2025 5G Summit | Potomac Officers Club
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WHAT
The U.S. government is leading the charge in harnessing the transformative power of 5G and FutureG. From bolstering national security and public safety to enhancing citizen services and critical federal missions, 5G promises to revolutionize how we operate.
Ready to unlock the full potential of 5G? Join the Potomac Officers Club's 5G Summit and delve into topics like 5G at the edge, how 5G supports the DOD’s CJADC2 efforts, 5G-powered warfighting capabilities and more.
Speakers
Dr. Jonathan Ashdown
Senior Electronics Engineer
Air Force Research Lab
Leland Brown
Federal Director and Principal Engineer for Military & Aerospace Advanced Communications
Capgemini
Jennifer Congdon
Principal, 5G Program Management Office and Partnership Initiatives
Booz Allen
CW5 Jeramy Cosner
Chief Technology Officer, Command and Control Cross-Functional Team
Army Futures Command
Daniel Eisenmann
Data Systems Engineer Officer
Marine Forces Cyber Command
Matt Johannessen
WWPS Engineering Tactical Edge Lead
AWS
Brian Kassa
Vice President, Mission Critical Systems
Ericsson Federal Technologies Group
Joe Kochan
CEO
The National Spectrum Consortium
Marlan Macklin
Deputy Principal Director for FutureG
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Michael Miller
Division Director
Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation
Matt Moreno
Deputy Director
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Dave Peterson
VP of Tactical Wireless
Nokia Federal Solutions
Joe Pishock
DoD Accounts and Strategy
Oceus
Col Jason Quinter
Commanding Officer, Marine Air Control Group 38
U.S. Marine Corps
Juan Ramirez
Director, 5G Cross Functional Team
Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO)
Zachary Taylor
Senior Communications Officer
75th Ranger Regiment
Andrew Thiessen
Head of 5G/xG
MITRE
CPT Lucas Vancina
Wireless Networking / 5G Specialist
Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA)
Per Wahlen
Vice President of Business Development
Ericsson North America
Eric Woynaroski
Integration Deployable Connectivity Section Chief, USCG C5I Service Center
United States Coast Guard [USCG]
Johnson Wu
Commercial and Technical Lead, Cyber and Telecom Portfolio
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Agenda
| 7:00am | 8:00am | Networking Reception |
| 8:00am | 8:10am | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 8:10am | 8:55am | Opening Keynote Fireside Chat: Juan Ramirez |
| 8:55am | 9:15am | Morning Keynote: Marlan Macklin |
| 9:15am | 10:00am | Networking Break |
| 10:00am | 11:00am | Panel A: Securing 5G in the field: Dave Peterson (Moderator), Col Jason Quinter, Zachary Taylor, Captain Lucas Vancina and Johnson Wu |
| 10:00am | 11:00am | Panel B: Industry collaboration for DoD mission success: |
| 11:00am | 11:10am | Break |
| 11:10am | 12:10pm | Panel A: Accelerating Deployment of Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) Tactical Networks: Leland Brown (Moderator), Jeramy Cosner, Michael Miller, Andrew Thiessen and Captain Lucas Vancina |
| 11:10am | 12:10pm | Panel B: Bridging the Gap; the Operational Applications for 5G Technologies: Daniel Eisenmann, Matthew Moreno, Joe Pishock (Moderator) and Eric Woynaroski |
| 12:10pm | 12:15pm | Closing Remarks |
| 12:15pm | 1:00pm | Networking Lunch |
