28 May 15. The 2015 AUSA “Army Sustainment: Strategic Sustainment for a Globally Responsive and Regionally Engaged Army” Hot Topic – a focused one-day professional development forum – will take place on June 3 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. The purpose of the AUSA Institute of Land Warfare Army Sustainment Symposium is to provide a forum that facilitates open discussion among attendees, speakers and panelists on sustainment as the Army implements its recently released Army Operating Concept entitled “Win in a Complex World.” The symposium will include over 300 military, government, and industry professionals involved in all aspects of Army sustainment.
NOTE: All participants/speakers are on an invited basis only and subject to change.
Highlights from the agenda include:
Wednesday, June 3
8:10 AM – Opening remarks: Lt. Gen. Gustave F. Perna, deputy, chief of staff, G-4, United States Army
8:30 AM – Keynote speaker: Lt. Gen. Larry Wyche, deputy commanding general/chief of staff, United States Army Materiel Command
8:50 AM – Panel discussion: “Developing Innovative Sustainment Leaders,” chaired by Maj. Gen. Edward F. Dorman (III), commanding general, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, United States
10:50 AM – Panel discussion: “Materiel and Distribution Readiness Impact,” chaired by Maj. Gen. Duane Gamble, assistant deputy chief of staff, G-4, United States Army
1:00 PM – Presentation: Maj. Gen. William Hix, director of strategy, plans and policy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7
1:20 PM – Panel discussion: “Shaping Army Sustainment for the Dynamic Environment of 2025,” chaired by Maj. Gen. Steve Lyons, commanding general, United States Army Combined Arms Support Command/Sustainment Center of Excellence and Fort Lee
For more information, visit http://www.ausa.org/ausameetings/ht/sustainment/Pages/default.aspx