Office of the DoW Chief Information Officer (CIO) is hosting an intensive, real-world evaluation suite designed to bypass static resumes and measure operational readiness where it counts: hands on keyboard. Operating continuous thirty-minute practical sessions throughout all three days, this proving ground directly evaluates cyber professionals against rigorous DCWF Cyber Defense Analyst and Cyber Defense Incident Responder work roles. For commanders and team leads, it provides an immediate, objective benchmark of actual unit capability; for hiring authorities, it eliminates traditional bureaucratic delays by validating technical competency on the spot—enabling contingent,... ...read more...
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                                      • Room: Coral Ballroom Exhibit Hall
                                      Tracks:

                                        Tuesday, October 27, 9:15 AM - 9:30 PM

                                        • Room: South Pacific Ballroom

                                          Tuesday, October 27, 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

                                          • Room: South Pacific Ballroom
                                          Speaker(s)
                                          Keynote (confirmed)
                                          GEN Ronald P. Clark, USA
                                          Commanding General
                                          U.S. Army Pacific
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                                            Tuesday, October 27, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

                                            • Room: Coral/Tapa Exhibit Areas
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                                            Sponsored by:

                                              Tuesday, October 27, 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM

                                              • Room: Tapa Exhibit Hall
                                              Tracks:

                                                Tuesday, October 27, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

                                                • Room: Nautilus II
                                                Decision superiority in the Indo-Pacific is not won at the application layer. Every AI model, every sensor feed, every coalition data exchange, and every kill-chain decision rests on one shared dependency: the network. In a theater defined by vast distance, contested claims, adversary interdiction of undersea and terrestrial infrastructure, and partner forces operating on disparate architectures, the network is no longer a utility beneath the mission, it is mission infrastructure, and it is a targeted warfighting domain in its own right. This joint session from Lumen and Blue Planet examines why the Pacific threat posture demands transport that is intelligent, automated,... ...read more...
                                                Speaker(s)
                                                Panelist (confirmed)
                                                Peter Briscoe
                                                VP, Global Head of Pre-Sales, Blue Planet
                                                Ciena
                                                Panelist (confirmed)
                                                Josh Finke
                                                SVP, Public Sector
                                                Lumen
                                                Sponsored by:

                                                  Tuesday, October 27, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

                                                  • Room: Nautilus I
                                                  Data fuels decision and mission across the spectrum of military operations. Trusted, secure, and resilient data are essential to the Commander, the Warfighter, and those supporting the mission across all joint operational functions. This is core to attaining Decision Superiority in the Pacific or any other theater. From C2, to Intelligence, to Fires, and to Sustainment, Commanders, Warfighters, and mission support elements must be able to trust their data, share it with Allies and Mission Partners, and defend it when adversaries use cyber capabilities or other means to tamper with or deny it.  Legacy approaches were founded on perimeter defense and... ...read more...
                                                  Speaker(s)
                                                  Speaker (confirmed)
                                                  Adam Heitke
                                                  VP Solutions Architecture
                                                  Virtru
                                                  Speaker (confirmed)
                                                  CAPT James Mills, USN (Ret.)
                                                  VP Customer Success and Partnerships
                                                  Virtru
                                                  Sponsored by:

                                                    Tuesday, October 27, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

                                                    • Room: Coral/Tapa Exhibit Areas
                                                    The Networking Lunch offers all attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors the opportunity to take a midday break on the floor, fuel up, and network with fellow attendees - no tickets required. While quantities last....
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                                                      Tuesday, October 27, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

                                                      • Room: Nautilus I
                                                      Every conversation about decision superiority in the Pacific collides with the same phrase: "at the edge." Ask around about what that means, though, and you get different answers. Is the edge a forward base, a ship, a dismounted Marine, or a UAS in contested airspace? Each answer implies different assumptions about compute, power, bandwidth, and where the data lives. Modern AI is power-hungry, compute-hungry, and data-hungry. The tactical edge is defined by the opposite: constrained size, weight, and power; contested and intermittent connectivity that must be engineered for resilience, not assumed away; and data that may be unreachable when it matters... ...read more...
                                                      Speaker(s)
                                                      Panelist (confirmed)
                                                      Gabe Camarillo
                                                      President, Defense Sector
                                                      Peraton
                                                      Panelist (confirmed)
                                                      LtCol Curtis Miller, USMC
                                                      Cyber Network Operations Officer (G6/G39)
                                                      Fleet Marine Force Pacific/U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific
                                                      Panelist (confirmed)
                                                      Ben Needles
                                                      Chief Technology Officer, J2
                                                      U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
                                                      Panelist (confirmed)
                                                      Richard Williams
                                                      Technical Director, N6
                                                      U.S. Pacific Fleet
                                                      Sponsored by:

