HPE Tech Talk: Joint Warfare Lethality Fueled by AI

On October 2, 2024, AFCEA Hawaii hosted a Tech Talk sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise on Fort Shafter. Over 100 local industry and defense leaders gathered for this event with a heavy focus on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML). Captain Erik Pittman (COMPACFLT N6), COL AJ Johnson (USARPAC G6), CW5 Jon Stanley (USINDOPACOM J6 CTO), Dr. Andre J. Stridiron III (USINDOPACOM J7 PMTEC Program Manager), Dr Scott Pierce (MHPCC Director), Mr. Bill Burnham (HPE CTO), and Ron Fritzemeier (INTEL) rounded out a panel of subject matter experts in attendance. They led in with a discussion on the AI/ML technology, tools and architecture needed to extract value from data, enable new capabilities, and drive digital transformation. The rapid advancements of AI as it continues to evolve present both unprecedented opportunities and risk.

Ensuring security, ethical use and resilience against adversarial AI is crucial to navigating this new frontier in warfare and national security. Our speakers expounded on this to cover research and development within the Pacific region, focusing on multi-domain operations, AI/ML opportunities supporting the fleet, and accelerating warfighter readiness within the area of responsibility. AI/ML initiatives, along with other cutting-edge tools, techniques, and products, are driving innovation and transforming capabilities across various domains enhancing operational efficiency and strategic advantage. 
HPE's 2nd Annual AI/ML Tech Talk was a tremendous success! A big thank you to all the speakers, panel members, Bret Peavy (HPE) for coordination, and participants for their valuable contributions.

Dell Tech Talk, 2024 PACRIM AI Workshop

On 30 July, AFCEA Hawaii hosted a Tech Talk at the Entrepreneur's Sandbox in Honolulu with corporate sponsors Dell Technologies and NVIDIA.

Industry, defense leaders, and decision-makers gathered for the 2024 PACRIM AI Workshop, focused on empowering Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation. 

Subject matter experts from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, U.S. Forces Pacific, I Corps, Dell Technologies, and NVIDIA discussed the latest insights and tools to drive AI use cases in the Indo-Pacific region. The event also included AI technology demonstrations intended to enable and advance regional priorities like long-range maritime fires.
Tech Talks provide a unique forum for technology users and providers to discuss solutions and ideas to continue to evolve partnerships between industry and government.