Fall Meeting 2024 – Fireside Chat #1

Jul 24, 2024 | From HQ

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October 7 – 10, 2024

Early Bird rates available until August 22, 2024

 
NDTA and USTRANSCOM look forward to seeing you at the 2024 NDTA-USTRANSCOM Fall Meeting, October 7-10, 2024, at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel. The event includes engaging fireside chat sessions with experienced government and industry leaders who will share ideas and experiences that tie into the Fall Meeting theme: “Accelerating Decision Advantage Across Defense Transportation & Logistics.” Join us to discover how data analytics can transform challenges into opportunities and enable decision advantage in military operations. Check out the session highlighted below and the agenda for a full lineup of fireside chats and more. Register today.
 

Fireside Chat #1
Data Analytics Enable Decision Advantage

Description: In today’s data-driven word, leveraging data analytics is crucial for gaining a competitive edge, particularly in the sustainment and movement of military units. This chat will explore how data analytics can provide actionable insights and support informed decision-making processes. Experts from various sectors, including logistics, transportation, and supply chain engagement, will discuss best practices, tools, and techniques for harnessing data effectively.

Facilitator: Ryan R. Samuelson, SES, Brig Gen USAF (Ret.), Director, JDPAC & Executive Director, TEA.

Mr. Samuelson serves as the U.S. Transportation Command Joint Distribution Process Analysis Center (JDPAC) Director and Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s (SDDC) Transportation Engineering Agency (TEA) Executive Director. He was selected into the Senior Executive Service in May 2024 after retiring from active duty in December 2022 as a Brigadier General.

In his role as the director, JDPAC, Mr. Samuelson develops a strategy to analytically support the broad needs of USTRANSCOM, Component Commands, Combatant Commands and the Services. He directs a joint team of analysts, engineers, transportation specialists, and data and computer scientists which includes Air Mobility Command Directorate of Analyses, Assessments and Lessons Learned (A9), as well as SDDCTEA, to provide assessments of future transportation capabilities, joint analysis to inform mobility programmatic decisions, and analytically driven deployment and distribution courses of action to move and sustain the Joint Force.

As the TEA Executive Director, Mr. Samuelson is designated as executive-level representative for the Department of Defense (DOD) on all transportation engineering matters for common-user transportation infrastructure and capabilities.
Mr. Samuelson will be joined by the following leaders with pertinent experience in this sophisticated and all encompassing topic:
Mr. Timothy Jacobs, PhD, PE, Director of Research Science, Amazon
COL Paul Nelson, CSC, Australian Liaison Officer to the Joint Staff J4 & USTRANSCOM

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Reserve a guest room!

You’ll experience the Fall Meeting in the heart of St. Louis at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel, a St. Louis icon since 1894. Preferred hotel rates for government and industry professionals are now available and booking fast? We encourage you to reserve your room as early as possible.

Enjoy St. Louis
Anchoring the entire Union Station development is the stunning St. Louis Aquarium, the Wheelplus more. Find discounted activity tickets for sale and complimentary docent tours in the Fall Meeting registration pages.

Registration
Register today! Early bird rates expire August 22, 2024. NDTA and USTRANSCOM are excited to see you in St. Louis! Visit NDTA’s Fall Meeting website for registration fees, agenda, Transportation Academy, lodging and transportation details.

NDTA and USTRANSCOM are looking forward to seeing you in St. Louis October 7-10, 2024. For any questions contact events@ndtahq.com.

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