Culture

How to cultivate and improve culture to foster a sense of belonging and innovation.

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Defense Innovation Network

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.)

Rear Admiral Fred Byus USN (Ret.)

Prior Chief Oceanographer, United States Navy

COL Ed Croot USASOC [SOCOM]

COL Ed Croot USASOC [SOCOM]

Chief of Staff, U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Command

Christy Monaco

Christy Monaco

Chief Ventures Officer, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Dr. Isaiah Wilson III, PhD

Dr. Isaiah Wilson III, PhD

President, Joint Special Operations University

Dr. Gregory Ciottone MD, FACEP, FFSEM

Dr. Gregory Ciottone MD, FACEP, FFSEM

President, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine

Paul De Lia

Paul De Lia

Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group

Gary de Rodriguez

Gary de Rodriguez

Founder, Unblock

Tim Draper

Tim Draper

Founding Partner, Draper Associates

Kristina Drye

Kristina Drye

Strategic Communications Manager, Giant Oak, Inc.

CMSgt Ian Eishen USAF

CMSgt Ian Eishen USAF

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

Maggie Feldman-Piltch

Maggie Feldman-Piltch

Founder, #NatSecGirlSquad

Helio Fred Garcia

Helio Fred Garcia

President, Logos Consulting Group

Corinne Hancock

Corinne Hancock

Chaos Coach, MPL

Daniel Hulter

Daniel Hulter

Tech Sergeant, United States Air Force

Stephanie L. Jaros

Stephanie L. Jaros

Director of Research, DoD Counter-Insider Threat Program, Defense Personnel and Security Research Center (PERSEREC)

Emily Jerger

Emily Jerger

Senior Project Engineer, MxD

Capt. Michael Kanaan USAF

Capt. Michael Kanaan USAF

Director of Operations, USAF / MIT Artificial Intelligence Accelerator

Dr. Leonard Marcus PhD

Dr. Leonard Marcus PhD

Founding Co-Director, Harvard National Preparedness Leadership Initiative

Capt. Jon Margolick USMC

Capt. Jon Margolick USMC

Director, Centers for Adaptive Warfighting - NavalX

MSgt Andrea Murray USAF

MSgt Andrea Murray USAF

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

General Robert Neller USMC (Ret.)

General Robert Neller USMC (Ret.)

Prior Commandant, US Marine Corps

MSgt Jeremiah Patterson USAF

MSgt Jeremiah Patterson USAF

Pitch Coach, USAF Spark Tank

Shawn Rhodes

Shawn Rhodes

Chief Executive Officer, Shoshin Consulting

Kyle Rice

Kyle Rice

Chief Technology Officer, SAP National Security Services (SAP NS2)

Andrew Schmahl

Andrew Schmahl

Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group

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Talks

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

13 March 2020, 11:00 PM

Jeremiah Patterson

Andrea Murray

Daniel Hulter

Underwater Innovation: A Sailor's Perspective

19 March 2020, 01:30 PM

Fred Byus

Lessons, Challenges and Recommendations on Delivering Commercial Innovation to the Defense Community

20 March 2020, 12:00 AM

Kyle Rice

Leadership on complex problems: tools to set your teams free

31 March 2020, 03:00 PM

Jon Margolick

Accepting Personal Responsibility in the Face of Adversity

31 March 2020, 04:00 PM

Robert Neller

Creating A Pivot Point In A COVID-19 World: Leveraging Change Without Sacrificing Performance

31 March 2020, 05:00 PM

Shawn Rhodes

Calming the Inner Storm in the Pandemic

31 March 2020, 06:00 PM

Gary de Rodriguez

Leadership Communication and COVID-19

31 March 2020, 07:00 PM

Helio Fred Garcia

Break Through: Overcome Difficult Times, Manage Your Finances, Manage Remote Work

01 April 2020, 06:00 PM

Tim Draper

Leadership in a Pandemic

02 April 2020, 09:00 PM

Ian Eishen

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

03 April 2020, 03:00 PM

Gregory Ciottone

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

03 April 2020, 04:00 PM

Kristina Drye

Maggie Feldman-Piltch

The Future of Supply Chain Risk Management in Light of COVID-19

03 April 2020, 05:00 PM

Kym Wehrle

Emily Jerger

Crisis Leadership: When it matters most

03 April 2020, 07:00 PM

Richard Serino

Leonard Marcus

Thinking beyond the shut-down, restarting defense manufacturing

10 April 2020, 03:00 PM

Paul De Lia

Andrew Schmahl

Your transformation from managing to leading during COVID-19 and beyond

17 April 2020, 05:00 PM

Marina Theodotou

The Prism of Artificial Intelligence

22 August 2020, 05:00 PM

Michael Kanaan

PANEL: Is there an identity crisis within U.S. Special Operations?

24 August 2020, 05:00 PM

Isaiah Wilson

Ed Croot

Forecasting the Real Robotic Revolution

24 August 2020, 09:00 PM

Peter W. Singer

Building a Culture of Futures-based Thinking in National Security

24 August 2020, 10:00 PM

Jake Sotiriadis

Thrive in Chaos

24 August 2020, 11:00 PM

Corinne Hancock

The Cavalry Isn’t Coming - DoD’s Threat Lab and its Mission to Serve the Enterprise

25 August 2020, 07:00 PM

Stephanie L. Jaros

Innovation Isn't Just About The Spark

25 August 2020, 08:00 PM

Christy Monaco

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