9th MILAM Summit to showcase defence applications for Additive Manufacturing
The 9th annual Military Additive Manufacturing Summit & Technology Showcase (MILAM) will take place on February 11-12, plus a Workshop Day on February 13, at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, USA.
Each year, this event serves as a crucial platform for military, government, international partners and industry professionals to connect, collaborate, and strategise on integrating Additive Manufacturing technologies. It aims to enhance current capabilities and maintain competitiveness across all aspects of defence.
The summit offers attendees the opportunity to expand their networks, explore diverse industry products and services, and gain insights into the future of global AM technologies. Key topics of discussion include:
- Creating DoD’s Largest Printable Part Repository to Overcome the Limitations of Traditional Acquisition Systems
- Employing Tactical Additive Solutions Across the Services: Meeting AM Requirements for Modern Warfare
- Validating AM Technology to Address Maintenance Operations Across the Fleet
- Securing the Global Communication Network in LEO: How Industry Can Aide in Bolstering USSF’s Supply Chain by Delivering Next Gen Space Capabilities
- Stressing the Importance of Collaboration Between Private and Public Stakeholders to Drive Printing Innovation Across the Army
- Advancing Air Superiority: Pioneering USAF Efforts in Additive Manufacturing
- Leveraging Additive Manufacturing to Ensure Materiel Readiness Across for MAGTF Expeditionary Environments
- Driving the Strategic Impact of Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing on Global Military Operations
Confirmed speakers include:
- GEN (Ret.) Edward M. Daly, USA, DALY Consulting & Logistics, Former Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command
- Lt Gen Donna Shipton, USAF, Commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
- Lt Gen Stacey Hawkins, USAF, Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center
- LtGen Stephen Sklenka, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics, HQMC
- Major General Phil Prosser CBE, Director of Joint Support, United Kingdom Strategic Command
- RDML Peter Small, USN, Chief Engineer & Deputy Commander of Naval Systems, NAVSEA
- Patrick Kelleher, SES, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Materiel Readiness, OUSD (A&S)
- Tracy Frost, SES, Director, Technology Industrial Innovation Base, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology (OASD(S&T))
- Emily Vogeler, SES, J34 Executive Director, Logistics Policy and Programs, Defense Logistics Agency
- Keith DeVries, Director, DoD Manufacturing Technology Program, OUSD (R&E), Chair, JAMWG
Registration is now open, those who are interested can register here.
