Policy

Leveraging and transforming effective DoD policy to shape favorable defense outcomes.

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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.

Debra Zides PMP

Debra Zides PMP

Defense Acquisition & Policy, MITRE

Sean Ward CISSP

Sean Ward CISSP

Director of Cybersecurity, Aveshka

Raj Sharma

Raj Sharma

Founder & CEO, Public Spend Forum

John Felker

John Felker

Assistant Director, DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Stacy Swider

Stacy Swider

Director, SBIR Center of Excellence at UMass Lowell Research Institute

Ryan Connell

Ryan Connell

Director, NE Commercial Pricing, Dept. of Defense

LTC Mark Owens USA USSOCOM (Ret.)

LTC Mark Owens USA USSOCOM (Ret.)

Chief Strategy Officer, True Velocity

LtCol. Joseph Shusko USMC (Ret.)

LtCol. Joseph Shusko USMC (Ret.)

Founder, Marine Corps Martial Arts Center of Excellence, United States Marine Corps

Jonathan Hard

Jonathan Hard

Chief Executive Officer, H2L Solutions, Inc.

Hannah Hunt

Hannah Hunt

Chief of Staff, USAF Kessel Run

Nicolas Chaillan CEH CISSP

Nicolas Chaillan CEH CISSP

Chief Software Officer, United States Air Force

John Fuisz

John Fuisz

Co-Founder, Veriphix Inc.

Dr. Aleks Nesic PhD

Dr. Aleks Nesic PhD

Human Domain Instructor (ARSOF) / COIN Instructor (NATO) / North Africa Studies Faculty (FSI), U.S. Army / NATO / Dept. of State

LtCol. Arnel David USA

LtCol. Arnel David USA

Special Advisor to the Chief of the General Staff (UK), US Army

Dr. Marina Theodotou PhD

Dr. Marina Theodotou PhD

People, Change and Culture - Workflow Learning, Defense Acquisition University

Kyle Rice

Kyle Rice

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

Rear Admiral Fred Byus USN (Ret.)

Rear Admiral Fred Byus USN (Ret.)

Prior Chief Oceanographer, United States Navy

John Casano

John Casano

Serial Entrepreneur + Warfighter Problem Solver, Strike Labs

Jen Choi

Jen Choi

Defense Acquisition & Policy, MITRE

Lorna Tedder

Lorna Tedder

Defense Acquisition & Policy, MITRE

Christina Rhylander

Christina Rhylander

Defense Acquisition & Policy, MITRE

CMSgt Ian Eishen USAF

CMSgt Ian Eishen USAF

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

Hon. Rodney Davis (R-IL)

Hon. Rodney Davis (R-IL)

Congressman, U.S. Congress

Dr. Jason Rathje PhD

Dr. Jason Rathje PhD

Partner, AF Ventures

Colleen Murphy

Colleen Murphy

Contracting and Acquisition SME, MITRE

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Talks

DHS CISA's Role in DoD Innovation

13 March 2020, 02:00 PM

John Felker

Preparing for CMMC Compliance

13 March 2020, 08:00 PM

Sean Ward

Jonathan Hard

Combating Enemy Propaganda

14 March 2020, 02:00 PM

John Fuisz

Aleks Nesic

Arnel David

How a Digital Workforce Accelerates Agile Acquisitions

14 March 2020, 06:00 PM

Hannah Hunt

The Innovation of Combat Training (The journey from Warfighter Lethality, to Character Building in Martial Arts, to Functional Fitness and Unit Readiness)

14 March 2020, 07:00 PM

Joseph Shusko

Modernization of the Military Industrial Complex from a Small Arms Perspective

14 March 2020, 08:00 PM

Mark Owens

Plane Spotting: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) for Aircraft Surveillance

15 March 2020, 01:00 AM

John Casano

DevSecOps: How did DoD move to Kubernetes and Istio?

19 March 2020, 12:00 PM

Nicolas Chaillan

Underwater Innovation: A Sailor's Perspective

19 March 2020, 01:30 PM

Fred Byus

How Acquisition Policy Impacts SBIR Transitions & Success

19 March 2020, 07:30 PM

Debra Zides

Jen Choi

Lorna Tedder

Christina Rhylander

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

20 March 2020, 12:00 AM

Kyle Rice

COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition Update

02 April 2020, 02:00 PM

Debra Zides

Jay Crossler

Taylor Wilkerson

Understanding Demand and Supply for Critical Coronavirus Equipment and Supplies

02 April 2020, 05:00 PM

Raj Sharma

Rob Handfield

Sam Kinney

COVID-19 Contracting Strategies for Federal and DoD Markets

02 April 2020, 06:00 PM

Ryan Connell

Lorna Tedder

Colleen Murphy

Leadership in a Pandemic

02 April 2020, 09:00 PM

Ian Eishen

New Contracting and Grant Vehicles for COVID-19 Solutions

03 April 2020, 12:00 AM

Stacy Swider

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

03 April 2020, 04:00 PM

Maggie Feldman-Piltch

Kristina Drye

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

03 April 2020, 05:00 PM

Emily Jerger

Kym Wehrle

Crisis Leadership: When it matters most

03 April 2020, 07:00 PM

Leonard Marcus

Richard Serino

Funding Relief and Forgivable Loans for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

03 April 2020, 09:00 PM

Rodney Davis

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

03 April 2020, 09:30 PM

Benjamin Miller

Anita Chandra

AFVentures and "Overcome COVID-19" Funding Opportunities

03 April 2020, 10:00 PM

Jason Rathje

Thinking beyond the shut-down, restarting defense manufacturing

10 April 2020, 03:00 PM

Andrew Schmahl

Paul De Lia

Combating COVID-19 Propaganda and Disinformation from Foreign Actors

10 April 2020, 04:00 PM

Doowan Lee

COVID-19 Suppliers, Inventory and Contracts

10 April 2020, 06:00 PM

Raj Sharma

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