Defense Innovation Network Summit

Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Rear Admiral Fred Byus USN (Ret.)

Prior Chief Oceanographer, United States Navy

VAdm Joseph Dyer USN (Ret.)

Prior COO, iRobot

Christy Monaco

Chief Ventures Officer, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Jesse Blunt

Founder, Tried & True Tattoo

Robin Champ

Chief, Enterprise Strategy Division, United States Secret Service

Anita Chandra Dr.P.H.

VP and Director, Social and Economic Well-Being, RAND

Jason Chen

Innovation Accelerator, AFWERX

Dr. Gregory Ciottone MD, FACEP, FFSEM

President, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine

Jesus Cuartas

Federal Emergency Manager and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University

Paul De Lia

Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group

Kristina Drye

Strategic Communications Manager, Giant Oak, Inc.

Col. Wayne Dudding USA (Ret.)

Chief Executive Officer, OLGS, Inc. (One Less Gold Star)

CMSgt Ian Eishen USAF

Command Chief, 412th Test Wing, United States Air Force

Maggie Feldman-Piltch

Founder, #NatSecGirlSquad

Sheldon Fernandez

Chief Executive Officer, DarwinAI

Daniel Finkenstadt

Professor in Enterprise Sourcing, Naval Postgraduate School

Ryan "FOBS" Graves

Technology Development Manager, BAE Systems - FAST Labs

Helio Fred Garcia

President, Logos Consulting Group

Alex Gorsuch

CTO, Ascent Integrated Technology

Beni Gradwohl, Ph.D.

Co-Founder & CEO, Cognovi Labs

Corinne Hancock

Chaos Coach, MPL

Rob Handfield

Executive Director, Supply Chain Resource Cooperative - NC State University

Dave Harden

Founder, The Outpost

Daniel Hulter

Tech Sergeant, United States Air Force

Bryan Ingram

President, Meta Alliance Group

Doowan Lee

Senior Director of Strategy and Research, Zignal Labs

Jesse Levin

Senior Cultural Chameleon, Tactivate

Col. Daniel Manning USAF (Ret.)

Chief Creative Guide, Firepower Concepts, LLC

Nino Marcantonio

Deputy Director, Defense Technology Innovation Program LLC

Dr. Leonard Marcus PhD

Founding Co-Director, Harvard National Preparedness Leadership Initiative

Capt. Jon Margolick USMC

Director, Centers for Adaptive Warfighting - NavalX

Dr. Benjamin Miller PhD

Economist, RAND Corporation

MSgt Andrea Murray USAF

Innovation/Experimentation Branch Manager, USAF ACC A29 (Intelligence Directorate)

Rachel Olney

CEO, Geosite

Jay Owen

CEO, Design Extensions

MSgt Jeremiah Patterson USAF

Pitch Coach, USAF Spark Tank

Mara Pillinger

Policy Manager, O'Neill Institute For National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University

LtGen Harry Raduege Jr., USAF (Ret.)

Senior Counselor, Cohen Group

Cmdr. Brian Rivera USN

Chief Executive Officer, AGLX Consulting

Andrew Schmahl

Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group

Richard Serino

Senior Fellow, Harvard National Preparedness Leadership Initiative

Raj Sharma

Founder & CEO, Public Spend Forum

Peter W. Singer

Author of "Burn-In", Useful Fiction

Dr. Rand Waltzman Ph.D.

Deputy CTO, RAND

Scott Weiner

Founding Board Member, The Hay Institute

Talks

13 March 2020, 12:00 PM

I Was Inspired By ISIS -- Will we be more creative than our adversaries?

13 March 2020, 11:00 PM

PANEL: What is This-- Innovation for Ants? (Unfreezing the Middle and Creating a Culture of Innovation, from an NCO Perspective)

14 March 2020, 12:00 PM

Design For Flow

14 March 2020, 01:00 PM

Defense Innovations from Public Private Partnerships: The Power of the Future Tech Forum

14 March 2020, 04:00 PM

PANEL - Expeditionary Entrepreneurship: building informal capacity in disaster zones (inc'l COVID-19 response) plus startups with Jesus Cuartas (JB) and Jesse Levin

19 March 2020, 01:30 PM

Underwater Innovation: A Sailor's Perspective

19 March 2020, 05:00 PM

Rapid Innovation and Tech Scouting

19 March 2020, 07:00 PM

Pitching the Government: How to Win Big!

19 March 2020, 11:00 PM

Automating the tourniquet: how high-tech meets low-tech on the battlefield

31 March 2020, 03:00 PM

Leadership on complex problems: tools to set your teams free

31 March 2020, 07:00 PM

Leadership Communication and COVID-19

02 April 2020, 09:00 PM

Leadership in a Pandemic

03 April 2020, 03:00 PM

The Emergency Medicine Landscape for COVID-19 Patients, Providers, and Makers

03 April 2020, 04:00 PM

Lethality, Readiness, and Resiliency: COVID-19 and Force Planning

03 April 2020, 06:00 PM

Designing a 3D Printed Mask for Hospitals and Submitting via America Makes / VA Innovation for Testing and Evaluation

03 April 2020, 06:30 PM

DarwinAI: Using Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks to find COVID-19 via Chest X-Rays

03 April 2020, 07:00 PM

Crisis Leadership: When it matters most

03 April 2020, 09:30 PM

The Economic Impact of COVID-19 and what RAND is doing to help

10 April 2020, 03:00 PM

Thinking beyond the shut-down, restarting defense manufacturing

10 April 2020, 04:00 PM

Combating COVID-19 Propaganda and Disinformation from Foreign Actors

10 April 2020, 06:30 PM

Empowering Airman & Family Wellbeing AFWERX Challenge Funding Overview

10 April 2020, 08:00 PM

Messaging in a Crisis: Using the Power of Story to Dominate Attention and Compel Action

10 April 2020, 11:00 PM

Local Response: Human Security Approaches to COVID-19

22 August 2020, 10:00 PM

Controlling digital high ground for Asymmetric Warfare

22 August 2020, 11:00 PM

MD (Multimedia Disinformation): Is there a Doc in the house?

24 August 2020, 03:00 PM

Accelerated Market Intelligence to Reduce Barriers to Entry

24 August 2020, 04:00 PM

Developing impactful product / solution innovations

24 August 2020, 06:00 PM

Future Space and the Entrepreneurial Intersection

24 August 2020, 08:00 PM

Emotion AI + behavioral psychology: predict intent and change outcomes

24 August 2020, 09:00 PM

Forecasting the Real Robotic Revolution

24 August 2020, 11:00 PM

Thrive in Chaos

25 August 2020, 05:00 PM

Leveraging Scenario Based Planning for Strategic Foresight

25 August 2020, 08:00 PM

Innovation Isn't Just About The Spark

25 August 2020, 11:00 PM

Engineering Lean Warfighter-Focused Innovation

27 October 2020, 01:00 PM

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