Digital Strategy for the Department of the Air Force: Proceedings of a Workshop Series (2022)

Chapter: Appendix B: Workshop Agendas

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Workshop Agendas

WORKSHOP 1: SEPTEMBER 1–2, 2021

Virtual Conference

Day 1: September 1

11:15–11:30 ET Opening Remarks
Ms. Deborah Westphal/Lt. Gen. Mike Hamel, Workshop Series Co-Chairs
11:30–11:45 ET “The Digital Air Force”

Honorable Gina Ortiz Jones, Under Secretary of the Air Force
11:45–12:00 ET Q&A
12:00–12:30 ET “Digital Transformation”

Gen. David W. Allvin, Vice Chief SAF

Gen. David D. (DT) Thompson, Vice Chief SO
12:30–12:45 ET Q&A
12:45–13:45 ET Lunch Break
13:45–14:30 ET “Why Digital Transformation”

Lt. Gen. Bradley “Salty” Saltzman, HSF Chief Operations Officer

Brig. Gen. Robert Lyman, Headquarters Air Force A2/6
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Mr. Ed Oshiba, HAF A4
14:30–14:45 ET Q&A
14:45–15:00 ET Break
15:00–15:45 ET “Digital Transformation Plans and Programs”

Col. Jeff Mrazik, Deputy Chief of the ABMS Cross-Functional Team, Air Force Futures, HAF A5

Col. Sean Kern, HAF A8 (cyber panel chair)

Mr. Wayne Schatz, SES, AF/A9
15:45–16:00 ET Q&A
16:00–16:45 ET “DoD Digital Modernization Strategy”

Mr. John Sherman, acting DoD/CIO

Mr. Jeff Jones, Vice Director, Joint Staff J6
16:45–17:00 ET Q&A

Day 2: September 2

10:00–10:15 ET Day 1 Recap and Day 2 Introduction

Ms. Deborah Westphal/Lt. Gen. Mike Hamel, Workshop Series Co-Chairs
10:15–11:00 ET “Leadership for Transformation”

Mr. Anthony Reardon SES, SAF/Administrative Assistant

Mr. Rich Lombardi, Chief Management Officer
11:00–11:15 ET Q&A
11:15–12:00 ET “Organization and Technology for Transformation”

Ms. Lauren Knausenberger, CIO

Ms. Eileen Vidrine, Chief Data Officer
12:00–12:15 ET Q&A
12:15–13:00 ET Lunch Break
13:00–13:45 ET “Learning for Transformation”

Brig. Gen. Shawn Campbell, Deputy Human Capital Officer, CSO

Lt. Gen. Bill Liquori, SF Chief Strategy and Resourcing Officer

Ms. Gwendolyn DeFilippi, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services (HAF/A1)

Melissa Cunningham—HAF A2/6 Stand In (for Ms. Theresa Sanchez)
13:45–14:00 ET Q&A
14:00–14:45 ET “Executing Transformation”

Col. Heather Blackwell, Air Combat Command/A6
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Lt. Gen. Tim Haugh, 16 AF

Mr. Steven Wert, PEO Digital
14:45–15:00 ET Q&A
15:00–15:15 ET Break
15:15–16:15 ET Discussion among Workshop and Study Participants
16:15–16:45 ET Reattacks, Follow-Ups, and Closing Remarks

WORKSHOP 2: SEPTEMBER 8–9, 2021

Virtual Conference

Day 1: September 8

10:00–10:15 ET Opening Remarks

Ms. Deborah Westphal/Lt. Gen. Mike Hamel, Workshop Series Co-Chairs
10:15–11:45 ET “Why Digitize”

Robert Tross, Principal, Deloitte Digital

Danielle Ullner, Partner and Managing Director, BCG Digital Ventures

M. Nadia Vincent, Digital Transformation and Innovation Executive Advisor, Digital Transformation Leaders

Dr. David Bray, Executive Director GeoTech Commission, Atlantic Council, Former CIO at the FCC
11:45–12:00 ET Q&A
12:00–12:45 ET Lunch Break
12:45–14:45 ET “Lessons from Others ‘Like the Air Force’ ”

Rahul Welde, EVP Digital Transformation, Unilever

Dale Tutt, VP A&D, Siemens Digital Industries Software

Charles Rybeck, Co-Founder, Digital Mobilizations
14:45–15:00 ET Q&A
15:15–16:45 ET “Lessons from Others ‘Like the Air Force’ Continued”

Margaret Palmieri, Special Assistant at U.S. Navy

Jay Walsh, Interim Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation at University of Illinois System

Jan Neumann, Digital Media Transformation, Comcast
16:45–17:00 ET Q&A
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Day 2: September 9

