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0700
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Registration Opens
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0730
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Continental Breakfast
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0800 – 0830
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Opening Session
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Welcome Remarks by Mr. Michael Toscano, President & CEO, AUVSI
Special Address by Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas), member of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Democratic Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
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0830 – 0915
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Keynote Address
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Dr. Scott Fish, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army
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0915– 0945
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Ground Robotics Enabling the Army's Maneuver Force
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Mr. Donald M. Sando, Director of Capabilities Development and Integration, Maneuver Center of Excellence
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0945 – 1015
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The Current State of Counter-IED Robots
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Mr. Steve Cox, Principal Deputy to the Deputy Director Rapid Acquisition and Technology (DDRA&T), JIEDDO
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1015 – 1045
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Break
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1045 – 1115
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Improved Acquisition of Robotic Systems
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Mr. Scott Davis, Program Executive Officer, Ground Combat Systems, U.S. Army
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1115 – 1145
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EOD Robotics Past, Present and Future
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CAPT Thomas B. Smith, Commander, Naval Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technology Division, U.S. Navy
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1145 – 1300
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Networking Lunch (provided)
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1300 – 1330
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OSD Perspectives on Robotics
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Mr. Rob Maline, Director, Joint Ground Robotics Enterprise, OSD JGRE
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1330 – 1400
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Agricultural Automation and Robotics
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Dr. Daniel Schmoldt, National Program Leader, Instrumentation and Sensors, USDA, NIFA
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1400 – 1430
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Doing Business with DHS Science & Technology
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Mr. Randy Zeller, DHS S&T
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1430 – 1500
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Border Security Technical Applications
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Mr. Mark Borkowski, CTO, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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1500 – 1530
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Networking Break
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1530 – 1600
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Incentivized Innovation for Autonomous Development
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Mr. Chris Frangione, Senior Director, Energy and Environment Prize Development, X PRIZE Foundation
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1600 – 1715
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Ground Robotics Science & Technology Panel
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Dr. James Overholt, Chief Scientist, Ground Robotics, U.S. Army; Mr. Charles Shoemaker, Associate Director for Autonomous Systems, U.S. Army CERDEC; Mr. Brian Skibba, Robotics Technical Lead, Air Force Research Laboratory; LTC Joseph Hitt, Program Manager, DARPA; Mr. Michael Bruch, Section Head, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific; Dr. Jonathan Bornstein, U.S. Army Research Laboratory - RDECOM STTC
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| 1715 – 1730 |
Closing Comments
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| 1730 – 1830 |
Networking Reception
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