Preventing Technology Surprise: The Army's Leading-Edge Research Programs and the Subject-Matter Expertise That Fuels Them (2026)
Chapter: Appendix D: Data-Gathering Meeting Agendas
Appendix D
Data-Gathering Meeting Agendas
| KICKOFF MEETING November 7, 2024 |
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| 9:00 am ET/6:00 am PT |
Welcome and Introduction William (Bruno) Millonig, Director, Board on Army Research and Development, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Joan Bienvenue, Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Texas System, Co-Chair Peter Chung, University of Maryland, College Park, Co-Chair |
30 mins |
| 9:30 am ET/6:30 am PT |
Bias and Conflict Discussion Tina Bahadori, Executive Director, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Academies |
60 mins |
| 10:30 am ET/7:30 am PT |
Break |
15 mins |
| 10:45 am ET/7:45 am PT |
Statement of Task Review Bruno Millonig, National Academies Joan Bienvenue, Co-Chair Peter Chung, Co-Chair |
90 mins |
| 12:15 pm ET/9:15 am PT |
Lunch |
30 mins |
| 12:45 pm ET/9:45 am PT |
Discussion with the University of Texas System Archie L. Holmes, Jr., Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs |
60 mins |
| 1:45 pm ET/10:45 am PT |
Break |
15 mins |
| 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT |
Discussion with Air Force Research Laboratory Monica Poelking, Deputy Chief, Plans and Programs |
60 mins |
| 3:00 pm ET/12:00 pm PT |
Discussion with University Houston Foresight Program Andy Hines, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator |
60 mins |
| 4:00 pm ET/1:00 pm PT |
Closed Committee Discussion |
60 mins |
| November 8, 2024 | ||
| 9:00 am ET/6:00 am PT |
Welcome and Recap Discussion of Day 1 Bruno Millonig, National Academies Joan Bienvenue, Co-Chair Peter Chung, Co-Chair |
30 mins |
| 9:30 am ET/6:30 am PT |
Discussion with MITRE Corporation Charles Clancy, Chief Technology Officer, Senior Vice President and General Manager, MITRE Laboratories |
60 mins |
| 10:30 am ET/7:30 am PT |
Break |
15 mins |
| 10:45 am ET/7:45 am PT |
Discussion on Transition Tracking and Group Use of AI Cyrus A. Jabbari, Chief Data Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Department of Defense (now Department of War) |
75 mins |
| 12:00 pm ET/9:00 am ET |
Break |
15 mins |
| 12:15 pm ET/9:15 am PT |
Discussion with Sandia National Laboratories Laura McNamara, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff Tony Guinta, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff |
60 mins |
| 1:15 pm ET/10:15 am PT |
Closed Committee Discussion |
60 mins |
| DATA-GATHERING MEETING 2 January 8, 2025 |
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| 8:45 am ET/5:45 am PT |
Welcome and Recap Discussion of Day 1 Bruno Millonig, National Academies Joan Bienvenue, Co-Chair Peter Chung, Co-Chair |
30 mins |
| 9:00 am ET/6:00 am PT |
Discussion with Army Research Laboratory Joseph Alexander, Deputy Director |
75 mins |
| 10:15 am ET/7:15 am PT |
Break |
15 mins |
| 10:30 am ET/7:30 am PT |
Discussion on Army Research Office Jeff Thomas, Director, Science and Technology Integration, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) |
75 mins |
| 11:45 am ET/8:45 am ET |
Lunch |
75 mins |
| 1:00 pm ET/10:00 am PT |
Discussion with President Heather Wilson Heather Wilson, President, University of Texas El Paso |
60 mins |
| 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT |
Break |
15 mins |
| 2:15 pm ET/11:15 am PT |
Discussion on How Humans Think Susannah Paletz, Associate Professor, University of Maryland |
60 mins |
| 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT |
Break |
90 mins |
| 3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT |
Closed Committee Discussion |
60 mins |
| January 9, 2025 | ||
| 9:00 am ET/6:00 am PT |
Welcome and Recap Discussion of Day 1 Bruno Millonig, National Academies Joan Bienvenue, Co-Chair Peter Chung, Co-Chair |
30 mins |
| 9:30 am ET/6:30 am PT |
Discussion with MITRE Corporation Matthew Jones, Cross-Cutting Innovation Cell (CUIC) and Space Warfighting Cross Cutting Priority (XCP) |
75 mins |
| 10:15 am ET/7:15 am PT |
Break |
15 mins |
| 10:45 am ET/7:45 am PT |
What Surprise Looks Like: Discussion with James Canton James Canton, Director, Science and Technology Integration, DEVCOM |
75 mins |
| 12:00 pm ET/9:00 am ET |
Lunch |
30 mins |
| 12:30 pm ET/9:30 am PT |
Closed Committee Discussion |
