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 Wright Dialogue with Industry (WDI) AGENDA

2023 DRAFT Agenda*- Subject to Change


    NOTE: Life Cycle Industry Days begins at the Dayton Convention Center at 1pm on 31 July. LCID kicks off with a classified session on the morning of 31 July. The Exhibit Hall at Dayton Convention Center will be open to attendees of Wright Dialogue with Industry on

Monday, 31 July and Tuesday, 1 August.

 Also, an ASL interpreter will be present for the general session on Wednesday, August 2nd and Thursday, August 3rd


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DAY ONE – Wednesday, 2 August 2023

Dayton Convention Center- CUI Unclassified (US Citizenship and DD2345 Required)

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM --  Registration Desk Open- Jr Ballroom

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM -- Exhibit Hall Open- Exhibit Hall B

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM -- Continental Breakfast- Exhibit Hall B

General Session- Exhibit Hall A

8:00 AM -- Welcome/National Anthem/WDI Overview

Mr. Bob Sherwood, WDI Chair, Ball Aerospace

8:15 AM -- DDC and Dayton Defense, Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Mr. Jeff Hoagland, President & CEO, Dayton Development Coalition


8:30 AM -- Keynote

Brigadier General Scott Cain, Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory

9:30 AM -- Keynote: AFRL Budget Overview

Mr. Timothy Sakulich, Executive Director, AFRL


10:15 AM -- Comfort Break/ Networking- Exhibit Hall B

General Session- Exhibit Hall A

10:45 AM -- Joint AFRL/LCMC Panel: Technology Transition

  • Moderator: Dr. Matt O'Malley, SAF AQR
      • Ms. Baldwin, SAF AQR
      • Dr. Janet Wolfson, SAF SQT
      • Mr. Ristich, AFRL RS
      • Mr. Leak, AFLCMC AQ-AZ
      • Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey, C3BM PEO

11:45 AM -- Lunch/ Networking- Exhibit Hall B

Move to Session Tracks

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM -

Parallel Session Tracks- Government, Industry and Academia Dialogue- Third Floor

* Aerospace Systems Directorate

 AFRL/RQ

Room 305

** 711th Human Performance Wing

AFRL/RH & AFRL/USAFSAM

Room 307-309

Digital Capabilities Directorate

AFRL/IZ


Room 302-304

** Materials and Manufacturing Directorate

AFRL/RX

Room 306

Strategic Partnering Directorate

AFRL/SP 

310-311

*Indicates the session is being continued in the second afternoon session.

**Indicates the session is being repeated in the second afternoon session.


TD One on One Meetings- limited availability, all attendees must be registered for WDI - Second Floor

Information

Directorate

 AFRL/RI

(1 of 2)


Room 207

Sensors Directorate

AFRL/RY

(1 of 2)


Room 203

Integrated Capabilities

Directorate

AFRL/RS

(1 of 2)


Room 204

AF Office of Scientific Research

AFRL/AFOSR


Room 202

AFWERX

AFRL/RG

(1 of 2)


Room 206


AFRL Leadership Meet and Greetslimited availability, prescheduled. all attendees must be registered for WDI - Third Floor, VIP Lounge


2:30 PM -- Comfort Break/ Networking- Exhibit Hall B

Move to Session Tracks

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM-

Parallel Session Tracks- Government, Industry and Academia Dialogue- Third Floor

* Aerospace Systems Directorate

 AFRL/RQ

Room 305

** 711th Human Performance Wing

AFRL/RH & USAFSAM

Room 307-309

AF Office of Scientific Research

AFRL/AFOSR

Room 302-304

** Materials and Manufacturing Directorate

AFRL/RX

Room 306

NASA Glenn Research Center


Room 310-311

 
*Indicates the session is being continued from the first session.

**Indicates the session is being repeated from the first session.


TD One on One Meetings- limited availability, all attendees must be registered for WDI.

Information

Directorate

 AFRL/RI

(2 of 2)


Room 207

Sensors Directorate

AFRL/RY

(2 of 2)


Room 203

Integrated Capabilities

Directorate

AFRL/RS

(2 of 2)


Room 204

Digital Capabilities Directorate

AFRL/IZ


Room 202

AFWERX

AFRL/RG

(2 of 2)


Room 206


AFRL Leadership Meet and Greetslimited availability, all attendees must be registered for WDI. 

