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DAF M&S Summit

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Panel: Senior Leadership Discussion

05 May 2026
General Session: Generations Ballroom

In early 2024, the Department of the Air Force unveiled sweeping plans for reshaping, refocusing, and reoptimizing the Air Force and Space Force to ensure continued supremacy in their respective domains while better posturing the services to deter and, if necessary, prevail in an era of Near Peer Competition. This panel will bring Senior Leaders together to discuss M&S in four core areas: M&S, Analytics, Space, and Integration.

Moderator
Mr. William D. Dries, Jr., SES, Principal Deputy Director, Headquarters Air Force Studies & Analysis - Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
Speakers
Lt Gen Donna D. Shipton, USAF, Commander - Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)
Maj Gen James E. Smith, USSF, Commander - Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM)
Ms. Susan K. Davenport, SES, Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) - Department of the Air Force, Office of the Chief Information Officer
Mr. Thomas J. Lawhead, SES (INVITED), Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy, Integration and Requirements - Headquarters U.S. Air Force
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