2025 AFA Warfare Symposium | Videos, Transcripts
Monday, March 3, 2025
Keynote Address: Chief of Space Operations
- Gen. B. Chance Saltzman
Chief of Space Operations
Keynote Address: Chief of Staff of the Air Force
- Gen. David Allvin
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
The Importance of Resilient Launch Infrastructure
- Tory Bruno
President and CEO, United Launch Alliance - Jon Edwards
Vice President, Falcon and Dragon, SpaceX - Dave Limp
CEO, Blue Origin - Moderator:
Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant
Commander, Space Systems Command
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Next-Generation Air Superiority: How Are We Going to Fight?
- Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach
Commander, Air Combat Command - Lt. Gen. Dale White
Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics - Maj. Gen. Joseph Kunkel
Director of Force Design, Integration, and Wargaming - Moderator:
Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, USAF (Ret.)
Dean, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Untapped Commercial Resources for Space
- Louis Bergeron
Senior Vice President, Defense, Govini - Matt Brown
Executive Technology Director, Air & Space Defense Systems, Raytheon - Phil Carrai
President, Space, Training, & Cyber Security Division, Kratos - Moderator:
Charles Galbreath
Senior Resident Fellow for Space Studies, Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence
Next-Gen Munitions
- Maj. Gen. Steve Sargeant, USAF (Ret.)
Chief Executive Officer, Marvin Test Solutions - Frank DeMauro
Vice President and General Manager, Weapon Systems, Northrop Grumman - Jon Norman
VP, Air & Space Defense Systems, Requirements and Capability, Raytheon - Jon Piatt
Executive Vice President, ISR, Aviation & Security, SNC - Moderator:
Brig. Gen. Robert Lyons
PEO for Weapons and Director of the Armament Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command
Sense, Decide, Engage: Intelligence Driving Unified Action
- Lt. Gen. Leah Lauderback
Deputy Chief of Staff, ISR and Cyber Effects Operations - Maj. Gen. Gregory Gagnon
Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence - Greg Ryckman
Deputy Director for Global Integration, Defense Intelligence Agency - Moderator:
Rob Wavra
Partner, McKinsey & Company
Innovative Outliers: Breaking the Code on Acquisition
- Stacey Rock
President, Turbine Technologies Division, Kratos - Carlo Viray
Director of Growth, Rise8 - Col. Nathan Stuckey
Military Deputy, Rapid Sustainment Office
Live, Virtual and Constructive Training: What’s Next?
- Col. Robert S. “Slip” Smith
Commander, 505th Combat Training Group - Iain Ferguson
CTO, Air Force & Combatant Commands Business Group, SAIC - Jenn Serra
General Manager, Simulation & Training Solutions, Collins Aerospace, an RTX business - Moderator:
Tobias Naegele
Editor in Chief, AFA’s Air & Space Forces Magazine
Winning Tomorrow with a New Force Design
- Lt. Gen. Dave Harris
Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force Futures - Maj. Gen Joseph Kunkel
Director of Force Design, Integration, and Wargaming - Brig. Gen. Ryan Keeney
Director, Concepts and Strategy, Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force Futures - Moderator:
Lt. Gen. Burt Field, USAF (Ret.)
President & CEO, AFA
Supporting Combatant Commanders
- Lt. Gen. Luke Ahmann
Commander, First Air Force (U.S. Air Forces Northern) - Lt. Gen. Derek France
Commander, Air Forces Central Command - Maj. Gen. Larry Broadwell
Deputy Commander, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) - Brig. Gen. John B. Creel
Deputy Commander, Air Forces Southern - Moderator:
Lt. Gen. Gus Guastella, USAF (Ret.)
Former Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
Missile Warning and Tracking for Next-Gen Threats
- Col. Robert Davis
PEO, Space Sensing Directorate, Space Systems Command - Col. Alexander Rasmussen
Chief Capability Officer, Space Development Agency - Col. Ernest Schmitt
Commander, Mission Delta 4 - Moderator:
Jennifer Reeves
Senior Resident Fellow for Space Studies, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Building the Force of the Future
- Gen. Duke Richardson
Commander, Air Force Materiel Command - Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson
Commander, Air Education and Training Command - Maj. Gen. Mark Mitchum
Commander, Integrated Capabilities Command (Provisional) - Brig. Gen. David C. Epperson
Special Assistant to the Air Force Chief of Staff - Moderator:
Lt. Gen. Burt Field, USAF (Ret.)