10:00–10:15 ET Day 1 Recap and Day 2 Introduction

Ms. Deborah Westphal/Lt. Gen. Mike Hamel, Workshop Series Co-Chairs
10:15–12:00 ET “Out of the Box Learning”

Gerald J. Caron III, CIO, Asst. Inspector General for Information Technology (AIG/IT), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Dr. Chris Chute, Johns Hopkins University

Mr. Mike Pack, Digital Transportation Data and Analytics at The University of Maryland
12:00–12:15 ET Q&A
12:15–13:00 ET Lunch Break
13:00–14:45 ET “ ‘Out of the Box Learning’ Continued”

Chris Lynch, CEO, Rebellion Defense. Former Head of Defense Digital Services (DDS)

Col. (Ret.) David Neuenswander, USAF, Chief of Joint Integration, The Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education

Cara LaPointe, Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy; AI-X Deputy at Johns Hopkins University

Randall Hunt, Director of Developer Evangelism, Vendia
14:45–15:00 ET Q&A
15:00–15:15 ET Break
15:15–16:15 ET Discussion Among Workshop and Study Participants
16:15–16:45 ET Reattacks, Follow-Ups, and Closing Remarks

WORKSHOP 3: SEPTEMBER 23–24, 2021

Virtual Conference

Day 1: September 23

10:00–10:15 ET Opening Remarks

Ms. Deborah Westphal/Lt. Gen. Mike Hamel, Workshop Series Co-Chairs
10:15–11:45 ET “The Future Threat Environment”

Brendan Mulvaney, Director, China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI), Air University
11:45–12:00 ET Q&A
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12:00–13:30 ET “What Doctrine, CONOPS, TTPs, etc., Do We Need to Operate in a Digitally Transformed Air Force?”

Col. Charles Galbreath, USSF HQSF AF/SF/CTIO

Maj. Evan “Switch” Hatter, Doctrine Development, LeMay Center

Dr. Andrew Stricker, Strategy and Concepts, LeMay Center
13:30–13:45 ET Q&A
13:45–14:15 ET Lunch Break
14:15–15:45 ET “What Doctrine, CONOPS, TTPs, etc., Do We Need to Operate in a Digitally Transformed Air Force? Continued”

Lt. Col. Brian “Dante” Burgoon, 561st Weapons Squadron Commander

James Crocker, CTO, BESPIN (Business and Enterprise Systems Product Innovation)
15:45–16:00 ET Q&A
16:00–16:15 ET Break
16:15–17:30 ET “Constraints and Considerations for Operating in the Future”

Dr. Julie Ryan, Study Lead for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Energizing Data-Driven Operations at the Tactical Edge: Challenges and Concerns (AFSB Planning Committee Member)

Col. Jonathan Zall, ABMS CFT, AF Futures, HAF A5

Victoria Pillitteri, Acting Manager for Security Engineering and Risk Management Group, Information Technology Laboratory, NIST
17:30–17:45 ET Q&A

Day 2: September 24

10:00–10:15 ET Day 1 Recap and Day 2 Introduction

Ms. Deborah Westphal/Lt. Gen. Mike Hamel, Workshop Series Co-Chairs
10:15–11:45 ET “Future Cyber and Electromagnetic Spectrum Issues”

Col. (Ret.) Lisle Babcock, Former LeMay Center Commander

Brig. Gen. Greg Touhill (Ret.), Director, Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Cybersecurity Division

Steven Hernandez, Chief Information Security Officer at U.S. Department of Education
11:45–12:00 ET Q&A
12:00–12:30 ET Lunch Break
12:30–13:45 ET “Creating a Sustainable Capability for the Future”

Dr. Jake Sotiriadis, Director of Operations and Engagement, Collaboration Laboratory and Research Faculty, National Intelligence University
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Dr. Eneken Tikk, Executive Producer at the Cyber Policy Institute (Lieksa, Eastern Finland, Finland)

Patrick Sack, VP and CTO Oracle National Security Group
13:45–14:00 ET Q&A
14:00–14:15 ET Break
14:15–15:30 ET “Bringing It All Together—A Framework for Digital Transformation”

Jason Brown, Strategic Cloud Advisor, Public Sector, Google

Rear Admiral (Ret.) David Simpson, CEO, Pelorus Consulting; Partner, DeepWaterPoint; Professor, Virginia Tech

Dr. Annie Green, Digital Transformation, Data Governance Specialist at George Mason University (Planning Committee Member), and Dr. Anthony "Tony" Rhem (AJ Rhem and Associates) and Jay Zaidi (AlyData)
15:30–15:45 ET Q&A
15:45–16:45 ET Discussion Among Workshop and Study Participants
16:45–17:00 ET Reattacks, Follow-Ups, and Closing Remarks
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