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Agenda

Join Naval Services leadership as they outline their strategies to break down silos and accelerate capability delivery. Discover how industry can partner with the Navy and Marine Corps to drive data, digital, and decision advantage seamlessly from the enterprise backbone directly to the tactical edge.

Wednesday, October 7, 2026
9:00 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Ryan Cox - President, AFCEA NOVA
9:15 AM
Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Mission Systems
Jim Day, SES - Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Mission Systems, U.S. Navy
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Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Mission Systems
10:00 AM
Coffee Break and Exhibits
10:30 AM
Portfolio Acquisition Executive Marine Corps
Stephen Bowdren, SES - Executive Director, PAE Marine Corps
11:15 AM
Coffee Break and Exhibits
11:45 AM
Lunch Served
12:15 PM
Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Industrial Operations
CAPT Jesse Black, USN - Program Manager, Ship Modernization Office, PAE Industrial Operations
1:00 PM
Coffee Break and Exhibits
1:30 PM
Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Maritime
CAPT Cedric McNeal, USN - Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Auxiliary Platforms (Acting), PAE Maritime
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Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Maritime
2:15 PM
From Requirements to Delivery: Aligning Operations and Acquisition for Warfighting Capability
CDR Daniel Meidenbauer, USN - Innovations and Capabilities (N9), U.S. Fleet Cyber Command / Navy Space Command / U.S. TENTH Fleet
CDR CDR Philip Turner, USN (Ret.) - Frontier AI Strike Team (FAST) Lead, PAE Mission Systems
LtCol Ben Benoy, USMC - Frontier AI Technical Director, Task Force ARGUS, IC4 DCI HQMC
3:15 PM
Coffee Break and Exhibits
3:30 PM
Warfighter Enterprise Business Systems
CAPT Andrew Gibbons, USN - Capability Portfolio Executive, Warfighter Enterprise Business Systems, PAE Mission Systems
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4:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Ryan Cox - President, AFCEA NOVA
4:20 PM
Networking Reception
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Networking Reception

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