Tuesday, December 05, 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Summit Registration

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Lobby

Wednesday, December 06, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Summit Registration

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Lobby

Wednesday, December 06, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Welcome and Introduction

  • Location: Ballroom A/B
Welcome and Introduction: Master of Ceremony: Mr. Ken Carrington (confirmed) Post Colors: The South Carolina Corps of Cadets Color Guard (confirmed) National Anthem: A1C Jacob Rivedale, 437th Operations Support Squadron, Joint Base Charleston (confirmed)  Invocation: Chaplain Anthony Bean, 628th Mission Support Group, Joint Base Charleston (confirmed) CDCA Welcome: Mr. Gary Jaffe, CDCA President (confirmed) State Welcome: MG... Read More
Speaker(s)
Invocation
Chaplain Anthony Bean
628th Mission Support Group
Joint Base Charleston
Master of Ceremony (confirmed)
Mr. Ken Carrington
Master of Ceremony
Speaker (confirmed)
Col Michael Freeman
Commander
Joint Base Charleston
Host
Mr. Gary Jaffe
President
CDCA
Speaker (confirmed)
CAPT Eric Jones
Commanding Officer
Coast Guard Base Charleston
Speaker (confirmed)
MG Todd McCaffrey ,USA, Ret.
Secretary
South Carolina Veterans’ Affairs
Speaker (confirmed)
Commanding Officer
NIWC Atlantic
Speaker (confirmed)
Mayor Christie Rainwater
Mayor
City of Hannahan, SC
National Anthem
A1C Jacob Riverdale
437th Operations Support Squadron
Joint Base Charleston

Wednesday, December 06, 9:15 AM - 10:05 AM

Keynote Speaker 1

  • Location: Ballroom A/B
The Honorable Russell Rumbaugh, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management & Comptroller) (confirmed) ...
Speaker(s)
Speaker (confirmed)
The Honorable Russell Rumbaugh
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
USN

Wednesday, December 06, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Director John O’Connor or Beth Cecchetti - NIWC LANT Small Business

  • Location: Booth 323

Wednesday, December 06, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

STEM Demos 1

  • Location: Booth 433
NIWC Atlantic invited local schools to demonstrate their robotics projects to a wide range of industry and government Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) leaders attending the Defense Summit. The interaction serves as networking and mentoring opportunity for students to receive on-the-spot feedback and career insight. NIWC Atlantic has a... Read More

Wednesday, December 06, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

  • Location: Exhibit Hall

Wednesday, December 06, 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Breakout Session 1

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage
'NITAAC Delivers Cyber Benefits' Protecting the federal government’s information is a never-ending battle. In recent years, the federal government has been investing in new cyber initiatives and mandates. As the world looks to secure information and technology, the government has frequently looked to NITAAC to support its cybersecurity needs to the... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker (confirmed)
Deputy Director
NIH - NITAAC

Wednesday, December 06, 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Breakout Panel 1

  • Location: Ballroom A/B
Speaker(s)

Enterprise Systems Department

  • Location: Booth 323

Wednesday, December 06, 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

The Defense Community’s  opportunity to Honor the Charleston Mother Emanuel Church shooting victims

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage
Emanuel Nine Foundation - Learn more about the Memorial here: https://youtu.be/3eKcLK2hz74?si=vmZwlFnFJGbSbWgE We are thankful for the support of the Defense Community. If you'd like to support the construction of the Memorial, please visit the CDCA donation page at https://emanuelnine.networkforgood.com/projects/208306-cdca-supports-the-emanuel-nine-memorial...

Wednesday, December 06, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Lunch (Buffet)

  • Location: Ballroom A/B and Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by

Wednesday, December 06, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Keynote Speaker 2

  • Location: Ballroom A/B
Mr. Josh Reiter, Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor (PCA), Department of the Navy (confirmed) ...
Speaker(s)
Speaker (confirmed)
Mr. Joshua Reiter
Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor (PCA)
Department of the Navy
Sponsored by

Wednesday, December 06, 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition 2024

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage
This will be a joint NIWC LANT and AFCEA effort to present a briefing on this year’s competition....