President & CEO, AFA
PNT at a Crossroads
- Col. Andrew Menschner
Commander, Mission Delta 31, Space Operations Command - Dr. Jeffrey Hebert
Senior Scientist for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, Sensors Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory - Dr. David Voss
Director, Spectrum Warfare, Space Warfighting Analysis Center - Moderator:
Charles Galbreath
Senior Resident Fellow for Space Studies, Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence
Northern Tier Defense
- Maj. Gen. Chris McKenna
Commander, 1 Canadian Air Division, Canadian NORAD Region - Maj. Gen. Jonas Wikman
Air Chief of the Swedish Air Force - Scott Gilloon
Sector Vice President, USAF Strategic Development, GA-ASI - Moderator:
Brig. Gen. Houston Cantwell, USAF (Ret.)
Senior Resident Fellow for Airpower Studies, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
USSF Future Objectives and International Partnerships
- Air Marshal Paul Godfrey
Assistant Chief of Space Operations, Future Concepts and Partnerships, USSF - Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton
Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Strategy, Plans, Programs and Requirements - Maj. Gen. Dennis O. Bythewood
Special Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations - Moderator:
Sian Griffiths
Partner, McKinsey & Company
Overcoming EW Threats
- James Conroy
VP, Electronic Warfare and Targeting in the Navigation, Targeting & Survivability Division, Northrop Grumman - Patrick Creighton
Vice President & General Manager Electronic Warfare, Airborne Combat Systems, L3Harris - Amanda Whites
Senior Director, Strategic Captures, Parry Labs - Moderator:
Col. Nicole M. Petrucci
Commander, Space Delta 3, Space Operations Command
Countering Enemy Kill Webs
- Gen., USAF (Ret.)
Vice President of Strategic Campaigns for Aeronautics Strategy & Business Development, Lockheed Martin - Dave Harrold
Vice President and General Manager, Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions, BAE Systems - Ed Zoiss
President, Space & Airborne Systems, L3Harris - Moderator:
Maj. Gen. William Betts
Director of Plans, Programs and Requirements, Air Combat Command
Integrating Space to the Global Fight
- Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess
Commander, U.S. Space Forces - Space - Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir
Commander, U.S. Space Forces - Indo-Pacific - Brig. Gen. Jacob Middleton
Commander, U.S. Space Forces - Europe and Space Forces - Africa - Col. Christopher Putman
Commander, U.S. Space Forces - Central - Moderator:
Gen. Kevin Chilton, USAF (Ret.)
Explorer Chair, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence
The ACE Mindset
- Gen. James B. Hecker
Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - U.S. Air Forces Africa - Gen. Kevin Schneider
Commander, Pacific Air Forces - CMSgt. Randy Kwiatkowski
Command Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa - CMSgt. Kathleen McCool
Command Chief, Pacific Air Forces - Moderator:
Heather Penney
Senior Resident Fellow, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Securing the Supply Chain
- Col. Louis Ruscetta, USAF (Ret.)
Director, Strategic Programs, Virtualitics - Chris Long
Vice President and General Manager, Space and Intelligence Systems, General Dynamics Mission Systems - Shawn Warren
Vice President, Combat and Trainer Engines, GE Aerospace - Moderator:
Stephen Gray
Director, 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, Air Force Sustainment Center
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
How AI Can Change the Game
- Maj. Gen. Steve “Bucky” Butow
Military Deputy and Director, Space Portfolio, Defense Innovation Unit - Jason Droege
Chief Strategy Officer, Scale AI - Joel Minton
Head of Technology, Google Public Sector - Moderator:
Maj. Gen. Kimberly Crider, USAF (Ret.)
