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