Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC)
"Expanding the Competitive Space"
16 - 19 May 2022
Tampa, FL
Monday, May 16, 2022
Introduction to SOF Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L)
- Mr. William Innes, Deputy Director of Acquisition, USSOCOM
Facility Clearances
- Mr. John "Troy" Fredette, Industrial Security Program Manager
SOFWERX Overview
- Mr. Glen Cullen, Program Manager, Acquisition Agility, USSOCOM
- Ms. Leslie Babich, Director, SOFWERX
SBIR 101 & Agency Presentations
- Mr. Mina Khalil, USSOCOM SBIR/STTR Program Manager
- Dr. Matt Willis, Director, Army Prize Competitions and Army Applied SBIR Program
- Christina Barnhill, MDA
- Robert Smith, U.S. Navy
- Jennifer Thabet, DARPA
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
USSOCOM Commanding General Keynote
- GEN Richard Clarke, USA, Commanding General, USSOCOM
USSOCOM Acquisition Executive Keynote
- Mr. James Smith, Acquisition Executive, USSOCOM
Science & Technology Overview
- Ms. Lisa Sanders, Director, Science & Technology, USSOCOM
JATF-HEO Overview
- COL Jarret Mathews, USA, Joint Acquisition Task Force Director
J4 Director Insights
- COL Derek Jansen, USSOCOM Director of Logistics
PEO Deep Dive Brief: Fixed Wing
- Col Kenneth Kuebler, USAF, Program Executive Officer, Fixed Wing
PEO Deep Dive Brief: SOF Warrior
- COL Anh Ha, USA, Program Executive Officer, SOF Warrior
PEO Overview: Services
- Mr. Theodore Koufas, Senior Service Manager, PEO-Services
PEO Deep Dive: Special Reconnaissance (SR)
- Mr. David Breede, PEO Special Reconnaissance
Vehicle Lifecycle Overview (PM FOSOV)
- LtCol Alfredo Romero, Program Manager, Family of Special Operations Vehicles
PM Enterprise Networks
- Ms. Liliana Roman, Program Manager, Enterprise Networks
Military Information Support Operations (MISO)
- LtCol Shelton Richards, Program Manager, Military Information Support Operations (MISO)
PM Tactical Communications
- Mr. Joel Kurzdorfer, Deputy Program Manager, Tactical Communications
Multi Mission Electronic Countermeasures (ECM)
- LTC Brice Cooper, Program Manager, Counterproliferation & CUAS
Weapons Portfolio Overview
- LTC John M. (Tosh) Lancaster, Program Manager, SOF Lethality
SOF Personal Equipment Advanced Requirements (SPEAR) Portfolio Overview (PM SSES)
- Mr. Adam Fields, Program Manager, Survival, Support & Equipment Systems
SOF Digital Applications Overview
- COL Paul Weizer, Program Executive Officer, SOF Digital Applications
SDA Deep Dive Panel Discussion
- COL Paul Weizer, Program Executive Officer, SOF Digital Applications
Army Special Operations Aviation Acquisition Team - Rotary Wing Deep Dive
- Mr. Geoff Downer, SES, Program Executive Officer
PM - Integrated Sensor Systems (ISS) Deep Dive
PM - Sensitive Site Exploitation (SSE) Deep Dive
PM - Technical Collection and Communications (TCC) Deep Dive
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
PEO Overview: Rotary Wing
- Mr. Geoffrey Downer, SES, Program Executive Officer
S&T Enablers
- Ms. Lisa Sanders, Director, Science & Technology, USSOCOM
PEO Deep Dive: SOFSA
- COL Joe Blanton, USA, Program Executive Officer, SOFSA
PEO Overview: Fixed Wing
- Col Kenneth Kuebler, USAF, Program Executive Officer, Fixed Wing
Acquiring with Allies Panel
- Kelly Huges
- Ayesha Vaid
- Betsy Delong
- Katherine Koleski
PEO Overview: Maritime
- CAPT Randy Slaff, USN, Program Executive Officer, Maritime
Doing Business with International Operations
- Mr. Jeffrey "JD" Barnes, Chief of International Operations, USSOCOM
PM Remote Capabilities (RC)
- Mr. David Breede, Program Manager, Remote Capabilities
U.S. Army Modernization Priorities
- Mr. Joe Alexander, Director (A), Sensors & electron Devices Directorate, DEVCOM Army research laboratory
Thursday, May 19, 2022
PEO Overview: Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4)
- Mr. Art Coon, Deputy Program Executive Officer-C4
USSOCOM Chief Data Officer
- Mr. Thom Kenney, Chief Data Officer, USSOCOM
USSOCOM Chief Information Officer
- Mr. Peter "Joe" Tragakis, Chief Information Officer, USSOCOM