Modernization Update

Thursday, AUGUST 15, 2024

Time Event
8:00 a.m.

Welcome - GVSETS Chair & NDIA Michigan Chapter President

Jim McManus, GVSETS Chairman

Valde Garcia, President, NDIA-Michigan

8:10 a.m.

Special Speaker

Peter Singer, Strategist and Author

Presentation

9:00 a.m.

Congresssional Panel

Moderator: Valde Garcia, President, NDIA-Michigan

Brian Detter, Executive Vice President, Artist, LLC

Wesley “Wes” Hall, Executive Vice President for Business Development and head of Washington Operations, Beacon Interactive systems

Thomas “TJ” Stapleton, President & Founder, Stapleton & Associates, LLC

10:00 a.m.

Exhibitor Break

11:00 a.m.

Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) Panel

COL John Cooper, Acting Executive Director, ACC-DTA

Meghan McIntyre, Chief, Contracting Operations Division

Sean O'Reilly, Director, Combat Support Contracting, ACC-DTA

Jeffrey Simonis, Director, Ground Combat Systems, ACC-DTA

Presentation

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 p.m.

Lessons Learned from Recent Conflicts

2:15 p.m.

PM Modernization Panel

Moderator: Tom Vern, Director, Strategic Plans and Communications, US Army DEVCOM GVSC

COL Ken Bernier, Project Manager, Future Battle Programs, PEO GCS

Kevin McEnery, Deputy Director, NGCV CFT

Elena Moralez-Alvarez, Director, Ground Combat System Readiness and Sustainment Directorate,

Integrated Logistics Support Center (ILSC)

James “Steve” Roberts, Product Lead, Integration, PEO CS&CSS

3:15 p.m.

Conclusion

Jim McManus, GVSETS Chair