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Location

Monday, 4 August 2025

1500 - 1700
Grand Ballroom Foyer
1500 - 1700

Attendee & Exhibitor Badge Pick Up

Park Ballroom & Foyer
1500 - 1700

Exhibitor Setup

1700 - 1900
The Iris Restaurant & Bar
1700 - 1900

No-Host Social

Tuesday, 5 August 2025

0700 - 0800
Grand Ballroom Foyer
0700 - 0800

Attendee & Exhibitor Badge Pick Up

0800 - 0805
Grand Ballroom
0800 - 0805

Announcements

0805 - 0815
Grand Ballroom
0805 - 0815

Welcome to the MPE Summit (recorded video message)

Ms. Leslie A. Beavers
Department of Defense Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer
0815 - 0900
Grand Ballroom
0815 - 0900

Opening Remarks and Fireside Chat

Mr. William R. Dunlap Jr.
Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Enterprise for the Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Information Officer
Lieutenant General Paul T. Stanton
Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command Commander and Director, Defense Information Systems Agency
0900 - 0915
Grand Ballroom
0900 - 0915

Keynote Address

Major General John H. Phillips, US Army
Director, J6 - C4/Cyber, U.S. European Command
0915 - 0945
Grand Ballroom
0915 - 0945

Mission Network as a Service

Mr. Nick Creswell
CTO for the Information Enterprise, DoD CIO
0945 - 1015
Grand Ballroom
0945 - 1015

Combined Digital Leadership Summit (CDLS) Lines of Effort (DCIO)

Mr. Nick Creswell
CTO for the Information Enterprise, DoD CIO
Mr. Richard Allen
Head of C4ISTAR Technology, Chief Technology Office, Defence Digital, MOD NADG
1015 - 1100
Park Ballroom & Foyer
1015 - 1100

Technology Expo / Networking Break

1100 - 1130
Grand Ballroom
1100 - 1130

Operation Highmast (UK/JS-J6)

Mr. James Knight
Interoperability Strategy, UK Strategic Command
Mr. Andy Simons
Deputy Head User Services and Interoperability, UK Strategic Command
1130 - 1200
Grand Ballroom
1130 - 1200

Project Olympus 26 – Olympus Fires (JS-J6) 

Mr. Nicholas Kerschl
Operations and Integration Engineer, Joint Staff J6, Coalition Interoperability Division
1200 - 1330
Park Ballroom & Foyer
1200 - 1330

Technology Expo / Lunch Break

1330 - 1430

Working Groups – Government Only Sessions

The working group sessions are designated as Government Only. These sessions are exclusively for U.S. and foreign government representatives who have been actively involved in their respective MPE functions throughout the year as part of established working groups.
Meet 26.1
1330 - 1430

Working Group 1: GNOSC (DoD MPE EA)

Mr. Cody Smith
Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy Planner DoD MPE EA Support Division, Office of the Director of Enterprise IT (SAF/CNS)
Vista 27
1330 - 1430

Working Group 2: ZT/ICAM Strategy (DISA)

Dr. Brian Hermann
Director PEO Cyber, Defense Information Systems Agency
Meet 26.3-26.4
1330 - 1430

Working Group 3: Cloud/Gateway Implementation (DISA)

Capt Tom Schmitt
USMC Mission Partner Environment Team, Defense Information Systems Agency
1430 - 1500
Park Ballroom & Foyer
1430 - 1500

Technology Expo / Networking Break

1500 - 1630

Working Groups – Government Only Sessions

The working group sessions are designated as Government Only. These sessions are exclusively for U.S. and foreign government representatives who have been actively involved in their respective MPE functions throughout the year as part of established working groups.
Meet 26.1
1500 - 1630

Working Group 1: GNOSC (DoD MPE EA)

Mr. Cody Smith
Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy Planner DoD MPE EA Support Division, Office of the Director of Enterprise IT (SAF/CNS)
Vista 27
1500 - 1630

Working Group 2: ZT/ICAM Strategy (DISA)

Dr. Brian Hermann
Director PEO Cyber, Defense Information Systems Agency
Meet 26.3-26.4
1500 - 1630

Working Group 3: Cloud/Gateway Implementation (DISA)

Capt Tom Schmitt
USMC Mission Partner Environment Team, Defense Information Systems Agency
1630 - 1645
Grand Ballroom
1630 - 1645

Closing Remarks

Dr. Keith L. Hardiman, SES
Acting Department of the Air Force Deputy Chief Information Officer

Wednesday, 6 August 2025

0700 - 0800
Grand Ballroom Foyer
0700 - 0800

Attendee & Exhibitor Badge Pick Up

0800 - 0815
Grand Ballroom
0800 - 0815

Opening Remarks

Mr. William R. Dunlap Jr.
Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Enterprise for the Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Information Officer
0815 - 0845
Grand Ballroom
0815 - 0845

Collaborative Partner Environment (CPE) (CENTCOM J6)

LTC Danny Holden
CPE Program Manager, USCENTCOM
Mr. Jonathan Betancourt
Enterprise Architect, USCENTCOM
0845 - 0915
Grand Ballroom
0845 - 0915

INDOPACOM Mission Network (IMN) (INDOPACOM J6)

Mr. Bradley Drapeaux
Chief, Architecture, Requirements & Modernization Division (J68), U.S. INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND
0915 - 0945
Grand Ballroom
0915 - 0945