Wednesday, December 06, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

STEM Demos 2

  • Location: Booth 433
NIWC Atlantic invited local schools to demonstrate their robotics projects to a wide range of industry and government Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) leaders attending the Defense Summit. The interaction serves as networking and mentoring opportunity for students to receive on-the-spot feedback and career insight. NIWC Atlantic has a... Read More

Wednesday, December 06, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Breakout Discussion 1

  • Location: Ballroom A/B
“USCG Cyber Awakening“ Moderator: Mr. Shannon Atkins, USCG IPT IT Services Team Lead, NIWC Atlantic (confirmed) Panelists: RADM Chad Jacoby, Assistant Commandant for Acquisition & Chief Acquisition Officer (CG-9), USCG (confirmed) CAPT Andrew Campen, Engineering Services Division Lead, C5ISC (confirmed)  ...
Speaker(s)
Moderator (confirmed)
Mr. Shannon Atkins
USCG IPT IT Services Team Lead,
NIWC Atlantic
Panelist (confirmed)
CAPT Andrew Campen
Engineering Services Division Lead
C5ISC
Panelist (confirmed)
RADM Chad Jacoby
Assistant Commandant for Acquisition & Chief Acquisition Officer (CG-9)
USCG
Sponsored by

Wednesday, December 06, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Breakout Session 2

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage
“Breaking Into GovCon from a DCAA Perspective” Mr. Sean McKinney, Technical Specialist, Eastern Region Special Programs Team (RST), Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) (confirmed) Mr. Joseph Meier, Technical Specialist, Eastern Regional Special Programs Team (RST), Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) (confirmed) ...
Speaker(s)
Speaker (confirmed)
Mr. Sean McKinney
Technical Specialist, Eastern Region Special Programs Team (RST)
Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
Speaker (confirmed)
Mr. Joseph Meier
Technical Specialist
Eastern Region Special Programs Team (RST)

Wednesday, December 06, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Director John O’Connor or Beth Cecchetti - NIWC LANT Small Business

  • Location: Booth 323

Wednesday, December 06, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Dessert Break

  • Location: Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by

Wednesday, December 06, 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Enterprise Systems Department

  • Location: Booth 323

Wednesday, December 06, 1:50 PM - 2:30 PM

Keynote Speaker 3

  • Location: Ballroom A/B
RADM Douglas Small, Commander, NAVWAR (confirmed)...
Speaker(s)
Speaker (confirmed)
RADM Douglas Small
Commander
NAVWAR

Wednesday, December 06, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Pitch Jam Presentation: Computer Vision by Booz Allen Hamilton

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage

Wednesday, December 06, 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Breakout Panel 2

  • Location: Ballroom A/B
Speaker(s)

Breakout Panel 3

  • Location: Meeting Room 10/11
Speaker(s)

Wednesday, December 06, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Breakout Session 3

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage
“What is the Department of the Navy (DON) Buying?” Moderator: Mr. Manny Lovgren, Board of Director, CDCA (confirmed) Panelists: Mr. Travis Methvin, Command Strategy Officer Command Strategy Business Office, DON PEO Digital (confirmed) Mr. John O’Connor, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, NIWC Atlantic (confirmed) ...
Speaker(s)
Moderator (confirmed)
Mr. Manny Lovgren
Board of Director
CDCA
Panelist (confirmed)
Mr. Travis Methvin
Command Strategy Officer Command Strategy Business Office
DON PEO Digital
Panelist (confirmed)
Mr. John O'Connor
Director, Office of Small Business Programs
NIWC Atlantic

Wednesday, December 06, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Booth Crawl

  • Location: Exhibit Hall
Participating Booths:...

Wednesday, December 06, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Pitch Jam Presentation: Computer Vision by Quartus

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage

Wednesday, December 06, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Networking Reception

  • Location: Exhibit Hall
“Innovation Pitch Jam/Prize Challenge Presentations”...
Sponsored by

Wednesday, December 06, 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Pitch Jam Presentation: Computer Vision by Gradient Marine

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage

Wednesday, December 06, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Speaker Reception (Invitation Only)

  • Location: Ballroom Foyer
Sponsored by

Thursday, December 07, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Summit Registration

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Lobby

Thursday, December 07, 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Welcome and Intro

  • Location: Ballroom A/B
Master of Ceremony: Ken Carrington (confirmed) Pledge of Allegiance  ...

