The Summit starts with registration at 7 a.m. and the program kicks off at 8 a.m. and includes a seated lunch with keynote speaker, Mr. Jeffrey White, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology)
Highlights:
- Opening keynote from the Honorable Michael D. Griffin, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
- National security and defense strategy keynotes on the implications for Directed Energy
- Dr. Nadia Schadlow, Deputy National Security for Strategy
- Mr. Elbridge Colby, DASD for Strategy and Force Development
- Congressional staff perspectives panel on prioritization of Directed Energy with opening remarks from Representative Tim Ryan
- Army initiatives on delivering warfighter capabilities
- Pacific theater challenges and the role of Directed Energy in addressing these challenges
- Impact of Directed Energy in protecting the homeland and diplomatic installations featuring Lieutenant General R. Scott Williams, Commander, 1 AF (Air Forces Northern), USAF
- Congressional perspectives from Senators Martin Heinrich and Mazie Hirono, and from Representatives Jim Langevin and Doug Lamborn
- Closing keynote from General Robin Rand, Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, USAF
Join the technical interchange reception at 5 p.m. featuring displays from Air Force Research Laboratory, Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate, and the Directed Energy industrial base.
The 2018 SUMMARY REPORT available at https://www.boozallen.com/s/insight/publication/2018-directed-energy-summit-summary-report.html