EUCOM MPE

Ms. Valerie L. Parks
HQ USEUCOM J6 MPE Strategy Lead
0945 - 1015
Grand Ballroom
0945 - 1015

AFRICOM MPE

Mr. George Blackwood
Program Manager - Mission Partner Environments USAFRICOM J6
1015 - 1100
Park Ballroom & Foyer
1015 - 1100

Technology Expo / Networking Break

1100 - 1130
Grand Ballroom
1100 - 1130

SPACECOM MPE

Mr. Aaron Luck
J65 Plans, Exercises, and Futures Division Chief / NH-04, HQ U.S. Space Command Digital Superiority Directorate
1130 - 1200
Grand Ballroom
1130 - 1200

Canada MPE

Mr. Daniel Gendreau (Col ret’d)
Director Pan-Domain Command and Control Integration (DPDC2I), Chief of Combat Systems Integration (CCSI) / Vice Chief of Defense Staff / National Defence / Government of Canada
Ms. Sophie Martel
Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Digital Services (AADM(DS)) and Defence Chief Technology Officer (CTO) / Digital Services Group / National Defence / Government of Canada
1200 - 1400
Park Ballroom & Foyer
1200 - 1400

Technology Expo / Lunch Break

1400 - 1430
Grand Ballroom
1400 - 1430

Digital Transformation at NATO

Mr. Mario Beccia
Deputy CIO Cybersecurity, NATO
1430 - 1630

Working Groups – Government Only Sessions

The working group sessions are designated as Government Only. These sessions are exclusively for U.S. and foreign government representatives who have been actively involved in their respective MPE functions throughout the year as part of established working groups.
Meet 26.1
1430 - 1630

Working Group 1: GNOSC (DoD MPE EA)

Mr. Cody Smith
Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy Planner DoD MPE EA Support Division, Office of the Director of Enterprise IT (SAF/CNS)
Vista 27
1430 - 1630

Working Group 2: ZT/ICAM Strategy (DISA)

Dr. Brian Hermann
Director PEO Cyber, Defense Information Systems Agency
Meet 26.3-26.4
1430 - 1630

Working Group 3: Cloud/Gateway Implementation (DISA)

Capt Tom Schmitt
USMC Mission Partner Environment Team, Defense Information Systems Agency
1630 - 1645
Grand Ballroom
1630 - 1645

Closing Remarks

Dr. Keith L. Hardiman, SES
Acting Department of the Air Force Deputy Chief Information Officer

Thursday, 7 August 2025

0700 - 0800
Grand Ballroom Foyer
0700 - 0800

Attendee Badge Pick Up

0800 - 0815
Grand Ballroom
0800 - 0815

Opening Remarks

Mr. William R. Dunlap Jr.
Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Enterprise for the Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Information Officer
0815 - 0845
Grand Ballroom
0815 - 0845

US Army MPE

0845 - 0915
Grand Ballroom
0845 - 0915

USAFE A6 ACBN/MPE

Mr. Chase Szente
A667 - Chief, Systems O&M Branch, A6 Coalition Networks Program Manager, HQ USAFE-AFAFRICA A6
0915 - 0945
Grand Ballroom
0915 - 0945

US Navy MPE

CDR Jeremy Brigham
Coalition Interoperability Branch Head, OPNAV N2N6
0945 - 1015
Grand Ballroom
0945 - 1015

DISA

1015 - 1030
Grand Ballroom Foyer
1015 - 1030

Networking Break

1030 - 1100
Grand Ballroom
1030 - 1100

Amazon

Mr. Tim Clayton
Senior Solutions Architect, Amazon
Mr. John Nicely
Global National Security and Defense Security Lead, Amazon
1100 - 1130
Grand Ballroom
1100 - 1130

Oracle

Mr. Patrick Sack
Vice President and CTO, Oracle Global Defense and Intelligence
1130 - 1200
Grand Ballroom
1130 - 1200

Microsoft

Mr. Steve Faehl
Microsoft US Government Security Leader, Office of the CISO
Ms. Nadia Matthews
Senior Director, Microsoft National Security Group
1200 - 1230
Grand Ballroom
1200 - 1230

Google

Mr. Andrew Tash
Head of Cloud Authorizations and Architecture, Google
1230 - 1330
Grand Ballroom Foyer
1230 - 1330

Networking Break / Lunch

1330 - 1400
Grand Ballroom
1330 - 1400

Working Group 1: GNOSC Outbrief (DoD MPE EA)

Mr. Cody Smith
Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy Planner DoD MPE EA Support Division, Office of the Director of Enterprise IT (SAF/CNS)
1400 - 1430
Grand Ballroom
1400 - 1430

Working Group 2: ZT/ICAM Strategy Outbrief (DISA)

Dr. Brian Hermann
Director PEO Cyber, Defense Information Systems Agency
1430 - 1500
Grand Ballroom
1430 - 1500

Working Group 3: Cloud/Gateway Implementation Outbrief (DISA)

Capt Tom Schmitt
USMC Mission Partner Environment Team, Defense Information Systems Agency
1500 - 1530
Grand Ballroom
1500 - 1530

Closing Remarks

Mr. William R. Dunlap Jr.
Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Enterprise for the Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Information Officer