                                                        Tuesday, October 27, 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

                                                        • Room: Honolulu I
                                                        The Department of War currently operates over 30 duplicative Learning Management Systems, creating high costs, fragmented training records, and a strategic readiness gap. To address this, the DoW CIO and OUSW(P&R), in partnership with Service representatives, have chartered a joint Tiger Team to execute a DCR-mandated consolidation of these systems onto a single enterprise platform. This session will cover the business case, governance, and proposed implementation plan developed by this joint effort. Join us for a deep dive into how this enterprise solution will establish a single authoritative training record for the Total Force and, most critically, deliver an inherent... ...read more...
                                                        Speaker(s)
                                                        Speaker (confirmed)
                                                        Sarah Nather
                                                        Deputy Director IT Portfolio Management
                                                        Office of the DoW CIO
                                                        Tracks:
                                                          • Room: Nautilus II
                                                          Super Intelligence/Artificial Intelligence (SI/AI) acceleration is reshaping defense computing — and increasingly, the mission requires that compute to be deployable. As SI/AI factories move beyond fixed hyperscale halls into containerized, transportable, and forward-deployed footprints, the network fabric connecting GPUs becomes as decisive as the compute itself. This vendor-neutral session examines how SI/AI back-end architectures differ from traditional data centers and why the physical layer is now a gating factor for scale, resilience, and readiness in space-constrained, rugged, and disconnected environments. Attendees will trace the anatomy of an SI/AI cluster — GPUs, compute trays, rack-scale systems, and the frontend, scale-up, and scale-out... ...read more...
                                                          Speaker(s)
                                                          Speaker (confirmed)
                                                          Jay Nusbaum, RCDD
                                                          Senior Systems Engineer - Federal
                                                          CommScope
                                                          Speaker (confirmed)
                                                          Javy Sanchez, RCDD, DCDC, FOI
                                                          Data Center Systems Engineer - Western U.S.
                                                          CommScope
                                                          Tracks:

                                                            Tuesday, October 27, 12:50 PM - 1:30 PM

                                                            • Room: Honolulu II/III
                                                            Operating across U.S. Pacific Command's vast distances under disconnected, degraded, intermittent, and limited conditions requires secure, low-latency cloud capabilities deployed directly in-theater. This session showcases how the Defense Information Systems Agency’s J-9’s hybrid cloud tools—like DISA Cloud Environment Private, Stratus Private Cloud, and Joint Operational Edge—bring secure, sovereign-soil compute directly to remote warfighter locations. It also explains how Global Content Delivery Service speeds up and protects data across wide networks and discuss the capabilities our new ReForged program brings to modernize legacy systems. Whether you’re working with coalition partners or setting up mobile bases, this briefing is your guide to... ...read more...
                                                            Speaker(s)
                                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                                            Trisha Huffer
                                                            Hybrid Cloud Broker, Hybrid Cloud Solutions Directorate (J9)
                                                            Defense Information Systems Agency
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                                                            Handout(s)

                                                              Tuesday, October 27, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

                                                              • Room: Nautilus II
                                                              Public sector agencies are under mounting pressure to prove that the Super Intelligence (SI) systems they deploy are compliant, cost-controlled, and, safe continuously, not just at audit time. Shadow AI adoption, evolving regulation (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, sector-specific rules), and unbounded model spend have made ad hoc governance untenable. This session presents SI Watchtower, a unified AI governance and security platform built to answer that pressure directly. Over the first thirty minutes, our CTO for Public Sector Darin Stevenson and Chief Revenue Officer Kelly Jenne will walk through three pillars that matter most to government technology leaders: SI governance and... ...read more...
                                                              Speaker(s)
                                                              Speaker (confirmed)
                                                              Darin R. Stevenson
                                                              Chief Technology Officer, Public Sector
                                                              Apex Systems
                                                              Tracks:

                                                                Tuesday, October 27, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

                                                                • Room: Tapa Exhibit Hall
                                                                Tracks:
                                                                Sponsored by:

