Agenda Available for DSI's 6th Military Vehicle Systems Summit

Detroit, MI, September 07, 2026 --(PR.com)-- The 2026 Military Vehicle Systems Summit’s agenda is now available. This year’s agenda features high-impact keynotes, panel discussions, fireside chats, and dedicated networking time designed to examine how next-generation ground platforms are conceived, designed, and sustained in an era of rapid modernization and great-power competition.

Confirmed Speakers Include:

- MG Colin Tuley, USA, Commanding General, United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning/Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Maneuver Ground, Fort Benning, Georgia
- Jesse Tolleson, SES, Principal Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
- Stephen Bowdren, SES, Executive Director, PAE, USMC
- BG Anthony Gibbs, USA, Capability Portfolio Executive, Mission Autonomy
- Dr. Peter Schihl, ST, Senior Technical Expert, Ground Vehicle Power and Mobility Laboratory, Ground Vehicle Systems Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM
- Col Nicholas Lozar, USMC, Commanding Officer, Marine Depot Maintenance Command
- COL Christopher Masson, USA, Commander, Red River Army Depot
- Scott Bishop, Executive Director (Acting), Integrated Logistics Support Center (ILSC), TACOM
- HON Katrina McFarland, Former Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology)
- LTG (R) Pat O’Reilly, USA, Operating Partner, SHIELD Capital
- Andrew Sierra, Partner, McKinsey & Company

Topics to be Discussed Include:

- Preparing the Warfighter and Maneuver Formations for High-Intensity Ground Combat
- Operationalizing Unmanned Ground Vehicles to Achieve Mission Autonomy at Scale
- Digital Engineering the Next Generation of Ground Combat Vehicle
- Designing, Delivering, Sustaining the Future Ground Fleet
- Accelerating Innovation and Looking Inside the Army’s Pathway for Innovation and Technology (PIT)
- Collaboration Under Constraints: OEMs and Government on Growing the Ground Vehicle Industrial Base

Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with senior leaders, engineers, and acquisition professionals from across the Military Services, industry, and academia to examine how next-generation ground platforms are conceived, designed, and sustained in an era of rapid modernization and great-power competition.

For more information, to download the full agenda, and to register, please visit https://vehicles.dsigroup.org/.