28th Annual SO/LIC Symposium & Exhibition

"Special Operations Forces Requirements in Coalition & Interagency Operations"

13 - 16 February, 2017

North Bethesda, MD

Agenda

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Panel 1: Five Eyes
Moderator: Dr. Peter McCabe, USAF (Ret), Senior Fellow, Joint Special Operations University

  • BG Paul Kenny, AUS, Deputy Director of Operations, USSOCOM
  • Col Craig Miller, USAF, Director J24, USSOCOM
  • COL Alan Mulawyshyn, CAN, Vice Commander, SOCNORTH
  • BG Gregory Smith, CAN, Formerly Chief of Staff, Combined Joint Force Land Component Commander

Panel 2: Component Commanders
Moderator: Lt Gen Thomas Trask, USAF, Vice Commander, USSOCOM

  • Maj Gen Gregory Lengyel, USAF, Deputy Commander, JSOC
  • Maj Gen Carl Mundy III, USMC, Commander, MARSOC
  • RADM Timothy Szymanski, USN, Commander, NAVSPECWARCOM
  • LTG Kenneth E. Tovo, USA, Commander, USASOC
  • Lt Gen Marshall "Brad" Webb, USAF, Commander, AFSOC

 

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Panel 3: Technical Acquisition Panel
Moderator: Charles Wolf, DHS Science and Technology Directorate, Office of Public-Private Partnership, USCG, Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center-Pacific

  • Jaymie Durnan, Strategic Initiatives, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory
  • Dr. Jason Matheny, Director, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
  • COL Peter Newell, USA (Ret), Managing Partner, BMNT Partners, LLC

Keynote Address 4

Panel 4: Special Law Enforcement Special Mission Units
Moderator: Katherine Gorka, President, Council on Global Security

  • Wade Koontz, Director Air Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations
  • CAPT Sean Regan, USCG, Commanding Officer, Maritime Security Response Team
  • Chon Taylor, Deputy Commander, FBI Hostage Rescue Team

 

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Innovation and Technology Acquisition
Moderator: Kirk Burton, Innovation Strategist, ByteCubed, LLC

  • Jonathan Aberman, Founder and Managing Director, Amplifier Ventures and TandemNSI
  • Tony Davis, Director, Agile Acquisition, USSOCOM
  • Mark Wales, Manager, Advanced Programs, Adobe Systems Federal, LLC
  • Charles Wolf, DHS Science and Technology Directorate, Office of Public-Private Partnership, USCG, Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center-Pacific