                                                                  Tuesday, October 27, 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

                                                                  • Room: Tapa III
                                                                  The traditional definition of mission readiness has centered on people, training, equipment, logistics, and the ability to execute the mission when called. Those fundamentals remain essential, but today's operating environment has significantly expanded what it means to be ready. Mission readiness increasingly depends upon trusted communications and data, resilient critical infrastructure, an appropriately skilled workforce, effective partnerships, and the ability to employ emerging technologies such as Super Intelligence while continuing to operate through cyber disruption. This is particularly relevant in the Indo-Pacific, where joint military operations, state government, critical infrastructure, academia, commercial capabilities, allies, and partners are very interdependent....
                                                                  Speaker(s)
                                                                  Moderator (confirmed)
                                                                  MG Neil Hersey, USA (Ret.)
                                                                  Former Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence
                                                                  Former Deputy Commanding General (Operations), U.S. Army Cyber Command
                                                                  Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                  Brad Christ
                                                                  VP Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
                                                                  University of Hawai'i
                                                                  Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                  Brig Gen Francisco J. Dominguez, USAF
                                                                  Operations Vice Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Enterprise Directorate (J6)
                                                                  Defense Information Systems Agency
                                                                  Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                  Christine M. Sakuda
                                                                  Chief Information Officer
                                                                  State of Hawaiʻi
                                                                  Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                  Richard Williams
                                                                  Technical Director, N6
                                                                  U.S. Pacific Fleet
                                                                  Tracks:
                                                                  Sponsored by:

                                                                    Tuesday, October 27, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

                                                                    • Room: Nautilus I
                                                                    To outpace adversaries and deliver decision superiority in the Pacific, the Department of War must acquire and field functionally relevant capabilities at the speed of mission. The Defense Information Systems Agency has improved processes for rapid capability delivery — partnering closely with industry, including small businesses, to support continuous modernization, campaigning, and establishing lethality. This session provides an insider’s guide tailored specifically for small businesses new to working with the DISA. Attendees will learn who DISA is, what capabilities they procure to enable joint warfighter operations, and how the procurement process works. The session will deliver exclusive insights into DISA’s... ...read more...
                                                                    Speaker(s)
                                                                    Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                    Christiana R. Stukenberg
                                                                    Small Business Professional, OSBP
                                                                    Defense Information System Agency
                                                                    Tracks:
                                                                      • Room: Honolulu II/III
                                                                      Maverick said it best: he felt the need for speed. But in modern multi-domain warfare, velocity isn’t just about raw Mach numbers or breaking the sound barrier—it’s about compressing the decision loop to drive innovation faster than the adversary can adapt. When consumer-grade AI, autonomous systems, and contested spectrum environments evolve by the week, relying on static, closed architectures leaves warfighters steps behind. Outpacing emerging threats across vast theaters like the Indo-Pacific requires an open, modular foundation where operators can rapidly integrate vendor-agnostic commercial technology to meet evolving mission needs. In this session, we’ll unpack how modular commercial architectures, dual-use... ...read more...
                                                                      Speaker(s)
                                                                      Moderator (confirmed)
                                                                      Col Michael B. Black, USAF (Ret.)
                                                                      Vice President for Defense
                                                                      AFCEA International
                                                                      Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                      Chris Brown
                                                                      VP of Solutions Architecture
                                                                      Two Six Technologies
                                                                      Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                      William Fong
                                                                      Engineer, Advanced Development & Experimentation Branch, ISR Division
                                                                      Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC PAC)
                                                                      Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                      Christopher Ling
                                                                      CEO
                                                                      Ericsson Federal Technologies Group
                                                                      Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                      COL Dawson Plummer, USA (Ret.)
                                                                      Executive Director and Chief Engineer
                                                                      Mantech
                                                                      Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                      James Waters
                                                                      Senior Sales Manager
                                                                      Zebra Technologies
                                                                      Tracks:

                                                                        Tuesday, October 27, 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

                                                                        • Room: Nautilus II
                                                                        The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) serves as the foundational rulebook governing how the U.S. Federal Government acquires supplies and services. For government contractors—both prime contractors and subcontractors—maintaining compliance across the regulatory landscape is vital to winning awards, ensuring timely payments, and protecting business reputation. With recent landmark initiatives such as Executive Order 14275 and OMB Memorandum M-25-26 initiating a major overhaul of federal procurement regulations, staying up to date on core compliance requirements has never been more critical. This session provides an essential roadmap to understanding and managing FAR compliance. Attendees will explore the four critical pillars of federal compliance: business... ...read more...
                                                                        Speaker(s)
                                                                        Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                        Summer Kozai
                                                                        Auditor
                                                                        Defense Contract Audit Agency
                                                                        Tracks:

