7:30 AM - Meeting Rooms 102-103

Check in/Registration

7:30 AM - South-East Lobby

Breakfast

Grab & Go

8:00 AM - Lounge

Engineering Collaboration Center

Sponsored by Weber State University

8:00 AM - 1st & 2nd Floor

Exhibits

9:00 AM - Peery's Egyptian Theater

Opening Session

• Welcome from Weber State University, Ogden City, and the State of Utah
• Ogden Air Logistics Complex’s Mission & Adapting to Rapidly Changing Environments
• Conference Overview

Mayor Ben Nadolski

Dr. Leslie Durham

Brig General G. Hall Sebren, Jr.

Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson

Ms. Kassi Bybee

10:45 AM - 1st & 2nd Floor Meeting Rooms

Breakout Sessions

10:45 AM - Executive Room 100

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)

Overview of the 414 Supply Chain Management Squadron’s organization, mission requirements, budget projections, and key NSN-specific challenges and opportunities.

Mr. Seth K. Smith

10:45 AM - Meeting Room 201

Winning Federal Innovation Grants: From Idea to Award

Federal innovation programs such as SBIR and STTR provide billions in non-dilutive funding each year to small businesses to support research and development. For companies, these programs can accelerate validation, customer engagement, and commercialization. This session will provide a brief overview of The Nucleus Institute and Utah’s innovation ecosystem, along with updates on SBIR/STTR and other key federal funding opportunities. Attendees will gain insight into how to evaluate agency fit, structure a competitive strategy, and position their technology for long-term transition and growth. The discussion will conclude with an open Q&A focused on practical guidance for companies ready to move from idea to award.

Mr. Dylan Doty

11:30 AM - Grand Ballroom

Lunch Keynote

• Lunch Service
• Col. Cornelius

Col. Daniel Cornelius

1:00 PM - 1st & 2nd Floor Meeting Rooms

Breakout Sessions

1:00 PM - Executive Room 100

Space, Command, Control, Communications, & Intelligence Systems

Overview of the 415 Supply Chain Management Squadron’s organization, mission requirements, budget projections, and key NSN-specific challenges and opportunities.

Mr. James P. Yerke

1:00 PM - Meeting Room 101

Economic Impact of Utah's Military and Defense Industry

This briefing will provide a summary of the results of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute's most recent study of the economic impact of the military and defense sector on the state of Utah's economy in terms of employment, personal income and gross domestic product. The Utah Defense Alliance contracts with the Institute through Utah's Department of Veterans and Military Affairs every three years to conduct this study.

Retired Major Gen Kevin Sullivan

1:00 PM - Meeting Room 201

Crafting a Capabilities Statement That Stands Out

A capabilities statement is often your first impression with a potential client or teaming partner—so it must be clear, credible, and compelling. In this session, we’ll break down the essential elements of an effective capabilities statement and review examples of strong vs. weak positioning. Participants will learn how to highlight differentiators, tailor to agency missions, and present past performance in ways that build trust and reduce perceived risk.

Mr. Randy Glantz

1:00 PM - Meeting Rooms 202 & 203

Supplier Search Interviews

Are you interested in participating in a supplier search interview with supply chain professionals from the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing?

2:00 PM - 1st & 2nd Floor Meeting Rooms

Breakout Sessions

2:00 PM - Executive Room 100

Aircraft

Overview of the 416 Supply Chain Management Squadron’s organization, mission requirements, budget projections, and key NSN-specific challenges and opportunities.

Lt. Col. Francis E. Rupert

2:00 PM - Meeting Room 201

MARS as a Use Case for Leveraging Student / Industry / Researcher partnerships

Discover how MARS integrates students and applied industry partnerships to work together to build a mission-ready workforce. This session highlights practical ways academia, industry, and government can connect talent to real aerospace and defense challenges and strengthen the pipeline that supports industry and the warfighter.

Dr. Brian Rague

Dr. Ben Garcia

3:00 PM - 1st & 2nd Floor Meeting Rooms

Breakout Sessions

3:00 PM - Executive Room 100

Landing Gear

Overview of the 417 Supply Chain Management Squadron’s organization, mission requirements, budget projections, and key NSN-specific challenges and opportunities.

Mr. Dee J. Mackliet

3:00 PM - Meeting Room 101

Northrop Prime Briefing: Strategic Supply Chain Excellence

"Strategic Supply Chain directly determines whether a company can deliver growth, satisfy customers, control cost, manage risk, and outperform competitors. It is no longer just an operational function; it is a source of competitive advantage."

Mr. Jeff Linke

3:00 PM - Meeting Room 201

Aircraft Availability – The Ultimate Combat Enabler

Combat capability is ultimately defined by mission capable aircraft on the ramp and available to the combatant commander. The Air Force sustainment enterprise, comprising both Government and Industry, is fundamentally responsible for ensuring that aircraft are available to meet the need. Modern manufacturing, logistics and sustainment techniques, when applied to aircraft designed and built before widespread use of computers, offer new ways to speedily solve sustainment challenges as long as focus is maintained on the end goal – delivering aircraft that are safe, suitable, effective and available.

Mr. Adam Grimm

4:15 PM - Grand Ballroom

Closing Keynote

• LSI, Tactical Sponsor, Presentation
• Mr. Stephen Gray SES

Mr. Sam Beasley

Mr. Stephen Gray SES

5:00 PM - Peery's Egyptian Theater

Opening Reception