2021TechNet

August 16–19, 2021 | Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center | Augusta, GA

August 2021 Edition

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 153:00 PM –5:00 PM

Registration HoursLocation: Lower Reynolds Street Lobby | Sponsored by Tyto Athene

MONDAY, AUGUST 16 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM

Registration HoursLocation: Lower Reynolds Street Lobby | Sponsored by Tyto Athene

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

AFCEA Augusta-Fort Gordon Course**Artificial Intelligence’s Influence on Cyber Security, Fighting Today’s Problem with Tomorrow’s Technologies Location: Estes

JEFF FELICE, President, CertNexus

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

AFCEA Augusta-Fort Gordon Chapter Golf TournamentLocation: Gordon Lakes Golf Course

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

AFCEA Augusta-Fort Gordon Course**Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and the Presidential Executive Order on Cyber of May 12, 2021Location: Estes

TOMMY GARDNER, CTO, HP Federal

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

GovTech Session**We’ve Had a Cyber Breach!! Who Pays for the Aftermath?Location: Lamar

ANDREW BEARDALL, ESQ, COO and General Counsel, GovTech, RRG

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

AFCEA Augusta-Fort Gordon Course**Cyber Incident Response and Reporting Under the Department of Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) RulesLocation: Estes

GREG FORDHAM, CEO, Celestial Defense

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

F5 Technical Training Workshop**Location: LamarCapacity limited, by prior registration only

PAUL SIMMONS, NGINX Sales Executive, F5 Networks, Inc.

MICKEY WOODS, Channel Sales Engineer, F5 Networks, Inc.

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

AFCEA Augusta-Fort Gordon Course**Inventory as a Cyber Security Foundation Location: Estes

JIM WESTDORP, Principal, Government Architecture and CTO, Ciena Government Solutions, Inc.

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

AFCEA Augusta-Fort Gordon Course**Moving Beyond Cowboy IT: Seven Steps for Securing the CloudLocation: Estes

JAMES A. STANGER, PH.D., Senior Director of Product Management, CompTIA

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Welcome (Back!) to Augusta Reception Location: Marriott 9th Street CourtyardOpen to all attendees & invitees from the community

TUESDAY, AUGUST 177:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Registration HoursLocation: Lower Reynolds Street Lobby | Sponsored by Tyto Athene

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Coffee BreakLocation: Oglethorpe Lobby | Sponsored by Fortinet

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM

Welcome and Opening Location: Oglethorpe

LTGEN ROBERT M. SHEA, USMC (RET.), President & CEO, AFCEA International

THE HONORABLE HARDIE DAVIS, JR. (INVITED), Mayor of Augusta

8:15 AM – 9:00 AM

Army Cyber Center of Excellence (CCOE) Opening RemarksLocation: Oglethorpe

BG PAUL T. STANTON, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence & Fort Gordon

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Keynote: Opening AddressOperationalizing the Unified Network for Multi-Domain OperationsLocation: Oglethorpe

LTG JOHN. B. MORRISON, JR., USA, Deputy Chief of Staff G6, U.S. Army

9:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Exhibition Hours

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Networking BreakLocations: Olmstead, Courtyard, and Surface Parking Lot

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM

Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE) Airborne ExerciseLocation: Barton Field, Fort Gordon

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Breakout SessionDelivering the Information Advantage Q&ALocation: Rains

COL MICHAEL HAMMERSTROM, USA

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

International Capture the Flag Cyber Challenge hosted by Parsons**Location: Georgia Cyber CenterCapacity limited, by prior registration only

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

Cyber QuestLocation: Estes

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Keynote: Program Executive Officer/Program Manager (PEO/PM)Enterprise Information Systems (EIS)Location: Georgia Cyber Center Auditorium

ROSS R. GUCKERT, PEO, PEO EIS

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

German Liaison General Officer Session Operationalizing Information Advantage – a German ApproachLocation: Oglethorpe

BG (OF-6) ARMIN FLEISCHMANN, Director Plans and Policy Directorate, Cyber & Information Domain

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Panel: Warrant OfficersSignal and Cyber Warrant Officer Evolution to Support Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) and Information Advantage (AI)Location: Lamar

Moderator: CW5 PAUL SANKEY, USA, Command Chief Warrant Officer, US Army CCOE

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Panel: POEO/PM with Q&AProgram Executive Office/Program Manager (PEO/PM) Enterprise Infor-mation Systems (EIS) Panel with Q&A SessionLocation: Georgia Cyber Center Auditorium

Moderator: JOHN HOWELL, Deputy PEO, Enterprise Information Systems (EIS)

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Networking Luncheon*Locations: Olmstead, Courtyard, and Surface Parking Lot

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Track 1: Session 1Location: LamarSponsored by ManTechDelivering Decision Dominance through Cyber

THERON C. SPURGEON, Peraton

Electromagnetic Warfare Capabilities

COL DANIEL A. HOLLAND, USA, Army Capabilities Manager, U.S. Army Electronic Warfare

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

Splunk TechTalk**Unlocking Data to Drive Smarter & Safer Weapon SystemsLocation: Estes