                                                                          Tuesday, October 27, 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

                                                                          • Room: Nautilus I
                                                                          Today’s Cybersecurity is not working! … It was only marginally successful against attacks 5 years ago, and it definitely can not keep up with today’s explosion of AI-based attacks and the emerging quantum threats just over the horizon. In 2024, Gartner said large enterprises employ on average 45 security tools; in 2025, IBM & Palo Alto said large companies use 83 security tools on average. So why are large enterprises still being penetrated? Come to this unclassified session tailored for INDOPACOM mission use cases, and discover the existing endemic threats today’s cybersecurity is doing nothing about and what you can do... ...read more...
                                                                          Speaker(s)
                                                                          Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                          Jim Payne
                                                                          Member
                                                                          AFCEA Cyber Committee
                                                                          Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                          Bryan Stoker, Ph.D.
                                                                          Field Chief Technology Officer
                                                                          Dispersive Holdings, Inc.
                                                                          Tracks:

                                                                            Tuesday, October 27, 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

                                                                            • Room: South Pacific Ballroom
                                                                            Speaker(s)
                                                                            Keynote (confirmed)
                                                                            GEN Xavier T. Brunson, USA
                                                                            Commander, U.S. Forces Korea
                                                                            Commander, United Nations Command; Commander, Combined Forces Command
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                                                                            Sponsored by:

                                                                              Tuesday, October 27, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

                                                                              • Room: Nautilus II
                                                                              Numerous Operational Technology (OT) control systems manage critical facility and utility services—such as power, water, fuel, and HVAC—that directly underpin mission readiness. Securing, monitoring, and defending these networks from insider and outsider threats is a complex mandate; organizations must harden these systems without compromising the absolute availability required by operators and maintenance personnel.   This task is compounded by OT's unique operational realities: multi-decade lifecycles, operating system and firmware updates that have the potential to negatively affect the physical environment, direct field-technician access, and mechanical maintenance bypasses. Most critically, compromised OT systems present direct risks to physical safety and public health. This... ...read more...
                                                                              Speaker(s)
                                                                              Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                              James D. Mahoney
                                                                              Facility Related Control Systems Program Manager
                                                                              Marine Corps Installations Command
                                                                              Tracks:

                                                                                Tuesday, October 27, 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM

                                                                                • Room: Tapa and Coral Exhibit Areas
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                                                                                Sponsored by:

                                                                                  Wednesday, October 28, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

                                                                                  • Room: Coral Lobby
                                                                                  Tracks:
                                                                                  Sponsored by:

                                                                                    Wednesday, October 28, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

                                                                                    • Room: Hibiscus I
                                                                                    Tracks:
                                                                                    Sponsored by:

                                                                                      Wednesday, October 28, 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

                                                                                      • Room: Hibiscus I
                                                                                      Join us at AFCEA TechNet Hawaii for a two-day Super Intelligence (SI) Challenge where warfighters put SI-enabled capabilities to the test. This challenge is designed for military and civilians to directly assess how SI can enhance joint warfighting functions and inform future concepts, requirements, and acquisition. The SI Challenge is a series of surveys where participants evaluate SI-powered decision support, targeting, and planning tools to solve operational problems to support rapid tasking and engagement decisions. These SI capabilities offered by industry are designed to augment human judgment rather than replace it. Evaluations are explicitly mapped to joint warfighting functions, including: - Command and... ...read more...
                                                                                      Speaker(s)
                                                                                      Host
                                                                                      Maryann Swendsen
                                                                                      U.S. Pacific Command
                                                                                      Tracks:
                                                                                        • Room: Tapa Exhibit Hall
                                                                                        Tracks:

                                                                                          Wednesday, October 28, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

                                                                                          • Room: Kalia Tower Room K750
                                                                                          All day Tuesday through Thursday in Kalia Tower, Room K750, the Office of the DoW Chief Information Officer (CIO) is hosting an intensive, real-world evaluation suite designed to bypass static resumes and measure operational readiness where it counts: hands on keyboard. Operating continuous thirty-minute practical sessions throughout all three days, this proving ground directly evaluates cyber professionals against rigorous DCWF Cyber Defense Analyst and Cyber Defense Incident Responder work roles. For commanders and team leads, it provides an immediate, objective benchmark of actual unit capability; for hiring authorities, it eliminates traditional bureaucratic delays by validating technical competency on the spot—enabling... ...read more...
                                                                                          Tracks:

