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.

Dr. Leonard Marcus PhD

Dr. Leonard Marcus PhD

Founding Co-Director, Harvard National Preparedness Leadership Initiative

Jay Crossler

Jay Crossler

Partner, COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition

Rob Handfield

Rob Handfield

Executive Director, Supply Chain Resource Cooperative - NC State University

Sam Kinney

Sam Kinney

Senior Advisor, Public Spend Forum

Taylor Wilkerson

Taylor Wilkerson

Principle Health Systems Engineer, MITRE

Richard Serino

Richard Serino

Senior Fellow, Harvard National Preparedness Leadership Initiative

Maggie Feldman-Piltch

Maggie Feldman-Piltch

Founder, #NatSecGirlSquad

Kristina Drye

Kristina Drye

Strategic Communications Manager, Giant Oak, Inc.

Dr. Benjamin Miller PhD

Dr. Benjamin Miller PhD

Economist, RAND Corporation

Anita Chandra Dr.P.H.

Anita Chandra Dr.P.H.

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

Emily Jerger

Emily Jerger

Senior Project Engineer, MxD

Kym Wehrle

Kym Wehrle

Director of Engagement, MxD

Andrew Schmahl

Andrew Schmahl

Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group

Doowan Lee

Doowan Lee

Senior Director of Strategy and Research, Zignal Labs

Scott Weiner

Scott Weiner

Founding Board Member, The Hay Institute

Mara Pillinger

Mara Pillinger

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

Paul De Lia

Paul De Lia

Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group

Josh Quenga

Josh Quenga

Defense Consultant

Lori Frantzve

Lori Frantzve

CEO, E3Tek

Robin Champ

Robin Champ

Chief, Enterprise Strategy Division, United States Secret Service

COL Ed Croot USASOC [SOCOM]

COL Ed Croot USASOC [SOCOM]

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

Stephanie L. Jaros

Stephanie L. Jaros

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

Capt. Michael Kanaan USAF

Capt. Michael Kanaan USAF

Director of Operations, USAF / MIT Artificial Intelligence Accelerator

Lt Col Jake Sotiriadis USAF, Ph.D.

Lt Col Jake Sotiriadis USAF, Ph.D.

Chief, Strategic Foresight and Futures Analytics, AFWIC / HQ USAF

Dr. Rand Waltzman Ph.D.

Dr. Rand Waltzman Ph.D.

Deputy CTO, RAND

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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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