Transportation Academy Seminars/Classes
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Transportation Academy Points of Contact:
Mr. Tim Ringdahl, Deputy Lead Project Officer, USTRANSCOM
timothy.p.ringdahl.ctr@mail.mil, 618-817-4126
Ms. Pam Lindsey, Director of Education, NDTA
plindsey@ndtahq.com, 443-690-1602
| Survey | Track | Day/Time (CDT) | Room | Course Title | Speaker(s) / Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity & IT Best Practices | Mon, 6 Oct, 08:00-09:00 | Midway 6 | AI Operations at USTRANSCOM | Kyle Nordman, USTRANSCOM J6 CDO | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Mon, 6 Oct, 08:00-09:00 | Midway 5 | Commercial Strategic Seaport Acquisition Using the Transportation Priorities and Allocation System (TPAS) | Matt Butram, Maritime Administration (MARAD); Jimmy Wiley, ARTRANS (SDDC); Anthony Laudano, USTRANSCOM AQ | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Mon, 6 Oct, 08:00-09:00 | Regency C | Contractors on the Battlefield | Col John Barry (moderator), USTRANSCOM J5-F; CAPT Kimberly Glenn, MSC; Group CPT Alan Brown, Australian LNO to USTRANSCOM; Steven Gueck, USINDOPACOM J4; Keith Sylvia, DLA Energy; John "Chris" Brookie, World Fuel Services | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Mon, 6 Oct, 08:00-09:00 | Regency B | JTMS Optimizing Transportation: Mission Ready. Audit Ready. | Al Albers, Lance Litteken, Suzanne Chase, Rob Tondevold, TCAQ | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Mon, 6 Oct, 08:00-09:00 | Midway 7/8 | Transportation Account Codes (TAC) | Kelly Wentz, DLA HQ J345 Transportation Policy | |
| U.S. Army Transportation Command (SDDC) Workshop | Mon, 6 Oct, 08:00-09:00 | Regency A | SDDC Operating Concept | COL Paul Licata, HQ SDDC/G5 | |
| Acquisition, Finance, Policy, & Legal | Mon, 6 Oct, 09:30-10:30 | Midway 10 | Source Selection: A 360 Degree Perspective | Garth Sanginiti, Anew Solutions | |
| Data, AI, Analytics, & Intel | Mon, 6 Oct, 09:30-10:30 | Midway 6 | Contested Logistics: The Impact of Conflict on Joint Sustainment | LCDR Jeremy Oliver, Nicholas Oates, Alexander Bush, Mark Beaty, USTRANSCOM J2 | |
| Data, AI, Analytics, & Intel | Mon, 6 Oct, 09:30-10:30 | Midway 9 | Data Science for all and Data Mine for Defense Application | Dr. Dan Hirleman, Director, Data Mine of the Rockies & Former Head of Purdue Mechanical Engineering | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Mon, 6 Oct, 09:30-10:30 | Midway 5 | AMC’s Perspective to Delivering Lethality | Lt Gen Rebecca Sonkiss, Air Mobility Command Deputy Commander | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Mon, 6 Oct, 09:30-10:30 | Regency A | Developing Credible, Resilient Supply Chains | Maj Gen David J. Sanford, Defense Logistics Agency | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Mon, 6 Oct, 09:30-10:30 | Midway 7/8 | VISA Activation: What It Looks Like When You Need to Sail Tonight | Richard Wanerman, Maritime Administration (MARAD) | |
| Professional Development, HR, & Leadership | Mon, 6 Oct, 09:30-10:30 | Regency C | The Future of Joint Logistics: Strategy, Technology, and Beyond | Lt Gen (Ret) Leo Kosinski, NDU Senior Fellow; George Topic, Center for Joint and Strategic Logistics | |
| Professional Development, HR, & Leadership | U.S. Army Transportation Command (SDDC) Workshop | Mon, 6 Oct, 09:30-10:30 | Grand Ballroom | The Freight Carrier Registration Program (FCRP) | Kevin Taylor, HQ SDDC/G3 |
| Acquisition, Finance, Policy, & Legal | Mon, 6 Oct, 11:15-12:15 | Midway 10 | Advancing USTRANSCOM's Operational Capabilities: Integrating AWS and Anthropic AI Solutions for Accelerated Transportation Management | Joshua Hobgood, PhD, AWS; Rob Nolen, Anthropica | |
| Cybersecurity & IT Best Practices | Mon, 6 Oct, 11:15-12:15 | Midway 7/8 | Cybersecurity: It's Not Just a Software Problem | Scott Hopper, Hopper Consulting | |
