Mad Scientist Conference: Learning in 2050

MAD SCIENTIST CONFERENCE: LEARNING IN 2050 August 8 & 9, 2018 Georgetown University Livestreaming at: www.tradoc.army.mil/watch WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8 0800-0840 0840-0850 0850-0905 0905-0950 0950-1015 1015-1030 1030-1115 1115-1200 1200-1300 1300-1345 1345-1430 1430-1500 1500-1545 1545-1630 1630-1700 1700-2000 REGISTRATION ADMIN REMARKS Mr. Lee Grubbs Director, Mad Scientist Initiative, G-2, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) WELCOME REMARKS Lieutenant General Theodore Martin, Deputy Commanding General / Chief of Staff, U.S. Army TRADOC MORNING THEME: EMERGING LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES Dynamic Readiness Elliott Masie MASIE Center NETWORKING BREAK Remarks Rebecca Patterson Associate Director of the Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University Smart Spaces and Smart People Andrew Smith Lewis CEO and Co-founder, Cerego The Future of Work, and How it's Fueled by Learning Steve Hatfield, Principal, Future of Work Market Leader, Deloitte Consulting LLP Amy Titus, Managing Director, Learning Solutions and Career Mobility Leader, Deloitte Consulting, LLP NETWORKING LUNCH SENIOR LEADER LUNCH (by invitation only; Investing in Breakthrough Technologies for Force Readiness and Resilience, Dr. Brad Ringeisen, Biological Technologies Office, Defense Advanced Research Project Office [DARPA]) AFTERNOON THEME: ACCELLERATED LEARNING The Training Technology Firehose: How to Stay on the Cutting Edge in an Era of Rapid Innovation Dr. Gregory Goodwin Senior Research Scientist, U.S. Army Research Laboratory Human Research and Engineering Directorate Digital Mentors and Tutors Dr. Dexter Fletcher Science and Technology Division (STD) Researcher, Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) NETWORKING BREAK The Future Learning Ecosystem for Military Readiness Dr. Sarah "Sae" Schatz Director, Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative Targeted Neuroplasticity Training Dr. Tristan McClure-Begley Biological Technologies Office, DARPA CLOSING REMARKS Dr. Philip Perconti Director, U.S. Army Research Laboratory No-Host Social (directly following closing remarks) MAD SCIENTIST CONFERENCE: LEARNING IN 2050 August 8 & 9, 2018 Georgetown University Livestreaming at: www.tradoc.army.mil/watch THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 0830-0845 0845-0930 0930-1015 1015-1030 1030-1115 1115-1215 WELCOME REMARKS Major General John Kem Commandant, U.S. Army War College THEME: FUTURE SOLDIER AND LEADER SKILLS The Future of Learning Marc Prensky Founder and Executive Director of The Global Future Education Foundation and Institute Problem Solving in the Wild Christopher Taylor CEO, Govini, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Center for Security Studies (CSS), Georgetown University NETWORKING BREAK The Soldier and the Scientist: A Learning Singularity Dr. Robert E. Smith Senior Research Scientist, U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) PANEL: WARFIGHTER AND THE DIRECTION OF LEARNING Dr. Kira Hutchinson Director, Critical Thinking Enterprise, TRADOC, G-2 Moderator Major General John Kem Commandant, U.S. Army War College Ms. Paula Philbin Psy-Ops Education Program, Naval Postgraduate School Ms. Helen Remily TRADOC Capability Manager for The Army Distributed Learning Program Ms. Mary Crannell President/Founder, Idea Sciences NETWORKING LUNCH (1315-1345: Virtual Nations, Marie Murphy, Summer Intern Futures Analyst, Mad Scientist Initiative, The College of William and Mary in Virginia) Helping Organizations Connect the Innovative Technology Hans Davies Director, Toffler Associates The Art of War: Military Sci-Fi Story Telling Andrew Liptak Weekend Editor for The Verge and co-editor of War Stories: New Military Science Fiction NETWORKING BREAK How AI, Immersion, and Narrative will Drive Future Learning Environments Dr. Randall W. Hill, Jr. Executive Director, University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies CLOSING REMARKS Mr. Thomas Greco Director of Intelligence, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, U.S. Army TRADOC CONFERENCE ADJOURNS 1215-1345 1345-1430 1430-1515 1515-1530 1530-1615 1615-1630 1630