The Association of the United States Army will present a dynamic virtual conference designed to deliver the Army’s key messages, highlighting the capabilities of Army organizations, and presenting a wide range of industry products and services. For registration, click here.
To watch some of the livestreamed events, visit the DVIDS AUSA 2020 feature page.
For a full program of events and speakers, see below.
*NOTE: All participants/speakers/times are subject to change. All times are EDT.
TUESDAY, 13 OCTOBER
- 0845–0915 Warriors Corner: Live Training Modernization (CAC-T/ACM)
SPEAKER(S): COL Michael Parsons; COL Charles Lombardo
- 0930–1000 Warriors Corner: Tactical Space Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)
SPEAKER(S): Mr. William B. Nelson; Mr. David Lilley;
- 1000–1115 Opening Ceremony
SPEAKER(S): GEN Carter F. Ham United States Army Retired President and CEO Association of the United States Army; The Honorable Ryan D. McCarthy, Secretary of the Army; LTG Patricia E. McQuistion; SMA Daniel Dailey
- 1115–1215 Director, Army National Guard Seminar
SPEAKER(S): : LTG Jon A. Jensen, Director, Army National Guard; MG Raymond F. Shields Jr., The Adjutant General, New York; MG Matthew P. Beevers, Deputy Adjutant General, California; MG Tracy R. Norris, The Adjutant General, Texas; Maj. Gen. Paul E. Knapp, The Adjutant General, Wisconsin; COL Timothy Kemp, Commander, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard
- 1130–1215 CMF: Diversity and Inclusion: The Time is Now
SPEAKER(S): The Honorable Ryan D. McCarthy, Secretary of the Army; LTG Howard Bromberg, United States Army Retired, Vice President for Strategy, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Lockheed Martin; Dr. E. Casey Wardynski, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs); Anselm A. Beach, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Equity and Inclusion; Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Manpower & Reserve Affairs; Carol Burton, Director, Civilian Human Resources Agency, United States Army
- 1145–1215 Warriors Corner: WRAIR & APHC Behavioral Health Advisory Team (BHAT) Characterizes COVID-19 Related Behavior and Public Health Outcomes
SPEAKER(S): Dr. Amy Adler, PhD; Phillip Quartana, PhD
- 1215–1315 Army Small Business Seminar
PANEL CHAIR AND MODERATOR: Kimberly D. Buehler, Director, Army Office of Small Business Programs
SPEAKER(S): Amy Murray, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy, Director, DoD Small Business Programs; Scott A. Kiser, Director, Air Force Office of Small Business Programs; Jimmy D. Smith, Director, Navy Office of Small Business Programs; Dwight D. Deneal, Director, Defense Logistics Agency, Office of Small Business Programs
- 1230–1300 Warriors Corner: Future Combined Arms Breaching Enabled by Technology
SPEAKER(S): Maj. Gen. David C. Hill, Deputy Chief of Engineers; CSM Patrickson Toussaint; BG Mark C Quander
- 1230–1315 CMF: Driving Deliberate Change in the Industrial Base through Innovation, Vision and Cooperation
MODERATOR: LTG Richard Formica, United States Army Retired, Vice President, CALIBRE Systems
SPEAKER(S): Dr. Bruce D. Jette, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics & Technology, Army Acquisition Executive; BG Vincent F. Malone II, Joint Program Executive Officer for Armaments and Ammunition; Dr. Arun A. Seraphin, Professional Staff Member, United States Senate Committee on Armed Services; Jay Douglass, Chief Operating Officer, Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute
- 1315–1345 Warriors Corner: Diversity and Inclusion are Critical to the Army
SPEAKER(S): CMDCM Alexander Aguilastratt
- 1315–1400 CMF: The Readiness Balance
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: GEN Michael X. Garrett, Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command
MODERATOR: LTG Mick Bednarek, United States Army Retired, Government Group, Fluor Defense
