Monday, August 17, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

PAI/OSINT Capture the Flag (Separate Registration Required)

  • Room: Georgia Cyber Center
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Monday, August 17, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

AFCEA Greater Augusta Chapter Course: AI Governance

  • Room: Lamar B/C
Speaker(s)
Speaker (confirmed)
COL Kathy Swacina, USA (Ret.)
Chief Information Officer, Kolibri Strategy
Chair for Advocacy, Project Cerebellum
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Monday, August 17, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

AFCEA Greater Augusta Chapter Course: CMMC

  • Room: Lamar B/C
Speaker(s)
Speaker (confirmed)
Dan Turissini
Chair
AFCEA Homeland Security Committee
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Tuesday, August 18, 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Welcome & Opening Keynote

  • Room: Oglethorpe ABCDE
Speaker(s)
Speaker (confirmed)
MG Ryan M. Janovic, USA
Commanding General
U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence & Fort Gordon
Speaker (invited)
Office of Mayor Garnett L. Johnson
Office of the Mayor of Augusta
Keynote (invited)
GEN Christopher C. LaNeve, USA
Vice Chief of Staff
United States Army
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Tuesday, August 18, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Government Theater Sessions

  • Room: Government Theater (Reynolds Street Pavilion)
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Solution Review Showcase Sessions

  • Room: Engagement Theater (Reynolds Street Pavilion)
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Tuesday, August 18, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

AFCEA Greater Augusta Chapter Course: Immersive Cybersecurity Training and Cyber Ranges: Enhancing C2 Resilience and Counter-C2 Capabilities for Army and Joint Warfighting

  • Room: Estes A
Modern Army and Joint C2 (Command and Control) including Next Generation C2 (NGC2) and CJADC2 initiatives - relies on networked IT, communications, and data systems that are prime targets in contested environments. Counter-C2 involves disrupting adversary command nodes through cyber means (e.g., offensive operations, red teaming against C2 frameworks). ATA’s... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
Speaker (confirmed)
Lynn Fisher
CEO
Applied Technology Academy
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Tuesday, August 18, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

International Military & Collegiate Capture the Flag (Separate Registration Required)

  • Room: Georgia Cyber Center
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Tuesday, August 18, 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

AFCEA Greater Augusta Chapter Course: Peak Performance Protocols: Optimizing Decisions in Joint All-Domain Warfare

  • Room: Estes A
Elevate decision-making in joint all-domain warfare with Peak Performance Protocols that blend military experience and brain science. Join retired Air Force General Lewis and Dr. Gregory Charlop to explore sleep enhancement, nutritional strategies, and performance optimization techniques to build resilience and reduce high-stakes errors. Discover how to dissect adversaries' motivations... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist (confirmed)
Gregory Charlop, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Corsica Military Solutions
Panelist (confirmed)
Maj Gen Rodney Lewis, Ph.D., USAF (Ret.)
Founder
The Generals Group, LLC
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Tuesday, August 18, 10:45 AM - 5:00 PM

Augusta University Research Presentations

  • Room: Cumming
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Tuesday, August 18, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

JCSE Airborne Exercise

  • Room: Barton Field, Fort Gordon

Tuesday, August 18, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

AFCEA Greater Augusta Chapter Course: Emerging Technologies for Border Security

  • Room: Estes A
Speaker(s)
Speaker (confirmed)
COL Kathy Swacina, USA (Ret.)
Chief Information Officer, Kolibri Strategy
Chair for Advocacy, Project Cerebellum
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Tuesday, August 18, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

19th Hole Networking Reception

  • Room: Exhibit Area
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Wednesday, August 19, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

AFCEA Greater Augusta Chapter Course: Addressing Burnout: Looking at Cognitive Stress Through the Neurodivergent Lens

  • Room: Estes A
Cognitive stress and burnout are risks that disproportionately affect the STEM workforce. By adapting work processes through a neurodivergent lens, organizations uncover vital strategies that reinforce psychological safety and enhance sense of purpose for all personnel. This session explores how evidence-based practices close systemic gaps, allowing organizations to unlock the... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
Speaker (confirmed)
Shale Norwitz
Executive Director
Neurodynamic Networks
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Wednesday, August 19, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Government Theater Sessions

  • Room: Government Theater (Reynolds Street Pavilion)
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Solution Review Showcase Sessions

  • Room: Engagement Theater (Reynolds Street Pavilion)
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Wednesday, August 19, 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Morning Keynote

Speaker(s)
Speaker (confirmed)
LTG Matthew W. McFarlane, USA
Commander, I Corps
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
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Wednesday, August 19, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Middle & High School Capture the Flag

  • Room: Georgia Cyber Center
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Wednesday, August 19, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

AFCEA Greater Augusta Chapter Course: From Crypto Inventory to Mission Assurance: Operationalizing Post-Quantum Readiness for AI-Enabled C2

  • Room: Estes A
As AI becomes embedded across command-and-control, intelligence, targeting, logistics, and mission partner environments, the integrity of the cryptographic layer becomes a mission assurance issue, not just a compliance concern. AI-enabled C2 depends on trusted data, verified identity, resilient communications, and interoperable systems that can operate across enterprise, cloud, tactical edge,... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
Moderator (confirmed)
Timothy Farias
Principal Cyber Security Engineer, Post-Quantum Cryptography
MITRE
Panelist (confirmed)
Patrick Manley
Quantum Security Lead
CISA
Panelist (confirmed)
JaBrille (JB) Norcott
Head of Federal Programs
SandboxAQ
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Thursday, August 20, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Government Theater Sessions

  • Room: Government Theater (Reynolds Street Pavilion)
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Solution Review Showcase

  • Room: Engagement Theater (Reynolds Street Pavilion)
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Thursday, August 20, 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

Closing Keynote

  • Room: Oglethorpe ABCDE
Speaker(s)
Keynote (invited)
The Honorable Michael Obadal
36th Under Secretary of the Army
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