Modernizing Communications, IT, and Cyber in the Indo-Pacific

  • Room: Keynote Area, Exhibit Hall
Wednesday, October 29, 2025: 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Speaker(s)

Moderator (confirmed)
BG Paul H. Fredenburgh III, USA (Ret.)
Executive Vice President, Defense and National Security
AFCEA International
Panelist (confirmed)
Col Brett Cochran, USAF
Commander
613th Air Operations Center
Panelist (confirmed)
Col Toby Hlad, USMC
Commander
Defense Information Systems Agency Pacific
Panelist (confirmed)
BG Ray Phariss, USA
Commanding General
311th Signal Command (Theater)
Panelist (confirmed)
Col Jared C. Voneida, USMC
C4 Operations Division Chief
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command J63

Description

The U.S. faces complex challenges modernizing telecommunications, IT, and cyber infrastructure across the Indo-Pacific, where vast distances, contested domains, coalition expectations and fiscal limits strain progress. Strategic competition heightens the need for rapid, integrated modernization aligned with INDOPACOM and national C3 and cyber strategies. The key tension lies in balancing connectivity, resilience, and cybersecurity investments while modernizing capability, enhancing readiness and ensuring interoperability. This panel will explore how cyber leaders prioritize modernization under tight budgets, coordinate Service priorities and joint opportunities across Services in the Pacific, as they navigate the trade-offs shaping future.

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