About

The battlespace has entered a new era of relentless, multi-domain competition spanning land, air, sea, space, cyber and beyond. In this rapidly shifting environment, speed, precision, technology and information superiority are not just advantages – they are critical to modern warfare.

From nuclear-powered submarines, combat vehicles and autonomous systems, to space-based connectivity, AI, and full-spectrum cyber capabilities, General Dynamics is at the forefront of this rapidly evolving landscape. GDIT is bringing the power of General Dynamics together across their Combat, Marine and Technologies segments to reimagine tomorrow's battlespace.

Join GDIT's Emerge: Battlespace of the Future where military leaders, technologists and industry leaders converge to explore the breakthroughs defining the future of warfighting and what it takes to secure and maintain strategic dominance in an increasingly contested world.

Speakers

Amy Gilliland

President, GDIT

Lt. Gen. Jeth Rey

Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6, U.S. Army

Dr. Joseph Jewell

Assistant Secretary, Science & Technology, DOW

Nick Andersen*

Acting Director, CISA

Rep. Patrick Harrigan

(R-N.C.)

Katherine Sutton

Assistant Secretary, Cyber Policy & Principal Cyber Advisor, DOW

Ben Kohlmann

Assistant Secretary for Manpower & Reserve Affairs, Dept. of the Navy

Brig. Gen. Anthony Gibbs

Capability Portfolio Executive for Mission Autonomy, U.S. Army

Hon. Brent Ingraham

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) and Army Acquisition Executive, U.S. Army

Charleen Laughlin

Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Cyber & Data, U.S. Space Force

Brandon Pugh

Principal Cyber Advisor, U.S. Army

E.P. Mathew

CIO, DIA

Mario Roberts

Chief AI Officer & Deputy Director, Department of the Army Military Intelligence, U.S. Army

Michael Frank

Deputy CTO, Dept. of the Navy

Stefanie Link

Executive Director for Program Executive Office Strategic Submarines, Dept. of the Navy

Col. Matthew Ritchie*

Acting Deputy Director, Plans, Policies, & Operations Department, Operations Division, U.S. Marine Corps

Col. Jeremie Hester*

Director, ACE Division/Drone Dominance Task Force, U.S. Marine Corps

Col. Greg Merkl

Drone Dominance Director, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army, U.S. Army

Lt. Col. William Taylor

PdM Precision Strike Reconnaissance Systems, U.S. Army

Bhavanjot Singh

Executive Director, Weapons & Software Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center

Mark Nehmer

Chief, Analytics & Innovation, Research & Innovation for the Security Enterprise, Defense Counterintelligence & Security Agency

Dr. Robert Mantz

Senior Official, Contested Logistics Technologies Critical Technology Area, DOW

Julianne LeFevre

Director, Enterprise Management, Dept. of Air Force

CAPT JJ Murawski*

Chief of Staff, Portfolio Acquistion Executive Robotic & Autonomous Systems, Dept. of the Navy

Dr. Jesus Caban

CDAO, DHA

Ben Gianni

CTO, GDIT

Chris Haynes

SVP & GM, Missile Subsystems, General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems

Aaron Bedrowsky

SVP, Intelligence & Homeland Security Division, GDIT

Matt Hayden

VP, Cyber & Emerging Threats, GDIT

Dave Roberts

VP, Attack Submarine Program, General Dynamics Electric Boat

Dr. John Sahlin

VP, Cyber Solutions, GDIT

Michael Grochol

VP of Technology, GDIT

Bill Tecos

Global Director of Software & Cyber Engineering, General Dynamics Land Systems

Eric Tapp

Mission Partner Environment Lead, GDIT

Shannon Judd

Global Director, Global Defense Partners & Mission System Integrators, AWS

Goldy Kamali

Founder & CEO, Scoop News Group

Billy Mitchell

SVP & Executive Editor, Scoop News Group

Jon Harper

Editor-in-Chief, DefenseScoop

Brandi Vincent

Sr. National Security Reporter, DefenseScoop

* Pending Agency Approval