Past event: Assured PNT Summit

Enhancing PNT Capabilities to Ensure a Resilient National Defense

Our Assured Positioning, Navigation, & Timing (PNT) Summit will bring together members of the Military Services, DoD, Federal Government, Industry & Academia in a 'Town-Hall' style forum to discuss how important GPS & space based PNT systems are to the overall resilience of the Warfighter as well as critical infrastructure across the United States & abroad. This event will offer Senior level insight into how the U.S. Military has been a leader in integrating PNT into its everyday operations & how such capabilities have become vital to the military's ability to shape the global arena, deter aggression, and fight and win wars, now and in the future.

Topics to be covered at the 2021 Summit:

  • Leading current DoD initiatives toward integrating new PNT capabilities to help the Warfighter remain resilient in a dynamic threat environment
  • Synchronizing PNT, Navigation Warfare, & Space capability development efforts across the Army to help reduce key capability gaps
  • Delivering resilient, affordable & sustainable Space capabilities such as modernized GPS to enhance Warfighter superiority
  • Providing alternate Positioning, Navigation, & Timing (PNT) for potential Global Positioning System (GPS)-denied environments
  • Accelerating the implementation of cutting-edge Air Force research projects such as NTS-3 GPS Satellite to provide the most value to the Warfighter
  • Developing critical PNT-related products to enable a Soldier's PNT capabilities in all warfighting domains
  • Overseeing the collection of GPS-related Information from multiple federal Agencies in an effort to improve & maintain Space-based PNT capabilities
  • Advancing efforts to provide GPS protection for all Naval Air platforms
  • Detailing the DHS plan to test the vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure systems, networks, & assets If PNT services were to be disrupted or manipulated

Why You Should Attend This Summit:

A Presidential Executive Order that was passed down this past February has mandated that, within two years, government agencies coordinate the development of a national plan for the R&D and pilot testing of additional, robust, and secure PNT services that are not dependent on global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). The President's request was over $1.8 billion including procurement and research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) for DoD's GPS program. Our Assured Positioning, Navigation, & Timing (PNT) Summit will bring together members of the Military Services, DoD, Federal Government, Industry & Academia in a 'Town-Hall' style forum to discuss how important it is to keep enhancing GPS & space based PNT systems for the overall resilience of the Warfighter as well as critical infrastructure across the United States & abroad. This event will offer Senior level insight into how the U.S. Military has been a leader in integrating PNT into its everyday operations & how such capabilities have become vital to the military's ability to shape the global arena, deter aggression, and fight and win wars, now and in the future. Attendees at forum will also have a chance to hear about the steps government agencies, such as DHS, are taking to understand & be proactive about the vulnerabilities that exist in critical infrastructure & networks when PNT services are manipulated.  

With an increase in adversarial jamming capabilities, the Senate Armed Services Committee has ordered the Pentagon to provide Combatant Commander's alternate position, navigation and timing (PNT) systems to GPS by 2023. The Assured PNT Summit will examine current efforts across the Army, Air Force, & other services to integrate these new PNT capabilities to help the Warfighter remain ready and resilient across all warfighting domains, while also addressing key capability gaps in the existing GPS enterprise that the adversary is trying to exploit & target through jamming/spoofing attacks. Innovative new projects, systems, & alternate PNT technologies such as MAPS/DAPS systems, GPS Anti-Jam M-Code, & NTS-3 satellite concept, will also be explored at this Summit, all of which, are aiming to transform traditional GPS signals & provide the Warfighter with timely, accurate, & robust PNT information. Finally, members of industry can also benefit from attending this event as Senior leaders will be offering their perspective on the need for more collaboration in order to improve PNT assurance efforts, GPS signal security, & ultimately, disrupt the adversaries' use of PNT information.  

Our team specializes in the extensive research and development of our Symposiums' content and focus areas. We assemble the most respected minds in the PNT communities, as well as the key policymakers across military and civilian offices. Our non-partisan approach allows us to reach across all services and organizations to bring together a truly holistic group of decision makers and solution providers.

Exhibit and Sponsorship Information:

The Assured PNT Summit provides opportunities including exhibit space, round table discussions, product demonstrations, and networking receptions. Download the Sponsorship and Exhibiting Prospectus Here:

Download the 2021 Sponsorship Prospectus

This year's Confirmed Speakers:

  • William Nelson, SES, Director, APNT CFT, Army Futures Command
  • Brig Gen Heather L. Pringle, USAF, Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Anthony C. Smith, SES, Director, C3I, DoD CIO
  • Richard De Fatta, SES, Director, U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Center of Excellence
  • Cordell “Del” DeLaPena, SES, Program Executive Officer for Space Production Space & Missile Systems Center, USAF
  • Harold W. Martin III, SES, Director, National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing  
  • COL Jason Joose, USA, Chief of Staff / APNT Signature Effort Lead, Army Futures Command

Please fill in your name and email to receive the Summit Agenda of this event.

Venue

Sunset Room at National Harbor Marina
137 National Plaza, 20745
National Harbor, Oxon Hill, MD


Hotel:
Our partners at The Westin National Harbor are offering a 20% off courtesy code for event attendees. Click HERE to see available rooms.

Hotel Address:
The Westin Washington National Harbor
171 Waterfront Street National Harbor, Maryland 20745

Parking:
There are a variety of parking options throughout National Harbor. The lot that is closest to The Sunset Room is our Carousel Lot which is located at 137 National Plaza, Oxon Hill, MD 20745. If covered parking is preferred our Fleet Street Garage is the closest to the venue at 116 Waterfront Street, Oxon Hill, MD 20745. Mariner Garage will be the closet to The Westin National Harbor at 199 Fleet Street, Oxon Hill, MD 20745.
Event details
Organizer : DSI
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-22805