2025 Defense R&D Summit
In a world defined by rapid change, innovation, technology and capability are the cornerstones of global power. Join the Potomac Officers Club as we convene the nation's leading defense researchers, experts and decision-makers to explore the cutting-edge technologies shaping the future of the U.S. military at the 2025 Defense R&D Summit. Engage in thought-provoking discussions, gain firsthand insights from key players and forge valuable connections at this day-long summit. Join us at this pivotal event to navigate the evolving defense landscape and chart the course for future dominance.
Speaker Details
Maj Gen Dennis Bythewood (Keynote)
Special Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations
U.S. Space Force
Ronzelle Green (Keynote)
Director of Research
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
Gil Herrera (Keynote)
Director of Research
National Security Agency (NSA)
Jeffrey Thomas (Keynote)
Director, Science and Technology Integration
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command [DEVCOM]
Christopher Ling (Introducer)
Chief Executive Officer
Ericsson Federal Technologies Group
David Ray (Introducer)
Executive Vice President for Space and Intelligence
SAIC
Holly Levanto (Introducer)
Vice President, Analytic Platform Expansion
Booz Allen
Justin Shirk (Moderator)
Managing Director, Federal Cloud & Secure Mission Lead
Accenture Federal Services
Bradford Powell (Moderator)
President, C2I&E
Ultra Intelligence & Communications
Dr. Joshua Conway (Moderator)
Lead Scientist
Booz Allen
Jay Meil (Moderator)
VP Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (and Chief Data Scientist)
SAIC
Randy Fields (Moderator)
CTO
Ultra Intelligence & Communications
Christopher Yaw (Moderator)
Vice President, End-2-End Solutions
Ericsson Federal Technologies Group
DJ Gile (Moderator)
Vice President, National Security
Digital Science
Michael Loomis (Moderator)
Chief Executive
Nokia Federal Solutions
CW5 Jeramy Cosner (Panelist)
Chief Technology Officer, Command and Control Cross-Functional Team
Army Futures Command
Maj Gen David Sanford (Panelist)
J3 Director, Logistics Operations/Commander, Joint Regional Combat Support
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
Steven Morani (Panelist)
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, OSD
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Johnson Wu (Panelist)
Commercial and Technical Lead, Cyber and Telecom Portfolio
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Michael Dean (Panelist)
Director, Command, Control and Communications Infrastructure (C3I)
Office of the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer
Benjamin Tran (Panelist)
Chief
Capabilities Development Office (CDO)
William Dunlap (Panelist)
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Enterprise
for the Department of Defense
Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO)
Dr. Alex Jaimes (Panelist)
Chief AI Officer
Dataminr
Lisa Sanders (Panelist)
Director, Science and Technology, SOF AT&L, USSOCOM
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Young Bang (Panelist)
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Acquisition, Logistics & Technology
U.S. Department of the Army
Matthew Redding (Panelist)
Assistant Director for Industrial Security
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)
Dr. Steven Meier (Panelist)
Associate Director of Research & Director, Naval Center for Space Technology
Naval Research Laboratory
Dr. Jeff Waksman (Panelist)
Program Manager at the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO)
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Allison Schwartz (Panelist)
Vice President of Global Government Relations & Public Affairs
D-Wave Systems
Jason Hunter (Panelist)
Digital Transformation PM, NAVSEA, PEO IWS
U.S. Department of the Navy
Dana Linnet (Panelist)
President and Chief Executive Officer/CEO
The Summit Group DC
RDML Eric Ver Hage (Panelist)
Military Deputy to Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
for International and Industry Engagement
U.S. Navy
GEN (Ret) Rob Spalding (Panelist)
CEO
SEMPRE.ai
Kristopher Gardner (Panelist)
Director of Science and Technology Protection
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E)
Dr. Eric Burger (Panelist)
Director Academic / Research Office, Next G Alliance
Virginia Tech Applied Research Corp.
RADM Ryan Scholl (Panelist)
Scholl Consulting, Former Deputy Director of DTRA
Defense Threat Reduction Agency [DTRA]
Dr. Barry Kiel (Panelist)
Program Management Air
U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
Dr. Wayne Phoel (Panelist)
Visiting Research Engineer of The Institute for Systems Research
University of Maryland
Dr. Jaret Riddick (Panelist)
Senior Fellow, Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)
Georgetown University
Dr. Annarita Giani (Panelist)
Senior Scientist Quantum Technologies
GE Vernova Advanced Research
Daniel Folliard (Panelist)
Former Chief Digital & Artificial Intelligence Officer
U.S. Special Operations Command
Rob Vietmeyer (Panelist)
Chief Software Officer for DCIO Information Enterprise
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Dr. Roy Campbell (Panelist)
Chief Strategist, DoD HPC Modernization Program
and Deputy Director for Advanced Computing
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E)
Vijay Acharya (Panelist)
Director (A) of Army Geospatial Center
and ERDC Geospatial Research Lab of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
and the Army Geospatial
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dr. John Fossaceca (Panelist)
Division Chief
U.S. Army Research Laboratory’s Science of Intelligent Systems Division
Anthony Di Stasio (Panelist)
Director of Manufacturing Capability Expansion & Investment Prioritization
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSD A&S)
Michael Marn (Panelist)
Title: Legislative Assistant
Account: Office of Senator Marsha Blackburn
Bonnie Marlow (Panelist)
Principal
Physicist and Quantum Sensors Group Leader
Scott St. Pierre (Panelist)
Director, Enterprise Networks and Cybersecurity
U.S. Navy
Scott Myers (Panelist)
Program Lead, Countering Foreign Influence Program (CFIP)
Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA)
Event Topic
IT, Modernization, TechnologyRelevant Audiences
All State and Local Government, All Federal Government, Department of State
Event Type
Onsite
Event Subtype
Conference / Summit
When
Thu, Jan 23, 2025 | 7:00 am - 3:45 pm
Registration Cost
Member:
$ 250.00
Elite New:
$ 100.00
Guest Member:
$ 445.00
Government:
$ 0.00
Non-Member Government:
$ 50.00
Non - Member:
$ 625.00
Location
Hilton-McLean
7920 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, Virginia, US, 22102
Sponsors
Organizer