The US government has an infrastructure crisis. This crisis affects the military and the government at large. America owns or maintains over 400 bases in 80 countries. These bases face risks from flooding, hurricanes, wildfires, outdated water systems, patchwork of electrical grids, aged airfields, and environmental pollution. These challenges are exacerbated by climate change, budgetary constraints, and the lack of research on technologies or processes that can help mitigate these risks. The United States is the world leader in simulation, artificial intelligence, and 3D. One of the cornersto ..read more

As we transition from a remote to a fully mobile, hybrid workforce, organizations need to re-evaluate their approach to securing their people and data. Perimeter defense is no longer sufficient for achieving cyber resiliency and securing our information enterprise that spans geographic borders, interfaces and external partners, and support to millions of authorized users. The "never trust, always verify" mindset requires organizations to take responsibility for securing devices, applications, assets, and services. For an effective Zero Trust security model implementation, organization should a ..read more

Energy is an essential enabler of military capability, and the Department of Defense depends on energy-resilient forces and facilities to achieve its mission. DoD consumed over 85 million barrels of fuel to power ships, aircraft, combat vehicles, and contingency bases at a cost of nearly $9.2 billion. At over 500 worldwide military installations, the Department spent $3.4 billion on energy to power over 585,000 facilities and 160,000 non-tactical vehicles. Enabling Objectives: Understand Energy Resilience: Enhancing the military capability, readiness, and resilience of our installations and ..read more

Internal/External Crowd sourcing At GDMS, our customers rely on us to provide innovative solutions to their toughest problems. With related challenges evolving at lightning speed, we need to fully leverage our talented workforce to address them — faster and more capably than our competitors. The GDMS Internal Challenge aims to do just that by making our top business challenges visible to all employees, so those with the right skill and drive can step up to tackle them, in collaboration with our top technical leaders. When our internal activities are not good enough, GDMS takes the appropriate ..read more

Learning Objective: Examine tips and strategies to increase positive study habits. Learning to study effectively is a skill that benefits everyone, even the smartest in the class. When polled, most college students would agree that they needed to learn how to study when they started college properly. In this seminar, we will address preparatory study principles, such as setting goals, knowing your learning style, being an active reader, participating in study groups, organizing your notes and study materials, and writing drafts of papers, which can help all students improve their study skills ..read more

When interactions can be quick, virtual or based on text, how do you represent yourself? Learn how to convey your best self in person, on social media and with your resume. Hear from experts in communications, recruiting and hiring to learn how to best position yourself. Speakers: Channing Wright, Research Engineering Manager, Lockheed Martin Corporation Katherine Trinidad, Director of Communications, Lockheed Martin Corporation Morizel Hodges, IT Program Staff, Lockheed Martin Corporation Ericka Perry, Staff HR Technical, Lockheed Martin Corporation ..read more

Throughout your career, you will find opportunities where a mentor can be a catalyst to navigating your career. In this session, you will hear from several leaders who will share some of their experiences in being a mentee, their first mentor opportunity and provide tips on how to develop a successful mentee/mentor relationship. Our leaders are excited to share the importance of mentorship and the value that it brings to advancing one’s career. Please join us in an interactive and engaging session that will give you an invaluable insight into navigating your career. Speakers: Brian Wiggins,&nb ..read more

Learning Objective: Develop time management skills for better organization and productivity. Students who have learned how to manage time during high school effectively are better prepared for the rigors of college study. Regardless of preparation, it takes time to adjust to college. Improve your time management skills by setting goals and staying within them. Even students who manage time well during high school often struggle when they begin college. Students are overwhelmed with large course loads, extracurricular activities, and other social activities. Although being in college can be ove ..read more

Learning Objective: Attendees will explore the phases of the intelligent manufacturing lifecycle and the innovative technologies empowering green initiatives in global manufacturing. Smart manufacturing is an ecosystem of platforms designed to digitize all phases of the manufacturing lifecycle [research, design, simulate, develop, build, distribute, remanufacture, recycle]. Technologies such as the metaverse, mixed reality, nano, quantum, analytics, robotics, etc., have matured to the productization phase of manufacturing and supply chain distribution. Smart manufacturing provides a pathway to ..read more

Learning Objective: Understand the significance and benefits of integrating storytelling into Video Commerce that includes video driven shopping across linear and broadcast television, to provide a human and a unique way to bring products to life. This session will explore video commerce and the way it connects to consumers. For instance, creating videos that answer frequently asked questions, show how-to guides, live demonstrations, and share product information. Video Commerce is the newest tool for retailers that is grounded in technology and that allows businesses to integrate video into t ..read more