PANEL: GEN Paul J. LaCamera, Commanding General, United States Army Pacific Command; M. Wade Markel, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation; LTG Jon A. Jensen, Director, Army National Guard; C. Cynthia Bedell, Director, Computational and Information Sciences Directorate, Army Research Laboratory, United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
- 1315–1415 Chief of Army Reserve Seminar
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: LTG Jody J. Daniels, Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command
PANEL: LTG Thomas S. James, Jr., Commanding General, First United States Army; MG Jonathan Woodson, Commanding General, Army Reserve Medical Command; MG Greg J. Mosser, Commanding General, 377th Theater Sustainment Command; BG Dustin A. Shultz, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, Office of the Chief of Army Reserve
- 1400–1430 Warriors Corner: IPPS-A: Innovation and Transformation For a More Ready Force
SPEAKER(S): COL Gregory Johnson
- 1415–1615 Sergeant Major of the Army Initiative Briefing
SPEAKER(S): Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy; SMA Michael A. Grinston, Sergeant Major of the United States Army
- 1430–1500 Civilian Programs Training: CP-16 Engineers & Scientists (Non-Construction)
SPEAKER(S): Mr. John Willison
- 1500-1530 Civilian Programs Training: CP-36 Analysis, Modeling and Simulation
SPEAKER(S): Mr. James Amato
- 1530-1600 Civilian Programs Training: CP-34 Information Technology Management
SPEAKER(S): Dr. Julie Cruz
WEDNESDAY, 14 OCTOBER
- 0845–0915 Warriors Corner: DAMO-SO Integrates Multi-Domain, Data-Enabled Warfighting Transformation
SPEAKER(S): BG Marty Klein; COL Yi Se Gwon
- 0930–1000 Warriors Corner: The U.S. Army Reserve Medical Response to COVID-19
SPEAKER(S): MG Joe D Robinson; MAJ Erin Velazquez
- 1000–1045 Homeland Security Seminar: DoD's Whole of Nation Response - COVID-19
MODERATOR: Dr. Bert B. Tussing, Director, Homeland Defense and Security Issues Group, Center for Strategic Leadership and Development, U.S. Army War College
PANEL: LTG Laura J. Richardson, Commanding General, United States Army North; LTG Jody J. Daniels, Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command; LTG Jon A. Jensen, Director, Army National Guard; Robert G. Salesses, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Homeland Defense Integration and Defense Support of Civil Authorities; Damon Penn, Assistant Administrator, Office of Response and Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- 1000–1100 AUSA Military Family Forum I: Spouse Employment
MODERATOR: Lee Kelley, Director, Military Community Support Programs, Office of the Secretary of Defense
PANEL: Meredith M. Lozar, Director, Military Spouse Programs, Hiring Our Heroes, US Chamber of Commerce Foundation; Max R. Wyche,Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, United States Army Materiel Command; Karen E. Wolfe, Chief, Staffing and Classification Division, Office of the Assistant G-1 for Civilian Personnel, Headquarters, Department of the Army; SGM Kristopher Rick, SMA Fellow, Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and Training Services
- 1015–1045 Warriors Corner: Team Ignite: A Constant Dialectic Between Operational and Technical Expertise
SPEAKER(S): MG John George; Jean Vettel, PhD; Stephanie Ahern
- 1100–1130 Warriors Corner: Commanders Risk Reduction Toolkit: Improving Readiness Through the Reduction of Undesirable Risk Behaviors
SPEAKER(S): Mr. Michael C Biggerstaff; Miranda Coleman; Mr. Randall C. Lane
- 1100–1145 CMF: Operationalizing the Army People Strategy
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: GEN Paul E. Funk III, Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
MODERATOR: LTG David Halverson, United States Army Retired, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cypress International
PANEL: LTG James E. Rainey, Commanding General, United States Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth; MG Lonnie G. Hibbard, Commanding General, Center for Initial Military Training, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command; Stephanie P. Miller, Director of Military Accession Policy, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy
- 1100–1145 Warrant Officers Seminar
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: BG Donn H. Hill, Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Combined Arms Center/Provost, Army University/Deputy Commandant, United States Army Command and General Staff College
PANEL: CW5 Yolondria S. Dixon-Carter, Senior Warrant Officer Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Army; CW5 Teresa A. Domeier, Command Chief Warrant Officer, Army National Guard; CW5 Hal Griffin III, Command Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army Reserve Command; CW4 Jack Du Teil, United States Army Retired, Executive Director, United States Army Warrant Officers Association
- 1200–1245 Dwight David Eisenhower Presentation
SPEAKER(S): GEN Carter F. Ham; GEN James C. McConville, Chief of Staff of the Army
- 1300–1400 CMF: Project Convergence Enables Combined Joint, All Domain Command & Control
MODERATOR: BG Richard R. (Ross) Coffman, Director, Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team
PANEL: GEN John M. Murray, Commanding General, United States Army Futures Command; MG Peter A. Gallagher, Director, Network Cross-Functional Team, Army Futures Command; Dr. Douglas M. Matty, PhD, United Staes Army Retired, Director, United States Army Artificial Intelligence Capabilities, United States Army Futures Command; Christian Brose, Head of Strategy at Anduril Industries, The Aspen Institute; Lt. Gen S. Clinton Hinote, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration and Requirements, United States Air Force
- 1315–1345 Warriors Corner: Enlisted Talent Management
SPEAKER(S): SGM Robert Haynie; MAJ Jed Hudson
- 1315–1400 United States Army Military Retirement Planning Seminar (All Army Components)
SPEAKER(S): Lynn M. Peterson Program Manager, Army Retirement Services Soldier for Life, Directorate of Military Personnel Management
- 1400–1430 Warriors Corner: Great Power Competition in Africa: Competing to Win
SPEAKER(S): MG Andrew M. Rohling; LTC Ryan Dillon; LTC Isaac Rademacher
- 1400–1445 CMF: Preparing the Force for MDO: The Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model (ReARMM)
MODERATOR: LTG Anthony G. (Tony) Crutchfield, United States Army Retired, Vice President-Army Systems, The Boeing Company
PANEL: LTG Charles A. Flynn, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, United States Army; LTG Leopoldo A. Quintas, Jr., Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, United States Army Forces Command; LTG Flem B. Walker Jr., Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, United States Army Materiel Command; Dr. Conrad C. Crane, Chief, Historical Services, United States Army Heritage and Education Center, United States Army War College
- 1400–1445 Army Small Business Seminar
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Sam Q. Le Deputy Associate General Counsel United States Small Business Administration
- 1445–1530 Army Civilian Forum: “The Time Is Now For Army Civilian Talent Management”
MODERATOR: Ellen Helmerson, Chair, AUSA Army Civilian Advisory Committee
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: “Focus on People,” Dr. E. Casey Wardynski, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)
PANEL DISCUSSION: “Army People Strategy (APS) Strategic Outcomes,” Dr. Todd Alan Ford, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civilian Personnel, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Manpower & Reserve Affairs; Anselm A. Beach, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Equity and Inclusion, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Manpower & Reserve Affairs; Michael D. Formica, Deputy to the Commanding General, Combined Arms Center, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command; Carol Burton, Director, Civilian Human Resources Agency, United States Army
THURSDAY, 15 OCTOBER
