ASSA MEMBERSHIP MEETING SET FOR NOV. 9TH & 10TH
We hope you are making plans to join us for the year-end meeting of American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association (ASSA). The tentative schedule, including invited and confirmed speakers, is listed below.
Please email Tish Williams by email or text if you are able to join us for each event. Her contact information is: tishwilliams.assa@gmail.com or 228-216-9048.
WELCOME SOCIAL
Monday, November 9, 2026 | 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Tony & Joe’s Seafood Place at the Washington Harbor
ASSA MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Senate Capitol Room 4 on the Hill
INVITED AND CONFIRMED SPEAKERS (schedule subject to change due to speaker availability)
8:30am-9:00am Continental Breakfast
Speakers (times to be confirmed)
The Honorable Hung Cao (invited)
Acting Secretary of the Navy
Mr. Jerry Hendrix (invited)
Associate Director for Shipbuilding Programs
Office of Management and Budget, The White House
Jong Lee, the head of KUSPC (invited)
Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center (KUSPC)
Korea Offshore & Shipbuilding Association(KOSHIPA)
Mr. Andrew Magliochetti, Defense Industrial Base Revitalization (invited)
Principal Advisor to the ASN for Research, Development and Acquisition
Mr. Jason Potter (confirmed)
President and founder of Whitehaven Strategies,
a Washington, D.C.–based consulting firm helping clients navigate federal procurement and build government relationships.
Ms. Melissa Kirkendall (invited)
Executive Director, Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants and & Frigate, Unmanned Programs
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