                                                                                            Wednesday, October 28, 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM

                                                                                            • Room: Tapa III
                                                                                            Speaker(s)
                                                                                            Moderator (confirmed)
                                                                                            RDML Jeffrey Buschmann, USN
                                                                                            Director for Intelligence, J2
                                                                                            U.S. Pacific Command
                                                                                            Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                            BRIG Chris Alder, Australian Army
                                                                                            Vice Director for Intelligence
                                                                                            U.S. Pacific Command
                                                                                            Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                            Scott Brunstetter, Ph.D.
                                                                                            Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
                                                                                            U.S. Pacific Command
                                                                                            Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                            Ricky (Buck) Buchanan
                                                                                            Chief, Intelligence Information Systems Division, J26
                                                                                            U.S. Pacific Command
                                                                                            Tracks:
                                                                                            Sponsored by:

                                                                                              Wednesday, October 28, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

                                                                                              • Room: Nautilus II
                                                                                              SLATE (Synthetic Lab for Analysis, Testing, and Experimentation) is a proving ground built by Accenture Federal Services with OpenAI. It lets federal leaders, analysts, and operators use frontier AI models on realistic mission problems now, without waiting for enterprise access to catch up.   At its core is a fully built synthetic world in the South Indian Ocean. It has four fictional nations with their own histories, economies, political systems, and detailed military forces. Participants work through war-gaming scenarios like Aster Shield, where evidence arrives in stages over time. They set a baseline, lock in a judgment as the picture changes, then... ...read more...
                                                                                              Speaker(s)
                                                                                              Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                              Jonathan Bal
                                                                                              Account Director, Department of War
                                                                                              OpenAI for Government
                                                                                              Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                              Patrick Maus
                                                                                              AI and Data Lead for Intelligence Portfolio
                                                                                              Accenture Federal Services
                                                                                              Sponsored by:

                                                                                                Wednesday, October 28, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

                                                                                                • Room: Coral/Tapa Exhibit Areas

                                                                                                  Wednesday, October 28, 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM

                                                                                                  • Room: Coral Ballroom Exhibit Hall
                                                                                                  Tracks:

                                                                                                    Wednesday, October 28, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

                                                                                                    • Room: Nautilus I
                                                                                                    Modern missions demand logistics that move as fast as fight. Blue Yonder Defense Solutions (BYDS) turns static data into real-time action, giving leaders the ability to predict disruption, accelerate decisions, and orchestrate supply classes at scale. Deployed results across the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force and powered by one of the world’s largest AI supply chain platforms, BYDS shows how defense organizations can achieve operational harmony using commercial technology adapted for mission needs. Join this session to see how the Overmatch Layer delivers decisive, data-driven advantages in crisis and conflict....
                                                                                                    Speaker(s)
                                                                                                    Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                    LtGen Michael S. Cederholm, USMC (Ret.)
                                                                                                    Chief Executive Officer
                                                                                                    Blue Yonder Defense Solutions (BYDS)
                                                                                                    Sponsored by:

                                                                                                      Wednesday, October 28, 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

                                                                                                      • Room: Nautilus I
                                                                                                      The cloud-only approach to AI infrastructure is no longer tenable for security-conscious organizations. As enterprises grapple with escalating threats to data sovereignty, supply chain integrity, and AI model security, a fundamental shift toward sovereign AI models is underway. This shift is not merely a trend, it represents a critical evolution in how organizations can maintain control, compliance, and security in an increasingly complex threat landscape. This session explores the strategic imperative driving this transition and examines the multifaceted security dimensions at stake: • Data Sovereignty & Compliance: Maintaining regulatory control and jurisdictional data residency in an increasingly fragmented regulatory environment • Supply Chain... ...read more...
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                                                                                                      Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                      Jon Clay
                                                                                                      Vice President, Threat Intelligence
                                                                                                      TrendAI
                                                                                                      Sponsored by:

                                                                                                        Wednesday, October 28, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

                                                                                                        • Room: Coral/Tapa Exhibit Areas
                                                                                                        The Networking Lunch offers all attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors the opportunity to take a midday break on the floor, fuel up, and network with fellow attendees - no tickets required. While quantities last....
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                                                                                                          Wednesday, October 28, 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

                                                                                                          • Room: South Pacific Ballroom
                                                                                                          Speaker(s)
                                                                                                          Keynote (confirmed)
                                                                                                          LtGen Roger B. Turner, USMC
                                                                                                          Commander
                                                                                                          U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific
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                                                                                                          Sponsored by:

