Defense Innovation Network Summit

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.

Hannah Hunt

Hannah Hunt

Chief of Staff, USAF Kessel Run

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

Sam Kinney

Sam Kinney

Senior Advisor, Public Spend Forum

Doowan Lee

Doowan Lee

Senior Director of Strategy and Research, Zignal Labs

Dr. Leonard Marcus PhD

Dr. Leonard Marcus PhD

Founding Co-Director, Harvard National Preparedness Leadership Initiative

Dr. Benjamin Miller PhD

Dr. Benjamin Miller PhD

Economist, RAND Corporation

Colleen Murphy

Colleen Murphy

Contracting and Acquisition SME, MITRE

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

Mara Pillinger

Mara Pillinger

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

Josh Quenga

Josh Quenga

Defense Consultant

Dr. Jason Rathje PhD

Dr. Jason Rathje PhD

Partner, AF Ventures

Christina Rhylander

Christina Rhylander

Defense Acquisition & Policy, MITRE

Kyle Rice

Kyle Rice

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

Andrew Schmahl

Andrew Schmahl

Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group

Richard Serino

Richard Serino

Senior Fellow, Harvard National Preparedness Leadership Initiative

Raj Sharma

Raj Sharma

Founder & CEO, Public Spend Forum

LtCol. [Dr.] Philip Shields USAF

LtCol. [Dr.] Philip Shields USAF

Logistics Officer, Clear Gene, LLC

Lt Col Jake Sotiriadis USAF, Ph.D.

Lt Col Jake Sotiriadis USAF, Ph.D.

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

Lorna Tedder

Lorna Tedder

Defense Acquisition & Policy, MITRE

Dr. Marina Theodotou PhD

Dr. Marina Theodotou PhD

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

Dr. Rand Waltzman Ph.D.

Dr. Rand Waltzman Ph.D.

Deputy CTO, RAND

Sean Ward CISSP

Sean Ward CISSP

Director of Cybersecurity, Aveshka

Kym Wehrle

Kym Wehrle

Director of Engagement, MxD

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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 Arnel David Aleks Nesic

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
Jen Choi Lorna Tedder Christina Rhylander Debra Zides

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
Jay Crossler Taylor Wilkerson Debra Zides

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
Lorna Tedder Colleen Murphy Ryan Connell

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
Kristina Drye Maggie Feldman-Piltch

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
Anita Chandra Benjamin Miller

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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