Third Floor, VIP Lounge


4:30 PM - 6:00 PM -- Networking Reception (Refreshments Provided, Cash Bar)- Exhibit Hall B

-End Day One-

DAY TWO – Thursday, 3 August 2023

Dayton Convention Center- CUI Unclassified (US Citizenship and DD2345 Required)

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM -- Registration Desk Open- Jr Ballroom

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM -- Exhibit Hall Open- Exhibit Hall B

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM -- Continental Breakfast- Exhibit Hall B

General Session- Exhibit Hall A

8:00 AM -- Welcome Day 2

Mr. Bob Sherwood, WDI Chair

8:15 AM -- Keynote

Mr. Andrew Hunter, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Aquisition, Technology and Logistics

9:00 AM -- Keynote

Dr. Tim Bunning, AFRL Chief Technology Officer 

10:00 AM -- Comfort Break/ Networking- Exhibit Hall B

Move to Session Tracks

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM-

Parallel Session Tracks- Government, Industry and Academia Dialogue- Third Floor

** Information

Directorate

 AFRL/RI


Room 307-309

Directed Energy

Directorate

AFRL/RD


Room 310-311

*Integrated Capabilities

Directorate

AFRL/RS


Room 306

**AFWERX

AFRL/RG



Room 302-304

Sensors Directorate

AFRL/RY



Room 305

*Indicates the session is being continued in the afternoon session.

**Indicates the session is being repeated in the afternoon session.


TD One on One Meetings- limited availability, all attendees must be registered for WDI - Second Floor

Aerospace Systems Directorate

AFRL/RQ

(1 of 2)

Room 206

711th Human Performance Wing

RH-711th

HPW (1 of 2)

Room 207

Materials and Manufacturing Directorate

AFRL/RX

(1 of 2)

Room 204

Munitions Directorate 

AFRL/RW

Room 203 

Space Vehicles Directorate

AFRL/RV

Room 202


AFRL Leadership Meet and Greetslimited availability, all attendees must be registered for WDI - Third Floor


12:00 PM -- Lunch- Exhibit Hall B

General Session- Exhibit Hall A

1:15 PM --Keynote: One Lab Two Services, Delivering Cutting Edge Space Capability

Dr. Andy Williams, AFRL Deputy Technology Executive Officer for Space

2:15 PM -- AFRL Leadership Panel:  Better Together, Transitioning Technology to the Warfighter

  • Moderator: Mr. Bob Sherwood, WDI Chairperson
      • Brig Gen Scott Cain, AFRL/CC
      • Mr. Tim Sakulich, AFRL/CA
      • Dr. Tim Bunning,  AFRL CTO
      • Dr. Andy Williams, AFRL Dep TEO Space
      • Ms. Alexis Bonnell, AFRL CIO

3:00 PM -- Comfort Break/ Networking- Exhibit Hall B

Move to Session Tracks

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM-

Parallel Session Tracks- Government, Industry and Academia Dialogue- Third Floor

** Information

Directorate

 AFRL/RI


Room 307-309

Space Vehicles

Directorate

AFRL/RV


Room 310-311

*Integrated

Capabilities Directorate

AFRL/RS


Room 306

**AFWERX

AFRL/RG



Room 302-304

Munitions Directorate

AFRL/RW



Room 305


*Indicates the session is being continued from the morning session.

**Indicates the session is a repeat of the morning session.


TD One on One Meetings- limited availability, all attendees must be registered for WDI.

Aerospace Systems Directorate

AFRL/RQ

(2 of 2)

Room 206

711th Human Performance Wing

RH-711th

HPW (2 of 2)

Room 207

Materials and Manufacturing Directorate

AFRL/RX

(2 of 2)

Room 204

Directed Energy Directorate 

AFRL/RD 

Room 202


AFRL Leadership Meet and Greetslimited availability, all attendees must be registered for WDI.



-End Day Two- Adjourn Dayton Convention Center

DAY THREE – Friday, 4 August 2023


Classified Session- Offsite Location 

7:00 AM- Check-in/ Security Badging Opens

8:00 AM- Welcome, Security and Rules of Engagement

8:15 AM- Intelligence Brief

9:45 AM- Comfort Break and New Attendee Check-in

10:00 AM- AFRL/RW - Threats to Munitions Superiority 

11:30 PM- Lunch

12:30 PM- High Speed Systems Division Overview & Future Development
1:30 PM- Break
1:45 PM Integrated Capabilities Directorate (AFRL/RS): Classified Briefing and Upcoming Opportunities Discussion Part 1
 2:45 PM- Break
3:00 PM- Integrated Capabilities Directorate (AFRL/RS): Classified Briefing and Upcoming Opportunities Discussion Part 2
4:00 PM- End of Day

NOTE:

Life Cycle Industry Days begins at the Dayton Convention Center at 1pm on 31 July. LCID kicks off with a classified session the morning of 31 July.

Exhibit Hall at Dayton Convention Center will be open to attendees of Wright Dialogue with Industry on Monday, 31 July and Tuesday, 1 August.


*Event Pending AF Conference Approvals

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