- 0800–0830 Warriors Corner: Building a Culture of Character Growth
SPEAKER(S): Jeffrey D Peterson, PhD; BG Chris Buzzard
- 0845–0915 Warriors Corner: Rapidly Delivering Hypersonics, Directed Energy, and Disruptive Capabilities
SPEAKER(S): Mr. Stanley Darbro; LTG L. Neil Thurgood; Marcia Holmes, SES
- 0900–1030 Greece and the United States Roundtable Discussion
SPEAKER(S): Mr. Nikoloas Bakatselos; Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos; Geoffrey Pyatt; Mr. Jeffery White; LTG Theodore Lagios; Mr. Dennys Plessas; Mr. Ralph Kunz; Mr. Nikos Papatsas; Mr. Panos Xenokostas; Mr. Konstantinos Filis
- 0930–1000 U.S. Army Center of Military History: The National Museum of the U.S. Army
- 0930–1000 Warriors Corner: Enabling Multi-Domain Operations through 3D Terrain
SPEAKER(S): MG Maria R. Gervais; Gary Blohm; Karen Saunders; Mr. Ryan McAlinden
- 1000–1100 Secretary of Defense Presentation
SPEAKER(S): Dr. Mark T. Esper, United States Secretary of Defense
- 1030–1130 Military Family Forum II: Military Moves
MODERATOR: Patricia Barron, Director Family Readiness, Association of the United States Army
PANEL: LTG Douglas M. Gabram, Commanding General, United States Army Installation Management Command; MG Michel M. Russell Sr., Director of Operations, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4; Rebecca I. Porter, PhD, President and CEO, Military Child Education Coalition; Helen A. Roadarmel, Director, Child, Youth and School Services, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9
- 1100–1130 Warriors Corner: Fostering People, Modernization, Readiness through an Organizational Pandemic Response
SPEAKER(S): COL Stuart Tyner, PhD; Ms. Leigh Anne Alexander
- 1100–1145 CMF: Winning the War for Talent
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: GEN James C. McConville, Chief of Staff of the Army
MODERATOR: LTG Susan Lawrence, United States Army Retired, Managing Director, Accenture Federal Services
PANEL: LTG Gary M. Brito, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, United States Army; MG Joseph P. McGee, Director, Talent Management Task Force, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1,, United States Army; Dr. E. Casey Wardynski, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs); Carol Burton, Director, Civilian Human Resources Agency, United States Army
- 1130-1200 Retired Soldier and Veteran Seminar
SPEAKER(S): Mark E. Overberg Director, Army Retirement Services Soldier for Life Office, Directorate of Military Personnel Management
- 1145–1215 Warriors Corner: Talent Based Career Alignment
SPEAKER(S): MG J.P. McGee; COL Mark Susnis
- 1200–1230 Civilian Programs Training: CP 14 Contracting and Procurement
Rebecca E. Weirick, Executive Director, Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal, United States Army Materiel Command
- 1200–1300 General George Catlett Marshall Medal Award Presentation: The Army Family
SPEAKER(S): GEN Carter F. Ham; Ms. Phebe Novakovic
- 1230–1300 Warriors Corner: Future Vertical Lift Update
SPEAKER(S): BG Robert Barrie; MG David Francis; BG Walter Rugen
- 1300–1345 CMF: Balancing Readiness and Modernization Across the Sustainment Warfighting Function
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: GEN Edward M. Daly, Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command
MODERATOR: LTG Mitchell H. Stevenson, United States Army Retired, Logistics & Mission Support, Leidos
PANEL: MG Charles R. Hamilton, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics and Operations, United States Army Materiel Command; MG Kenneth T. Royar, Commanding General, United States Army Aviation and Missile Command; MG Rodney D. Fogg, Commanding General, United States Army Combined Arms Support Command/, Sustainment Center of Excellence and Fort Lee; MG Christopher O. Mohan, Commanding General, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, United States Army Europe
- 1300–1345 SMA Panel: This is My Squad
MODERATOR: SMA Daniel A. Dailey United States Army Retired Vice President, Noncommissioned Officer & Soldier Programs
PANEL CHAIR: SMA Michael A. Grinston Sergeant Major of the Army
PANEL: United States Army Forces Command: CPT Daniel Dickey Commander, BDE HHB (Rear) 75th Field Artillery Brigade; MSG Jonathan Wilcox Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, BDE HHB (Rear) 75th Field Artillery Brigade
Army Futures Command: CPT Kenneth Danos Detachment Commander United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory; SFC Wayne Irion Detachment Noncommissioned Officer in Charge United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory
Army Reserve Command: 1SG Hector Puente First Sergeant C Company, 2nd Battalion 330th Engineer Regiment
The Military District of Washington: CPT Douglas Rohde Commander B Company, 1st Battalion 3rd United States Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard; 1SG Nathan Brookshire First Sergeant B Company, 1st Battalion
- 1315–1345 Warriors Corner: Public Information Warfare in Iraq and Syria – Who’s Winning
SPEAKER(S): COL Myles Caggins; MAJ Gabriela Thompson
- 1345-1430 Chief of the National Guard Bureau Presentation
SPEAKER(S): GEN Daniel R. Hokanson; Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin; MG Raymond F. Shields, Jr.; LTG Yousef al-Hnaity; BG Laura L. Clellan; Maj. Gen. Dovchinsurengiin Ganzorig; Maj. Gen. Torrence W. Saxe; Gen. Rajmund Andrzejczak; Maj. Gen. Richard R. Neely; Ambassador Ha Kim Ngoc; Maj. Gen. Michael E. Stencel
- 1400–1430 Warriors Corner: Converging Modernization Efforts at Project Convergence: Primary Mission Threads (part 1); The Enablers (part 2)
- 1400–1445 AUSA Military Family Forum III: Army Senior Leader Town Hall
MODERATOR: LTG Jason Evans, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9
PANEL: The Honorable Ryan D. McCarthy, Secretary of the Army; GEN James C. McConville, Chief of Staff of the Army; SMA Michael A. Grinston, Sergeant Major of the Army
- 1430-1515 Army Cadet Forum
MODERATOR: LTG Karen E. Dyson
SPEAKER(S): LTG Raymond V. Mason; LTG Darryl A. Williams; MG John R. Evans; LTC David Holstead; CMSGT Tony Patterson; LTG Patrick Donahue
- 1515-1530 SPARTN Awards with Army Futures Command
SPEAKER(S): COL Len Rosanoff; GEN Mike Murray; BG John L. Rafferty; COL Timothy R Fuller
- 1530-1545 xTechSearch Presentation
SPEAKER(S): Dr. Bruce D. Jette
FRIDAY, 16 OCTOBER
- 0815-0915 European Region Event
GUEST SPEAKER: LTG Frederick B. (Ben) Hodges III, United States Army Retired
REGION PRESENTATION: CW3 Anthony Ray Williams, United States Army Retired, European Region President
- 0930-1045 Second Region Event
GUEST SPEAKER: GEN Joseph M. Martin, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
REGION PRESENTATION: CSM W. Douglas Gibbens, United States Army Retired, Second Region President; COL Glenn Yarborough, United States Army Retired; Mary Jane Jernigan; LTC Dick Winter, United States Army Retired
- 0945-1045 First Region Event
SPEAKER(S): GEN Edward M. Daly; Ms. Susan M. Di Vila
- 1100-1200 Third Region Event
GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. E. Casey Wardynski, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)
REGION PRESENTATION: Kris McBride, Third Region President
- 1100-1200 Fourth Region Event
GUEST SPEAKER: GEN James H. Dickinson, Commander, United States Space Command
REGION PRESENTATION: Gus J. Rodriguez Jr., Fourth Region President
- 1215-1315 AUSA National
GEN Carter F. Ham, United States Army Retired, President and CEO, Association of the United States Army; LTG Patricia E. McQuistion, United States Army Retired, Vice President Membership and Meetings, Association of the United States Army
- 1330-1420 Fifth and Sixth Region Event
SPEAKER(S): SMA Michael A. Grinston; SGM Jerry L. Glesmann; CSM Rick Morris
- 1435-1530 Seventh Region Event
SPEAKER(S): The Honorable James E. McPherson, Under Secretary of the Army; LTC Vic Connor, United States Army Retired, Seventh Region President
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