Wednesday

1. 8:30 am — 1:30 pm

   Pre-Conference Workshop: Unlocking Integrated Deterrence: A Dynamic Approach to Effective Response Strategies Across Multiple Arenas

   If you would like to attend the Pre-Conference Worshop, please add this session to your registration for an additional $199. To view the pre-conference agenda, click here.

   
2. 2:00 pm — 5:00 pm

   Afternoon Coffee Sponsor

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3. 2:00 pm — 2:15 pm

   Welcome to the 16th Annual Summit

4. 2:15 pm — 3:15 pm

   Keynote: Office of Defense Programs

   Marvin Adams, PhD Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs National Nuclear Security Administration Christopher R. Kirchoff Energy & Science Vice President SAIC Moderator
5. 3:15 pm — 4:00 pm

   International Security Environment

   Department of Defense leadership will discuss the international security environment, reflecting upon its continued deterioration. The panel will provide the DoD perspective on direction that the United States is taking, as well as the positions and actions of our Allies and Partners.

   Austin Long, PhD Deputy Director for Strategic Stability, STS, J5 and Joint Staff Department of Defense Vipin Narang, PhD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Department of Defense Drew Walter Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters Department of Defense James Myers Senior Vice President, Civil Systems Group The Aerospace Corporation Moderator
6. 4:00 pm — 4:30 pm

   Networking Break

   Join us in the Expo hall for a toast to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Kansas City National Security Campus and Sandia National Laboratories.

   
7. 4:30 pm — 5:15 pm

   Oversight Updates

   This session will discuss current oversight initiatives including cross cutting themes such as program and project planning, anticipated moves toward portfolio management, and the importance of public health and safety at nuclear defense facilities.           

   Allison Bawden Director, Natural Resources & Environment; Nuclear Security/Clean Up Group U.S. Government Accountability Office Thomas Summers Acting Chairman Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Robert DeGrasse Vice President and Manager, Government Affairs Bechtel Moderator
8. 5:15 pm — 6:00 pm

   National Lab Directors Update

   The directors of the Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories will discuss how they are working to ensure an adaptive, responsive and resilient nuclear security enterprise in today’s geopolitical climate and current challenges to achieving those goals including the status in implementing EMDI.

   Kimberly Budil, PhD Director Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Thomas Mason, PhD Director Los Alamos National Laboratory James Peery, PhD Laboratories Director Sandia National Laboratories John Longenecker Chief Executive Officer Longenecker & Associates Moderator
9. 6:00 pm — 7:30 pm

   Wine Garden Welcome Reception

   Please join us in the Exhibit Hall for our Wine Garden Welcome Reception and enjoy sipping on exquisite wines paired with light bites! Don’t forget to grab a bingo board as you enter and join in on our networking bingo for a chance to win an exciting prize!