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  Agenda

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
8:00 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Ms. Rebecca Garcia - Space Force IT Day Chair, AFCEA NOVA
Ms. Kelly Wenner - President, AFCEA NOVA
8:10 AM
Opening Keynote
Ms. Charleen Laughlin, SES - Deputy Chief of Space Operations (DCSO) for Cyber and Data (SF/S6), U.S. Space Force
Gen Dagvin Anderson, USAF - Commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)
9:00 AM
AI Panel
Col Mickey Jordan, USAF - Chief Information Officer, and Cybersecurity Authorizing Official, U.S. Air Force Intelligence Community
Col Jesse Rosenbaum, USSF - Chief Data and AI Officer (CDAO) for the Deputy Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force Intelligence
Mr. Seth Whitworth - Acting Associate Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Cyber and Data, Headquarters United States Space Force
Moderator: Jason Miller - Executive Editor, Federal News Network
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AI Panel
9:50 AM
Coffee Break and Exhibits
10:05 AM
Partner Panel
Maj Gen Devin Pepper, USSF - Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Plans and Policy, NATO Headquarters, Supreme Allied Command Transformation
Ms. Deanna Ryals, SES - Director of Space International Affairs, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs
Moderator: John Connelly - Space Force IT Day Committee, AFCEA NOVA
11:00 AM
Coffee Break and Exhibits
11:30 AM
Lunch Served
12:00 PM
Luncheon Keynote
Hon Katherine Sutton - Assistant Secretary of War, Cyber Policy and the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of War, U.S. Department of War
Q&A Facilitator: Mr. Evert Hawk - Space Force IT Day Planning Committee, AFCEA NOVA*
12:45 PM
Coffee Break and Exhibits
1:15 PM
High Performance Team Panel
Moderator: Dr. Wanda Jones-Heath, SES - Principal Cyber Advisor, U.S. Department of the Air Force
Dr. Theresa Santo - Director (Acting), Warfighter Performance Optimization, Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Readiness
MGySgt Daniel Jackson, PhD, USMC - Senior Enlisted Leader, U. S Department of War
2:00 PM
Acquistion Panel
Ms. Joanne Woytek - SEWP Program Director, Office of Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mr. F. Schnell - Deputy Space Force Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Infrastructure (SFPAE - Infrastructure), U.S. Space Force
Mr. Michael G. Sanjume - Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive, Battle Management Command, Control, and Communication and Space Intelligence (BMC3I)
Mr. Josh Sullivan - Division Chief, Acquisition Policy, Strategy and Processes Division, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, U.S. Department of the Air Force
Moderator: Rebecca Garcia - Space Force IT Day Chair, AFCEA NOVA
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Acquistion Panel
3:00 PM
Coffee Break and Exhibits
3:30 PM
Guardian Panel
Brig Gen Zachary Warakomski, USAF - Vice Director, Joint Force Development
CMSgt John L. Bolton Jr., USSF - Senior Enlisted Advisor, S6, U.S. Space Force
Ms. Nicole (Nikki) Jurado - Director of Staff, S5/8, U.S. Space Force
Q&A Facilitator: Stephen "Cajun" Landry - Space Force IT Day Planning Committee, AFCEA NOVA
4:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Ms. Rebecca Garcia - Space Force IT Day Chair, AFCEA NOVA
4:20 PM
Networking Reception

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