2024 Agenda
Wednesday
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9:00 am — 12:30 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. Learn more here.
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2:00 pm — 2:15 pm
Welcome to the 16th Annual Summit
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2:15 pm — 3:15 pm
Opening Keynote: Updates and Initiatives from NNSA Leadership
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3:15 pm — 4:00 pm
TBD
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4:00 pm — 4:30 pm
Networking Break
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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 BawdenDirector, Natural Resources & Environment; Nuclear Security/Clean Up GroupU.S. Government Accountability Office
Thomas SummersVice Chairman of the BoardDefense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Robert DeGrasseVice President and Manager, Government AffairsBechtelModerator -
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 S. Budil, PhDDirectorLawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Thomas Mason, PhDDirectorLos Alamos National Laboratory
James Peery, PhDLaboratories DirectorSandia National Laboratories
John LongeneckerChief Executive OfficerLongenecker & AssociatesModerator -
6:00 pm — 7:30 pm
Networking Reception
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Thursday
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7:30 am — 8:15 am
Networking Breakfast
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8:15 am — 8:30 am
Opening Remarks
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8:30 am — 9:30 am
Keynote: Office of Defense Programs
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9:30 am — 10:30 am
Weapons Directors Update
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10:30 am — 11:00 am
Networking Break
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11:00 am — 12:00 pm
Pit Production Updates
The NNSA continues to pursue its current pit production goals annually at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C. This session will discuss current updates, expectations and progress for pit production schedules.
Marvin Adams, PhDDeputy Administrator for Defense ProgramsNational Nuclear Security Administration
John BennerAssociate Laboratory Director Weapons ProductionLos Alamos National Laboratory
Dennis CarrPresident and Chief Operating OfficerSavannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC
Cheryl D. CabbilSenior Vice President Operations, Nuclear & EnvironmentAmentumModerator -
12:00 pm — 1:00 pm
Networking Luncheon
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1:00 pm — 2:00 pm
Charting the Course for the Future of Nuclear Arms Control
This thought-provoking session will delve into the complexities and possibilities surrounding the future of nuclear arms control. Against the backdrop of evolving geopolitical landscapes, emerging technologies, and shifting global dynamics, experts and policymakers will engage in insightful discussions on the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Corey HindersteinDeputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear NonproliferationNational Nuclear Security Administration
Mallory StewartAssistant Secretary for the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence & StabilityU.S. Department of State
Greg MeyerSenior Vice President Nuclear and Civil SolutionsFluorModerator -
2:00 pm — 3:00 pm
Perspectives from NNSA Site Operations
This session will feature engaged discussion among the contractor heads at key NNSA sites responsible for stockpile stewardship and national security. These leaders will discuss a number of priorities and challenges, including the status of UPF, progress of NNSA’s warhead modernization efforts; creating and maintaining a culture of disciplined nuclear operations; ensuring strong safety performance; continued infrastructure modernization; and addressing supply chain and regulatory challenges.
Dennis CarrPresident and Chief Operating OfficerSavannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC
David Funk, PhDVice President Enhanced Capabilities for Subcritical ExperimentsNevada National Security Sites
Richard Tighe, PhDPresident and CEOConsolidated Nuclear Security, LLC
Eric WollermanPresidentHoneywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies
Christine GellesChief Operating OfficerLongenecker & AssociatesModerator -
3:00 pm — 3:30 pm
Networking Break
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3:30 pm — 4:15 pm
Production Best Practices
Over the years, climate change and extreme weather events have shut down NNSA sites and increased operational cost. For example, in February 2021, the Texas freeze caused operations at Pantex to shut down for a week to conserve energy and in January 2023, extreme flooding at LLNL Site 300 forced operational shutdown for three weeks.
During 2022, NNSA sites developed Vulnerability Assessment and Resilience Plans and Site Sustainability Plans, and provided input into planning for NNSA carbon pollution-free electricity implementation. Sites are now executing against their plans. This session will discuss the ongoing impact of climate change on our nation’s national security interests.
Brian FieldsVice President, ManufacturingNewport News Shipbuilding
Mike RinehartPresidentKiewit Nuclear Solutions
Michael LempkePresident, Nuclear and Environmental GroupHIIModerator -
4:15 pm — 5:00 pm
Site Vulnerability, Reliability and Sustainability in the Age of Climate Change
Over the years, climate change and extreme weather events have shut down NNSA sites and increased operational cost. For example, in February 2021, the Texas freeze caused operations at Pantex to shut down for a week to conserve energy and in January 2023, extreme flooding at LLNL Site 300 forced operational shutdown for three weeks.
During 2022, NNSA sites developed Vulnerability Assessment and Resilience Plans and Site Sustainability Plans, and provided input into planning for NNSA carbon pollution-free electricity implementation. Sites are now executing against their plans. This session will discuss the ongoing impact of climate change on our nation’s national security interests.
Ahmad Al-DaoukAssociate Administrator, Office of Environment, Health & SafetyNational Nuclear Security Administration
Jim BlankenhornSenior Vice President and Manager, Environment & Security Business LineAmentumModerator -
5:00 pm — 6:30 pm
Networking Reception
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Friday
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7:30 am — 8:15 am
Networking Breakfast
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8:15 am — 8:30 am
Opening Remarks
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8:30 am — 9:30 am
Morning Keynote: Enhanced Mission Deliver Initiative - One Year Later
Hear updates on these major efforts such as the PHASE X review results, plutonium management plan, efforts to prepare for full production of pits, supply chain management, and other initiatives that support this initiative.
James McConnellAssociate Principal Deputy AdministratorNational Nuclear Security Administration
Dena VolovarPresidentBechtel National Inc.Moderator -
9:30 am — 10:30 am
Fireside Chat with STRATCOM Commander
Join this session to hear the latest perspectives on the evolving environment, integrated deterrence, force modernization, and next generation leadership for STRATCOM’s global mission.
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10:30 am — 11:00 am
Networking Break
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11:00 am — 12:00 pm
Strategic Deterrence Initiatives
Panelists will discuss strategic deterrence and innovation, including concepts and technologies for resilience, survivability and reducing the risk of inadvertent or rapid escalation. The advent of new domains, including space and cyber, new threats that could lead to miscalculation and inadvertent rapid escalation, and new technologies are impacting strategic deterrence requirements and levers. The panelists will discuss these changes and opportunities.
Sheryl HingoraniChief of Staff for the DirectorLawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Andy RossXTD Joint AppointmentLos Alamos National Laboratory
Leonor TomeroSenior Vice PresidentJA Green & CompanyModerator -
12:00 pm — 1:00 pm
Triad Modernization
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1:00 pm — 1:00 pm
Conference Ends
