8th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit | Potomac Officers Club
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With the constant evolution of innovative technology, federal officials must continue to adopt industry best practices and technology for critical military use in order to remain competitive and bolster the nation’s defense capabilities.
Recent Department of Defense research and development has focused on initiatives such as the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability program and DARPA-led personalized protective biosystems development to support warfighters across all domains.
At Potomac Officers Club’s 8th Annual Defense R&D Summit, elite government and industry leaders will come together to discuss the Department of Defense’s current innovation priorities, technology advancements and general strategy to stay ahead of the curve in the evolving defense sector.
Speakers
Michael Berger
Defense & Aerospace Market Leader
Capgemini Government Solutions
Joe Bookard
Associate Director, Requirements & Capabilities
Raytheon Intelligence & Space
Michael Brown
Director, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Dr. Lisa Costa
Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
U.S. Space Force
Randy Fields
VP, CTO and Acting GM
Cubic Digital Intelligence
Andy Henson
Managing Director
SAIC
Dr. Paul Jensen
Senior Director Global Technology
Cubic Digital Intelligence
Martin Klein
Chief Operating Officer
Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)
Mark Luncher
Vice President, Programs National Security and Space Sector
SAIC
Dr. Benji Maruyama
Principal Materials Research Engineer, AFRL
U.S. Air Force
Sean Moore
North American Business Unit Head for Aerospace and Defense
Capgemini
Capt. Gregory Petrovic
Commanding Officer, NRL
U.S. Navy
COL David Robinson
Director of the SPACECOM Joint Integrated Space Team
US Special Operations Command
Lisa Sanders
Director, Science and Technology, SOF AT&L, USSOCOM
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Heidi Shyu
Under Secretary, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering [OUSD R&E], Acquisition and Sustainment
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Amanda Toman
Acting Principal Director, 5G
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E)
Dr. Stefanie Tompkins
Director
Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA)
Agenda
| 8:00am | 8:05am | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 8:05am | 8:50am | Opening Keynote: USD Heidi Shyu Keynote Introducer: Randy Fields |
| 8:50am | 9:30am | Morning Keynote: Dr. Stefanie Tompkins Keynote Introducer and Q&A Moderator: Joe Bookard |
| 9:30am | 10:40am | Planet Scale Innovation: From the Whiteboard to the Warfighter Panel: Andy Henson, Dr. Paul Jensen (moderator), Martin Klein, David Robinson and Lisa Sanders |
| 10:40am | 11:00am | Break |
| 11:00am | 11:40am | Mid-Day Keynote: Amanda Toman Keynote Introducer and Q&A Moderator: Michael Berger |
| 11:40am | 12:50pm | Bold Predictions for Sixth-Generation Military Technology & Beyond Panel: Joe Bookard (moderator), Dr. Lisa Costa, Dr. Benji Maruyama, Sean Moore and Capt. Gregory Petrovic |
| 12:50pm | 1:25pm | Closing Keynote: Michael Brown |
| 1:25pm | 1:30pm | Closing Comments |
