The Role of Experimentation Campaigns in the Air Force Innovation Life Cycle: Proceedings of a Workshop (2016)
Chapter: Appendix C: Workshop Agenda
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Workshop Agenda
JANUARY 27-29, 2016
Day 1: January 27, 2016
| Closed Session | |
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8:30 a.m. |
Co-Chairs Lead Discussion |
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Open Session |
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9:30 |
Sponsor Remarks |
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Col. Charles Ormsby, U.S. Air Force (USAF), SAF/AQR |
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10:00 |
What the RCO Does That More of the Air Force Should Consider Doing? |
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David Hamilton, Eagle Aerie, Inc., and former Director of the Rapid Capabilities Office |
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11:00 |
Global Hawk: ACTD Case Study on Successes and Obstacles |
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Robert Andrew Kirk Mitchell, Independent Consultant and Member of the National Academy of Engineering |
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12:00 p.m. |
Break |
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1:00 |
24th Air Force: Quick Reaction Effort to Provide an Air-enabled Cyber Capability |
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Chet Wall, 90th COS Technical Advisor, 24th AF, 688th CW, 318th COG |
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2:00 |
Committee Discussion |
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2:45 |
Break |
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3:00 |
Motiv Space Systems—A “New Space” Company |
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Brett Lindenfeld, Vice President, Operations, Motiv Space Systems |
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| Closed Session | |
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4:00 |
Committee Observations from Day 1 Presentations |
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5:00 |
Adjourn |
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Day 2: January 28, 2016 |
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| Closed Session | |
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8:00 a.m. |
Co-Chairs Lead Discussion |
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Open Session |
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9:00 |
LCMC Perspective on Barriers to AF Innovation Through Experimentation |
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Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore (Ret.), Executive Vice President, Dayton Aerospace, and Former Commander Air Force Life Cycle Management Center |
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10:00 |
Committee Discussion |
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10:45 |
Break |
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11:00 |
TransAstra—Experimentation Efforts Focused on Asteroid Mining |
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Joel C. Sercel, Ph.D., Founder and Principal Engineer, TransAstra |
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12:00 p.m. |
Break |
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1:00 |
Venture Capital Perspective on Innovation |
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Arif Janmohamed, Partner, LightSpeed Venture Partners |
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2:00 |
Acquisition Perspective on Barriers to Innovation/Experimentation |
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Camron Gorguinpour, Director of Transformational Innovation to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisitions, SAF/AQ |
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3:00 |
Making “Experimentation” a Part of the Culture in Air Force Developments |
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Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, Commander and President, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base |
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4:00 |
Break |
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Closed Session |
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4:15 |
Committee Observations from Day 2 Presentations |
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5:15 |
Adjourn |
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Day 3: January 29, 2016 |
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Closed Session |
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8:30 a.m. |
Co-Chairs Lead Discussion |
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Open Session |
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9:30 |
Perspective from U.S. Air Force Acquisition Leaders (Present and Past) |
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Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, Commander, Air Force Materiel Command |
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Gen. Lester Lyles (USAF, Ret.), Independent Consultant and Study Co-Chair |
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10:30 |
Joint Q & A |
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Gen. Pawlikowski and Gen. Lyles |
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11:45 |
Break |
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1:00 p.m. |
Making Experimentation and Innovation a Part of Air Force Acquisition Culture |
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William LaPlante, MITRE Corporation, and Former Assistant Secretary of Air Force for Acquisition, SAF/AQ |
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2:00 |
Panel: Develop 10-12 Actionable Questions to Focus the Rest of the Study1 |
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Alex Miller, University of Tennessee, and Study Co-Chair |
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3:30 |
Break |
| Closed Session | |
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4:00 |
Committee Observations from Day 2 Presentations |
| Plan Remainder of Study | |
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5:00 |
Adjourn |
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1 Panel discussion originally planned was replaced by committee discussion at the behest of the co-chairs. Discussion of common themes is reflected in Chapter 2.
