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
| Time/Room |
Main Ballroom |
Breakout 1 Columbia 1-2 |
Breakout 2 Columbia 3-4 |
Breakout 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:  |
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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
| Time/Room |
Main Ballroom |
Breakout 1 Columbia 1-2 |
Breakout 2 Columbia 3-4 |
Breakout 3 Gunston |
| 1000-1045 |
Achieving Decision Advantage as a Combat Support Agency |
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 |
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LLM Maturity Models (1015-1130) |
Workflow Integration of AI | Working With Small Business |
| 1130-1215 |
Global Conversation on the Responsible Use of AI in Defense |
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
| Time/Room |
Main Ballroom |
Breakout 1 Columbia 1-2 |
Breakout 2 Columbia 3-4 |
Breakout 3 Gunston |
| 1415-1500 |
The Data Integration Layer: CJADC2 Data Interoperability and Accessibility |
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 |
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| 1705-1900 | Exhibit Hall Mixer Contributing Sponsor:  |
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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
| Time/Room |
Main Ballroom |
Breakout 1 Columbia 1-2 |
Breakout 2 Columbia 3-4 |
Breakout 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
| Time/Room |
Main Ballroom |
Breakout 1 Columbia 1-2 |
Breakout 2 Columbia 3-4 |
Breakout 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 |
TF Lima – The Way Forward (Goals and Progress) |
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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