RAY CRUCIATA, Senior Sales Engineer, Splunk

MIKE WEIGAND, Chief Growth Officer & Co-Founder, Shift5

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9:15 AM – 10:00 AM

Keynote: Morning AddressLocation: Oglethorpe

LTG STEPHEN G. FOGARTY, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Command

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Exhibition Hours

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM

U.S. Army CHESS Breakout Session

WAYNE SOK, Product Lead, CHESS

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Keynote: PEOArmy Futures Command Network CFT: PEO C3T, and DEVCOM C5ISR CenterLocation: Georgia Cyber Center Auditorium

NICHOLAUS H. SAACKS, Acting Deputy PEO, PEO C3T

BG JETH REY, USA, Director, Network Cross Functional Team

JOE WELCH, Director, DEVCOM C5ISR Center

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

Fireside Chat: Transforming Army Software and Cybersecurity ReadinessLocation: Oglethorpe

MG ROBERT L. EDMONSON, II, USA, Incoming Commanding General, U.S. Army, Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM)

JENNIFER SWANSON, Director, Software Engineering Center, U.S. Army CECOM

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

F5 TechTalkVirtualizing The Edge: Edge 2.0Location: Lamar

MICHAEL SLAVINSKY, Army Sales Engineer, F5 Networks, Inc.

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Panel: PEO/PM with Q&AArmy Futures Command Network CFT: PEO C3T, and DEVCOM C5ISRLocation: Georgia Cyber Center Auditorium

Moderator: JUSTIN EIMERS, Public Communications Specialist, U.S. Army Program Executive Office C3T

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Networking Luncheon*Locations: Olmstead, Courtyard, and Surface Parking Lot

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

Thunderdome - DODIN Security Way Ahead in Light of Zero TrustLocation: Oglethorpe

Moderator: MG GARRETT S. YEE, USA, Assistant to the Director, Defense Informa-tion Systems Agency

ANGELA LANDRESS, PH.D., CHIEF, Cyber Development Directorate, Defense Information Systems Agency

STEPHEN M. WALLACE, Systems Innovation Scientist, Emerging Tech-nology Directorate, Defense Information Systems Agency

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

AFCEA Preferred Provider Session: SANS Institute**The Business Risk to Critical InfrastructureLocation: Estes

TIM CONWAY, Technical Director, ICS and SCADA Programs, SANS Institute

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Track 2: Session 2Enhancing Signal Personnel CapabilitiesLocation: LamarSponsored by Broadleaf

ROBERT COLLINS, U.S. Army Signal School

LAMAR LAUDERDALE, Enlisted Division Chief, U.S. Army Signal School

CW5 KIM OLIVER, USA, Signal Leadership Development College Tech-nical Director, Cyber Center of Excellence

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM

Panel: Implementing the Unified NetworkLocation: Oglethorpe Ballroom

Moderator: MG MARIA B. BARRETT, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Network Enterprise Technology, Command

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM

Panel: Senior Enlisted LeaderPerspective on Supporting Decision DominanceLocation: Oglethorpe

Moderator: CSM TOM CLARK, USA (RET.), Executive Director, Alliance for Fort Gordon

Capture the Flag Awards

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Classified Session IAssuring an Operationally Focused Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) Environment – Enabling the Warfighter’s Information AdvantageLocation: Georgia Cyber Center Sponsored by AmentumCapacity limited, by prior registration only

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

Track 2: Session 1Accessing, Educating and Employing the Cyber and Electromagnetic Warfare WorkforcesLocation: LamarSponsored by Broadleaf

CSM CECIL REYNOLDS, USA, Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Cyber School

CW5 TRAVIS YSEN, USA, Senior Cyber Warfare Technician, U.S. Army Cyber School

TODD BOUDREAU, USA (RET.), Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Cyber School

SCOTT SMITH, PH.D., Director of Training, U.S. Army Cyber School

SHAWN BOVA, Office Chief of Cyber Director, U.S. Army Cyber School

2:00 PM –3:00 PM

AFCEA August-Fort Gordon Course**Zero Trust: Beyond the BuzzwordLocation: Estes

KEVIN GOODE, Senior Sales Engineer, Thales

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

Classified Session IIAssuring an Operationally Focused Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) Environment – Enabling the Warfighter’s Information AdvantageLocation: Georgia Cyber CenterSponsored by AmentumCapacity limited, by prior registration only

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Keynote: Integrated Information Warfare1st Special Forces Command and Information Advantage across the Conflict ContinuumLocation: Oglethorpe

MG ROBERT E. ANGLE, USA, Commanding General, 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Networking ReceptionLocations: Olmstead, Courtyard, and Surface Parking LotSponsored by ConvergeOne and Ciena

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 187:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Coffee BreakLocation: Oglethorpe LobbySponsored by Verizon

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Registration HoursLocation: Lower Reynolds Street LobbySponsored by Tyto Athene

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

AFCEA Augusta-Fort Gordon Course**Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) ImpactLocation: Estes

STEVE SCARBROUGH, Computer Network Defense Engineer, Intelligensis

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Track 1: Session 2Modernization of the Army Unified NetworkLocation: LamarSponsored by ManTech

