Agenda

NOTE: U.S. Space Command co-sponsorship of this event does not constitute federal endorsement of SIA or any other sponsors of this workshop.

SIA’s DoD Commercial SATCOM Workshop

VIRTUAL: December 15 – 16, 2021

Agile, Integrated Commercial SATCOM for Contested and Degraded Operations

WORKSHOP AGENDA

Mr. Jeffrey R. Jones, Vice Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers / Cyber
Deputy Chief Information Officer Joint Staff, J6

10:00 am – 10:05 am	Welcome Tom Stroup, President, Satellite Industry Association
10:05 am – 10:10 am	Welcome Brig General Damon Feltman, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Operations, United States Space Command
10:10 am – 10:55 am	Integrating Commercial SATCOM into DoD’s Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) One of DoD’s biggest modernization priorities is JADC2. The current C2 construct consists of hundreds of distinct systems and programs (both DoD owned and operated, and commercial services) loosely tied together to provide connectivity. The resulting network is difficult to manage and often fails to deliver pertinent information from sensors to decision makers to shooters within the time needed to influence operations. On this panel, members will discuss how commercial SATCOM can integrate into the JADC2 architecture to provide ubiquitous connectivity between all warfighter components. Moderator: Rick Lober, Vice President and General Manager, Defense and Intelligence Systems Division, Hughes Network Systems, LLC Speakers: Col Robert Thompson, JADC2 CFT Synchronization Lead, Joint Staff JADC2 Division Campbell Marshall, Vice President, Government and International Markets, Omnispace Jay Chapman, Director of Government Programs, Iridium Dr. Rajeev Gopal, Vice President, Advanced Systems, Hughes Defense and Intelligence Systems
10:55 am – 11:10 am	Q and A with Commercial SATCOM Integration into DoD’s JADC Panelists Q and A Sponsored by Integrasys
11:10 am – 12:10 pm	Combatant Command Panel Combatant Command representatives will provide insight on their current and projected Commercial SATCOM requirements. Discussions will focus on how Commercial SATCOM can be successfully integrated to improve warfighter communications agility and resiliency within a contested environment while maintaining current fiscal realities. Moderator: Brig General Damon Feltman, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Operations, United States Space Command Speakers: Col David A. Case, Chief, DCO and DODIN Ops Division, USTRANSCOM COL Lawrence (Ed) Skelly, Deputy Director, USSCENTCOM J6 COL Neil Everingham, Deputy Director, Cyber Operations, NORAD & USNORTHCOM COL Joe Pishock, Director of Global Networks and Services, USSOCOM
12:10 pm- 12:30 pm	Q and A with Combatant Command Panel Q and A Sponsored by Integrasys
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm	Military Keynote Address including Live Q and A Mr. Jeffrey R. Jones, Vice Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers / Cyber Deputy Chief Information Officer Joint Staff, J6
1:00 pm- 1:45 pm	Commercial SATCOM Resiliency Panel This panel will discuss integrating DoD SATCOM operations across diverse military and commercial satellite constellations. Government and industry panelists will discuss what industry can bring to the fight to increase resiliency through constellation roaming, spanning multiple orbital regimes, and alternative acquisition models. Moderator: Matt Langenbahn, Vice President, Kratos Space Product Development Speakers: Lt Col Deane Lake, Chief, Tactical SATCOM Branch, HQ Space Operations Command Margo Deckard, Co-Founder and COO, Lynk Global, Inc. Tom Hopkins, Chief Operating Office, Ovzon
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm	Q and A with Commercial SATCOM Resiliency Panel Q and A Sponsored by Integrasys
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm	Tom Stroup’s Fireside Chat with Steve Collar, Chief Executive Officer, SES
3:00 pm	Closing Remarks Day 1 Tom Stroup, President, Satellite Industry Association

10:00 am – 10:05 am	Welcome Day 2 Tom Stroup, President, Satellite Industry Association
10:05 am- 10:55 am	Military Services Panel The Military Services will provide insight on how they will field current and future COMSATCOM capabilities for successful warfighter employment. Discussion will include challenges to successful implementation of Commercial SATCOM, where Commercial SATCOM has been beneficial to their operations and where existing shortfalls were a hindrance. Moderator: Gus Anderson, Colonel (Ret), US Army (Moderator), Senior Director, Business Development Global Enterprise Solutions, Leonardo DRS Speakers: LtCol Donald Barnes, Branch Chief, Networks, Services & Strategy, Deputy Commandant for Information, IC4 Division James Jaschob, AF A2/6 SATCOM, United States Air Force Adam Gregory, Enterprise SATCOM Manager, Headquarters US Space Force
10:55 am – 11:10 am	Q and A with Military Services Panelists Q and A Sponsored by Integrasys
11:10 am – 11:55 am	Strategic Planning for DoD’s Future SATCOM Architecture Panel Many new developments in Commercial SATCOM capabilities are within DoD’s reach. These include proliferated NGSO systems, high throughput GEO satellites, frequency reuse, and advanced waveforms to name a few. Which of these developments can best meet DoD’s Enterprise Satellite Communications Management & Control Reference Architecture within projected fiscal constraints? How can industry meet DoD’s desire for ground solutions that transcend the interoperability limitations of customized space solutions and offer assured resilience through multi-frequency, multi-path, multi-vendor diversity? Moderator: Mike Dean, DOD SATCOM Chief, DOD CIO DCIO(C3) C3I Speakers: Dr. Juan Deaton, Research Scientist, Envistacom Fred D. Taylor, Jr, VP, Space & Cyber Applications, Viasat Rick Sanford, Vice President, Global Services, Eutelsat America Corp.
11:55 am– 12:10 pm	Q and A with Panelists from Strategic Planning for DoD’s Future SATCOM Architecture Q and A Sponsored by Integrasys
12:10 pm – 12:40 pm	Congressional Keynote Address including Live Q and A Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
12:40 pm –1:25 pm	Commercial SATCOM Innovation: Ground Systems Space is becoming more technologically advanced with software-defined payloads, high throughput satellites, multi-beams, and the proliferated LEO satellites etc. These factors further complicate the mission to monitor, detect, decipher and determine ownership of what is happening around us. What technical solutions can industry bring to the table to address these challenges, particularly when it comes to multi-band/multi-orbital terminals and digital gateways?” Moderator: Tom Stroup, President, Satellite Industry Association Speakers: Jackson Kemper, III, Vice President of Global Sales, Integrasys Rob Weitendorf, Vice President of Business Development, Kymeta Dave Bettinger, Chief Executive Office, SpaceLink
1:25 pm – 1:40 pm	Q and A with Commercial SATCOM Innovation: Ground Systems Panel
1:40 pm – 2:30 pm	Combined Senior Government and Industry Leaders Panel Senior government and satellite industry leaders share their views on an evolving COMSATCOM environment and the ability to make use of those capabilities. Panelists will examine how DoD might further integrate Commercial SATCOM solutions and enhancements into their baseline architecture as a means of reducing budgetary strains while maximizing SATCOM capabilities to the warfighter. Moderator: Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, Senior Vice President for Government Strategy and Policy, Inmarsat Government Speakers: Rear Admiral John A Watkins, Deputy J3 for Information Warfare, U.S. Space Command Anthony C. Smith, Director, Command and Control, Communications Infrastructure (C3I), OSD DoD CIO Dylan Browne, Head of Government Services, OneWeb Peter Hoene, Chief Executive Officer, SES Government Solutions
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm	Q and A with Combined Senior Government and Industry Leaders Panelists Q and A Sponsored by Integrasys
2:45 pm	Workshop Closing Remarks Tom Stroup, President, SIA

NOTE: U.S. Space Command co-sponsorship of this event does not constitute federal endorsement of SIA or any other sponsors of this workshop.