                                                                                                            Wednesday, October 28, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

                                                                                                            • Room: Tapa III
                                                                                                            For years, we have been talking about the promise of quantum computing and its ability to break current encryption. The concept of “harvest now and decrypt later” is the reason why we need to solve for “quantum resistant” cryptography today. The good news is that we now have PQC available, but the challenge is that the problem set might be more than you expected. In this session, we will be discussing PQC with notable subject matter experts in this field and key component leaders in the Pacific. They will help us understand what we need to know as cybersecurity professionals....
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                                                                                                            Moderator (confirmed)
                                                                                                            MG Garrett Yee, USA (Ret.)
                                                                                                            Vice President, DoD Customer Relations
                                                                                                            General Dynamics Information Technology
                                                                                                            Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                                            Col Tassi Davis, USAF
                                                                                                            Director, Cyber Ops and Warfighter Comms
                                                                                                            Pacific Air Forces
                                                                                                            Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                                            Chris Dorny
                                                                                                            IonQ Federal
                                                                                                            Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                                            Michael Martinez, DSc
                                                                                                            Chief Information Security Officer
                                                                                                            U.S. Army Pacific G6
                                                                                                            Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                                            Matthew McFadden, Ph.D.
                                                                                                            Vice President, Cyber and Distinguished Technologist
                                                                                                            General Dynamics Information Technology
                                                                                                            Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                                            CAPT Victor T. Taylor, USN
                                                                                                            Director, Communications and Information Systems, N6
                                                                                                            U.S. Pacific Fleet
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                                                                                                              • Room: Honolulu II/III
                                                                                                              Data protection is the bedrock of decision superiority in the AI age because machine speed relies entirely on data integrity. This session provides attendees best practices crucial to ensuring that your data is protected from adversarial discovery and exploitation; that inputs fueling blue force AI-enabled systems remain trustworthy; and introduce novel concepts (e.g. cyber camouflage) and TTPs enabling leadership to maintain the uncompromised initiative needed to outpace adversarial competitors.  By the end of this session, attendees will be equipped to: Recognize data as a critical mission-essential asset to be managed and controlled Recognize various threats and vulnerabilities to their mission by exposed... ...read more...
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                                                                                                              Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                              Brig Gen Greg Touhill, USAF (Ret.)
                                                                                                              Director, CERT Division
                                                                                                              Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute
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                                                                                                                • Room: Honolulu I
                                                                                                                The battle for supremacy in the digital domain is won or lost long before an operator ever sits at a terminal. In this high-impact session, September "Tembi" Secrist reveals how the Department of War Cyber Academic Engagement Office is actively reshaping the cyber landscape to deliver immediate, tactical advantages to the U.S. Army and the Joint Force. Attendees will discover how the Department is moving beyond traditional recruiting boundaries to build an elite, mission-ready pipeline through strategic academic partnerships. From inspiring K-12 competitors in CyberPatriot to recruiting elite graduates from the DoW Cyber Service Academy and aligning university curricula directly... ...read more...
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                                                                                                                Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                September Secrist
                                                                                                                BOND Advisor
                                                                                                                Office of the DoW CIO
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                                                                                                                  • Room: Nautilus I
                                                                                                                  This presentation examines how artificial intelligence has fundamentally lowered the skill barrier for social engineering attacks, placing sophisticated impersonation capabilities within reach of a much wider range of threat actors. The presentation uses two documented case studies to trace the evolution of social engineering from skilled human manipulation to synthetic AI-assisted deception. The first is the 2023 MGM Resorts ransomware attack, in which Scattered Spider gained access to MGM's network using a phone call and a LinkedIn profile, and the second is the February 2024 deepfake Zoom call at Arup Group, Ltd., in which a finance employee authorized a $25... ...read more...
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                                                                                                                  Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                  Cort M. Chambers, Ph.D.
                                                                                                                  Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, Hawaii Pacific University
                                                                                                                  Cybersecurity Program Chair, College of Professional Studies, Hawaii Pacific University
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                                                                                                                    Wednesday, October 28, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

                                                                                                                    • Room: Tapa Exhibit Hall
                                                                                                                    Sponsored by:

