Airpower Futures Forum

Inaugural Mitchell Institute Airpower Futures Forum

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DATE: November 13, 2024

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Agenda

9:05 – 9:10 am
Opening Remarks
  • Lt Gen David A. Deptula, USAF (Ret.)
9:15 – 9:45 am
Keynote: Chief of Staff of the Air Force
  • Gen David W. Allvin
    Chief of Staff of the Air Force
WatchListen
10:00 – 11:00 am
Power Projection Imperative
Panel Discussion
  • Mark Gunzinger
    Moderator, Director of Future Concepts and Capability Assessments, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
  • Lt Gen Michael Koscheski
    Deputy Commander, Air Combat Command
  • Maj Gen Jason R. Armagost
    Commander, Eighth Air Force
  • Doug Young
    Sector Vice President and General Manager, Strike, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems
  • Billy Ray Thompson
    Director of Requirements & Capabilities, Air & Space Defense Systems, RTX
WatchListen
11:05 am – 12:05 pm
Non-Kinetic Effects for Highly Contested Environments
Panel Discussion
  • Brig Gen Houston Cantwell, USAF (Ret.)
    Moderator, Senior Resident Fellow for Airpower Studies, Mitchell Institute
  • Col Larry Fenner Jr.
    Commander, 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing
  • Chris Moeller
    Air and Space Force Customer Requirements, BAE Systems
  • Paul Delia
    Director of Advance Technologies, Airborne Combat Systems Sector, L 3 Harris
  • Nick Bucci
    Vice President, Defense Systems & Technologies, General Atomics – Electromagnetic Systems
WatchListen
12:20 – 1:05 pm
Lunch Keynote: Air Force Futures
Intro: John Michael Dahm
  • Lt Gen David A. Harris
    Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force Futures, Headquarters, United States Air Force
WatchListen
1:25 – 2:20 pm
CCA: Realizing Tomorrow’s Airpower Today
Panel Discussion
  • Heather Penney
    Moderator, Senior Resident Fellow, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
  • Col Timothy M. Helfrich
    Senior Materiel Leader, Advanced Aircraft Division, Air Force Materiel Command
  • Patrick Mike Shortsleeve
    Vice President, Strategy Business Development, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
  • Diem Salmon
    Vice President for Air Dominance & Strike, Anduril Industries
  • Mike Benitez
    Senior Director of Strategic Product Development, Shield AI
  • Robert “Otis” Winkler, USAF (Ret.)
    Vice President , Corporate Development and National Security Programs, Kratos Defense
WatchListen
2:25 – 3:20 pm
Delivering Tomorrow’s Force: From Concept to Operational Capability
Panel Discussion
  • John Venable
    Moderator, Senior Fellow for Airpower Studies, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
  • Lt Gen Dale R. White
    Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acqui sition, Technology, and Logistics
  • Maj Gen Joseph D. Kunkel
    Director of Force Design, Integration, and Wargaming, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force Futures
  • Brig Gen Ryan Keeney
    Director, Concepts and Strategy, Air Force Futures
  • Renee Pasman
    Vice President, Integrated Systems , Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
  • Chris Flynn
    Vice President of Military Development Programs, Pratt & Whitney
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