Enabling Next-Generation Ground Combat Vehicle

Dominance for US Battlefield Superiority

Dec 2 – 3, 2020 Online

 Main Day 1 – December 2nd, 2020
1000 Registration and Morning Networking
Chairperson Opening Remarks
1045
Major General (Ret.) William Hix, Managing Director, Next Horizon Partners, LLC
LIVE
Former Director of Strategy, Plans & Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff G-3/5/7 HQ, US Army
Event Keynote Remarks:
Developing GCV Operational Doctrine to Enable Continued Army Mission Success
1115
LIVE
General Paul E. Funk
Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
Keynote Remarks: Accelerating NGCV CFT Modernization Efforts:
Current Lines of Efforts & Updates
1145 The demands of a modern battlefield, from sensing and processing data, to moving around in different types of
PR w/ physical terrains and domains, the Army has forged a new way of thinking about ground vehicles. The Next-
LIVE Generation Combat Vehicle CFT aims to push vehicle development into the future of the Service’s needs, and
QA this session will highlight some of these ongoing efforts.

BG Richard Coffman, FGCV CFT DIRECTOR, Army Futures Command

1215 Networking Break and Demo Drive
Strategic Overview of Resourcing Efforts and Impact on Advancement of Ground Combat Vehicle Fleets
1245
PR Lieutenant General James F. Pasquarette
Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, United States Army
Advancing Army Ground Combat Vehicle Warfighting Concepts and Modernization Efforts
- Efforts to assess Army ground combat vehicle warfighting capabilities and concepts
- Necessary next steps to improve ground combat vehicle effectiveness
1315
- Challenges associated with defining warfighting concepts for unidentified future areas of operation
PR
Colonel Christopher Barnwell
Chief, Field Experimentation Division, Joint Modernization Command, U.S. Army
Chairperson Closing Remarks
1400
Major General (Ret.) William Hix, Managing Director, Next Horizon Partners, LLC
LIVE
Former Director of Strategy, Plans & Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff G-3/5/7 HQ, US Army
1500 Post Conference Networking
 Main Day 2 – December 3rd, 2020
1000 Registration and Morning Networking
Chairperson Opening Remarks
1145
Major General (Ret.) William Hix, Managing Director, Next Horizon Partners, LLC
LIVE
Former Director of Strategy, Plans & Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff G-3/5/7 HQ, US Army
CARMEL II - Manned-Unmanned Teaming: Armored vehicle operation and enhanced mission
performance by two-man-crew supported by automated and autonomous capabilities
1200
LIVE
Brigadier General (Ret.) Didi Ben-Yoash
Team Leader, Future Combat Vehicles, Israel Ministry of Defence
“Mission-Critical Systems” sponsored by:
1230
PR

1300 Networking Break and Demo Drive

Aggregating Ground Combat Vehicle Data to Rapidly Deliver Next-Gen Technology Development - DTIC
GCV efforts - DTIC collaborative efforts to spur advanced results - Technology suggestions as a result of
1330 collaboration and data collection
PR
Dr. Rayan Makinson
Program Manager of the Outreach Program Management Office, DTIC
FGCV Threat Considerations
1400
LIVE Major General (Ret.) William Hix, Managing Director, Next Horizon Partners, LLC
Former Director of Strategy, Plans & Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff G-3/5/7 HQ, US Army
Chairperson Closing Remarks
1430
Major General (Ret.) William Hix, Managing Director, Next Horizon Partners, LLC
LIVE
Former Director of Strategy, Plans & Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff G-3/5/7 HQ, US Army
1500 Post Conference Networking