Monday, Feb. 9 (Mini-Industry Day)
10 a.m to 1 p.m. Registration Open
1 p.m. NGAUS Welcome and Intro to NGAUS Corporate Advisory Panel (CAP)
MG Francis M. McGinn (Ret.), President, NGAUS & Darin Gilderoy, Chair, NGAUS CAP
1:30 to 2 p.m. Understanding National Guard Infrastructure
MG Tim Gowen (Ret.)
2 to 2:30 p.m. NGAUS and Congress Overview
COL Jon Eisberg (Ret.), Vice President, Government Affairs, NGAUS
2:30 to 3:15 p.m. Acquisition 101
MAJ Lucien Lapierre, Virgil (Trey) Jones & MG Tim Gowen (Ret.)
3:15 to 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 to 3:50 p.m. NGAUS Industry Membership
CMSgt Nina Reiss (Ret.), Industry Liaison, NGAUS
4 to 4:50 p.m. National Guard and the Role of Industry
GEN Thomas Carden, Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau
5 to 5:15 p.m. Final Thoughts and Close Out
CMSgt Nina Reiss (Ret.) & Darin Gilderoy
5:15 to 7 p.m. Reception hosted by NGEDA
Tuesday, Feb. 10 (Industry Day)
7 to 8:15 a.m. Doors/Registration Open
*8:15 start time earlier than previously listed
8:15 to 8:30 a.m. NGAUS Welcome and Senior Leader Remarks
MG Francis M. McGinn (Ret.), President, NGAUS
8:30 to 9 a.m. Chief of the National Guard Bureau Brief
Gen Steven Nordhaus, Chief, National Guard Bureau
9 to 9:30 a.m. Air National Guard Brief
Maj Gen Duke Pirak, Acting Director, Air National Guard
9:30 to 9:45 a.m. NGB Legislative Update
COL Jonathan Grabill, NGB-LL
9:45 to 10:30 a.m. NGB and NGAUS: What is the Difference?
COL Jonathan Grabill, NGB-LL & COL Jon Eisberg (Ret.), Vice President, Government Affairs, NGAUS
10:30 to 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 to 11:30 a.m. NGAUS Legislative Priorities and the Current State of Congress
COL Jon Eisberg (Ret.), Vice President, Government Affairs, NGAUS
11:30 to 11:45 a.m. Adjutants General Association of the United States
MG Tim Orr (Ret.), Executive Director, AGAUS
11:45 to 1 p.m. Lunch
1 to 1:45 p.m. ARNG Modernization Priorities and Efforts
Mr. Virgil Jones, Chief, ARNG-FD Division
1:45 to 2:15 p.m. 148th NGAUS General Conference & Exhibition/Summer AGAUS/Fox Associates
COL Jeff Coomler (Ret.), Executive Director, National Guard Association of Indiana; Todd Landry, CEO, Louisiana National Guard Foundation & Bill Bell, Fox Associates
2:15 to 2:45 p.m. Maximizing Membership: Working with State Associations
Mrs. Elizabeth Jara, President, National Guard Executive Directors Association
2:45 to 3 p.m. Break
3 to 3:45 p.m. The Changing Federal Procurement Landscape
Mr. Rob Burton
3:45 to 4:15 p.m. NGAUS Legislative Team Panel
Julian Plamann (Joint), Blaise Lemke (Army) & Col Pete Boone (Ret.) (Air)
4:15 to 4:45 p.m. Army National Guard Brief
MG Dan Degelow, Chief of Staff, Army National Guard & COL Bettye Dufour, Division Chief, ARNG-FD
4:45 to 5 p.m. Final Thoughts and Close Out
CMSgt Nina Reiss (Ret.), Industry Liaison, NGAUS
5 to 7 p.m. Reception hosted by NGAUS