1. No category

The Association of the United States Army’s Institute of Land Warfare
Aviation Hot Topic
A Professional Development Forum
“Army Aviation: Fully Committed in a Complex World to Winning Today,
Tomorrow and in the Future”
29 January 2015
Crystal Gateway Marriott
Arlington, VA
Note: Speakers and panel members attend on an invited basis and are subject to change.
Thursday, 29 January 2015
0700 – 1600 REGISTRATION
0700 – 0730 COFFEE SERVICE
0730 – 0740 SYMPOSIUM ADMINISTRATION, SAFETY, SECURITY
Mr. Michael Scanlan
Director, Industry Affairs
Association of the United States Army
0740 – 0750 INTRODUCTION
GEN Gordon R. Sullivan
United States Army Retired
President
Association of the United States Army
0750 – 0810 PRESENTATION
BG Howard W. Yellen
United States Army Retired
President
Army Aviation Association of America
0810 – 0830 PRESENTATION
“The Future of Army Aviation in Land Warfare”
GEN Daniel B. Allyn
Vice Chief of Staff
United States Army
0830 – 0850 PRESENTATION
“Army Aviation: Fully Committed Today While Transforming for Tomorrow”
MG Michael D. Lundy
Commanding General
Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker
1
0850 – 0900 AUSA TECH TEN PRESENTATION
“Enabling Decision Quality Information of the Future BattleSpace with a Joint
Common Operational Picture”
Mr. Vincent Snyder
Founder and Managing Partner
KeyMaster Group
0900 – 1010 PANEL DISCUSSION
“Sustaining Training Readiness While Executing Theater Requirements”
Panel Moderator:
MG Kenneth J. Quinlan
United States Army Retired
Vice President of Marketing
Elbit Systems of America
Panel Members:
LTG Mark Curran
United States Army Retired
Vice President, Army Programs and Huntsville Operations
L-3 Communications
BG Edward J. (E.J.) Sinclair
United States Army Retired
Chief Executive Officer
Science and Engineering Services, Inc.
COL Kenneth A. Hawley
Commander
25th Combat Aviation Brigade
COL Michael H. Hertzendorf
Commander
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
COL Vincent H. Torza
Commander
12th Combat Aviation Brigade
COL John O. Payne
Deputy Chief of Staff, Aviation (SAAO)
Arkansas Army National Guard
1010 – 1030 REFRESHMENT BREAK
1030 – 1040 AUSA TECH TEN PRESENTATION
“Connecting Air-Ground Operators through the Upper Aerial Layer”
Mr. Gerald Knoblach
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO
Space Data Corporation
2
1040 – 1150 PANEL DISCUSSION
“The Human Dimension: Developing Agile Aviation Leaders that Thrive in
Uncertainty”
Panel Moderator:
BG Peter J. Palmer
United States Army Retired
Director
EDGE Innovation Network
General Dynamics C4 Systems
Panel Members
LTG Robert B. Brown
Commanding General
United States Army Combined Arms Center
LTG Frank Wiercinski
United States Army Retired
Vice President, Army and Special Operations Program
Lockheed Martin
BG William K. Gayler
Director, Officer Personnel Management Directorate
United States Army Human Resources Command
BG Craig Nixon
United States Army Retired
Chief Executive Officer
Constellis Group
BG Stephen D. Mundt
United States Army Retired
Vice President, Government Strategy and Development
Airbus Group Inc.
COL David J. Francis
Deputy Commander
Aviation Center of Excellence
1150 – 1250 LUNCH (On Own, Concessions available in hotel)
1250 – 1300 AUSA TECH TEN PRESENTATION
“Game-based Training for Air-Ground Operations”
Mr. Jerry Gordon
Chief Engineer and Director of Engineering
Cubic Advanced Learning Solutions
3
1300 – 1410 PANEL DISCUSSION
“Future Air-Ground Operations – Combined Arms Maneuver
2025 and Beyond”
Panel Moderator:
MG Jeffrey J. Schloesser
United States Army Retired
Strategic Vice President, International and Army Programs
Sierra Nevada Corporation
Panel Members:
MG Michael D. Lundy
Commanding General
Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker
BG Michael E. Bobeck
Special Assistant to the Director
United States Army National Guard
BG Joseph M. Martin
Deputy Commanding General
United Sates Army Combined Arms Center
United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
LTC Steven R. Engebretson
United States Army Retired
Director, Advanced Military Programs
Sikorsky
LTC Christopher MacFarland
United States Army Retired
Manager, Strategic Development
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
1410 – 1430 REFRESHMENT BREAK
1430 – 1540 PANEL DISCUSSION
“Maximizing Aviation Combat Power in the Future While Fully
Committed Today”
Panel Moderator:
LTG Anthony R. Jones
United States Army Retired
Vice President, Huntsville Site Operations
The Boeing Company
4
Panel Members:
Mr. B. Keith Roberson
Executive Director, AMCOM Logistics Center
Aviation and Missile Command Logistics Center
BG Troy Kok
Commander
11th Theater Aviation Command, USAR
COL Mark Van Dyke
Commander
1106th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (CAARNG)
COL Shane Openshaw
United States Army Retired
Director, Business Development
The Boeing Company
Mr. Rusty L. Weiger
Deputy Program Executive Officer, Aviation
United States Army
Dr. William Lewis
Director for Aviation Development
United States Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development,
and Engineering Center
1540 – 1550 CLOSING REMARKS
MG Michael D. Lundy
Commanding General
Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker
1550 – 1600 GEN Gordon R. Sullivan
United States Army Retired
President
Association of the United States Army
1600
DEPARTURE
5