Thursday, December 07, 9:05 AM - 9:55 AM

Keynote Speaker 4

  • Location: Ballroom A/B
Dr. Brett Seidle, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, RDT&E (confirmed)...
Speaker(s)
Keynote (confirmed)
Dr. Brett Seidle
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy
RDT&E
Sponsored by

Thursday, December 07, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Pitch Jam Presentation: Computer Vision by Lauretta

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage

Thursday, December 07, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Director John O’Connor or Beth Cecchetti - NIWC LANT Small Business

  • Location: Booth 323

Thursday, December 07, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

  • Location: Exhibit Hall

Thursday, December 07, 10:05 AM - 11:20 AM

Breakout Panel 4

  • Location: Ballroom A/B
“Warfare Center ED/TD Panel” Moderator: Mr. Peter C. Reddy, SES, Executive Director, NIWC Atlantic (confirmed)  Panelists: Mr. Peter C. Reddy, SES, Executive Director, NIWC Atlantic (confirmed) Mr. Dale W. Sisson Jr., SES, Technical Director, NSWC Dahlgren Division (confirmed) Mr. Nigil Thijs, SES, Technical Director, NSWC Philadelphia Division (confirmed) Mr. John Meyers, SES, Executive Director for the... Read More
Speaker(s)
Panelist (confirmed)
Dr. Angela Lewis ,SES
Technical Director
NSWC Crane
Panelist (confirmed)
Mr. John Meyers ,SES
Executive Director
Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division
Moderator (confirmed)
Mr. Peter Reddy
Executive Director
NIWC Atlantic
Panelist (confirmed)
Mr. Dale Sisson
SES
Deputy Technical Director
Panelist (confirmed)
Mr. Nigel Thijs
SES, Technical Director
NSWC Philadelphia Division

Thursday, December 07, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Pitch Jam Presentation: Computer Vision by Lexset.ai, Inc.

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage

Thursday, December 07, 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Expeditionary Warfare Department

  • Location: Booth 323

Fleet C4I and Readiness Department

  • Location: Booth 323

Science and Technology

  • Location: Booth 323

Thursday, December 07, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Amazon Web Services Demo

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage
Learn the creative ways hackers are attacking software to gain access to information and the Application Security Industry's response to enable security at speed.  Topics Covered -How Did We Get Here -ChatGPT Hallucination Attacks -Open Source Supply Chain Attacks -Developer's Expanding Role -Speed - Industry's Response to New Attack Vectors...

Thursday, December 07, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

The Expanding Software Attack Vectors & Securing Software at Speed

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage
Learn the creative ways hackers are attacking software to gain access to information and the Application Security Industry's response to enable security at speed.  Topics Covered -How Did We Get Here -ChatGPT Hallucination Attacks -Open Source Supply Chain Attacks -Developer's Expanding Role -Speed - Industry's Response to New Attack Vectors...

Thursday, December 07, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Lunch (Buffet)

  • Location: Ballroom C and Exhibit Hall
(Full Conference Attendees pick up plates in Ballroom C and can be seated in Ballroom A/B) (Booth Staff pick up plates in Exhibit Hall and can eat in booth or various locations in Exhibit Hall)  ...

Thursday, December 07, 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Cribl’s Data Integration Mastery

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage
Presenter will be Drew Coyle from Cribl. Cribl enables rapid data access, integration, and analysis, empowering data-centric organizations. With sophisticated features in data management, orchestration, and in-flight transformation, our platform guarantees the highest quality of data management across various architectures, regions, and security domains to effectively bridge operational capability gaps. The... Read More

Thursday, December 07, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Breakout Panel 5

  • Location: Ballroom A/B
“The Impacts of Advanced Communications and Networking Technologies on Naval Operations?”  Moderator: Mr. Andrew Mansfield, SL, Executive for Net-Centric Development and Integration, Technical Director, NIWC Atlantic Panelists: Mr. Rob Wolborsky, SES, Chief Engineer, NAVWAR (confirmed) RDML Joaquin Martinez de Pinillos, Reserve Vice Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet (invited) CAPT Scott Heller, USN, Ret., SRC Representative confirmed) Ms. Barbara... Read More
Speaker(s)
Panelist (confirmed)
CAPT Scott Heller ,USN (Ret)
SRC Representative
Moderator (confirmed)
Mr. Andrew Mansfield ,SL
Technical Director
NIWC Atlantic and NAVWAR Assistant Chief Engineer for Mission Capability
Panelist (invited)
RDML Joaquin Martinez de Pinillos
Reserve Vice Commander
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Panelist (confirmed)
Ms. Barbara Supplee
Senior VP, Navy Business Unit
SAIC Representative
Panelist (confirmed)
Mr. Rob Wolborksy
SES, Chief Engineer
NAVWAR

Thursday, December 07, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Breakout Panel 6

