Tuesday, August 16, 2022

This is a draft agenda and is subject to change.
All times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4. Updated as of 17 August 2022.

Time
Location
1200 – 1800
Lower Foyer
1300 – 1900
Lower Foyer
1330 – 1345
• Angie Gamble, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Training Support Analysis & Integration Directorate (TSAID), U.S. Army; iFEST 2022 Chair  
Plaza Ballrooms B/C
1345 – 1430
• Shawnna Hoffman, Chief Technology Leader, Legal Strategy & Operations, Dell Technologies
Moderator: Angie Gamble, Ph.D., Deputy Director, TSAID, U.S. Army; iFEST 2022 Chair  
Plaza Ballrooms B/C
1430 – 1600
Defense leaders who oversee core components of the U.S. and Allied military training and education systems address the need to upskill and enhance the Total Force, and how the latest policies and technologies can enhance training and education.

• RADM Peter Garvin, USN, Commander, Naval Education and Training Command
• Brigadier-General Krista Brodie, Commander Military Personnel Generation Group, Canadian Armed Forces
• Kimberly Jackson, SES, Deputy Asst. Secretary of Defense for Force Readiness, DoD
• William R. Mansell, SES, Director, Defense Support Services Center, Defense Human Resources Activity, DoD
• Celeste Ward Gventer, Ph.D., President, Defense Security Cooperation University
• Fred Engle, Director for Military Training, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness
Moderator: Sae Schatz, Ph.D., Outgoing Director, Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative  
Plaza Ballrooms B/C
1600 – 1615
Refreshments Available  
Lower Foyer
1615 – 1700
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1700 – 1800
Lower Foyer
1800 – 1900
• LtGen Michael Groen, USMC (Ret.), Former Director, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
Moderator: Ryan Evans, Founder and CEO, War on the Rocks  
Reception continues in the Terrace Room
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

This is a draft agenda and is subject to change.
All times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4. Updated as of 17 August 2022.

Time
Location
0700 – 1730
Lower Foyer
0730 – 0830
Lower Foyer
0800 – 1900
Lower Foyer
0830 – 0915
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0915 – 0930
Refreshments Available  
Lower Foyer
0930 – 0935
• RADM James A. Robb, USN (Ret.), President, National Training & Simulation Association (NTSA)  
Plaza Ballrooms B/C
0935 – 1015
• The Hon. Beverly J. Seay, Southeast Regional Director, National Security Innovation Network
Moderator: Frank Kelley, Vice President, Defense Acquisition University, BGen, USMC (Ret.)  
Plaza Ballrooms B/C
1015 – 1130
The panel will address the criticality of partnerships for meeting the demands of learners and employers alike, describe innovative and cutting-edge learning partnership models, and outline how new paradigms of learning need to evolve to meet the changing needs in the workplace.

• Jason Strickland, Workforce PM – East Region, AWS Education to Workforce, Amazon Web Services
• Heather Haseley, Co-Executive Director, Learning Futures, Arizona State University
• Tim Quine, Ph.D., Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Education, University of Exeter
• Levent Yarar, Senior Director Strategic Partnerships, Wharton Interactive
Moderators: Nunzio Quacquarelli, Founder and CEO, QS, and Jerry (Yoram) Wind, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School  
Plaza Ballrooms B/C
1130 – 1145
Lower Foyer
1145 – 1230
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1230 – 1330
Terrace Room and Lower Foyer
1330 – 1445
Our learning ecosystem has been driven to new heights in the last two years. Propelled by the adoption of the virtual workforce, advancements in technology and methodologies, and new ways to capture and leverage data, learning and development are more agile than ever. Join leaders in the field as they discuss where we’re headed as well as best practices for creating impactful learning and development programs.

• Martin Dougiamas, Founder and CEO, Moodle (Virtual)
• David Porcaro, Ph.D., Vice President Learning, General Assembly
• Russ Shilling, EVP for Research, Riiid Labs; Senior Advisor, EdSAFE AI Alliance
• Danny Williams, Technical Account Manager, Epic Games
Moderator: Jason Briefel, Director of Policy & Outreach, Senior Executives Association (SEA)  
Plaza Ballrooms B/C
1445 – 1500
Lower Foyer
1500 – 1545
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1545 – 1600
Refreshments Available  
Lower Foyer
1600 – 1645
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1645 – 1700
Lower Foyer
1700 – 1730
The Case for Doubling Down on Open Edtech Infrastructure for the Future: Martin Dougiamas, Founder and CEO, Moodle (Virtual)
JEDx: Modernizing America’s Jobs and Employment Data: Jason Tyszko, Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
J-NEXT: Strategically Re-balancing Joint-Combined SOF Education Across the Learning Continuum: Amie Lonas, Ph.D., Provost, Joint Special Operations University & Bethany Fidermutz, Ph.D., Education Consultant, Joint Special Operations University
Moderator: Aaron Presnall, Ph.D., President, Jefferson Institute  
Plaza Ballrooms B/C
1730 – 1900
Attendees may vote for People’s Choice Awards for Best Narrative and Best Design. Click on "Download Agenda" to see the full list of posters.

MC: Paul Thurkettle, Section Head, Training Technologies, NATO ACT  
Lower Foyer
Thursday, August 18, 2022

This is a draft agenda and is subject to change.
All times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4. Updated as of 17 August 2022.

Time
Location
0700 – 1200
Lower Foyer
0730 – 0830
Lower Foyer
0800 – 1200
Lower Foyer
0830 – 0915
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0915 – 0930
Refreshments Available  
Lower Foyer
0930 – 1015
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1015 – 1020
Lower Foyer
1020 – 1045
• Aaron Presnall, Ph.D., President, Jefferson Institute  
Plaza Ballrooms B/C
1045 – 1130
• Col. Maksym Tyshchenko, Ph.D., ADL Partnership Director, National Defence University of Ukraine
Moderator: Aaron Presnall, Ph.D., President, Jefferson Institute  
Plaza Ballrooms B/C
1130 – 1200
• Angie Gamble, Ph.D., Deputy Director, TSAID, U.S. Army; iFEST 2022 Chair  
Plaza Ballrooms B/C