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Join us for an engaging morning keynote focusing on the ongoing relationships and communications between NNSA headquarters, the field offices, and the M&O partners. This session will discuss current updates, expectations and progress for delivery schedules, performance metrics and milestones.

Teresa RobbinsAssistant Principal Deputy Administrator, OperationsNational Nuclear Security Administration Cheryl CabbilSenior Vice President Operations, Nuclear & EnvironmentAmentumModerator

NNSA continues to pursue its current pit production goals annually at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and at the Savannah River Site. This session will discuss current updates, expectations and progress for pit production schedules.  

Audrey BeldioPrincipal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Production Modernization & Materials ManagementNational Nuclear Security Administration Thomas BratvoldSenior Director, Los Alamos Plutonium Pit Production ProjectLos Alamos National Laboratory Michael MikolanisManagerNNSA Savannah River Field Office Tony WamplerSenior Business Development DirectorMerrick & CompanyModerator

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Gain insights into the operational challenges and strategic initiatives at the (NNSA) sites. This session will feature key leaders from various NNSA facilities who will share their perspectives on managing site operations, maintaining safety standards, and advancing mission-critical objectives. Attendees will hear about the latest developments in site management, collaboration across facilities, and the innovative approaches being employed to ensure national security and technological advancement and guidelines to assist sites to move into the next phase.

Kelly BeierschmittPresident and General ManagerPanTeXas Deterrence, LLC Dennis CarrPresident and Chief Executive OfficerSavannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Roger RochaPresidentMission Support and Test Services, LLC (NNSS) Richard Tighe, PhDPresident and Chief Executive OfficerConsolidated Nuclear Security, LLC Eric WollermanPresidentHoneywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies Christine GellesChief Operating OfficerLongenecker & AssociatesModerator

A thriving domestic nuclear fuel cycle is critical for civilian nuclear energy, but also has important implications for national security. This panel will discuss strategies for revitalizing America’s nuclear fuel supply chain — from mining to conversion to enrichment – to meet unobligated national security needs as well as civilian requirements.

Malcolm CritchleyPresident and Chief Executive OfficerConverDyn Scott MelbyePresident, Uranium Producers of America & Executive Vice PresidentUranium Energy Corporation Amir VexlerPresident & Chief Executive OfficerCentrus Energy Thomas D’AgostinoGroup President, Mission SolutionsFluor CorporationModerator

Honeywell cordially invites you to a special celebration luncheon honoring the remarkable achievements and contributions of the Nevada National Security Sites over the past 75 years. Join us for an afternoon of recognition and celebration, beginning with a delicious lunch, followed by a champagne toast and inspiring remarks from MSTS President Roger Rocha. We look forward to celebrating this milestone together, with more exciting moments to come.

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This session explores innovative approaches to strengthening nuclear deterrence by engaging not just federal entities but also corporate partners, small businesses, and local communities. By fostering inclusivity and expanding the scope of deterrence strategies, this discussion will aim to build a resilient and holistic defense ecosystem. Panelists will discuss leveraging public-private partnerships to enhance critical infrastructure protection against nuclear threats, the role of small businesses in supply chain security and emerging technologies, collaborative frameworks for multi-sector preparedness and response and lessons learned from cybersecurity and counterterrorism to mitigate cascading risks in nuclear deterrence.

Martie Larson, CPC, ELI-MP, CLDS, PMPFounder and PresidentGenuine Success, LLC Vayl OxfordStrategic Advisor and Director for Global Security StrategySavannah River National Laboratory Kyle Kilroy, PhD, PE, C Eng.Senior Director, OperationsManagement Solutions, LLCModerator

The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) infrastructure modernization initiative is a decades-long effort to modernize and expand the facilities and infrastructure needed to produce nuclear weapons. The initiative uses data-driven and risk informed decision making tools to ensure efficiency and repeatable results for construction projects, repurposing, upgrading current capabilities including, uranium enrichment, plutonium pit production, lithium processing, and tritium processing, are reliable for the future nuclear stockpile.