Founding Partner, Elara Nova
NATO in Action
- Tom Goffus
Assistant Secretary General for Operations, NATO - Lt. Gen. Luigi Del Bene
Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff Operational Forces – 1st Air Region Command, Italian Air Force - Brig. Gen. Andrew Clark
Commander, NATO Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Force - Moderator:
Air Commodore Nikki Thomas
UK Air & Space Attaché to the United States
Sustaining the Fight: Arming to Win
- Lt. Gen. Linda S. Hurry
Deputy Commander, Air Force Materiel Command - Maj. Gen. Akshai Gandhi
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations - Steve Botwinik
Vice President and Deputy General Manager, Advanced Programs, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control - Moderator:
John Venable
Senior Resident Fellow for Airpower Studies, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Next-Generation NC3
- Lt. Gen. Andrew Gebara
Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration - Maj. Gen. Ty W. Neuman
Director, Strategic Plans, Programs and Requirements, Air Force Global Strike Command - Col. Ryan Rose
Deputy Director, Military Communications and PNT, Space Systems Command - Moderator:
Jennifer Reeves
Senior Resident Fellow for Space Studies, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Operational Testing and Training for Space
- Dan McCullough
Senior Manager, Space Test, Training and Exercise Mission Strategy, National Security Space, Lockheed Martin - Mike Rokaw
Executive Director, Phantom Works, Boeing - Teoifolis Williams
Director, Defense Space Account, SAIC - Moderator:
Col. Corey Klopstein
PEO, Operational Test and Training Infrastructure, Space Systems Command
Moving Target Engagement
- Josh Conine
Director, Space Command and Control, SAIC - Kimberly Hicks
Senior Director, Mobility Surveillance and Bombers - Phantom Works, Boeing - Jeff Schrader
VP, Strategy & Business Development, Lockheed Martin Space - Moderator:
Steven Wert
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Integration
Fueling and Sustaining the Fight: Projecting Power Anytime, Anywhere
- Gen. John Lamontagne
Commander, Air Mobility Command - Lt. Gen. John P. Healy
Chief of Air Force Reserve, and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command - Moderator:
Maj. Gen. Larry Stutzriem, USAF (Ret.)
Executive Vice President, AFA
Drones in Ukraine: Emerging Lessons
- Steve Milano
Advanced Effects, Air Dominance and Strike, Anduril - Ryan Tseng
CEO, Shield AI - Kyle Woo
CUAS Program Manager, Zone 5 Technologies - Moderator:
Maj. Gen. Charles Corcoran, USAF (Ret.)
Former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations
Next-Gen Combat Aircraft
- Maj. Gen. Ty W. Neuman
Director, Strategic Plans, Programs and Requirements, Air Force Global Strike Command - Jill Albertelli
President, Military Engines, Pratt & Whitney - Tom Jones
Executive Vice President and President Aeronautics Sector, Northrop Grumman - Greg Ulmer
President, Aeronautics, Lockheed Martin - Moderator:
J. Michael Dahm
Senior Resident Fellow for Aerospace and China Studies, AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Building Better Leaders: The Enlisted Edge
- CMSSF John Bentivegna
Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force - CMSAF David Flosi
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force - Moderator:
Col. Patrick Donley, USAF (Ret.), PhD.
Director, AFA's Doolittle Leadership Center
CCA Logistics
- Maj. Gen. Joseph Kunkel
Director of Force Design, Integration, and Wargaming - Mike Atwood
Vice President, Advanced Programs, GA-ASI - Andrew Van Timmeren
Senior Director, Autonomous Airpower, Anduril Industries. - Moderator:
Larry Stutzriem
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Air & Space Forces Association
Forward Airbase Resilience
- Col. Curt Ebitz, USMC, (Ret.)
Federal Strategic Account Executive, Department of the Navy, Schneider Electric - Col. Trey Coleman, USAF (Ret.)
Chief Product Officer, Raft - Robert Winkler
VP, Corporate Development and National Security Programs, Kratos - Moderator:
John Tirpak
Editorial Director, AFA's Air & Space Forces Magazine
Deterrence in an Increasingly Dangerous World
- Lt. Gen. Thomas Carden, USA
Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command - Vice Adm. Richard Correll
Deputy Commander, U.S. Strategic Command - Lt. Gen. Thomas L. James, USA
Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Command - Moderator:
Gen. Kevin Chilton, USAF (Ret.)
Explorer Chair, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence
Force Generation
- Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr.
Commander, Space Operations Command - Maj. Gen. Akshai Gandhi
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations - Moderator:
Tobias Naegele
Editor in Chief, AFA's Air & Space Forces Magazine
The Joint Simulation Environment: Where It Stands Now
- Col. C. Matt Ryan
Senior Materiel Leader, Advanced Training Capabilities Division, AFLCMC - Col. Corey Klopstein
PEO, Operational Test and Training Infrastructure, Space Systems Command - Moderator:
Maj. Gen. Scott Cain
Commander, Air Force Test Center
The Cyber Threat: Impacting Our Economy, Military, and Critical Infrastructure
- Maj. Gen. Matteo Martemucci
Deputy Chief, Central Security Service - Venice Goodwine
CIO, Department of the Air Force - Moderator:
Brig. Gen. Greg Touhill, USAF (Ret.)
Director, SEI's CERT Division
Missile Defense: Lessons Learned
- Lt. Gen. Heath Collins
Director, Missile Defense Agency - Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr.
Commander, Space Operations Command - Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess
Commander, U.S. Space Forces - Space - Moderator:
Gen. John Hyten, USAF (Ret.)
11th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff