6 th Military Tactical Communications Summit

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1 Defense Strategies Institute professional educational forum: 6 th Military Tactical Communications Summit ~Delivering Information Superiority to the Tactical Edge~ September 12-13, 2017 Mary M. Gates Learning Center, Alexandria, VA

2 The 2017 Tactical Communications Summit will focus on providing network capability and enhanced C4ISR to the tactical edge in support of the Warfighter. The Summit will seek to enhance reliable access to data, voice, and video anytime to support Commanders situational awareness and C2 capabilities. Program Design & Goal: Today s Service Members operate across a multitude of austere, expeditionary environments that severely limit their ability to effectively communicate critical information with partners in real time. Warfighters are dependent upon the Commanders ability to communicate from Mission Command to the Tactical Edge in order to maintain critical operational dominance. Commanders rely heavily on the development and sustainment of robust communication and information systems that provide advanced battlefield situational awareness. This Summit will examine the technology, policy and strategy that facilitate agile and resilient networks in expeditionary environments in support of critical mission success. DSI s team specializes in the extensive research and development of our Summits' content and focus areas, and we will assemble the most respected minds in networking and communications technology as well as key policy-makers across military and civilian offices. Our non-partisan approach allows us to reach across all services and organizations to bring together a truly holistic group of decision makers and solution providers. DSI s Symposium directly supports DoD priorities by providing a conduit for officials to efficiently reach audiences outside of their respective offices that directly impact their department's mission success, at no charge to the government, and in an efficient expenditure of time. Operating Guidelines: DSI s Symposium will provide a forum to address and improve internal and external initiatives, meet with and hear from partner organizations, disseminate vital capability requirements to industry, increase visibility within the larger community, and generally support their mission. * The Summit is open and complimentary to all DoD and Federal employees and is considered an educational and training forum. (Industry and academia members are charged a fee of attendance) Summit is CLOSED TO PRESS / NO RECORDINGS General Target Audience: Specific topics to be discussed include: Solution providers, Government Agencies and DoD Commands, as well as Academia interested in supporting advanced networking for the Armed Services in expeditionary environments. Attendees will hear from DoD and Service leads on tactical networking policies, requirements, R&D, as well as near and long term goals for the DoD Enterprise. - Delivering Information Superiority to the Joint Warfighter - Addressing Future U.S. Military SATCOM Needs for Future Operations in Contested Environments - Network Modernization and Standardization Efforts across the Services - Developing Mobile Technology Capabilities to Provide Greater Situational Awareness in Expeditionary Environments - Providing Mission Command Greater Situational Awareness at the Tactical Edge - JIE and Impact on the Tactical Edge - RDT&E in Support of Enhanced Communication and Network Architectures - Integrating COMSATCOM Solutions to Supplement DoD Communication Capabilities Speakers Noted as Invited Are Not Confirmed and Topics Subject to Edits

3 September 12, :00-8:45 Registration and Light Breakfast Reception Open 8:45 9:00 Chairman Opening Remarks Chris Howard VP, Federal Nutanix Moderator MG Dennis C. Moran (Ret.) Ken Harrison 9:00 9:45 Update on Current Capability Development for Tactical Communications at the USMC - Current initiatives to improve joint and coalition interoperability capability - Status report on MAGTF priorities - Efforts to increase common applications, as well as Defensive Cyber Operations Thomas Ziek (Confirmed) Deputy Director, C2/Cyber & EW ID HQMC CD&I 9:45 10:30 *US Army Keynote Remarks* One Army Network: CIO G-6 Lines of Effort to Ensure Future Army Network Readiness - Global Overview of Army Network: Enterprise to Strategic to Tactical - Status update on Implementation Guidance Near Term of Army Network Campaign Plan 2020 and Beyond - Key network modernization priorities and focus areas to meet Network 2025 goals MG Peter A. Gallagher, USA (Confirmed) Director, Architecture, Operations, Networks, and Space CIO/G6, HQDA 10:30-11:00 Networking Break & Exhibits 11:00-11:45 Providing Assured C2 to Deliver Information Warfare Capabilities in a Contested Network Environment - Delivering C2 agility within a seamless MCEN - Bringing information warfare to the MAGTF level - Delivering mobile capabilities to Marines when segregated from the network BGen Dennis A. Crall, USMC (Confirmed) Director, C4, CIO USMC