| Data, AI, Analytics, & Intel | Mon, 6 Oct, 11:15-12:15 | Midway 6 | Access, AI, and Adversaries: Technology’s Role in Modern Irregular Warfare | MG (Ret) Ed Dorman III (moderator), Irregular Warfare Center; Aaron Stanek, IBM; Dave Bradley, r4 Technologies; Jim Utley, Bennett Motor Express; Josh Hunt, USTRANSCOM J7 | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Mon, 6 Oct, 11:15-12:15 | Midway 5 | A Decisive Approach to Future Logistics Requirements | RDML Philip Sobeck, COMSC | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Mon, 6 Oct, 11:15-12:15 | Regency C | DOT Integration for Power Projection | Erin Flanigan, Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Mon, 6 Oct, 11:15-12:15 | Regency A | Transportation Planning & Optimization | Dan Miller & Lee Williams, SAP | |
| Professional Development, Human Resources, & Leadership | Mon, 6 Oct, 11:15-12:15 | Regency B | Leadership and Mentorship Panel - Full Circle | Cheryl Garcia, US Bank (moderator); RADM Christopher Stone, USTRANSCOM J4/5/7; Kristina O'Brien, SDDC Deputy to the CG; SGM Guillermo Martinez-Quintana, Command Sergeant Major Fort Bragg | |
| U.S. Army Transportation Command (SDDC) Workshop | Mon, 6 Oct, 11:15-12:15 | Midway 9 | Systems Brief | Chris Heiby, HQ SDDC/G6 | |
| Cybersecurity & IT Best Practices | Tue, 7 Oct, 1:30-2:30 | Midway 9 | Storm Clouds: Risks to Logistics Systems in the Cloud Computing Model | Maj Michael Sanders, USTRANSCOM J3 CO-IPE | |
| Data, AI, Analytics, & Intel | Tue, 7 Oct, 1:30-2:30 | Midway 10 | Counterintelligence Panel - The Deception Game: Countering Criminal and Espionage Tactics in Transportation | LtCol Seth Neville, USTRANSCOM J2; SA Liza Fornaciari, FBI; SA Matthew Lariviere, DCIS; SA Beth Callen, DIA | |
| Data, AI, Analytics, & Intel | Tue, 7 Oct, 1:30-2:30 | Regency A | Establishing Foundational Data for DoD Logistics and Global Bulk Fuel Management: A Data-as-a-Product Approach | Mark Rogers, USTRANSCOM TCCS; Heather Boyer, TRANSCOM TCJ5-F; Brian Rogers, DLA Energy | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Tue, 7 Oct, 1:30-2:30 | Midway 6 | Heavyweight Commercial Air #1 (GHS2, Air Tender Program, and Spot Bids) | Shannon Fast, Chris Boros, & Ron Martin, USTRANSCOM J4 Commercial Services Branch | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Tue, 7 Oct, 1:30-2:30 | Regency C | Irregular Warfare, Mobility, and Homeland Defense: Preparing the National Transportation Network for Hybrid Threats | BG (Ret) Chris Burns (moderator), Irregular Warfare Center; Bill Paape, MARAD; Ryan Bennett, Bennett Family of Companies; Andrew Rolander, Joint Staff J7 | |
| International Alliances/Partnerships & Worldwide Access | Tue, 7 Oct, 1:30-2:30 | Midway 5 | Korean Theater of Operations (KTO) Contingency Transport: Procedures & Improvements | BG Hyunseok Bang, ROK TRANSCOM Commander | |
| U.S. Army Transportation Command (SDDC) Workshop | Tue, 7 Oct, 1:30-2:30 | Grand Ballroom | Ammunition and Explosives Transportation | HQ SDDC/ Safety | |
| Acquisition, Finance, Policy, & Legal | Tue, 7 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Midway 10 | Adversarial Supply Chain Risk Management (A-SCRM) | Shelley Johnson, MITRE | |
| Cybersecurity & IT Best Practices | Tue, 7 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Regency B | Integrating Global Transportation Systems for Mission Readiness: Insights from the Front Lines of USTRANSCOM IT Modernization | Brian Flood, Bill Kalish, Eric Sparks, & Rollin Spellman, DecisionPoint Corporation | |
| Data, AI, Analytics, & Intel | Tue, 7 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Regency A | Agentic AI: Gaining the Autonomous Edge | Thad Goodwyn, Booz Allen Hamilton | |
| Data, AI, Analytics, & Intel | Tue, 7 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Midway 9 | Google's Logistic Digital Ecosystem for DOD | Julian Jaramillo & Adam Tajalli, Google | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Tue, 7 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Midway 7/8 | Aviation Infrastructure | Mike Harrell, Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Tue, 7 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Grand Ballroom | Combatant Command Senior Enlisted Leader Insights into the Global Deployment & Distribution Challenges & Opportunities | CMSgt Brian Kruzelnick, USTRANSCOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) (moderator); CMSgt Kenneth Bruce, USCYBERCOM CSEL; CMSgt John Storms, NORAD/USNORTHCOM CSEL | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Tue, 7 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Midway 5 | Fueling the Future | Col Jared Gude (moderator), Gabby Earhardt, Keith Sylvia, & Brian Rogers, DLA Energy | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Tue, 7 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Midway 6 | Next Generation Delivery Service (NGDS) #1 [government-only class] | Page Petrovic & John Mannino, USTRANSCOM J4 Commercial Services Branch | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Tue, 7 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Regency C | Projecting Power: Preparing SDDC for Rapid Global Response | Kristina O’Brien, SDDC Deputy to the Commanding General | |
