POC - 2025 Defense R&D Summit

2025 Defense R&D Summit | Potomac Officers Club

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WHAT

In a world defined by rapid change, innovation, technology and capability are the cornerstones of global power. Join the Potomac Officers Club as we convene the nation's leading defense researchers, experts and decision-makers to explore the cutting-edge technologies shaping the future of the U.S. military at the 2025 Defense R&D Summit. Engage in thought-provoking discussions, gain firsthand insights from key players and forge valuable connections at this day-long summit. Join us at this pivotal event to navigate the evolving defense landscape and chart the course for future dominance.

WHEN

Thursday, January 23, 2025
7:00am - 3:45pm
Eastern Time Zone

WHERE

Will be announced soon
Will be announced soon
Will be announced soon

Speakers

Agenda

7:00am 8:00am

Networking Reception

8:00am 8:05am

Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:05am 8:45am

Opening Keynote

8:45am 9:20am

Morning Keynote

9:20am 9:50am

Networking Break

9:50am 10:50am

Panel A: R&D Priorities to Deliver Trusted AI-enabled Systems for Combatant Command Missions

9:50am 10:50am

Panel B

9:50am 10:50am

Panel C: The Need for Continual Reinvention to Remain Relevant at the Tactical Edge (in Contested Environments): Maj Gen David Sanford, Steven Morani

9:50am 11:00am

Break

11:00am 12:00pm

Panel A: Critical Technologies Shaping the Battlefield: The Future of Autonomous Systems in Defense

11:00am 12:00pm

Panel B: Enhancing battlefield connectivity: the role of 5G in modern warfare

11:00am 12:00pm

Panel C: Quantum - PNT, sensing, computing

12:00pm 1:00pm

Networking Lunch

1:00pm 2:00pm

Panel A: Fast Forward: Operationalizing Autonomy for Real-Time Readiness

1:00pm 2:00pm

Panel B: Integrated Battlefield/Systems of Systems/CJADC2/Edge computing

1:00pm 2:00pm

Panel C: Space Domain Awareness/Missile warning and Defense

2:00pm 2:30pm

Networking Break

2:30pm 3:05pm

Afternoon Keynote

3:05pm 3:40pm

Closing Keynote

3:40pm 3:50pm

Closing Comments

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