*All Events will take place in the Peebles Foyer at the Ferguson Center unless otherwise Noted*

Tuesday, August 6: Competition

7:30-8:15am Registration and Continental Breakfast–Peebles Foyer

8:15-9:00am Opening Ceremony / “State of AMCL and Introduction to GELS”

Main Stage

• Presentation of the Colors by Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico Color Guard
• RADM (ret.) William Kelly, President, Christopher Newport University
• Dr. Nathan Busch, Distinguished Professor and Co-Director, Center for American Studies, Christopher Newport University
• Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), United States Senate
• Congressman Rob Wittman, Virginia's First Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives (Video)
• Phillip Jones, Mayor of Newport News
• Kirk Spangenberg, President and Co-Founder, AMCL

9:00-9:50am Keynote Speaker:

Main Stage HON Chris Lowman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, Department of Defense

9:50-10:20am Networking Break – Peebles Foyer

10:20-10:50am Daily Wargaming Scene Setter - Main Stage

11:00-11:50am Panel: Competing Logistics

Main Stage Moderator: Kevin Sampels, National Defense Industrial Association

• Phil Reeves, Federal Capture Director for Logistics, Sustainment, and Supply Chain Programs, ASRC (Panel Sponsor)
• Colonel Joe Garaux, Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations (G3), 2nd Marine Logistics Group, U.S. Marine Corps
• Colonel Paul Nelson, Australian Liaison Officer to the U.S. Joint Staff J4 & US Transportation Command
• Ms. Kathy Welch, Lead Wargames, Strategic Plans, Policy & Logistics Directorate, US Transportation Command

12:00-1:30pm Networking Lunch–Diamonstein Foyer

1:30-2:15 pm Keynote Speaker:

Main Stage Brigadier General Forrest C. Poole III, Assistant Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics (Logistics Division), U.S. Marine Corps

2:30-3:20pm Panel: Data/AI's Role in War: Data Challenges in Logistics/Supply Chain Planning

Main Stage Moderator: Dr. Harry Dreany, AI Development Lead, Marine Corps Warfighting Lab

• Justin Woulfe, Systecon Chief Technology Officer (Panel Sponsor)
• Mr. George Forbes, Air Force Director of Headquarters of the Air Force Digital Operations Directorate
• Lieutenant Colonel Jack Long, Acting Navy Chief AI Officer, Office of Naval Research
• Mr. Robert ‘Pat’ Sullivan, Highly Qualified Expert, U.S. Army

3:20-3:40pm Networking Break – Peebles Foyer

3:40-4:40pm Panel: Preparing the Force for 21st Century Logistics

Main Stage Moderator: Colonel Aaron Angell, U.S. Marine Corps, Concepts, Development & Integration

• Colonel Thomas Kisch, U.S. Marine Corps, Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Atlantic
• Lieutenant Colonel Matt Morse, U.S. Marine Corps (ret), Project Tripoli
• Curtis Hudson, Principal Wargaming and Mission Systems Engineer, MITRE
• Lieutenant Colonel Pedro Ortiz, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, U.S. Marine Corps

4:45-5:30pm Keynote Speaker: Overcoming Contested Logistics

Main Stage Mr. Patrick Kelleher, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Materiel Readiness, Department of Defense

5:30pm President’s Social - Peebles Foyer

Wednesday, August 7: Crisis

7:30-8:00am Breakfast / Registration - Peebles Foyer

8:00-8:30am Commandant of The Marine Corps Representative Keynote:

Main Stage Brigadier General Thomas Armas, Deputy Commanding General, Marine Forces Command, U.S.

Marine Corps

8:30-9:00am Daily Wargaming Scene Setter - Main Stage

9:00-9:50am Keynote: Recruiting the Future: Critical Challenges

Main Stage Major General Bill Bowers, Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command

10:00-10:50am Panel: Maritime Mobility and the Littoral Distribution Web

Main Stage Moderator: Senior Chief Petty Officer (ret), SEAL, Nick Rocha, CEO, Neptune Shield

• Ben Mathews, Craft Director of Defense Programs, REGENT (Panel Sponsor)
• Master Sergeant Brandon Dillard, Logistics and Mobility Chief, U.S. Marine Corps
• Master Sergeant Josh Owen, Combat Logistics Battalion 8, U.S. Marine Corps
• Lieutenant Colonel Kyle Opel, U.S. Marine Corps, Deputy N5, Military Sealift Command

10:50-11:20am Networking Break–Peebles Foyer

11:20-12:00pm Fireside Chat: Crisis Logistics

Main Stage

• Brigadier General Michael McWilliams, U.S. Marine Corps, Commander, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, U.S. Transportation Command
• Colonel Joe Garaux, Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations (G3), 2nd Marine Logistics Group, U.S. Marine Corps

12:00-1:30pm Networking Lunch–Diamonstein Foyer

1:30-2:20pm Main Stage Panel: Global Sustainment Networks

Main Stage Moderator: Colonel Aaron Angell, Director, Logistics Combat Element Division,