                                                                                                                      Wednesday, October 28, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

                                                                                                                      • Room: Nautilus II
                                                                                                                      Additional (no-cost) registration required for virtual and in-person attendees. Complete your registration. Join CompTIA for an interactive three-hour workshop that explores the intersection of Quantum Computing, Super Intelligence (SI), and Zero Trust and their growing impact on cybersecurity, resilience, and workforce development. Across three focused sessions, attendees will gain practical insights into the technologies, trends, and skills currently shaping our digital infrastructure. Quantum computing is being used to model complex systems and solve problems in supply chains, manufacturing, and cybersecurity. SI is playing an increased role in modern threat detection and cyber defense. Organizations are grappling with the challenges of securing industrial... ...read more...
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                                                                                                                      Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                      Rich Johnson
                                                                                                                      Principal Sales Engineer
                                                                                                                      Zscaler, Inc.
                                                                                                                      Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                      Dennis Kraft
                                                                                                                      CEO
                                                                                                                      Cyberkraft
                                                                                                                      Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                      James A. Stanger, Ph.D.
                                                                                                                      Chief Technology Evangelist
                                                                                                                      CompTIA
                                                                                                                      Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                      Roy Stephan
                                                                                                                      Chief Technology Officer
                                                                                                                      SOFtact Solutions
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                                                                                                                        Wednesday, October 28, 3:00 PM - 3:35 PM

                                                                                                                        • Room: Honolulu II/III
                                                                                                                        This session will discuss the Defense Information Systems Agency’s operational framework for setting the theater across U.S. Pacific Command through resilient enterprise service delivery, Regional Network Operations and Security Center network defense, Cyber Defense Forces-Pacific (CDF-P) infrastructure, and Mission Partner Environment coalition interoperability, while issuing a targeted call to industry to deliver survivable, zero-trust capabilities at the tactical edge....
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                                                                                                                        Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                        Col Michael Hlad, USMC
                                                                                                                        Commander, Regional Field Command Pacific
                                                                                                                        Defense Information Systems Agency
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                                                                                                                          Wednesday, October 28, 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

                                                                                                                          • Room: Tapa III
                                                                                                                          The increasing prevalence of cyber threats highlights the critical need for the Department of War to have a capable and ready cyber workforce. The Department's approach features the implementation of a holistic talent management strategy codified in the DoD 8140 Cyber Workforce Qualification Program, featuring an agile and responsive framework that will drive innovation and development across the cyber workforce. Through DoD 8140, the Department is expanding the qualification program from less than 9,000 positions to roughly 225,000 military, civilian, and contractor positions by establishing foundational and residential qualification criteria for each DoD Cyber Workforce Framework work role. This presentation provides... ...read more...
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                                                                                                                          Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                          Matthew Isnor
                                                                                                                          Division Chief, Cyber Workforce Development
                                                                                                                          Office of the DoW CIO
                                                                                                                          Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                          Alfredo Rodriguez
                                                                                                                          Deputy Director, Cyber Workforce Innovation Directorate & Chief, Cyber Workforce Data and Analytics
                                                                                                                          Office of the DOW CIO
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                                                                                                                          Sponsored by:

                                                                                                                            Wednesday, October 28, 3:40 PM - 4:15 PM

                                                                                                                            • Room: Honolulu II/III
                                                                                                                            In the vast, contested maritime terrain of the Indo-Pacific, Joint Force lethality and deterrence depend on delivering functionally relevant capabilities directly to the warfighter This session examines how the Defense Information Systems Agency is extending its proven DODNet consolidation model across Combatant Commands, establishing a unified, Zero Trust-secured architecture that collapses the adversary's attack surface and strengthens the Mission Partner Environment across the region. Attendees will discover how CommandNet standardizes common-use IT to overcome the tyranny of distance and, crucially, relieves frontline signal and cyber professionals of routine network administration—redeploying their expertise toward operational C4I planning, active cyber defense, and... ...read more...
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                                                                                                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                            Michael (Mike) Butler
                                                                                                                            Chief Engineer, DODNet
                                                                                                                            Defense Information Systems Agency, J-6
                                                                                                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                            Kelli Garczynski
                                                                                                                            DODNet Deputy Program Manager
                                                                                                                            Defense Information Systems Agency
                                                                                                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                            Carissa Landymore
                                                                                                                            DODNet Program Manager
                                                                                                                            Defense Information Systems Agency
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                                                                                                                              Wednesday, October 28, 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM

                                                                                                                              • Room: Tapa and Coral Exhibit Areas
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                                                                                                                                Thursday, October 29, 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM

                                                                                                                                • Room: Coral Lobby
                                                                                                                                Tracks:
                                                                                                                                Sponsored by:

