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

Heidi Shyu (Keynote)

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

 

Jay Dryer

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

BG John Cushing (Keynote)

Commanding General

U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command [DEVCOM]

 

Stephen Welby

Stephen Welby (Keynote)

Deputy Director for National Security

Office of Science and Technology Policy [OSTP]

 

Aditi Kumar

Aditi Kumar (Keynote)

Deputy Director

Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

 

Dr. Tom Drake

Dr. Tom Drake (Keynote)

Department Head, Ocean Battlespace Sensing Department (Code 32)

Office of Naval Research [ONR]

 

Chris Bishop

Chris Bishop (Introducer)

Chief Growth Officer

Ultra Intelligence & Communications

 

Dr. Jeff Pursel

Dr. Jeff Pursel (Introducer)

VP Open Innovation Center (OIC)

Riverside Research

 

Erik Ekudden

Erik Ekudden (Introducer)

Chief Technology Officer

Ericsson Inc

 

Maura Diamond

Maura Diamond (Introducer)
Director, Government & Funders
Digital Science
 

Jeff Harman

Jeff Harman (Introducer)

President and CEO

Oceus

 

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Dr. William Casebeer (Moderator)

Director of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Riverside Research

  

Kevin Stiles

Kevin Stiles (Moderator)

CTO

Oceus

 

Christopher Yaw

Christopher Yaw (Moderator)

Vice President, End-2-End Solutions

Ericsson North America

 

Wyn Elder

Wyn Elder (Moderator)

Managing Director, Global & US Public Sector

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Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Daniel Gile

Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Daniel Gile (Moderator)

Vice President, National Security

Digital Science

 

Randy Fields

Randy Fields (Moderator)
Chief Technology Officer, Command, Control, Intelligence & Encryption (C2I&E)
Ultra Intelligence & Communications

 

Lisa Sanders

Lisa Sanders (Panelist)

Director, Science and Technology, SOF AT&L, USSOCOM

U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

 

Dr. Patrick Baker

Dr. Patrick Baker (Panelist)

Director, DEVCOM Army Research Lab

U.S. Army

 

CAPT Jesse Black

CAPT Jesse Black (Panelist)

Commanding Officer

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

 

Donald Kelley

Donald Kelley (Panelist)

Marine Corps Systems Command Liaison

Marine Corps Warfighting Lab

 

Michael Loomis

Michael Loomis (Panelist)

General Manager

Nokia

 

Dr. Randy Yamada

Dr. Randy Yamada (Panelist)

Vice President

Booz Allen

 

Brig Gen Scott Cain

Brig Gen Scott Cain (Panelist)

Commander

Air Force Research Lab

 

Dr. Richard Vaia

Dr. Richard Vaia (Panelist)

Chief Scientist for the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate

Air Force Research Lab

 

Lt. Col. Benjamin Pimentel

Lt. Col.  Benjamin Pimentel

Marine Corps Lead, Warfighter Engagement Technical Lead

Expeditionary & Tactical Programs

USMC

 

William Bailey

William Bailey (Panelist)
Director and Program Executive Officer
Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office [DAF/RCO]

 

Juan Ramirez

Juan Ramirez (Panelist)
Director, 5G Cross Functional Team
Chief Information Officer

U.S. Department of Defense

 

Stan Drozdetski

Stan Drozdetski (Panelist)

Extranet Integration Lead

MITRE

 

Maynard Holliday

Maynard Holliday (Panelist)

Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Critical Technologies (OUSD R&E)

U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

 

Dr. Martin Weiss

Dr. Martin Weiss (Panelist)
Director for FutureG Applied Research,
and Technical Lead for Resilient and Open Commercial Solutions
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E)
 
William McHenry
William McHenry (Panelist)
Senior Advisor to the Director
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
 
 CSM Jesse Potter
CSM Jesse Potter (Panelist)
Brigade Command Sergeant Major
780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber)
 
 Col. Dave Chaboya
Col. Dave Chaboya (Panelist)
Senior Material Leader
U.S. Department of the Air Force
 
 Michael Sieber

Michael Sieber (Panelist)

Defense Market Cybersecurity

Maximus

 

Dr. Monique Beaudoin

Dr. Monique Beaudoin (Panelist)

Associate Research Scientist

University of Maryland Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security

 

Dr. Eric Moore

Dr. Eric Moore (Panelist)

Deputy to the Commanding General

Army Futures Command

 

Timothy Lawrence

Timothy Lawrence (Panelist)

J6 Chief Operating Officer

Joint Special Operations Command

 

Melissa Johnson

Melissa Johnson (Panelist)
Acquisition Executive
U.S. Special Operations Command [USSOCOM]
  
 Keith Rohwer
Keith Rohwer
Director, Cyber Operations Divsion
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

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
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Website
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Organizer
Executive Mosaic LLC


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