Our Distinguished Speakers

Our Distinguished Speakers

Wednesday, November 6 – in order of appearance

Representative Dale W. Strong, Fifth Congressional District (Huntsville) – By Video

The Honorable Thomas “Tommy” M. Battle Jr., Mayor of Huntsville

John V. Bolino, former ITEA leadership, A Fireside Chat about ITEA 

Andrew Caldwell, UK Ministry of Defense, T&E Transformation Programme for Evolving Digital Ecosystems

Dr. John Schmisseur, Director, University of Tennessee Space Institute, The State of Hypersonics T&E

Christopher M. Wilcox, SES, Deputy Director of Test and Evaluation, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, T&E in the Digital Ecosystem

Group Captain Steven Young, Director of Defence Test and Evaluation, Force Integration Division, Vice Chief of Defence Force Group, AI Testing and Policy


Thursday, November 7 – in order of appearance

John Frederick, Manager, Verification and Validation Strategies and Practices Branch, FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center Tech Center Some Inconvenient Truths About V&V

Thomas A. Tomaiko, Executive Director, Test and Evaluation, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, T&E Challenges of Evolving Digital Ecosystems at TSA

Dr. Raymond D. O’Toole, Jr., Principal Deputy Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, Closing Observations