10th Annual Defense R&D Summit
In today's rapidly evolving global landscape, speed, innovation, technology and capability are all key to achieving dominance and projecting power on the world stage. The foremost defense leaders, researchers, experts and decision makers convene to discuss the latest developments in cutting-edge technology for the U.S. military at the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit.
Our distinguished speakers will discuss topics such as bridging the valley of death, winning the great power competition, navigating the virtual battlespace, securing the innovation advantage, intelligent NetOps and deploying AI to unlock R&D potential during our tenth installment of one of the largest and most comprehensive GovCon defense summits of the year!
Speaker and Presenter Information
Heidi Shyu (Keynote)
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Jay Dryer (Keynote)
Director, Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E)
BG John Cushing (Keynote)
Commanding General
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command [DEVCOM]
Stephen Welby (Keynote)
Deputy Director for National Security
Office of Science and Technology Policy [OSTP]
Aditi Kumar (Keynote)
Deputy Director
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Dr. Tom Drake (Keynote)
Department Head, Ocean Battlespace Sensing Department (Code 32)
Office of Naval Research [ONR]
Chris Bishop (Introducer)
Chief Growth Officer
Ultra Intelligence & Communications
Dr. Jeff Pursel (Introducer)
VP Open Innovation Center (OIC)
Riverside Research
Erik Ekudden (Introducer)
Chief Technology Officer
Ericsson Inc
Jeff Harman (Introducer)
President and CEO
Oceus
Dr. William Casebeer (Moderator)
Director of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Riverside Research
Kevin Stiles (Moderator)
CTO
Oceus
Christopher Yaw (Moderator)
Vice President, End-2-End Solutions
Ericsson North America
Wyn Elder (Moderator)
Managing Director, Global & US Public Sector
Box
Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Daniel Gile (Moderator)
Vice President, National Security
Digital Science
Lisa Sanders (Panelist)
Director, Science and Technology, SOF AT&L, USSOCOM
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Dr. Patrick Baker (Panelist)
Director, DEVCOM Army Research Lab
U.S. Army
CAPT Jesse Black (Panelist)
Commanding Officer
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
Donald Kelley (Panelist)
Marine Corps Systems Command Liaison
Marine Corps Warfighting Lab
Michael Loomis (Panelist)
General Manager
Nokia
Dr. Randy Yamada (Panelist)
Vice President
Booz Allen
Brig Gen Scott Cain (Panelist)
Commander
Air Force Research Lab
Dr. Richard Vaia (Panelist)
Chief Scientist for the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
Air Force Research Lab
Lt. Col. Benjamin Pimentel
Marine Corps Lead, Warfighter Engagement Technical Lead
Expeditionary & Tactical Programs
USMC
William Bailey (Panelist)
Director and Program Executive Officer
Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office [DAF/RCO]
Juan Ramirez (Panelist)
Director, 5G Cross Functional Team
Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of Defense
Stan Drozdetski (Panelist)
Extranet Integration Lead
MITRE
Maynard Holliday (Panelist)
Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Critical Technologies (OUSD R&E)
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Michael Sieber (Panelist)
Defense Market Cybersecurity
Maximus
Dr. Monique Beaudoin (Panelist)
Associate Research Scientist
University of Maryland Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security
Dr. Eric Moore (Panelist)
Deputy to the Commanding General
Army Futures Command
Timothy Lawrence (Panelist)
J6 Chief Operating Officer
Joint Special Operations Command
Relevant Government Agencies
DOD & Military, Federal Government, State & Local Government
When
Wed, Jan 31, 2024, 7:00am - 4:30pm
Cost
Government: | $0.00 |
Non - Member Government: | $50.00 |
Elite New: | $100.00 |
Member: | $250.00 |
Guest Member: | $445.00 |
Non - Member: | $625.00 |
Where
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
5000 Seminary Rd
Alexandria, VA 22311
Get directions
Website
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Organizer
Executive Mosaic LLC