Main Day 1
8:45 - 9:00 CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING REMARKS
8:00 - 8:45 REGISTRATION & COFFEE
9:00 - 9:45 KEYNOTE: CONGRESSIONAL APPROACH FOR FUTURE SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
• Future plans for SOF budget allocations
• The role of SOF and USSOCOM in the National Security Strategy
• Global Challenges and Opportunities
9:45 - 10:30 Leveraging AI and Machine learning for SOF multi domain battlefield superiority
· Leveraging AI and Machine learning for SOF multi domain battlefield superiority
· Utilizing assessment methods for SOF (and other) campaigns
· Current and future machine learning and Ai capabilities
· Determining the best available tools and state of art technology for operational use data systems architecture
10:30 - 11:15 DEMO DRIVE AND MORNING NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:15 - 12:00 FIRE SIDE CHAT: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AI, MACHINE LEARNING AND BIG DATA ANALYTICS INTEGRATION TO SPECIAL OPERATIONS
• Adapting a “silicon valley” mindset to the SOF community
• Linking the tactical edge of SOF warfighters with the technological overmatch
• The Nexus of operations in the multi domain battlefield
12:00 - 12:45 KEYNOTE: PROVIDING LETHALITY TO THE MULTI DOMAIN BATTLEFIELD
• Special Operations force buildup and future plans
• Achieving Virtual, Cognitive and Physical superiority
• Incorporating technological edges for battlefield overmatch
12:45 - 13:45 NETWORKING LUNCHEON
13:45 - 14:30 EXPANDING THE MULTI-DOMAIN MANEUVER BY INCREASING CAPABILITIES
• Concept of operations in the multi domain battlefield
• Capabilities and requirements for the cognitive, physical and virtual effort
• Overcoming the Gaps between the Cognitive and Tactical objectives
14:30 - 15:15 COMBATING IN THE VIRTUAL DOMAIN – DETECT, DETER AND DEFEAT
• Interception of hostile cyber activity utilizing advance analytics
• Applying physical and kinetic warfare to the cyber domain
• Maintaining deterrence and anticipating future actions
15:15 - 15:45 AFTERNOON NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK
15:45 - 16:30 ARSOF OPERATING CONCEPT FOR 2035 AND BEYOND - CAPABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FUTURE BATTLEFIELD
• The roll of SOF in counter insurgency and counter terrorism
• Mapping future SOF capabilities for the Operational Environment
• Capabilities and requirements for fighting the a-symmetrical warfare
16:30 - 17:15 SOCOM FUTURES FOUNDRY PROCESS – INVESTING IN TOMORROW’S CAPABILITIES
• Anticipate change
• Maintaining Special Operations effectiveness in a changing operating environment
• Identifying Technology opportunities and or challenges in the near future (5 – 10 years)