The program enables DoD Innovators to educate, engage effectively, and build awareness of innovation within organizations.
TheDepartmentoftheAirForce (DAF)ChiefDataandAIOffice willneverstopprovidingthebest contentrelatedtodataandAItoour DoDInnovators.TheDAFChief DataandAIOfficeiscommittedto providingthelatestandmost substantivecontentoninnovation andtechnologybecausewebelieve dataandAIisthefuture.
JUNE2022
SpeakersMr.RyanCohenandMr. AndrewRossofUSAFKesselRunshare theirexpertiseontheKesselRunAllDomainOperationsSuite(KRADOS) effortstosupporttheUSAF.The KRADOSpresentationincludedan overviewoftheapplicationswithin KRADOSsupportedbyahybrid infrastructureandhowthesuiteenables warfighterstoleveragethetechnology tooperate,communicate,andshare informationfasterandmoreefficiently forcommanders.
AUGUST2022
PresentedbyMr.MatthewDever, DirectoratAFCyTCoE,andMr. MatthewJacobsen,DirectorofHangar 18,TheCDAOhoststheAirForce CyberspaceTechnicalCenterof ExcellenceAirForceInstituteof Technology(AFCyTCoE)andits partnershipwiththeAirForceResearch Laboratory(AFRL)toformoneofthe newestAirForcesoftwarefactories, Hangar18.
SEPTEMBER2022
PCSExpresstheDepartmentoftheAir Force’slatestplatformformitigating stressandcreatingamoreseamless moveduringyourpermanentchangeof stationjourney.CaptNickForest, ArtificialIntelligenceSolutions ArchitectatAF/A5/7,AirForce Futures,providesthePCSExpress Demo.
OCTOBER2022
TheDepartmentoftheAirForce (DAF)ChiefDataandAIOffice (CDAO)spotlightsmodernizing EnterpriseITandDataintheDAF withDAF’sDeputyChiefInformation Officer,Mr.WinstonBeauchamp.Mr. Beauchampprovidedanin-depthbrief onhowtheDAFmakestheimpossible possiblewhilebuildingarock-solid digitalfoundationtomeetthefuture demandsoftheever-changingbattle space.
NOVEMBER2022
PresentedbytheDepartmentoftheAir Force(DAF)CDAOChiefResponsible AIEthicsOfficerandSpecial CompetitiveStudiesProjectLiaison,Lt ColJosephChapa.Duringhis presentation,LtColChapaspotlights whyhisrolewasrecentlycreated,what itmeanstobethefirstfortheDAF,the ethicalimplicationsofimplementingAI intheDAF,andtheDAFCDAOgoals tobecomingagloballeaderin responsibleAI.
DECEMBER2022
PresentedbytheU.S.AirForce ResearchLaboratory,withComputer ScientistMr.MorganBishop.During hispresentation,Mr.Bishopspotlights redForce.Throughcollaboration, redForceenablescommunitymembers onemergingAI/MLneedswithinthe DepartmentofDefenseAIdevelopment cycle,engagementwiththe commerciallyrecognizedAI developmentdatascienceapproach,and demonstrationofreal-timeinteractive AI-centriccollaboration.
JANUARY2023
TheDepartmentoftheAirForce (DAF)ChiefDataandAIOfficerMs. EileenVidrinejoinsMr.NickSinai,coauthorof Hack Your Bureaucracy: Get Things Done No Matter Your Role On Any Team,todiscusstheimportanceof masteringbureaucracyintheworkplace toinnovatepositivechange.
FEBRUARY2023
TheDepartmentoftheAirForce (DAF)ColTucker“Cinco”Hamilton, 96thOperationsGroupCommander andtheDAFCDAOChiefofAI TestingandOperations(CATO) spotlightstheDAFAutonomy,Data, andAIExperimentation(ADAx),the newestAIObservatoryandProving GroundatEglinAirForceBase.
MARCH2023
ColRoyRockwell,DeputyChief Technology&InnovationOfficerfor theUnitedStatesSpaceForce(USSF), overviewstheUSSFChiefTechnology andInnovationOfficeandits responsibilities,includingdeveloping strategyandpolicytoadvancescience, technology,researchdevelopment,and testandevaluationwhiledelivering cuttingedgetechnologiestotransform theUSSFdigitally.
APRIL2023
Ms.DianeStaheli,ChiefResponsibleAI OfficerattheChiefDigitalAIOffice (CDAO),overviewsherresponsibilities attheCDAO.Followingtheoverview, DepartmentoftheAirForceCheifData andAIOfficerMs.EileenVidrinejoins Ms.Staheliinafiresidechattodiscuss DoD’sadoptionofdata,analytics,and AItogeneratedecisionadvantage acrosstheenterprisefromthe boardroomtothebattlefield.
MAY2023
Mr.RobertoGuerrero,theDeputy AssistantSecretaryoftheAirForcefor OperationalEnergy(SAF/IEN), overviewsAirForceOperational Energy,itsreadiness,andcapability effortsthataccelerateinnovationinthe AirForce.
JUNE2023
Mr.WarrenStull,SecretaryoftheAir ForceConcepts,Development Management(SAF/CDMR)ChiefData Engineer,andMr.BenjaminHarvey fromAISquareddiscussthe collaboratedeffortsofSAF/CDMand AISquaredtoleveragedataandAI withintheDepartmentoftheAir Force.