U.S. Marine Corps

• Brigadier General (ret.) David Reist, Former Assistant Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics Department, U.S. Marine Corps
• Lieutenant Colonel Eric Johnson, Deputy Commander, 329th Regional Support Group, Virginia National Guard
• Mr. Josh Hunt, In-Transit Visibility Implementation Branch, U.S. Transportation Command

2:20-3:10pm Panel: Building Undisruptable Warfighting Installations at Home and Abroad

Main Stage Moderator: Eric Hahn, Energy Academic Group, Faculty Research Associate, Naval

Naval Postgraduate School

• To’nnie Harrison, Commander Naval Installations Command, U.S. Navy

• Kenneth Hughes, Project Manager, U.S. Marine Corps Liaison to the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
• Guy Warner, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Pareto Energy

2:20-3:10pm Breakout Panel: Strategic Corporals of Culebra - Frontline Innovation and Improvisation

Torggler Theatre Moderator: Captain Orlando Carrasquillo, U.S. Marine Corps

• Sergeant Benjamin Watson, U.S. Marine Corps, Detachment 1, Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, Operations Chief
• Corporal Bullard, Detachment 1, Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, Field Exercise Team Leader

3:10-3:30pm Networking Break–Peebles Foyer

3:30-4:20pm Main Stage Panel: Commanding Energy

Main Stage Moderator: Shawn Charchan, Technical Director of Energy Solutions, CANA

• Dr. Lesley Wilhelm, Wargaming Lead, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Operational Energy

3:30-4:20pm Breakout Panel: Aviation Distribution Networks

Torggler Theater Moderator: Col Howard Marotto, U.S. Marine Corps

• Lieutenant Colonel Jake Wilde, Aviation Ground Support Office, U.S. Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation
• Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) JonDavid Duvall, U.S. Space Force
• Lieutenant Commander Dylan “Joose” Phillips-Levine, U.S. Navy, War on the Rocks Writer
• Major Jarod “Sideline” Bryant, U.S. Marine Corps, Cunningham Group

4:30-5:15pm Keynote Speaker:

Main Stage General (Ret.) David Berger, 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps

5:15-6:30pm Awards Ceremony - Main Stage followed by Awards Reception in Peebles Foyer

Thursday, August 8: Conflict

7:30-8:30am Breakfast & Networking–Peebles Foyer

8:30-9:00am Daily Wargaming Scene Setter - Main Stage

9:00-9:50am Main Stage Panel: Logistics in Conflict

Main Stage Moderator: Colonel Howard Marotto, U.S. Marine Corps

• Colonel Sean Welch, U.S. Marine Corps
• Colonel Vianesa Vargas, Commander, 459th Mission Support Group, Joint Base Andrews, MD. Air Force Reserve Command
• Lieutenant Colonel Ed Woo, Headquarters, U.S. Army G4 Strategic Mobility

10:00-10:50am Panel: Industrial Supply Chain and Distribution: Deterring Vulnerabilities

Main Stage Moderator: Major General (ret.) Ed Dorman, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating

Officer, S10 Consulting

• Colonel Eric Penrod, U.S. Marine Corps, Naval Supply Systems Command
• Colonel Jason Kalin, U.S. Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency
• Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matt Pine, U.S. Marine Corps
• Lieutenant Colonel Mike Radigan, U.S. Marine Corps, Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education
• Eric Schnell, Chief Executive Office and Co-Founder, Craitor

10:50-11:20am Networking Break–Peebles Foyer

11:20-12:00pm Closing Keynote:

Main Stage Major General (ret) Ed Dorman, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,

S10 Consulting

12:00pm Closing Remarks

Main Stage Kirk Spangenberg, President and Co-Founder, AMCL

12:30-2:00pm Wargaming Wrap-up

Main Stage

For a downloadable campus map click here

Directions to Campus:
The conference will take at Christopher Newport University, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Newport News, VA. 23606. Click here for directions to Campus

Registration and Conference Venue:
Registration and the main conference site for the 2024 GELS will be located in the Peebles Theatre in Christopher Newport University's Ferguson Center for the Arts (bldg 12 on the above map).

Parking:
Please park in Christopher Newport University's Visitor Lot (parking lot B). There will be additional parking available in the parking deck (bldg 13).

Link to Sponsorship information

Link to GELS Sponsorship portal

Sponsorship for the Global Expeditionary Logistics Symposium

We anticipate over 300+ attendees from the professional logistics community. Join a community of logistics professionals at the GELS and participate in interactive and collaborative sessions, share experiences, and access the latest research to mitigate logistics risks and strategize for long-term success.

Our guests include distinguished logistics leaders and professionals from the military, private industry, academia, research and development labs, acquisition and technology professionals, and more.

Our sponsorship and exhibit hall provide opportunities in education, training, and marketing that equate to a generous return on investment that satisfies our attendees and sponsors year after year!

For a full sponsorship prospectus, including detailed description of opportunities, please click here.

Contact us for more information or any questions.
Greg Lewis, GELS Lead Coordinator, events@marinecorpslogistics.org
Nathan Busch, CAS Co-Director, CNU, nbusch@cnu.edu