New Battleground Part2

"Continuing the Conversation"

September 29
Naval Heritage Center, Washington, DC

Last year Defense One and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America teamed up for a one-day event focusing on the future of veterans in the US. The live event explored Veterans Care: Reforms, Training and Hiring Veterans and the Military-Civilian divide.

On September 29, we will once again team up to produce “Veterans: The New Battleground." This event will bring together top leaders and experts to continue the dialogue and drill down on issues facing veterans today’s veterans.

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Agenda

8:00 — 8:30am	Registration & Networking Breakfast
8:30 — 8:35am	Opening Remarks
8:35 — 9:10am	Panel Discussion: State of Veterans in the News: From Frontline to Front Page Featuring: Leo Shane,Congressional Reporter, Military Times Paul Rieckhoff, Founder and CEO, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Bryan Bender, National Security Correspondent, Politico (Moderator) Kevin Baron, Executive Editor, Defense One
9:10 — 9:20am	Keynote: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
9:20 — 9:45am	Panel Discussion: VA Oversight - Congress' Scorecard Featuring: Representative Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. House of Representatives and Co-Chair, Post-9/11 Veterans Caucus Representative Jeff Miller, Chairman, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Representative Scott Perry, U.S. House of Representatives and Co-Chair, Post-9/11 Veterans Caucus (Moderator) Molly O'Toole, Politics Reporter, Defense One
9:45 — 10:10am	Panel Discussion: Vets in the Brave New Tech World Featuring: Andrew Chang, Chief Strategy Officer, Eastern Foundry Scott Feldmayer, Partner, Barbaricum Veronica Lancaster, Director of Standards Programs, Consumer Electronics Association and USTechVets.org (Moderator) Paul Rieckhoff, CEO and Founder, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
10:10 — 10:20am	Interview: Dr. Keith Salzman, Chief Medical Information Officer, GBS Federal, IBM Produced by IBM
10:20 — 10:40am	Coffee & Networking Break
10:40 — 11:15am	Keynote: State of Veterans Affairs: Benefits Featuring: Danny Pummill, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration (Moderator) Kellie Lunney, Senior Correspondent, Government Executive
11:15 — 11:55pm	Panel Discussion: After Women in Combat Featuring: Lauren Augustine, Legislative Associate, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Joy Ilem, National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans Dr. Frances Murphy, Former Under Secretary for Health Policy Coordination, Department of Veterans Affairs and Co-Author, Women Veterans: The Long Journey Home (Moderator) Anna Mulrine, Defense and National Security Correspondent, Christian Science Monitor
11:55 — 12:10pm	Closing Remarks Featuring: Matt Miller, Chief Policy Officer, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

Lauren Augustine

Senator Richard Blumenthal

Andrew Chang

Scott Feldmayer

Representative Tulsi Gabbard

Joy Ilem

Veronica Lancaster

Representative Jeff Miller

Matt Miller

Dr. Frances Murphy

Representative Scott Perry

Danny Pummill

Paul Rieckhoff

Dr. Keith Salzman

Leo Shane III

Kevin Baron

Molly O'Toole