agenda
Monday, February 19
1600-1900
Attendee & Exhibitor* Badge Pick-Up
*Exhibit Hall will not be secured overnight on 2/19, please do not keep valuables in your exhibit area.
Tuesday, February 20 – Where We Are
0830-1230
Attendee Check-In
1230-1245
Security Briefing, Announcements, and Opening Remarks
1245-1345
Kickoff Keynote: The State of AI and the CDAO
Dr. Craig Martell
Chief Digital & AI Officer
Main Ballroom
Time/Room
Columbia 5-12Breakout 1
Columbia 1-2Breakout 2
Columbia 3-4Breakout 3
Gunston
1345-1430
Don’t FAR on my OTA
Test & Evaluation of Evolving Systems
1430-1500
Exhibit Hall Networking Break
1500-1545
Applications to Enable Decision Advantage
DAGR, SHIELD, & the DoD Responsible AI Toolkit
Workshop: Federated Computational Governance for Data Mesh
1545-1630
Boosting DoD Performance with Pulse Data Analytics
Firetalks: Learning By Doing – Partners in Pathfinding to Operation Ready Data & AI
Workshop: The Forgotten Requisite Resource – Compute, Platforms, and Sandboxes
1700-1900
All-Hands Networking Social
Hosted By:
Acquisitions Artificial Intelligence Data Responsible & Trusted AI
TF Lima/LLMs Data Analytics Digital Warfighting Talent & Culture
Wednesday, February 21 – What the DoD Needs
0730-0830
Attendee Check-In
0830-0835
Security Briefing and Announcements
0835-0905
Fireside Chat: AI Strategy and Implementation
Ms. Margaret Palmieri
Principal Deputy Chief Digital & AI Officer
Mr. John Turner
Acting Deputy Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (DCDAO) for Policy
Mr. Andrew Peppler
Policy Analyst, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office
0905-0935
Keynote: The DoD’s Technical Needs
Dr. William Streilein
Chief Technology Officer, CDAO
0935-1000
Exhibit Hall Networking Break
Main Ballroom Achieving Decision Advantage as a Combat Support Agency
Global Conversation on the Responsible Use of AI in Defense
Time/Room
Columbia 5-12Breakout 1
Columbia 1-2Breakout 2
Columbia 3-4Breakout 3
Gunston
1000-1045
(1000 – 1100) Opening Remarks for LLM Maturity Models Workshops
(1000-1015) Creating a Fluid Workforce for a Digital Future
Advancing Data Exchange/API Efforts to Increase Access & Sharing
1045-1130
LLM Maturity Models
(1015-1130) Workflow Integration of AI
Working With Small Business
1130-1215
(1130 – 1230) Workflow/System Integration of Maturity and Community Discussion
(1130-1215)
How Data & Analytic Products are Changing How the DoD Supports Incident Response
Risk Centric, Agile Cyber Assurance
(e.g. Authorization to Operate)
1215-1345
Lunch On Own & Exhibit Hall Networking Break
1345-1415
Keynote: The Global AI Contest
Honorable Kathleen Hicks
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Main Ballroom The Data Integration Layer: CJADC2 Data Interoperability and Accessibility
Time/Room
Columbia 5-12Breakout 1
Columbia 1-2Breakout 2
Columbia 3-4Breakout 3
Gunston
1415-1500
Workflow/System Integration of Maturity
(1430-1455) Solving the Right Problems: Why User Research Matters
Improving Outcomes through Enabling Dev Access to Mission Data
1500-1530
Exhibit Hall Networking Break
1530-1615
Maturity Model Validation and Use Case Exploration
(1530-1645)
Adversarial AI: Bridging Research With Operations
LLMs and Cybersecurity: Practical Examples and a Look Ahead
1615-1700
Closing Remarks for LLM Maturity Model
(1645-1700)
Learning from User Decision Making and Behaviors – Instrumentation and Measuring of AI-enabled Systems
1700-1705
Closing Remarks
Dr. Craig Martell
Chief Digital & AI Officer
1705-1900
Exhibit Hall Mixer
Contributing Sponsor:
Acquisitions Artificial Intelligence Data Responsible & Trusted AI
TF Lima/LLMs Data Analytics Digital Warfighting Talent & Culture
Thursday, February 22 – Where We Are Headed
0800-0830
Attendee Check-In
0830-0845
Security Briefing and Announcements
0845-0945
LLM Potential – A Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Craig Martell
Chief Digital & AI Officer
Panelists: Mr. Alexandr Wang
CEO, ScaleAI
Dr. Gary Marcus
Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neural Science, New York University
Dr. Andrew Moore
Founder, Lovelace AI
Mr. Shyam Sankar
Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Palantir Technologies
0945-1015
Exhibit Hall Networking Break
Main Ballroom
Time/Room
Columbia 5-12Breakout 1
Columbia 1-2Breakout 2
Columbia 3-4Breakout 3
Gunston
1015-1100
Research Challenges for Large Pre-Trained Models
Recruiting, Retaining, and Employing Digital Talent in Global Defense (U.S. and Allied Partner Nations)
Responsible AI Tools Deep Dive
1100-1145
Accelerating CJADC2 Through Experimentation
Recruiting and Retaining AI Talent – Learning from Industry
1145-1300
Lunch On Own & Exhibit Hall Networking Break
Main Ballroom TF Lima – The Way Forward (Goals and Progress)
Time/Room
Columbia 5-12Breakout 1
Columbia 1-2Breakout 2
Columbia 3-4Breakout 3
Gunston
1300-1345
Operationalizing AI Ethics in the Military and Intelligence Domains
1345-1430
Empowering Self-Serve Analytics in the DoD
1430-1500
Exhibit Hall Networking Break
1500-1530
1530-1545
Closing Remarks
Dr. Craig Martell
Chief Digital & AI Officer
Acquisitions Artificial Intelligence Data Responsible & Trusted AI
TF Lima/LLMs Data Analytics Digital Warfighting Talent & Culture
Friday, February 23 – Classified Sessions
0830-0835
Welcome Remarks
Dr. William Streilein, Chief Technology Officer, CDAO
0835-0915
Context Keynote
Mr. Lincoln Davidson, Strategy & Policy Analyst, CDAO
0915-1000
CAMELIA Workshop Update (ODNI)
1000-1045
Break
1045-1130
Project Maven Partnership
Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth, Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
1130-1215
NSA AI Security Center
Mr. Vinh Nguyen, NSA
1215-1330
Lunch
1330-1430
Red Capability Sessions
NGIC – AI Team
1430-1530
Blue Capability Sessions
1530-1545
The Way Forward – Closing Remarks
Dr. William Streilein, CDAO
Mr. Shane Partlow, CDAO