Key Event Information

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Joint Military Pitch Day - Oct 26

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Primary Zoom Meeting Link:

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Virtual Hospitality Suites times and speakers are shown below. This is a moderated meeting vs a webinar. Participants can see each other and interact through chat. 

 

* 8am EDT - Registration and Opportunity to Review Pitches 

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            * 9am EDT  - Welcome & Introductions - Meet and greet time with pitch companies, investors, partners, and defense innovation teams 

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* 10am EDT - Keynote - Eric Yuan, Founder and CEO of Zoom

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            * 11am EDT - Panel Discussion - Topic: Trusted Capital / Defense Industry Investing

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            * 12pm EDT  -  Meet and greet time with pitch companies, investors, partners, and defense innovation teams

 

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            * 1pm EDT  -  Panel Discussion - Topic: Defense / Government Funding Opportunities 

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            * 2pm EDT  -  Meet and greet time with pitch companies, investors, partners, and defense innovation teams

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            * 3pm EDT  -  Panel Discussion - Topic: The New Defense Base

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            * 4pm EDT  -  Meet and greet time with pitch companies, investors, partners, and defense innovation teams

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            * 5pm EDT -  Panel Discussion - Topic: Public and Private Partnerships for  your Technology

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Defense Innovation Summit - Oct 27

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Primary Zoom Meeting Link:

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Virtual Hospitality Suites times and speakers are shown below. This is a moderated meeting vs a webinar. Participants can see each other and interact through chat. 

 

Agenda

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Registration 8:30 to 9:00am EDT

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• Opening Keynote: 9:00 to 9:35am EDT    GEN Mike Murray – Army Futures Command

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Morning Theme: Advanced Technologies and National Security

 

• Morning Sessions Honorary Host: Sec. Patrick Murphy

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Panel Session #1: 9:45 to 10:55am EDT 

Leading Technologies and Applications / Development Success Factors

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• Mr. Nand Mulchandani - Acting Director Joint AI Center

• CAPT Frank Futcher - Director NavalX

• COL Len Rosanoff - Director Army Applications Lab

• Michael Brown - Director Defense Innovation Unit

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Panel Session #2: 11:00 to 12:10pm EDT

Requirements and Capabilities / Needs and Use Cases

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• LTG Neil Thurgood - Director Hypersonics, Directed Energy, Space and Rapid Acquisition

• Lt Gen Tom Sharpy - Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability Development

• BG Ross Coffman - Director Army Futures Command NGCV CFT

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12:10 to 12:35pm EDT  

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Virtual Hospitality Suites with Speakers Q & A Panel # 1

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Virtual Hospitality Suites with Speakers Q & A Panel # 2

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• Lunch Keynote 1:30 to 2:15pm  EDT Sec. James “Hondo” Geurts 

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Afternoon Theme: Partnerships for Defense Innovation

 

Afternoon Sessions Honorary Host: Secretary Gordon England

 

Panel Session #1: 2:30 to 3:40pm EDT

Small and Mid-Sized Business Strategies for Defense Innovation 

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• Michael Howe and Geoff Howe- Founders and Senior Vice Presidents Howe & Howe Technologies Inc.

• Dr. Lisa Kearney – Engineering Fellow Raytheon

• Dr. Larry Schuette – Director of Global Science and Technology Engagement Lockheed Martin 

• Steve Fendley - President, Kratos Autonomous Systems

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Panel Session #2: 3:45 to 4:55pm EDT   

Prime Contractors 

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• Lisa Atherton - President and CEO Textron Systems

• Raanan Horowitz - President and CEO Elbit Systems of America

• Jim Jaska - CEO, Valiant Integrated Systems

 

Virtual Hospitality Suites with Speakers Q & A Panel # 2

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Virtual Hospitality Suites with Speakers Q & A Panel # 2

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VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR 5:00 to 6:00pm EDT for live interaction, meaningful discussions and Q & A with speakers 

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