Daryl Hauck, PhDManager, Sandia National Laboratories Field OfficeNational Nuclear Security Administration Mary Helen HitsonManagerNNSA Y-12 Field Office Nicole Nelson-JeanAssociate Administrator, Office of InfrastructureNational Nuclear Security Administration Darnell WagstaffeSenior Vice President and Sector Manager, Infrastructure SolutionsParsonsModerator

Digital engineering will help the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) meet the crucial operational needs of nuclear deterrence, as well as other mission areas that deliver critical systems to the nation. At last year’s event, NNSA stated that digital engineering was a top priority and since then, it established a Digital Transformation Steering Group to address both challenges and solutions for the implementation. Digital engineering can be applied to many capabilities that facilitate increased collaboration while reducing the time required to execute programs, by shifting away from traditional and cumbersome paper-based documentation. This panel will discuss the capability that is in the process of establishing for the NSE, and how it will benefit our enterprise. 

Laura J. McGillCo-Chair, Digital Transformation Senior Steering GroupNational Nuclear Security Administration James WolffAssociate Administrator for Information Management and Chief Information OfficerNational Nuclear Security Administration Angela SheffieldDirector, Digital and Artificial Intelligence Portfolio Air Force & DoD Commands Business GroupSAICModerator

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Staffing shortages and mismatches of skills with work requirements pose risks to production goals, cleanup initiatives, and national security implications. NNSA and its contractors have developed a workforce planning processes and tools to accurately predict the mix of skills and quantity of personnel needed to deliver the NNSA mission today and tomorrow. This panel discusses techniques for projecting multi-year workforce needs in a complex environment, including identifying the skills and qualifications projected to be in the highest demand and recruiting, training, and retaining personnel to meet that demand.

Sean Alford, PhDExecutive Vice President and Chief Administrative OfficerSavannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Carl Beard, PhDProduction Operations DirectorPanTeXas Deterrence, LLC Frank Gibbs, PhDSenior Nuclear Advisor, TechSource & Adjunct ProfessorThe University of Texas at El Paso Keith WingStrategic AdvisorManagement Solutions, LLCModerator

Join us for a vibrant evening at the Tacos & Tequila Fiesta, a special networking reception designed to bring attendees together in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere. Sponsored by Fluor, this lively event invites you to indulge in a delicious taco station and savor our specialty margaritas and refreshing mocktails as you mingle with industry peers and leaders, all while enjoying the lively music that sets the perfect backdrop for conversation and connection. The reception will take place in the exhibit hall, providing the ideal setting for making meaningful connections amidst the flavors of Mexico.

Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy great food, delightful drinks, and engage in inspiring discussions. Whether you’re looking to unwind after a day of sessions or to spark new collaborations, the Tacos & Tequila Fiesta Reception promises to be an unforgettable highlight of the event!

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Do our current risk management processes really support fully informed decision making at all levels, from strategic down to technical risk? This session will first explore how our definitions of risk and our tools do or do not support effectively analyzing, integrating, and managing risks to achieve our objectives. Then, the discussion will shift to the decision makers, focusing on the challenges they face and how they can best use knowledge of risk to navigate the path to success.

Todd AilesProject Manager, Pueblo Chemical Agent - Destruction Pilot PlantBechtel National Inc. Vice Admiral Terry Benedict(USN Retired), PresidentSystems Planning & Analysis

Join our national laboratory weapons program directors to discuss a non-classified overview of current weapons programs, the challenges of design and maintenance projects dealing with system alterations, life-extension, stewardship, the impact and consequences of recapitalization, schedule compression due to mission expansion, and initiatives for improved mission delivery.

Dave HoaglandExecutive Principal Deputy Administrator Defense ProgramsNational Nuclear Security Administration Laura McGillDeputy Laboratories Director for Nuclear Deterrence and Chief Technology OfficerSandia National Laboratories Bradley Wallin, PhDDeputy Director Strategic DeterrenceLawrence Livermore National Laboratory Robert Webster, PhDDeputy Director, WeaponsLos Alamos National Laboratory Brian D’AndreaChairman and Chief Executive OfficerTechSource, Inc.Moderator

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Join this session to hear the latest perspectives on emerging technology, and digital innovation, the evolving global environment, and force modernization for STRATCOM’s global mission. 

General Anthony J. CottonCommanderU.S. Strategic Command Liz MartinDirector, DoD, Worldwide Public SectorAmazon Web ServicesModerator