4 11:45-12:30 Addressing C4 Requirements for the Joint Fight at USSTRATCOM - Major focus areas for meeting mission requirements of C4 systems to support space, global strike, and cyberspace operations - Current priorities towards JIE Objectives: necessary next steps - Advancing and managing global cyber risk to support networked operations at the tactical edge RDML Linnea J. Sommer-Weddington, USN (Confirmed) Deputy Director, C4 Systems & Information Technology USSTRATCOM 12:30-1:30 Networking Lunch 1:30-2:30 Delivering Information Superiority to Soldiers at the Tactical Edge This panel will focus on delivering communications and network technologies to the Warfighter to facilitate greater capability at the tactical edge. Maintaining and enabling a decisive mission command is fundamental to supporting warfighting functions across joint and coalition forces. The panel will detail acquisition priorities and perspectives from providers of networking and communications technologies, and those responsible for fielding capabilities that enable Army, Joint, and Coalition Forces mission success within communication degraded environments. Moderator: Dr. Paulo Costa (Confirmed) Associate Professor, Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research, Co-Director, George Mason University C4I& Cyber Center, George Mason University Panelists: COL Jim Ross, USA (Confirmed) Project Manager, Tactical Radios, PEO C3T Greg Kuperman (Confirmed) Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory David E. Theriault (Confirmed) President, 4K Solutions, Retired Chief Warrant Officer (Signal) 2:30-3:00 Networking Break 3:00-3:45 Strengthening NATO Alliances through Effective Telecommunication and Information Systems Connectivity - Delivering Effective Telecommunication Capabilities to Support NATO and Mission Partner Operational Success - Managing CIS Infrastructures to support global coverage capabilities - Future NATO SATCOM priorities and considerations Dr. Gregory B. Edwards (Confirmed) Director, Infrastructure Services & Transition NATO Communications and Information Agency

5 3:45-4:15 Hearing and Dismounted Operations - Maintaining an acceptable degree of audibility and communication during dismounted operations - Protecting the Warfighter s hearing capabilities - Managing the wide acoustical dynamic range of military operations to increase auditory situational awareness capabilities LTC (Ret.) Eric Fallon, Au.D (Confirmed) Senior Technical Service Specialist 3M Corporation 4:15-5:00 Deploying Effective Communication and Networking Solutions for Dynamic Environment Operational Mission Success - Developing mobile and wireless communication and networking capabilities to support operations in degraded environments - Supporting real-time data transport through network capability development - Integrating next generation architectures for enhanced Warfighter support Dr. Peter Klein (Confirmed) Head, Networks and Communications Systems Branch Naval Research Laboratory End of Day One September 13, :15-8:45 Registration and Light Breakfast Reception Open 8:45-9:00 Chairman Opening Remarks Scot Susi Nutanix Moderator MG Dennis C. Moran (Ret.) Ken Harrison 9:00-9:45 Synchronizing and Defending Global Network Operations through JRSS - Current status of the JRSS and JRSS/JMS Deployment Plan - Providing enhanced control and visibility of DoD Networks - Standardization of security and architecture Col Scott Jackson, USAF (Confirmed) Chief, JIE Solutions Division DISA

6 9:45-10:30 Delivering Advanced C4 Capabilities to Ensure Force Readiness in the USCENTCOM AOR - Delivering advanced C4 and network capabilities to support critical mission success in CENTCOM operating environments - Current initiatives to increase C4 capabilities to the Tactical Edge - Improving coordination and synchronization of Coalition Nations through agile communication and information sharing capabilities - C4 considerations to be met for operations within the Central Region MG Mitchell L. Kilgo, USA (Confirmed) Director, J6 USCENTCOM 10:30-11:00 Networking Break & Exhibits 11:00-11:45 Maintaining Information Superiority through Advanced C4 Technologies and Capabilities - C4&IIC initiatives of interest - Considerations for a future MILSATCOM architecture - Prioritizing cyber security into communication systems for advanced protection and information delivery Kevin Mulvihill (Confirmed) Director, C4II DoD CIO 11:45-12:30 Supporting Sailors and Marines Communication Needs at the Tactical Edge with Air Combat Electronics Advancements 12:30-12:40 12:40-1:40 - Update on programs advancing the effectiveness and efficiency of data capturing, processing, and dissemination - Enabling acquisitions managers to address issues with near-term funds through the Navy's Avionics Component Improvement Program - Leveraging industry perspective to advanced current capability level of FACE and HOST initiatives CAPT Chris McDowell, USN (Confirmed) PMA 209 NAVAIR Anatech Electronics Inc. Tech Talk: A Practical Solution to RF Interference Networking Lunch 1:40-2:25 Supporting Strategic, Operational, and Tactical Operations Worldwide through Scalable and Rapid C4 Support - Enabling the first joint and secure communication capabilities for expeditionary and SOF units - Providing SATCOM support for joint force mobility within non-permissive environments - Initiatives and technologies that provide greater situational awareness and tactical decision making capabilities to Commanders COL Wade Johnston, USA (Confirmed) Commander, Joint Communications Support Element Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, USTRANSCOM

7 2:25 3:10 Developing Advanced Communications and Networks Capabilities for Future Naval Missions - Near and future term R&D of antennas and radio communications - Developing wireless network capabilities and resiliency for emerging Naval missions - Enabling rapid and accurate tactical decision making in network centric environments Dr. Santanu Das (Confirmed) Program Officer, Communications and Networking Program ONR 3:10 End of Symposium Speakers Noted as Invited Are Not Confirmed and Topics Subject to Edits 2017 Sponsors and Supporters Diamond Sponsor Platinum Sponsor Gold Sponsors