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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
9 AM - 4 PM ET
Join leading experts and key decision makers for broad ranging discussions on national security issues focused on Advanced Technologies, Dual Use, Investing, Joint Domain Integration, Public Private Collaboration and Strategic Threats.
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM ET
By Invitation Only
VIP Reception &
Award Presentation
U.S. Capitol Building
Host
GEN.
David Petraeus
Former Director of the CIA
2017 Megellas Recipient
ADM Mike Mullen
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
2023 Megellas Recipient
Megellas Award
Presented by
GEN.
Joseph Dunford
Former Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff
2022 Megellas recipient
Congressman Pete Sessions
Congressman for Texas' 17th Congressional District at U.S. House of Representatives
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C.L.A.S.S. Summit Agenda
Welcome, Overview, Acknowledgements
9:00AM ET
Ken Peterman
Comtech
Chairman, President & CEO
David Hamilton
Americas Future Series
Founder & CEO
A Case for Investing in National Security
9:12AM ET
Ken Peterman
Comtech
Chairman, President & CEO
André Pienaar
C5 Capital
Founder & CEO
Re-Imagining the Military Industrial Complex - Leveraging the Power of Networks
9:30AM ET
Mark Gerencer
Business Executives For National Security
Chairman of the Board
Frank Finelli
The Carlyle Group
Managing Director
Ed Kania
FarField Partners
Managing Partner
Samuel Cole
Stonecutter Ventures LLC
Managing Principal & Co-Founder
AI for National Security
10:30AM ET
Bob Hastings
Robert Hastings & Associates
Principal
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GEN (Ret) Keith Alexander
IronNet
Chairman and Founder
Michael Chertoff
The Chertoff Group
Co-founder & Executive Chairman and Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Maj. Gen. Kim Crider, USAF (Ret)
Elara Nova
Founding Partner
Robust and Secure 5G Ecosystem – Resilient Supply Chains
11:30AM ET
Bong Gumahad
US GOV
Former Senior Executive Service (SES)
Anirban Chakraborty
Comtech
Chief Technology Officer
Amanda Toman
US Department of Commerce, NTIA
Innovation Fund Director
Lance Spencer
AT&T
Client Executive Vice President - Defense
Dr. Christine Michienzi
DoD
Supply Chain and Technology Specialist, Board & Strategic Advisor; Retired - DoD Senior Execitve
Dwayne Florenzie
USAF
Senior Strategy Executive, Air Force Office of Commercial & Economic Analysis
Commercialization and Defense of Space
12:30PM ET
Nicole Robinson
Comtech
Chief Growth Officer
Moderator
Maj. Gen. John Olson
USSF
Chief of Space Operations Mobilization Assistant (CSO MA)
Daniel Jablonsky
Maxar Technologies
President, CEO, & Board Member
Dr. Jon Olansen
NASA
Gateway Program Manager
Gregg Albert
Accenture
Managing Director
Host
Strengthening the Defense Industrial Base & Speeding Innovation
1:30PM ET
Ellen Lord
DoD
Former Undersecretary Acquisition and Sustainment
Rob Geckle
Airbus US Space & Defense, Inc.
Chairman and CEO
Young Bang
ASA(ALT)
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Jason Rathje
Office of Strategic Capital
Director
Defense Industrial Base and its Impact Across Those Domains
2:00PM ET
Steve Clemons
SEMAFOR
Founding Editor at Large
Hon Eric Fanning
AIA
President and Chief Executive Office
Dual Use Tech - Space Applications & Working with the DoD
2:30PM ET
Jenna Bryant
Embedded Ventures
Co-Founder & CEO/General Partner
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Jordan Noone
Embedded Ventures
Co-Founder & General Partner
Justin Fiaschetti
Inversion
CEO and Co-Founder
Investing in Non-Traditional Defense Tech Innovators
3:00PM ET
Martin Glenn
Accenture
Managing Director, Private Equity
David Hamilton
Americas Future Series
Founder & CEO
Mickey Bresman
Semperis
CEO
General David H. Petraeus, USA (Ret.)
KKR
Partner, KKR & Chairman, KKR Global Institute
Ukraine - Historical Perspectives and the Future
3:30PM ET
Martin Glenn
Accenture
Managing Director, Private Equity
General David H. Petraeus, USA (Ret.)
KKR
Partner, KKR & Chairman, KKR Global Institute
Kim Kagan
Institute for the Study of War
President
Closing Remarks
4:00 PM ET
Ken Peterman
Comtech
Chairman, President & CEO
David Hamilton
Americas Future Series
Founder & CEO
Special Thanks to Accenture for Hosting Our Networking Reception
BENS National Headquarters
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
By Invitation Only
Featured Speakers and Guests
Dr. Jon Olansen
NASA
Gateway Program
Manager
Brig. Gen. Damon Feltman
Space Development Agency
Chief of Transport Layer
Maj. Gen.
John Olson
USSF
Chief of Space Operations Mobilization Assistant
Dmitri Alperovitch
Crowd Strike
Founder
Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege, USSF (Ret.)
NCC
President and CEO
Adam Mattina
Blackstone
Managing Director Technology and Innovations group & Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
Martin Metz
Accenture
Global Risk and Regulatory Lead
Melisa Godbold
Accenture
Threat Intelligence
Shawn Duffy
Accenture
Global Lead Offensive Security
Eric Gons
Oaktree Capital
Portfolio Cyber Lead
Gregg Albert
Accenture
Managing Director
