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.

Capt. Jon Margolick USMC

Director, Centers for Adaptive Warfighting - NavalX

Dr. Benjamin Miller PhD

Economist, RAND Corporation

Dr. Piers Nash

CEO, Sympatic

Rachel Olney

CEO, Geosite

Geoff Orazem

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Eastern Foundry

Prescott Paulin

President, 300 Below, Inc.

Mara Pillinger

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

Morgan Polotan

Principal, Comcast Ventures

Chris Przybyszewski

Executive Vice President, U.S. Biologic

Josh Quenga

Defense Consultant

Dr. Jason Rathje PhD

Partner, AF Ventures

Shawn Rhodes

Chief Executive Officer, Shoshin Consulting

Kyle Rice

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

Jack Saba

Founder, Bequall

Ricky Sahu

CEO, 1up Health

Andrew Schmahl

Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group

Toni Scribner

Director of Learning Sciences and Technology Studio, USAF Squadron Officer School

Dr. Ava Shamban

Celebrity Doctor and Lead Dermatologist, AVA MD

Raj Sharma

Founder & CEO, Public Spend Forum

LtCol. [Dr.] Philip Shields USAF

Logistics Officer, Clear Gene, LLC

Lt Col Jake Sotiriadis USAF, Ph.D.

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

Dr. Marina Theodotou PhD

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

Dr. "TOGA" Jason Trew PhD

Dean of Academic Affairs, USAF Squadron Officer School

Lito Villanueva (Prior JSOC JCU CTR)

CEO/CTO, Litocorp

Kym Wehrle

Director of Engagement, MxD

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Talks

CI/CD Pipelines for DevSecOps with Hybrid Cloud

13 March 2020, 4:00 PM GMT

Brainstorming / Hot Seat: Earning my first SBIR Grant

13 March 2020, 6:15 PM GMT

Using Extended Reality (xR) — Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR) for Officer PME

13 March 2020, 7:30 PM GMT

Elevating Defense Innovation Through Startup Technology Transitions

13 March 2020, 10:00 PM GMT

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

14 March 2020, 1:00 PM GMT

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

14 March 2020, 4:00 PM GMT

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, 7:00 PM GMT

Modernization of the Military Industrial Complex from a Small Arms Perspective

14 March 2020, 8:00 PM GMT

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

15 March 2020, 1:00 AM GMT

DevSecOps: How did DoD move to Kubernetes and Istio?

19 March 2020, 12:00 PM GMT

Underwater Innovation: A Sailor's Perspective

19 March 2020, 1:30 PM GMT

Building It Better: My Lessons from Disruptive Innovation (This prior Army Officer's HET invention has 3X the torque of any competing electric motor.)

19 March 2020, 2:00 PM GMT