                                                                                                                                  Thursday, October 29, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

                                                                                                                                  • Room: Coral/Tapa Exhibit Areas

                                                                                                                                    Thursday, October 29, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

                                                                                                                                    • Room: Kalia Tower Room K750
                                                                                                                                    ​All day Tuesday through Thursday in Kalia Tower, Room K750, the Office of the DoW Chief Information Officer (CIO) is hosting an intensive, real-world evaluation suite designed to bypass static resumes and measure operational readiness where it counts: hands on keyboard. Operating continuous thirty-minute practical sessions throughout all three days, this proving ground directly evaluates cyber professionals against rigorous DCWF Cyber Defense Analyst and Cyber Defense Incident Responder work roles. For commanders and team leads, it provides an immediate, objective benchmark of actual unit capability; for hiring authorities, it eliminates traditional bureaucratic delays by validating technical competency on the spot—enabling... ...read more...
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                                                                                                                                      • Room: Coral Ballroom and Tapa Exhibit Areas
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                                                                                                                                        Thursday, October 29, 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

                                                                                                                                        • Room: South Pacific Ballroom
                                                                                                                                        Speaker(s)
                                                                                                                                        Moderator (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                        BG Michael L. Smith, USA
                                                                                                                                        Director for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Cyber (C4/Cyber), J6
                                                                                                                                        U.S. Pacific Command
                                                                                                                                        Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                        Col Tassi Davis, USAF
                                                                                                                                        Director, Cyber Ops and Warfighter Comms
                                                                                                                                        Pacific Air Forces
                                                                                                                                        Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                        Col Kyle P. Hahn, USMC
                                                                                                                                        Director, G6
                                                                                                                                        U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific
                                                                                                                                        Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                        COL Glen Nettrour, USA
                                                                                                                                        Director, J6
                                                                                                                                        U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific
                                                                                                                                        Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                        CAPT Victor T. Taylor, USN
                                                                                                                                        Director, Communications and Information Systems, N6
                                                                                                                                        U.S. Pacific Fleet
                                                                                                                                        Panelist (invited)
                                                                                                                                        COL Joel Feltz, USA
                                                                                                                                        Director, G6
                                                                                                                                        U.S. Army Pacific
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                                                                                                                                          Thursday, October 29, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

                                                                                                                                          • Room: Tapa and Coral Exhibit Areas
                                                                                                                                          The Networking breakfast offers all attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors the opportunity to take a mid-morning break on the floor, fuel up, and network with fellow attendees - no tickets required. While quantities last....
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                                                                                                                                            Thursday, October 29, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

                                                                                                                                            Thursday, October 29, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

                                                                                                                                            • Room: Tapa III
                                                                                                                                            Speaker(s)
                                                                                                                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                            BG Michael L. Smith, USA
                                                                                                                                            Director for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Cyber (C4/Cyber), J6
                                                                                                                                            U.S. Pacific Command
                                                                                                                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                            Kirah Wurst
                                                                                                                                            Public Affairs and Strategic Communications
                                                                                                                                            U.S. Pacific Command

                                                                                                                                              Thursday, October 29, 11:05 AM - 11:45 AM

                                                                                                                                              • Room: Honolulu II/III
                                                                                                                                              The Defense Information Systems Agency is evolving how it delivers enterprise capabilities to the warfighter—moving with greater speed, incorporating innovation from industry partners, and bringing warfighter feedback more directly into capability development and delivery. This panel will discuss how DISA initiatives, including SPINE, MNaaS, and EMBM-J, are helping connect data, networks, and mission capabilities across command and control, cyber, spectrum, and logistics. Panelists will examine how a more iterative, mission-informed delivery model can improve interoperability, accelerate adaptation, and provide a more integrated operational picture for forces across the Indo-Pacific....
                                                                                                                                              Speaker(s)
                                                                                                                                              Moderator (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                              Caroline Bean
                                                                                                                                              Director, Portfolio Acquisition Executive Command, Control, Communications Enterprise
                                                                                                                                              Defense Information Systems Agency
                                                                                                                                              Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                              Steve Novak
                                                                                                                                              Combined C2 and Spectrum Portfolio Manager, PAE Command, Control, Communications Enterprise
                                                                                                                                              Defense Information Systems Agency
                                                                                                                                              Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                              Matthew Palmer
                                                                                                                                              Chief Engineer Command and Control Portfolio, PEO Services
                                                                                                                                              Defense Information System Agency
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                                                                                                                                                Thursday, October 29, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

                                                                                                                                                • Room: South Pacific Ballroom
                                                                                                                                                Speaker(s)
                                                                                                                                                Keynote (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                                LtGen George B. Rowell IV, USMC
                                                                                                                                                Deputy Commander
                                                                                                                                                U.S. Pacific Command
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                                                                                                                                                Sponsored by:

                                                                                                                                                  Thursday, October 29, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM