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USGIF: Tech Showcase West
October 17, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Join us Tuesday, Oct. 17, at T-REX in downtown St. Louis for an unclassified day of conversations about innovation and benefits of public-private partnerships. St. Louis has a history of innovation both inside and outside of NGA. Visit the event website for registration & additional info.
Agenda
- 0930-1000 – Registration and Check-in
- 1000-1005 – Welcome: Keith J. Masback, CEO, USGIF
- 1005-1015 – Master of Ceremonies: Brig. Gen. Michael G. Lee, USAF (Ret.), USGIF Board of Directors; and Partner, National Security, Blue Canopy Group
- 1015-1045 – Keynote: Justin Poole, Deputy Director, NGA
- 1045-1130 – Panel: Innovation, Processes, Frameworks
· Chris Ashabranner, Director of the Analytic Technology Office, NGA
· Adam Timm, Chief Digital Transformation, NGA
· USGIF Member Organizations - 1130-1200 – Flash Talks: Accenture, Ball Aerospace, Boundless and Esri
- 1200-1300 – Lunch, Networking, and St. Louis Area University Presentations
- 1300-1330 – Flash Talks: General Dynamics, Jacobs, OGSystems, and teKnoluxion
- 1330-1415 – St. Louis Innovation
· Moderator: Patricia Hagen, Ph.D., President and Executive Director, T-REX Innovation Center
· Jeff Mazur, Executive Director, Launch Code
· Cultivation Capital (invited) - 1415-1445 – Networking Coffee Break
- 1445-1515 – St. Louis GEOINT Career Pipeline
· Moderator: Andy Dearing, Co-Chair, USGIF St. Louis Area Working Group; and CEO, Boundless
· David Berczek, West Corporate Communications Division Chief, NGA
· Mark Brickhouse, Ph.D., St. Louis University
· Jay Watson, Project Connect Manager, St. Louis Development Corporation - 1515-1600 – Technology Solution Acceleration: Next NGA West Update and Industry Partnerships
· Sue Pollmann, Next NGA West Program Director, NGA
· Julia Collins, Assistant Program Manager for Transformation & Engagement, NGA - 1600-1800 – Reception and St. Louis Area University Presentations
Agenda is tentative and subject to change