5:30 PM - 5:40 PM:
Welcome and opening remarks

Ann Marie Raynal
Sandia National Labs. (United States)
2025 SPIE Symposium Chair

Ravi Ravichandran
BAE Systems (United States)
2025 SPIE Symposium Chair

 

Introduction

Raja Suresh
ASU Research Enterprise (ASURE) (United States)
2025 SPIE Track Chair

 

5:40 PM - 6:20 PM:
Bring the future faster

Jason E. Bartolomei, Brigadier General, United States Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory (United States)

The United States and its allies face challenges posed by an increasingly aggressive, dynamic threat environment and the relentless pace of technological change. These challenges not only threaten our dominance in air and space but if left unchecked could upend our way of life. In these times of change, what remains constant is preeminence in research--the first essential of air and space power. The game-changing work of the Air Force Research Laboratory is critical to win the future.

Brig. Gen. Jason E. Bartolomei is the Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and the Technology Executive Officer supporting both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. He leads an over $5 billion science, technology and innovation enterprise in accelerating the discovery and development of solutions for Airmen and Guardians. He is responsible for formulating a comprehensive technology portfolio that anticipates future warflghter needs while promoting risk-taking and problem-solving across a 6,000-member government workforce. He accelerates the delivery of multidisciplinary solutions through partnerships with industry, academia and international allies, and executes an additional $1.4 billion in externally funded research and development. Through the laboratory's technology and functional directorates, AFWERX, and the 711th Human Performance Wing, his team produces a deep technical and medical bench, pushes the boundaries of modern technology and improves the science for tomorrow. Brig. Gen. Bartolomei was commissioned in 1997 from Marquette University's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program. During his career, he has held a variety of senior acquisition positions. He served as Director of the Sentinel Systems Directorate, where he was responsible for the development, deployment and sustainment of the next-generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile system. Additionally, he served in the Global Reach Programs Directorate as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition), where he supported the Air Force's tankers, airlift, special operations and trainer fleets. Furthermore, he served as an engineer in the F-22 System Program Office and as an assistant professor of engineering mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He was also a Service Chiefs Fellow at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a Military Legislative Fellow for Senator Orrin G. Hatch, and a Chief of Staff of the Air Force Fellow, while assigned to the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory. Prior to his current assignment, Brig. Gen. Bartolomei served as the Program Executive Officer for Weapons and Director of the Armament Directorate, where he was responsible for the planning and execution of all life cycle activities for air-delivered munitions.

 

 

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Event Details

FORMAT: General session with live audience Q&A to follow each presentation.
MENU: Coffee, decaf, and tea will be available outside the presentation room.
SETUP: Theater style seating.

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