Introducing our Keynote Speaker: Lieutenant General BRADFORD J. "B.J." SHWEDO

Lt. Gen. Bradford J. “B.J.” Shwedo is the Director for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4)/Cyber, Chief Information Officer, Joint Staff, J6, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He develops C4 capabilities; conducts analysis and assessments; provides Joint and Combined Force C4 guidance; and evaluates C4 requirements, plans, programs and strategies for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Lt. Gen. Shwedo graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1987. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Chief, Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer for the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force where he led four directorates that supported 77,000 personnel and cyber operations across the globe with a portfolio valued at $17 billion. Earlier in his career, Lt. Gen. Shwedo was also responsible for standing up the first operational cyber warfare units for the Air Force.

Lt. Gen. Shwedo has commanded at the detachment, squadron, group, wing and numbered air force levels. During these commands, his units were engaged in direct support to Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and the greater Global War on Terror providing worldwide Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber operations. He also led an Intelligence Team to Desert Shield/Storm. His last command was 25th Air Force at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, where he led 30,000 personnel in worldwide operations, delivering multisource ISR products, applications, capabilities and resources.

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