COL CHRISTIAN A. HAFFEY, Director, U.S. Army Capability Manager for Tactical Radios/Networks & Services, Cyber Center of Excellence

BG ROB PARKER, USA, Deputy Director, J6

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2:30 PM – 5:30 PM

CompTIA Mini-Bootcamp**Never Break the Chain: Lessons Learned about Resilience and Supply Chain in the CloudLocation: Estes

PHIL FUSTER, Imperva

COL MICHAEL L. HAGGARD, USA, Signal Corps, U.S. Army

JAMES M.T. MORRISON, Cyber Security Office of the North America CTO, HPE

JAMES A. STANGER, PH.D., Senior Director of Product Management, CompTIA

ALLEN WHIPPLE, Server Management & Server Security, HPE

KEN WITT, Director of Business Development, Army, GDIT

COL CARL A. YOUNG, ARNG, Chief of Staff-ARNG Affairs/Senior Guard Advisor, U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Panel: Women in Cyber Leadership** Women Cyber Leaders Discuss Artificial Intelligence and Other Cyber ChallengesLocation: Oglethorpe BallroomSponsored by Ciena & Walker and Associates

Moderator: CARRIE MCLEISH, Director of Federal Capture, SANS Institute

MG JOHANNA P. CLYBORNE, ARNG, Deputy Commanding General – ARNG, U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence, Assistant Adjutant General, Minnesota National Guard

GOKILA DORAI, PH.D., Assistant Professor, School of Computer and Cyber Sciences, Augusta University

ARLENE ESPINAL, DBA, Vice President Analytics, Automation, AI (A3), Innovation and Capabilities Office, ManTech

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Women in AFCEA ReceptionLocation: Riverwalk Hallway

THURSDAY, AUGUST 197:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Coffee BreakLocation: Oglethorpe Lobby

7:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Registration HoursLocation: Lower Reynolds Street LobbySponsored by Tyto Athene

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Fireside ChatStreamlining Information in Support of JADC2Location: Oglethorpe Facilitator: LTGEN ROBERT M. SHEA, USMC (RET.), President & CEO, AFCEA International

LTGEN DENNIS A. CRALL, USMC, Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers / Cyber and Chief Information Officer, Joint Staff J6

LT GEN ROBERT J. SKINNER, USAF, Director, Defense Information Systems Agency, Commander, Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Networking BreakLocations: Olmstead, Courtyard, and Surface Parking Lot

8:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Exhibition Hours

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM

AFCEA Augusta-Fort Gordon Course**Data Science Support to Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA)Location: Estes

STEVE SCARBROUGH, Computer Network Defense Engineer, Intelligensis

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM

AFCEA Augusta-Fort Gordon Small Business WorkshopSmall Business Cybersecurity in a Dynamic Threat LandscapeLocation: Lamar

CHRISTOPHER BOAN, CTO, Endictus Corp.

PETER DI GIORGIO, Federal Account Executive, Security Onion Solutions

ZACHARY HODGES, Vice President and COO, Cyber Security Solutions

JOE TEASLEY, CEO and Owner, TMPC, Inc.

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Keynote: PEOPEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (IEWS)Location: Georgia Cyber Center Auditorium

LAURENCE MIXON, Special Assistance to the PEO, Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Panel: PEOPEO Intelligence, IEWSLocation: Georgia Cyber Center Auditorium

Moderator: LAURENCE MIXON, Special Assistance to the PEO, Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Information Advantage Core TasksLocation: OglethorpeSponsored by Alion Science

Moderator:BG PAUL G. CRAFT, USA, Commandant, U.S. Army Cyber School

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Networking Luncheon*Locations: Olmstead, Courtyard, and Surface Parking Lot

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

AFCEA Augusta-Fort Gordon Course**Secure Vector Routing – Saving Money/Bandwidth in a Zero Trust EnvironmentLocation: Estes

PATRICK MELAMPY, Fellow and Chief Operating Officer of 128 Technology, Juniper

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM

Keynote: Closing AddressLocation: Oglethorpe

MG MARIA B. BARRETT, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Network Enterprise Technology Command

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM

Conference ClosingLocation: Oglethorpe

LTGEN ROBERT M. SHEA, USMC (RET.), President & CEO, AFCEA International

BG PAUL T. STANTON, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence & Fort Gordon

*Ticket required. Additional tickets may be available for purchase at registration.**Approved for CompTIA CEUs, GIAC CPEs and/or CertNexus CFR CECs.

Submit questions for the sessions in Oglethorpe Ballroom: AskMeTNA@gmail.com

Complimentary bus service is available between the Marriott Convention Center and Fort Gordon (pickup points at Winship Hall and the Huddle House), as well as between the Marriott Convention Center and the overflow parking lot at the James Brown Arena.  Busses will run in a continuous loop with departures every ~30 minutes during the following times:

Monday, Aug 16: 6:30 AM–8:30 PMTuesday, Aug 17: 6:30 AM–6:30 PM

Wednesday, Aug 18: 6:30 AM–6:30 PMThursday, Aug 19: 6:30 AM–5:30 PM

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