The Opening Ceremony included singing of the National Anthem by Ms. La’Nia White and remarks by NDTA President & CEO, VADM William A. Brown, USN (Ret.) and William Mansell, Jr., SES, Director, Defense Travel Management Office Unveil 75^th Anniversary Artwork.

Keynote speaker: Mr. Tim Burke, Director, Office of Travel, Employee Relocation and Transportation, Federal Acquisition Service, GSA “Government Wide Category Management”

Panel: “Progress Report – Government Travel at the Crossroads One Year Later”  With panelists from across the travel industry and government Tony will encourage them to discuss impacts in technology affecting areas such as personalization, rise of the traveler, supplier upselling, and innovations.  Don’t miss this fast paced and insightful conversation between industry and government! Moderator: Tony D’Astolfo, Senior VP, North America, Serko, Ltd. Panelists:  Scott Smith, DHRA; Jamie Kiser, SAP Concur; and Don Moore, Enterprise Holdings; Erica Moore, Travelport; Nick Vournakis, CWTSato Travel

Industry Keynote Speaker: Mr. Dominic Delmolino, bio Federal Services Chief Technology Officer, Accenture, “4th Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on the Travel Industry” Characterized by breakthrough technology such as AI, robotics, IoT, 3-D Printing, nanotechnology and even precision medicine and so much more, explores how will these technologies disrupt and shape the travel industry.

March 1, 2017 – Thoughts on Category Management: Tim Burke, Government-wide Category Executive for Travel

March 1, 2017 – Gary Rasicot, Acting Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security Administration and “Aviation Security – Innovative Solutions & the Way Ahead” panel with Darby LaJoye, TSA Assistant Administrator, Office of Security Operations; Steve Karoly, TSA Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Requirements & Capabilities Analysis; John Sammon, TSA Chief Risk Officer; Captain Billy Nolen, Senior Vice President of Safety, Security, and Operations—Airlines for America; and moderator Victoria Newhouse, TSA Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Security Policy and Industry Engagement

Feb. 28, 2017 – Cyber Security in the Passenger Travel Industry: Jeffery Stutzman, co-founder & CEO, Red Sky Alliance and Wapack Labs.

Nov. 2, 2016 – “Disruptive Logistics & the Defense Transportation System” panel with Brad Nail, Senior Manager, Insurance & Public Policy, Uber; Jesper Thomsen, Vice President, Maersk Line; Dr. Daniel Patt, Program Manager, Tactical Technologies Office, DARPA; Jeffery Stutzman, co-founder & CEO, Red Sky Alliance and Wapack Labs; Moderator – MG (Ret.) Dan Mongeon, President & CEO, Agility Defense & Government Services.

Nov. 2, 2016 – “The Emerging Strategic Landscape” by Dr. Loren Thompson, COO, Lexington Institute.

Nov. 2, 2016 – The Honorable Alan Estevez, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics.

Nov. 1, 2016: Keynote Gen. Darren McDew, Commander, USTRANSCOM & “Perspectives from Senior DOD Logistics Leaders” panel with Gen. Carlton Everhart II, Commander, Air Mobility Command; Lt. Gen. Andrew Busch, Director, Defense Logistics Agency; RADM Dee Mewbourne, Commander, Military Sealift Command; MG Kurt Ryan, Commander, Surface Deployment and Distribution Command; Moderator – LTG Stephen Lyons, Deputy Commander, USTRANSCOM.

GovTravels 2016: Keynote speaker, Judge William Webster, chairman, Homeland Security Advisory Council

GovTravels 2016: “Findings from the 9th Annual Benchmarking Report on Travel & Expense,” Heidi Skatrud, Runzheimer International

GovTravels 2016: Panel discussion, The Way Ahead in Government Travel

GovTravels 2016: “Travel Technology Today & Tomorrow,” by Tracy Maier, BCD Travel and panel discussion, “Risk Messaging & Duty of Care”

NDTA-USTRANSCOM 2015 Fall Meeting: Keynote speaker, Gen. Darren McDew, USAF, Commander, USTRANSCOM

NDTA-USTRANSCOM 2015 Fall Meeting: Speaker, the Honorable Alan Estevez, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics

NDTA-USTRANSCOM 2015 Fall Meeting: Cybersecurity speaker David DeVries, principal deputy CIO, Department of Defense

NDTA-USTRANSCOM 2015 Fall Meeting: Roundtable discussion, The Ebola Response – A Case Study