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*Please note,  the Agenda is subject to change. Additional information about specific speakers will be released soon!

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        TUES 16 MARCH        |          WED 17 MARCH

 

Tuesday 16 March

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8:00 AM
  1. Registration and Information Desk Open
    Audubon Foyer
    600 mins
    Registration sponsored by CACI

Professional Development Seminars

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9:00 AM
  1. "SOF for Life" Transition Seminar
    Sandhill Crane
    480 mins
    Click here to register for this session ONLY. You may also include this session as an add-on to your Symposium registration. This full-day Transition Seminar presented by The Honor Foundation is intended for SOF Operators, Combat Support or Combat Service Support +/- 2 years out from their transition from Active Duty. Safe distancing measures will be in place.
    Jeff Pottinger
    Jeff Pottinger - The Honor Foundation
    Matt Stevens
    Matt Stevens - The Honor Foundation
    Lindsay Cashin
    Lindsay Cashin - The Honor Foundation
12:30 PM
  1. Intelligence Reflections: A Focus on Digital Forensics
    White Ibis
    180 mins
    The world we live in today is more connected to the digital world than ever before, and it is only becoming more so. The ongoing explosion in the volume and variety of identity data represents one of ...
    Alexandria Wong
    Alexandria Wong - National Forensic Science Technology Center
    Daniel Passman
    Daniel Passman - National Forensic Science Technology Center
  2. Personality and Skills Assessment for Selecting the Future SOF Operator - Presented by Norwich University
    Cormorant
    180 mins
    Personality and Skills Assessment for Selecting the Future SOF Operator will explore three related skill areas: Mental Toughness and Resilience, Artificial Intelligence, and Adaptive Transformational ...
    Alicia Fuller
    Alicia Fuller - Norwich University
    Dan Daoust
    Dan Daoust - Norwich University
    Rex Marks
    Rex Marks - Norwich University
  3. DoD Acquisition Updates impacting SOF and SOF Industry Discussion
    Snowy Egret
    180 mins
    Chris Shalosky
    Chris Shalosky - Defense Acquisition University (DAU)

Speed Networking

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3:30 PM
  1. Speed Networking Session
    Outdoor Promenade
    120 mins
    Promenade Cafe sponsored by ShotOver

Waterfront Networking Reception

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6:00 PM
  1. Waterfront Networking Reception
    Oystercatchers' Hammock Deck
    120 mins
    Thank you to our sponsors! Black Cape, CRC and Navigators Global

Wednesday 17 March

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7:30 AM
  1. All Day Coffee
    Audubon Foyer and Promenade
    480 mins
    Sponsored by Worldwide Risk Management
  2. Continental Breakfast and Exhibits Open
    Audubon Foyer and Promenade
    90 mins
    Sponsored by WWT and ServiceNow
  3. Registration and Information Desk Open
    Audubon Foyer
    510 mins
    Sponsored by CACI
8:00 AM
  1. Corporate Partner Only: Small Business Marketing 101
    Snowy Egret
    50 mins
    Small Business Marketing 101 Session with Global SOF Foundation Vice President of Marketing and Events, Chelsea Hamashin. **Only open to representatives of Corporate Partner companies**
    Chelsea Hamashin
    Chelsea Hamashin, Director of Marketing - Global SOF Foundation (Confirmed)

