Welcoming Remarks

• Governor Wes Moore (recorded message)

#1 Session: Workforce Attraction and Retention

Moderator:

• John Zuknick, VP of Business and Industry Solutions, Anne Arundel Workforce Development

Panelists:

• Jennifer Hill, Chief of Staff to the Chief Talent Management Officer (CTMO), DoD
• Dawn Pulliam, Lead, Lockheed Martin Sustainment Institute
• Mary Hubbard, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM)
• Angie Lienert, CEO, IntelliGenesis

#2 Session: Innovation Collaboration – Academia and Industry

Moderator:

• Dr. Christopher Wilhelm, Program Manager, NSWC Indian Head Division

Panelists:

• Dr. Eileen Abel, Executive Director, University of Maryland at  Southern Maryland (USMSM)
• Dr. Joseph Teter, Director of Technology Transfer, NAVSEA Carderock  Division
• Dr. Rosemary Shumba, Chair of Computer Science Department, Bowie State University
• Mary Keller, Special Grants Administrator, EARN Program; Maryland Department of Labor
• Sonny Sandelius, Director, SANS Workforce Development; SANS Institute

#3 Session: Creating the Technical Workforce of Tomorrow

Moderator:

• Jill McClune, Army Alliance, Co-Chair of MMIC Workforce Working Group, MD Labor Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Council

Panelists:

• Gina Best, Program Manager, Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Program (MATP), Maryland Department of Labor
• Jennifer Brown, Workforce Development and Programs Director, The Patuxent Partnership, SoMD 2030
• Shomari Zachary, P-TECH Coordinator Joppatowne High School, Harford County Public Schools
• Kevin Wajek, Director of Instruction, Anne Arundel County  Public Schools
• Niki Falzone, Executive Director, Platoon 22

More information coming soon.

#1 Session: Achieving Supply Chain and Revenue Diversification

Moderator:

• Mike Kelleher, Executive Director, MD Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Panelists:

• Ella Herz, Executive Vice President, Orbit Logic
• Elizabeth Hines, Vice President, Maritime Applied Physics Corporation
• Ron Huther, Director for International Business Development, Thales Defense & Security
• Jerry Chao, Senior Director, Global Supply Chain & Strategic Sourcing; Northrop Grumman Corporation

#2 Session: Small Business Engagement

Moderator:

• Mark Amtower, Founding Partner, Amtower & Company

Panelists:

• Sean Dennis, President & CEO / Co-Founder, US Bomb Technician Association (USBTA)
• Tamera Rush, President & CEO, TENAX Technologies
• Melissa Peterson, CEO, Blue Sky Innovative Solutions
• David “Dave” Busigo, Jr., (DoD) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)

#1 Session: Hypersonics, Directed Energy, & Advanced Materials

Moderator:

• Dr. Daniel Cole, Program Manager, Mechanical Behavior of Materials, US Army Research Office, FCDD-RLR-ET (TE); U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory

Panelists:

• Dr. Trevor Hedman, Senior Technical Lead, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
• Dr. Brandon McWilliams, Deputy Program Manager, Weapons and Materials Research; U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory
• Dr. Jeff Maranchi, Acting Program Manager for Signature, Electromagnetics, and Energy Research; Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
• Marshall (Steve) Hynes, Senior Scientist/Technical Manager for Aero Mechanics and Hypersonics, NAWCAD
• Wade Griswold, Director, Propulsion Systems & Controls Strategy & Business Development, Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Dr. Gianna M. Valentino, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; University of Maryland

#2 Session: ChemBio, Human-Machine Interface, and Trusted AI & Autonomy

Moderator:

• Mary Hubbard, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM)

Panelists:

• Matt Scassero, CAPT USN (ret), Director of Operations and Outreach, UMD MATRIX Lab at USMSM
• Dr. Jim Dillman, Chief Science Officer, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
• Dr. Amar Marathe, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory
• Dr. Greg Gremillion, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory
• Dr. Nicole Rosenzweig, Chief, CBRNE Assessment Division; U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Chemical Biological Center

#3 Session: C5ISR, Microelectronics, and Quantum Science

Moderator:

• Krist Zimmerman, 316 WG Community Planning Liaison, Joint Base Andrews

Panelists:

• Dr. Albert Davydov, Group Leader, Material Science and Engineering Division at NIST; Co-Lead, Quantum Materials Workgroup at Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance
• John Monk, Director Micro Systems Technology Center, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Track 1: Installation and Community Engagement: Federal Resources

Moderator:

• Claire Reynolds, Associate Vice President, Federal Infrastructure Asset Management Division, Salas O’Brien

Panelists:

• Patrick O’Brien, Director, DoD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
• Ivan Bolden, Chief, Army Privatization and Partnership Office
• Paula Monachelli, Director of Basing, Office of the Assistant Secretary
  of the Navy (EI&E)
• ToniAnn Fisher, Director, Air Force Partnerships & Mission Sustainment Office

Track 2: Installation Resilience Planning: Federal Resources for Resiliency Projects

Moderator:

• Jill McClune, Army Alliance, Association of Defense Communities

Panelists:

• Patricia Gray, Program Lead, Compatible Use, DoD Office of Local  Defense Community Cooperation
• Elizabeth Kendrick, Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program Analyst
• Lt. Col. Jake Bowen, USAF SAF/IE, Finance First USAF Energy Resilience Pilot Program
• RADM Mark Belton (Ret.), Project Partner, Throwe Environmental

Track 3: Increasing Military Value: Your Defense Community

Moderator:

• Dawn Gile, Maryland State Senator and Military Spouse

Panelists:

• Kathy Roth-Douquet, Co-Founder and CEO, Blue Star Families
• Besa Pinchotti, CEO, National Military Family Association
• Dr. Becky Porter, President & CEO, Military Child Education Coalition
• Gina Stewart, Chair, Fort Meade Community Covenant Council

Track 1: Installation and Community Engagement: State Resources

Panelists:

• Tom Sadowski, Executive Director, MEDCO
• Lisa Swoboda, Senior Director, Office of Military & Federal Affairs, Maryland Department of Commerce
• Kim Mozingo, Director of Federal Programs, TEDCO
• Pamela Minor, Procurement Counselor, Maryland APEX Accelerator

Track 2: Installation Resilience Planning: Community Partnerships in Action – MIRR Case Study:  NSA Annapolis

Moderator:

• Cyrena Eitler, Strategic Planning Advisor, Stantec

Panelists:

• Zoe Johnson, Community Planning Liaison Officer, NSA Annapolis
• Jacqueline Guild, Deputy City Manager: Resilience & Sustainability, City of Annapolis
• Dan Nees, Director, Policy and Finance, Throwe Environmental

• ADC President Karen Holt