| Acquisition, Finance, Policy, & Legal | Wed, 8 Oct, 1:45-2:45 | Midway 7/8 | Best Practices in the End to End Physical and Financial Supply Chain | Cody Honeycutt (facilitator), U.S. Bank; Kevin Kachinski, DLA; Kevin Ashley, HQ USMC; Eric Schoo, U.S. Bank & NDTA Finance Subcommittee Co-Chair | |
| Cybersecurity & IT Best Practices | Wed, 8 Oct, 1:45-2:45 | Midway 10 | Getting Something for Nothing - DoD Cybersecurity No-Cost Tools & Services Panel | Sharon Abt (facilitator), USTRANSCOM J6; Chris Cockburn, CISA; Terry Kalka & John Repici, DC3; CPO Stephen Fink, CGCYBER | |
| Data, AI, Analytics, & Intel | Wed, 8 Oct, 1:45-2:45 | Regency C | Ready, United, Decisive: Unlocking Decision Advantage | Ryan Samuelson, USTRANSCOM JDPAC/SDDC TEA | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Wed, 8 Oct, 1:45-2:45 | Regency B | Accelerating Procurement Processes for Assured Access | Col John Barry, USTRANSCOM J5-F; Melinda Simmons-Healy, MARAD; Maj Chalonda Estelle, JS J4; Achille Broennimann, MSC; Sean Thomas, KVG Ventures | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Wed, 8 Oct, 1:45-2:45 | Midway 6 | Heavyweight Commercial Air #2 (GHS2, Air Tender Program, and Spot Bids) | Shannon Fast, Chris Boros, & Ron Martin, USTRANSCOM J4 Commercial Services Branch | |
| Professional Development, HR, & Leadership | Wed, 8 Oct, 1:45-2:45 | Midway 9 | Enabling Team Excellence: Building High-Impact Performance Management for Leaders | C5T Instructors | |
| Professional Development, HR, & Leadership | Wed, 8 Oct, 1:45-2:45 | Regency A | Thriving in the Age of AI: Navigating the Evolving Job Landscape | Vineet Sharma, Saint Louis University | |
| U.S. Army Transportation Command (SDDC) Workshop | Wed, 8 Oct, 1:45-2:45 | Grand Ballroom | Security Cooperation Program (SCP) Shipments in the DTS | Leah Cotton, LCDR Chea Hale-Hernandez, & Jimmy Wiley, HQ SDDC/G33 | |
| Acquisition, Finance, Policy, & Legal | Wed, 8 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Midway 5 | The Path to Clean Audit Opinions | Joe Nave, KPMG Principal, Federal Finance Transformation Leader | |
| Cybersecurity & IT Best Practices | Wed, 8 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Midway 7/8 | Mitigating Cyber Risk to Global Mobility & Logistics Operations | Hon Al Shaffer & LTG (Ret) Erik Peterson (USA), QD5 | |
| Data, AI, Analytics, & Intel | Wed, 8 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Regency C | Integrative Analytics: Advantages and Challenges | Killian McKee, Booz Allen Hamilton | |
| Data, AI, Analytics, & Intel | Wed, 8 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Regency A | Move Smarter: Automating the Document Workflows that Slow you Down | Ryan Twedell, Hyperscience | |
| Government & Commercial Transportation & Logistics | Wed, 8 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Midway 6 | Next Generation Delivery Service (NGDS) #2 | Page Petrovic & John Mannino, USTRANSCOM J4 Commercial Services Branch | |
| Professional Development, HR, & Leadership | Wed, 8 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Midway 9 | Military Transition into Civilian Employment | Lewis Collins, USTRANSCOM J1 | |
| U.S. Army Transportation Command (SDDC) Workshop | Wed, 8 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Regency B | DoD Shipping Container Management | Ms. Sabrina Stovall, HQ SDDC/G4-GCM | |
| U.S. Army Transportation Command (SDDC) Workshop | Wed, 8 Oct, 3:15-4:15 | Grand Ballroom | Universal Services Contract 10 Information Brief | Armando Castro & Scott Smith, HQ SDDC/G3 |
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