Wednesday General Session

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9:00 AM
  1. Welcome Remarks
    Audubon Ballroom
    30 mins
    Jimmy Mott
    Jimmy Mott, Business Development Director, AFSOC - Leidos
    Stu Bradin
    Stu Bradin, President and Chief Executive Officer - Global SOF Foundation
    Mr. Mark Rosengard
    Mr. Mark Rosengard, Independent Consultant
9:30 AM
  1. Keynote Presentation
    Audubon Ballroom
    25 mins
    General Talib Shaghati Mshari al Kenani
    General Talib Shaghati Mshari al Kenani, former Commander, Counter Terrorism Service, Iraq
9:55 AM
  1. Keynote Presentation
    Audubon Ballroom
    35 mins
    Dr. Stacey A. Dixon
    Dr. Stacey A. Dixon, Deputy Director - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
10:30 AM
  1. Coffee and Networking Break
    Audubon Foyer and Promenade
    30 mins
    All Day Coffee sponsored by Worldwide Risk Management
11:00 AM
  1. Panel: Chinese View of Competition with the United States
    Audubon Ballroom
    60 mins
    Moderator: Dr. Seth Jones
    Moderator: Dr. Seth Jones, Harold Brown Chair; Director, Transnational Threats Project; and Senior Adviser, International Security Program - Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
    Dennis Blasko
    Dennis Blasko, Independent Analyst
    Lieutenant General (Ret) In Bum Chun
    Lieutenant General (Ret) In Bum Chun
    Dr. Chris Marsh
    Dr. Chris Marsh, Director, Center for Strategic Research Department of Strategic Studies - Joint Special Operations University, USSOCOM
12:00 PM
  1. Networking Lunch and Visit Exhibits
    Audubon Foyer and Promenade
    60 mins
1:00 PM
  1. Senior Leader Conversation
    Audubon Ballroom
    45 mins
    Ms. Heidi Grant
    Ms. Heidi Grant, Director - Defense Security Cooperation Agency
    Meaghan Keeler-Pettigrew
    Meaghan Keeler-Pettigrew, Chief Operating Officer - Global SOF Foundation
1:45 PM
  1. Senior Leader Conversation
    Audubon Ballroom
    30 mins
    Major General Dagvin R.M. Anderson
    Major General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, Commander - SOCAFRICA
    Mr. Robert Akin
    Mr. Robert Akin, President and Chief Executive Officer - Crisis Response Company
2:15 PM
  1. Networking Break and Visit Exhibits
    Audubon Foyer and Promenade
    30 mins
    All Day Coffee sponsored by Worldwide Risk Management
2:45 PM
  1. Keynote Presentation
    Audubon Ballroom
    30 mins
    Major General Sean M. Farrell
    Major General Sean M. Farrell, Director for Force Structure, Requirements, Resources and Strategic Assessments - U.S. Special Operations Command
3:15 PM
  1. Closing Remarks
    Audubon Ballrooms B - D
    15 mins
    Jimmy Mott
    Jimmy Mott, Business Development Director, AFSOC - Leidos
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3:30 PM
  1. Global SOF Network OPT 10 Year Reunion
    Tower Pool
    165 mins
    A No-Host Social for all former members of the International SOF OPT and invited friends. **Cash bar

Fundraiser Reception to Benefit The Honor Foundation

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6:30 PM
  1. The Next Course - The Honor Foundation Fundraiser Reception
    Audubon Ballroom
    180 mins
    For more information about the event and to purchase tickets, click here. 

Sponsors

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  • ServiceNow
    ServiceNow makes work, work better for people. Our cloud-based platform consolidates outdated IT systems, leverages the data, and delivers automated, digital workflows that create great experiences fo ...
  • Shotover Systems
    SHOTOVER develops the most advanced and easy to use solutions for full motion video. The company’s line of augmented reality mapping systems seamlessly overlay addressees, streets and points of intere ...
  • World Wide Technology
    World Wide Technology (WWT) is a more than $6B systems integrator that brings an innovative and proven approach to how large public and private organizations explore, evaluate, architect, and implemen ...
  • Worldwide Risk Management
    Worldwide Risk Management, Inc. specializes in helping defense contractors of all sizes maintain and satisfy the stringent requirements of conducting business CONUS and OCONUS. We assist companies fro ...
  • Crisis Response Company
    Crisis Response Company, LLC (CRC) provides security sector reform, logistics and construction solutions, subject matter expert staffing, and other defense solutions to the U.S. Department of State, t ...
  • MAG Aerospace
    MAG Aerospace, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is an industry leader in providing and enabling technology to deliver real-time situational understanding and help its customers make the world small ...
  • Navigators Global
    Navigators Global is a full-service issues management, government relations and strategic communications firm located in Washington, D.C. Our senior team members have advised Fortune 500 companies, go ...
  • Black Cape
    Black Cape is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with expertise in developing Mission Applications and applying Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to hard problems in t ...
  • JFD North America
    JFD is the world leading underwater capability provider, serving the commercial and defence markets with innovative diving, submarine and hyperbaric rescue, technical solutions and services. Operating ...
  • BlueLight
    Blue Light is a Strategic IBM Business Partner specializing in sales, support, and training of the IBM i2Ò portfolio of products. Blue Light is considered the i2 experts and a one-stop shop for all i2 ...
  • Leidos
    Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security ...
  • CACI
    For 30 years, CACI has supported SOF on some of the world’s toughest missions. We provide information technology, strategic planning and analysis, intelligence operations support, and integrated logis ...
  • Performance Drone Works
    Performance Heritage: Performance Drone Works has a legacy born out of a startup. Emerging from a unique position in professional drone racing, PDW was founded to answer the continual inbound requests ...

 

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