ACI Defense Sponsorship Prospectus

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Sponsorship Prospectus Facilitating partnerships between the Armed Forces and Industry

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Why Work With Us

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Speaker Hall of Fame

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Ways to Sponsor

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Introduction

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or over 40 years in the conference industry, ACI has established itself as a leading conference organizer delivering over 100 events annually. Our conferences are designed to bring together military and defense professionals from around the world to share insights, strategies, and best practices for enhancing national security and defense capabilities.

We pride ourselves on providing a highly interactive and collaborative environment that fosters innovation, knowledge-sharing, capability advancement, and the establishment of long-standing partnerships between military personnel, government agencies, and industry.

WHO WE ARE

OUR MISSION At ACI, we understand the importance of staying up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in the ever-evolving world of defense and military. Our conferences are curated with an aim to provide a unique platform for experts to engage in meaningful discussions, advance their modernization efforts, share valuable insights, and establish partnerships to achieve strategic and operational requirements.

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Introduction

Why Work With Us

Past Participants

Speaker Hall of Fame

Upcoming Events

Ways to Sponsor

Testimonials

Benefits of Sponsorship

Media Partners

Contact Us

Why Work with Us

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ith conferences all over the United States, American Conference Institute provides a diverse and targeted portfolio of conferences, events and roundtables devoted to providing business intelligence to senior decision makers responding to security and defense challenges around the world.

ENGAGEMENT

Our events are filled with opportunities to network with colleagues and key decision makers and to get in front of the people you want to speak to, in a format that best suits your needs. Our platforms will allow you to deliver your message to your customer base, and beyond, 24/7, 365 days a year.

BRANDING

Our subject-matter expertise and network drives value for our industry partners and the wider Defense community through our offerings.

We have a multitude of sponsorship opportunities ranging from involvement in thought leadership sessions, exhibition areas, and much more. Work with our dedicated sponsorship team to tailor-make a package that will work best for you and your company.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

LEAD GENERATION

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Past Participants

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Why Work With Us

Past Participants

Speaker Hall of Fame

Upcoming Events

Ways to Sponsor

Testimonials

Benefits of Sponsorship

Media Partners

Contact Us

Introduction

Why Work With Us

Past Participants

Speaker Hall of Fame

Upcoming Events

Ways to Sponsor

Testimonials

Benefits of Sponsorship

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Speaker Hall of Fame LTG Neil Thurgood (USA-ret) Director, Hypersonics, Directed Energy, Space and Rapid Acquisition Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), USA Rapid Capabilities Office Lieutenant General Michael Groen, USMC Director Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) Major General Daniel L. Simpson Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance US Air Force Major General Edmond ‘Miles’ Brown Commanding General US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Major General (USA-ret) Douglas C. Crissman Former Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Central (USARCENT) Former Director, Mission Command Center of Excellence, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Major General Robert Collins, USA Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management Office of the Assistant, Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) Brigadier General Ed Barker Deputy PEO Electronic Warfare and Sensors

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BG Geoff Norman, USA Director Next Generation Combat Vehicles CFT

Dr. Victoria Coleman Chief Scientist, United States Air Force U.S. Department of Defense

BGen Mark Clingan, USMC Assistant Deputy Commandant Combat Development and Integration, Deputy Commanding General Marine Corps Combat Development

The Honorable Nickolas Guertin Director, Operational Test & Evaluation Office of the Secretary of Defense

Col Tony Behrens Deputy Director at Joint Integrated Air & Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO) Joint Staff (J8), Pentagon

The Honorable Andrew P. Hunter Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L)

Col Rob Menti, (USA-ret) Business Development Armament Systems Northrop Grumman Corporation Defense Systems Captain Patrick Thien Deputy Director Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Mine Warfare Division Captain Ben Cohen Director The NavalX SoCal Tech Bridge USMC Tanya M. Skeen SES Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition US Department of Defense Dr. Yvette S. Weber, SES Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary Air Force for Science Technology and Engineering Bryan Scurry, SES Executive Director, Naval Air Forces U.S. Pacific Fleet Dr. Gillian Bussey Director, Joint Hypersonics Transition Office Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (JHTO)

Troy Miller Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Department of Homeland Security Michael White Principal Director for Hypersonics (PD, H) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering/Modernization U.S. Department of Defense Ms. Barbara McQuiston Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Science and Technology US Department of Defense Matt Way Program Manager, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) U.S. Department of Defense Mr. Tracy Sheppard Chief, Weapons Sciences Division Competency Lead, Weapons Sciences Weapons and Materials Research Directorate Counter UAS Science & Technology at DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory

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Speaker Hall of Fame Kevin Bowcutt Principal Senior Technical Fellow & Chief Scientist of Hypersonics The Boeing Company Dr. Tom Karako Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense Project Center for Strategic & International Studies Paul Wloszek Director, Spectral Sensors & Missile Warning Program Manager L3Harris Space & Airborne Systems Ron Dauk Program Manager Boeing Laser & Electro-Optical Systems David Krivich Director, Advanced Long-Range Strike Capabilities, Strategic & Missile Defense Systems Lockheed Martin Space Tom Laliberty President, Land Warfare & Air Defense Raytheon Missiles and Defense Patrick “Mike” Shortsleeve Sector Vice President General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. John Vona Deputy Director of the Plans, Program and Requirements Directorate (ACC/A5/8/9) Headquarters Air Combat Command Mike Atwood Senior Director, Advanced Programs General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

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Chris Henry Deputy Director, Naval Warfare Office of the Secretary of Defense, Director, Operational Test & Evaluation Dennis Teefy Project Director, Sensors Aerial Intelligence (PDSAI), Program Executive Office Intelligence Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S) Erik Grant Vice President C-UAS Solutions, CACI International Inc Dave Ogburn Capture Manager, Undersea and Seabed Technologies Aerojet Rocketdyne Brig Gen Ben Barry (British Army Ret) Senior Fellow for Land Warfare International Institute for Strategic Studies Mike McCarthy Deputy Director & Program Manager U.S. DoD Close Combat Lethality Task Force (CCLTF) Jon Ludwigson Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions Government Accountability Office (GAO) Lieutenant Colonel Alfredo Romero, USA Program Manager, Special Operations Forces, Acquisition Technology & Logistics (Family of Special Operations Vehicles) (FOSOV) USSOCOM LTC Stuart Hatfield (USA-ret) Chief Robotics Branch, HQDA Force Development Directorate Army G-8

Major Marc Jason, USA Armor Threat Integration, Foreign Intelligence Technology U.S. Army G-2 Lee Robinson Advanced Energy and Materials Portfolio Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Lieutenant Colonel Paul Santamaria, USA Product Manager for Medium Caliber Ammunition (PM MAS) Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition Duane Stefaniak Deputy Chief of Foreign Intelligence Technology, (DAMI-FI) Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, Department of the Army Dr. Stuart H. Young Program Manager DARPA Tactical Technology Office (TTO) Maj Gen Kent Savre (USA-ret) Senior Director Precision Weapons Northrop Grumman Armament Systems Warren Sponsler Senior Director, Strategic Growth and Communications The National Advanced Mobility Consortium, Inc. Joshua Moo Survivability and Lethality Manager American Rheinmetall Beau Gailey Executive VP TAG (The Armored Group) Chris Caldbeck Program Management Collins Aerospace

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Past Participants

Speaker Hall of Fame

Upcoming Events

Ways to Sponsor

Testimonials

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Speaker Hall of Fame Greg Woods A-PNT systems Collins Aerospace Patrick McCormack Senior Principal Systems Engineer Raytheon Missiles & Defense Joe Pipczynski Senior Representative ScioTec Ted Maciuba, P.E. Consultant, Robotics, AI and Technology Maciuba Consulting LLC Former Deputy Director, Army Robotics Requirements, MCDID Mr. Bob Wolfinger Acting Deputy PEO STRI (Simulation, Training and Instrumentation) Doug Cossa Chief Information Officer U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Mr. Christopher Ristich, SES Director of Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation US Air Force Research Laboratory Rear Admiral Brian Santarpia Commander, Joint Task Force Atlantic and Maritime Forces Atlantic Royal Canadian Navy Brigadier Stefan Crossfield Head Information Exploitation & Chief Data Officer British Army Brigadier-General Patrice Sabourin Director General Information Capabilities Force Development Canadian Armed Forces

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Brigadier General Eric Vandenberg Director General Intelligence Enterprise Canadian Armed Forces Colonel Richard Lopez Senior Material Leader, Kessel Run (AFLCMC/HBB) US Air Force Colonel Hank Hurt III Director, CE-Intelligence Integration Division, Development and Integration (CD&I) US Marine Corps Dr. Roy Campbell High Performance Computing Modernization Program US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Thomas Lawhead Director, Operational Capability Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration and Requirements US Air Force Kristan Wheaton Professor of Strategic Futures U.S. Army War College William McHenry Senior Engagement Advisor to the Director DIU Captain Guillaume Lafrance Deputy Director General, Data, Analytics and Information Management Royal Canadian Navy Lieutenant Colonel Mathieu Kuhn Royal Canadian Air Force

Rebecca Lively Deputy, 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron US Air Force Sabrina P. Hoback National Counter intelligence office for Emerging and Disruptive Technologies National Counterintelligence and Security Center John Goolgasian Chief Innovation Officer Seerist Jim Ford President and Chief Strategy Officer Semantic AI Joseph D. Rouge SES Deputy Director of ISR US Space Force Edward You Deputy National Counterintelligence Officer for Emerging and Disruptive Technologies National Counterintelligence and Security Center Colonel Phoenix Hauser Chief, Strategy & Integration Division US Air Force Angela Sheffield Senior Director of Data and AI RAFT Shubhi Mishra Founder and CEO RAFT Veronika Mudra Founder & CEO Alter Ego

Lisa Sanders Director of Science and Technology for Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (SOF AT&L) U.S. Special Operations Command Part of American Conference Institute’s

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Why Work With Us

Past Participants

Speaker Hall of Fame

Upcoming Events

Ways to Sponsor

Testimonials

Benefits of Sponsorship

Media Partners

Contact Us

Benefits of Sponsorship

� Establish your business as a thought-leader in the defense sector � Deliver a strategic message to senior leaders from the military who will set requirements in the future. � Become a market-leader for the defense community by aligning yourself to the main requirements of the DoD � Share knowledge on your solutions to increase brand visibility and influence

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Generate valuable leads to advance contracts

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Network with the main budget-holders from the US & NATO militaries

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Discover market requirements to win business contracts and partnerships with the DoD

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Showcase your solutions to the main stakeholders and program managers

Introduction

Why Work With Us

Past Participants

Speaker Hall of Fame

Upcoming Events

Ways to Sponsor

Testimonials

Benefits of Sponsorship

Media Partners

Contact Us

Upcoming Events

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Los Angeles

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Washington, DC

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Arlington, VA

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Arlington, VA

Washington, DC

October 2024

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San Diego, CA

October 2024 Arlington, VA

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November 2024 Washington, DC

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COCKTAIL RECEPTIONS

INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION GROUPS

LUNCH & LEARN

INDUSTRY THOUGHT-LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW/PRESENTATION

BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES

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Why Work With Us

Past Participants

Speaker Hall of Fame

Upcoming Events

Ways to Sponsor

Testimonials

Benefits of Sponsorship

Media Partners

Contact Us

What Our Attendees Have to Say! The conference was exceptional beneficial to me because of the many subject matter experts and thought leaders in hypersonic technology speaking and participating on the panels. The keynote speakers were thought provoking and informative.

Senior Director, Programs, Integrated Defense Solutions, BAE Systems, Inc., Intelligence & Security

A perfect balance of government's vision, industry's leadership and networking opportunities.

Aerospace and Defense Team Lead, Ansys

This was a fantastic opportunity to engage with the leading minds in hypersonic research! I loved the panels and discussions on current challenges and progress, and I thoroughly enjoyed the dialogue and questions from the group during the Warfighter Integration panel. I look forward to attending this conference again next year!

Joint Innovation & Experimentation Division U.S. Navy, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM J81)

I’ve avoided most CUAS conferences as they appeared to be a poor return on the financial time and financial investment. I signed up to attend based on my experiences with the previous ACI conference. Brad produced an exceptionally valuable conference on a complex and critical topic, continuing to meet the high expectations... I learned a lot from the presenters, the audience questions, and the networking opportunities. I will continue to prioritize attending ACI’s conferences on various topics based on my experience this year.

CEO, Founder URSA Inc.

The National Congress on Counter UAS Technology, held the 24th and 25th of May, 2022, was an excellent opportunity to hear from counter-UAS experts from across government, academia, and industry. The speakers were a perfect mix of senior leaders and decision makers and technical experts making the Congress an especially beneficial event for all participants and attendees. I came away with a much deeper understanding of the growing capabilities and concerns in UAS and counter-UAS research, development, and deployment. And, importantly, I came away with points of contact for future collaboration. Thank you to ACI for this expertly planned, managed, and executed Congress.

Chief, Weapons Sciences Division, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory

Diversity of topics being presented and discussed – all speakers were experts in their field.

Canadian Armed Forces

Enjoyed that all U.S. Services and many coalition partners were speakers and participants.

Lockheed Martin

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Introduction

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Why Work With Us

Past Participants

Speaker Hall of Fame

Upcoming Events

Ways to Sponsor

Testimonials

Benefits of Sponsorship

Media Partners

Contact Us

Introduction

Why Work With Us

Past Participants

Speaker Hall of Fame

Upcoming Events

Ways to Sponsor

Testimonials

Benefits of Sponsorship

Media Partners

Contact Us

ACI

Sponsorship Prospectus Facilitating partnerships between the Armed Forces and Industry

LAND UNIVERSITY GOVERNMENT

space-shuttle AIR & SPACE

ANCHOR MARITIME

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