Registration is open for an Association of the U.S. Army Hot Topic on industrial base readiness.

Scheduled for Jan. 15 at AUSA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, the theme for the daylong Hot Topic is “Connecting the Industrial Base to the Tactical Edge.”

During the event, speakers and panelists from the Army and DoD sustainment enterprise and industry experts will highlight issues facing the industrial base while focusing on modernization, the supply chain, advanced manufacturing and the integration of allied and partner capabilities.

Lt. Gen. Chris Mohan, acting commander of Army Materiel Command, and Vic Ramdass, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy, are slated to provide keynote addresses.

There will be panels on topics including advanced manufacturing initiatives, implementation of the Army’s 15-year organic industrial base modernization plan and the service’s supply chain health.

Scheduled speakers include Liz Miranda, executive deputy to the commanding general of Army Materiel Command; Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, director of the Defense Logistics Agency; Lt. Gen. Heidi Hoyle, deputy Army chief of staff for logistics, G-4; Maj. Gen. Michael Lalor, commander of the Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command; Brig. Gen. Allen Pepper, commander of Army Security Assistance Command; and Brig. Gen. Ronnie Anderson, commander of Joint Munitions Command.

For more information or to register, click here. Online registration is open until 5 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 13. On-site registration is available beginning at 7 a.m. Jan. 15.

There is no cost for members of the military, government civilian personnel and the media.

After the Hot Topic, there will be a media roundtable featuring Miranda, Lalor, Anderson and Rich Martin, executive director of supply chain management at Army Materiel Command.

The industrial base is an integral part of the military’s ability to support and generate readiness during times of conflict. The ability of the defense industrial base, both organic and commercial industrial bases, to come together to support emerging requirements, is key to ensuring service members have what they need to succeed.

To that end, Army Materiel Command, in partnership with the office of the deputy Army chief of staff for logistics, G-4, has several initiatives focused on bolstering the industrial base.

During the Hot Topic, experts from the military and industry will discuss these efforts to ensure the demands on the industrial base stay on pace with the Army’s transformation.