Imperatives Forum

All Day | U.S. Capitol Visitors Center

• 08:00 – Registration and Breakfast Reception | Atrium
• 08:45 – Program kickoff transition
  Attendees make their way into Congressional Auditorium

Morning Imperatives Session

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• 09:05 – Welcome Remarks & Morning Master of Ceremony Introduction
  Meaghan Keeler-Pettigrew, COO, Global SOF Foundation
• 09:10 – Morning Keynote Speakers Introduction
  Linnea Gavrilis, Principal, EY
• 09:15 – Morning Keynote Speaker Session
  Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chair, Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities and Chair, Senate SOF Caucus
• 09:35 – Panel Introduction
  Linnea Gavrilis, Principal, EY
• 09:40 – Panel: “The State of the Force”
  Moderator: Lt Gen (Ret) Thomas Trask
  Panelist: Christopher Miller, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Special Operations and Combating Terrorism, U.S. Department of Defense
  Panelist: VADM Tim Szymanski, Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command
• 10:30 – Morning Break
• 10:45 – Panel Introduction
  Linnea Gavrilis, Principal, EY
• 10:50 – Panel: “The Role of ASD SO/LIC”
  Moderator: Catherine Herridge, CBS News
  Panelist: Michael Lumpkin, ASD SO/LIC, Former
  Panelist: Brian Sheridan, ASD SO/LIC, Former
  Panelist: Mark Mitchell, ASD SO/LIC, Former
• 11:30 – Panel Introduction
  Linnea Gavrilis, Principal, EY
• 11:35 – Panel: “Small Business Support for SOF”
  Moderator: Lori Larsen, Chief Strategy Officer, Celestar Corporation
  Panelist: David Loines, Director, Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, Small Business Administration
  Panelist: Mike McWilliams, Small Business Program Manager, Office of Small Business Programs, U.S. Department of the Air Force
  Panelist: Pamela Callicutt, Deputy Director, Office of Small Business Programs, U.S. Department of the Army
• 12:10 – Morning Session Conclusion
  Meaghan Keeler-Pettigrew, COO, Global SOF Foundation

Lunch Sessions

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• 12:15 – Small Business Panelist Q&A Lunch | North Congressional Meeting Room
• 12:15 – Networking Lunch
  Open to all Forum attendees

Afternoon Imperatives Session

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• 13:15 – Afternoon Master of Ceremony Introduction
  Meaghan Keeler-Pettigrew, COO, Global SOF Foundation
• 13:20 – Panel Introduction
  Brett Pierson, Vice President, Textron Aviation Defense
• 13:25 – Panel: “Future of the Force: AI, Innovation, Recruitment”
  Moderator: Dr. Keenan Yoho, Vice President, Global SOF Foundation
  Panelist: Gregory Allen, Chief of Strategy and Communications, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
  Panelist: Lt Gen James Slife, Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command
• 14:05 – Panel Introduction
  Brett Pierson, Vice President, Textron Aviation Defense
• 14:10 – Panel: “Light Attack Support to SOF”
  Moderator: LTG (Ret) John Mulholland
  Panelist: Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL)
  Panelist:  Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO)
  Panelist: Lt Gen James Slife, Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command
• 15:00 – Afternoon Networking Break
• 15:25 – Afternoon Keynote Speakers Introduction
  Brett Pierson, Vice President, Textron Aviation Defense
• 15:30 – Afternoon Member Keynote Speaker Remarks and Q&A
  Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA), Co-Chair, Congressional SOF Caucus
• 15:55 – Concluding Remarks and Closing Keynote Speaker Introduction
  Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA)
• 16:00 – Closing Keynote Remarks
  Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)
• 16:15 – Afternoon Session Conclusion
  Meaghan Keeler-Pettigrew, COO, Global SOF Foundation

Global SOF Foundation Imperatives Forum Congressional Reception

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• 16:30 – 18:00 – Forum Reception