Main Session
Wednesday, AUGUST 17, 2022
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. |
Main Session Welcome Jim McManus, GVSETS Chair Kim Wegner, NDIA Michigan Chapter President |
| 8:10 a.m. |
Welcome Michael Cadieux, SES, Director, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) |
| 8:25 a.m. |
Warfighter Panel Moderator: MG Julian B. (JB) Burns, U.S. Army (Ret.) COL Eric Oksenvaag, Bronco 07, National Training Center Operations Group, Fort Irwin, CA LTC Robert Gichert, Commander 2/11 Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR), Opposing Forces (OPFOR), Fort Irwin, CA COL Jon Meredith, Commander, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker Young Bang, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Exhibitor Break |
| 11:15 a.m. |
Special Speaker Elbridge (Bridge) Colby, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Detroit Senior Leader Panel Moderator: Jeff Langhout, Director, Combat Capabilities Command Aviation and Missile Center Michael Cadieux, Director, DEVCOM GVSC BG Geoffrey Norman, Director, U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC), Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) Cross Functional Team (CFT) BG Glenn Dean, Program Executive Officer, Program Executive Office (PEO) Ground Combat Systems (GCS) BG Samuel L. “Luke” Peterson, Program Executive Officer, Program Executive Office (PEO) Combat Support & Combat Service Support (CS&CSS) Daniel Gallagher, Executive Director, ACC-DTA MG Darren Werner, Commanding General, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Special Speaker - “Ground Vehicle Combat in Ukraine” Dr. David Johnson, RAND Corp |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Exhibitor Break |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Electrification Panel Moderator: Dr. Pete Schihl, Senior Research Scientist, Ground Vehicle Propulsion and Mobility, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Justin Blomenberg, Executive Director, Cummins Power Systems Platform Engineering COL Ryan Howell, Ph.D., Project Manager, Main Battle Tank Systems, PEO GCS Dr. John Kelly, Senior Engineer, Advanced Capability Development Department, General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Dr. John Putrus, Systems Technical Support, Engineering Manager, Joint Project Office (JPO), Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Systems Integration Michael York, Executive Director, Defense Engineering, Allison Transmissions |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Best Paper Presentation Michael Cadieux, SES, Director, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. David Gorsich, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Gregg Wildes, Business Development Manager, DornerWorks |
| 5:15 p.m. |
Exhibitor Reception - “GVSETS Treasures of the Caribbean” - Exhibit Hall |