120 mins |
| DATA-GATHERING MEETING 3 March 5, 2025 |
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| 8:45 am ET/5:45 am PT |
Welcome and Recap Discussion of Day 1 Bruno Millonig, National Academies Joan Bienvenue, Co-Chair Peter Chung, Co-Chair |
30 mins |
| 9:00 am ET/6:00 am PT |
Wargaming and Scenario Planning Panel Mark Cancian, Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies Lance Mortlock, Managing Partner, Industrials and Energy, EY Canada Moderator: Peter Chung |
75 mins |
| 10:30 am ET/7:30 am PT |
Break |
15 mins |
| 10:45 am ET/7:45 am PT |
Organizational Thinking Panel Oleksiy Osiyevskyy, Associate Professor, University of Calgary Elizabeth Roll, Fellow, Sandia National Laboratories Moderator: Joan Bienvenue |
75 mins |
| 12:15 am ET/9:15 am ET |
Lunch |
45 mins |
| 1:00 pm ET/10:00 am PT |
Discussion with Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Scott Lacy, Deputy Director (replaced by Twayne Hickman) |
60 mins |
| 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT |
Break |
15 mins |
| 2:15 pm ET/11:15 am PT |
Discussion on International Perspectives with Roman Ortiz Roman Ortiz, Adjunct Professor, Perry Center, National Defense University |
60 mins |
| 3:15 pm ET/12:15 pm PT |
Break |
15 mins |
| 3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT |
Models Panel Andy Hines, Program Coordinator, Houston Foresight Jonathan Moyer, Associate Professor, Pardee Center, University of Denver Cyndi Coon, Applied Futurist, Arizona State University Brian David Johnson, Professor of Practice, Arizona State University Moderator: Bruno Millonig, National Academies |
90 mins |
| 5:00 pm ET/2:00 pm PT |
Closed Committee Discussion |
30 mins |
| March 6, 2025 | ||
| 8:45 am ET/5:45 am PT |
Welcome and Recap Discussion of Day 1 Bruno Millonig, National Academies Joan Bienvenue, Co-Chair Peter Chung, Co-Chair |
15 mins |
| 9:00 am ET/6:00 am PT |
Discussion with Alexander Kott Alexander Kott, Retired Chief Scientist, Army Research Laboratory Moderator: John Koszewnik |
60 mins |
| 10:00 am ET/7:00 am PT |
Discussion with Mad Scientists Matthew Santasprit, Deputy Director, Mad Scientist Moderator: John Koszewnik |
60 mins |
| 11:00 am ET/8:00 am PT | Break | 15 mins |
| 12:15 pm ET/9:15 am ET |
Focused Excursion and Future Studies Program Panel Benjamin Wong, Focused Excursion Program Lead, Army Research Laboratory LTC Thomas Arnold, Chief, Disruptive Technology Branch, Army Futures Concepts Center Moderator: Vikram Mittal |
75 mins |
| 12:30 pm ET/9:30 am PT |
Lunch |
30 mins |
| 1:00 pm ET/10:00 am PT |
Closed Committee Discussion |
90 mins |
| DATA-GATHERING MEETING 4 May 7, 2025 |
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| 8:45 am ET/5:45 am PT |
Welcome and Recap Discussion of Day 1 Bruno Millonig, National Academies Joan Bienvenue, Co-Chair Peter Chung, Co-Chair |
15 mins |
| 9:00 am ET/6:00 am PT |
Outline Review |
60 mins |
| 10:15 am ET/7:15 am PT |
Discussion with Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Robyn Barbato, Senior Research Microbiologist |
60 mins |
| 11:15 am ET/8:15 am PT |
Break |
15 mins |
| 11:30 am ET/8:30 am ET |
Discussion with Tim Mak Tim Mak, Journalist |
60 mins |
| 12:30 pm ET/9:30 am PT |
Lunch |
60 mins |
| 1:30 pm ET/10:30 am PT |
Writing Time |
90 mins |
| 1:00 pm ET/10:00 am PT |
Closed Committee Discussion |
60 mins |
| May 8, 2025 | ||
| 8:45 am ET/5:45 am PT |
Welcome and Recap Discussion of Day 1 Bruno Millonig, National Academies Joan Bienvenue, Co-Chair Peter Chung, Co-Chair |
15 mins |
| 9:00 am ET/6:00 am PT |
Discussion with Office of Naval Research Thomas Fu, Executive Director |
60 mins |
| 10:00 am ET/7:00 am PT |
Break |
15 mins |
| 10:15 am ET/7:15 am PT |
Discussion with Army CCDC Chemical Biological Center Peter Emmanel, Senior Research Scientist (ST) for BioEngineering |
60 mins |
| 11:15 am ET/8:30 am ET |
Break |
15 mins |
| 11:30 am ET/8:30 am PT |
Closed Committee Discussion |
60 mins |
| 12:30 pm ET/9:30 am PT |
Lunch |
30 mins |
| 1:00 pm ET/10:00 am PT |
Writing Time |
180 mins |
| 4:00 pm ET/1:00 pm ET |
Closed Committee Discussion |
60 mins |
| May 9, 2025 | ||
| 8:45 am ET/5:45 am PT |
Welcome and Recap Discussion of Day 2 Bruno Millonig, National Academies Joan Bienvenue, Co-Chair Peter Chung, Co-Chair |
15 mins |
| 9:00 am ET/6:00 am PT |
Closed Committee Discussion |
60 mins |
| 10:00 am ET/7:00 am PT |
Closed Writing Time |
420 mins |