  • Location: Ballroom A/B
“Current interoperability challenges across the COCOMs and how to leverage JADC2 to help solve these challenges” Moderator: Mr. Kevin Gerald, NIWC LANT Shore C2ISR & Integration Department (confirmed) Panelists: RDML Joaquin Martinez de Pinillos, Reserve Vice Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet (confirmed) Mr. Donovan Lusk, NIWC Command and Operations Center Division Head (confirmed) Mr. Michael Grass, Unmanned Naval Innovation... Read More
Speaker(s)
Moderator (confirmed)
Mr. Kevin Gerald
Shore C2ISR & Integration Department
NIWC Atlantic
Panelist (confirmed)
Mr. Michael Grass
Unmanned Naval Innovation Team (UNIT)
Program Manager
Panelist (confirmed)
Mr. Donovan Lusk
Division Head
NIWC Command and Operations Center
Panelist (confirmed)
RDML Joaquin Martinez de Pinillos
Reserve Vice Commander
U.S. Seventh Fleet

Thursday, December 07, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Expeditionary Warfare Department

  • Location: Booth 323

Fleet C4I and Readiness Department

  • Location: Booth 323

Science and Technology

  • Location: Booth 323

Thursday, December 07, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Dessert Break

  • Location: Exhibit Hall

Thursday, December 07, 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

Bighorn AI Kit

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage
Booz Allen Hamilton presenting...

Thursday, December 07, 2:00 PM - 3:05 PM

Breakout Panel 7

  • Location: Ballroom A/B
“Contested Logistics - Military” Moderator: CAPT David Lockney, USN, Ret., Senior Program Analyst, ORBIS (confirmed)  Panelists: Mr. Jeffery Hurley, SES, J6 Executive Director, TRANSCOM, U.S. Air Force (confirmed) Lt Col Dustin Wade, Commander, 628th Contracting Squadron, Joint Base Charleston (confirmed) 0in;margin-left:0in;vertical-align:baseline">COL Mathew Western, Director, Sustainment Mission Command, CASCOM, U.S. Army 0in;margin-left:0in;vertical-align:baseline">Mr. Dwayne Thomas, Chief, Sustainment Concepts Branch, FCC-AFC,... Read More
Speaker(s)
Panelist (confirmed)
Mr. Jeffery Hurley ,SES
J6 Executive Director
TRANSCOM, USAF
Moderator (confirmed)
CAPT David Lockney ,USN, Ret.
Senior Program Analyst
Orbis, Inc.
Panelist (confirmed)
Mr. Dwayne Thomas
Chief, Sustainment Concepts Branch, FCC-AFC
U.S. Army
Panelist (confirmed)
Lt Col Dustin Wade
Commander, 628th Contracting Squadron
Joint Base Charleston
Panelist (confirmed)
COL Mathew Western
Director, Sustainment Mission Command, CASCOM
U.S. Army

Thursday, December 07, 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Breakout Session 4

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage
“Department of Navy (DON) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) Updates” Moderator: Mr. Jared Mathey, Board of Director, CDCA (confirmed) Panelists: Ms. Anne Bannister, Director, Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) (confirmed) Ms. Alyse Bullock, Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP), Department of the Navy (confirmed) Ms. Bianca Henderson,... Read More
Speaker(s)
Panelist (confirmed)
Ms. Anne Bannister
Director, Small Business Programs (OSBP)
Naval Systems Command (NAVSEA)
Panelist (confirmed)
Ms. Alyse Bullock
Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)
Dept of Navy
Panelist (confirmed)
Ms. Bianca Henderson
Director, Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC)
Moderator (confirmed)
Mr. Jared Mathey
Board of Director
CDCA

Thursday, December 07, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Pitch Jam Presentation: Computer Vision by Matrixyz, LLC

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage

Thursday, December 07, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

“Meet the Seniors” Senior NIWC leadership

  • Location: Booth 323
Sponsored by

Thursday, December 07, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Pitch Jam Presentation: Computer Vision by PeopleTec

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage

Thursday, December 07, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Pitch Jam presentation: Driving by the company Ergonneers of North America, Inc.

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage

Thursday, December 07, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Networking Reception

  • Location: Exhibit Hall
“Innovation Pitch Jam/Prize Challenge Presentations” ...
Sponsored by

Thursday, December 07, 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Palmetto Tech Bridge Presentation of Winners by Mr. Peter Reddy, Executive Director, NIWC Atlantic

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage

Thursday, December 07, 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Closing Remarks

  • Location: Exhibit Hall Stage