TENTATIVE AGENDA.  Subject to Change.

Monday, November 18, 2024
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
No-Host Reception - Cotton at Riverside Mill, 109 Bridge St #600, Danville, VA 24541
 
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration Open
 
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM
BlueForge Alliance Welcome
Chris Holshouser, BlueForge Alliance
8:10 AM - 8:20 AM
IALR Welcome
Telly Tucker, Institute for Advanced Learning and Research
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM
Purpose/Overview
Jesse Geisbert, Navy
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Keynote
Matthew Sermon, U.S. Navy
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM
Maritime Industrial Base Overview
Whitney Jones, Navy
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
Maritime Industrial Base Technical Overview
RDML Peter Small, NAVSEA
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Networking Break
 
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Material Maturity
Aaron Wiest, Navy
Joel White, BlueForge Alliance
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Maritime Industrial Base Industry 4.0 / NDT / Digital
Larissa Smith, Navy
Colin Cox, BlueForge Alliance
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Shipbuilder Engagement Brief
Alexander Adams, General Dynamics
Marissa Hodge, HII-Newport News Shipbuilding
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch/Networking Break
 
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
In Service Engagement & Emergent Issues
Micah Keller, DRPM MIB
Jay Ong, Navy
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
AM CoE
Don Hairston, Austal USA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel Discussion:  Qualifying Suppliers at the AM CoE
Robert Carter, TBGA
Scott Kasen, Austal USA Advanced Technologies
Roxanne Warren, BlueForge Alliance
Kirk Scheel, General Dynamics - Electric Boat
Jeremy Quinter, Huntington Ingalls Incorporated - Newport News Shipbuilding
Haley Cook, Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Panel Discussion Q&A
 
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Closing Remarks
Chris Holshouser, BlueForge Alliance
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
AM CoE Tours
 
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Networking Reception - ATDM Auditorium
 
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