Main Session
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 am |
Registration |
| 8:00 am |
Opening of GVSETS Main Session Thom Green - GVSETS Chair, NDIA Michigan Chapter Valde Garcia - President, NDIA Michigan Chapter TBD - Commanding General, U.S. Army TACOM Michael Cadieux - Director, U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) |
| 8:30 am |
AFC Future Requirements Warfighter Panel Moderator: Warren Sponsler - National Advanced Mobility Consortium (NAMC) CSM Ryan Roush CSM William Justice MSG Salem Auclair MSG Jeremy Cook |
| 9:45 am |
Exhibitor Break |
| 10:45 am |
The Army Transformation Initiative and Army Acquisition Honorable Jesse Tolleson - Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (DASA) Acquisition, Logistics & Technology (AL&T) (Invited) |
| 11:30 am |
Lunch – Exhibitor Break |
| 12:45 pm |
Special Announcements: TWV, NDIA Policy, Pitch Day Winners Rob Gordan - Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Conference Chair Vicki Selva - Policy Chair, NDIA Michigan Chapter TBD - Lawrence Tech University |
| 1:00 pm |
Advance Manufacturing Panel Moderator: Jason Duncan John Walsh - President, Michigan Manufacturers Association Tom Kelly - Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Automation Alley Randl Besse - AM CoE Commodity Manager, Rock Island Arsenal (RAI) Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (JMTC) TBD - U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC TBD - FORSCOM Rep |
| 1:55 pm |
Special Speaker TBD |
| 2:45 pm |
Exhibitor Break |
| 3:45 pm |
Detroit Arsenal Panel Moderator: Valde Garcia - President, NDIA Michigan Chapter TBD - Commanding General, U.S. Army TACOM TBD - PEO, U.S. Army PEO Ground Combat Vehicle (GCS) BG Camilla White - PEO, U.S. Army PEO Combat Support and Combat Service Support (CS & CSS) Michael Cadieux - Director, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC John Jolokai - Director, U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC), Detroit Arsenal (DTA) |
| 5:00 pm |
Conclusion then Reception |