Program

DAY ONE | 9 FEBRUARY 2016

 

0820-0830

Welcome

0830-0900

Keynote: Developing Clusters of Innovation

  • Dale Ormond, Principal Director, Research, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering) (Confirmed)

0900-1030

Maintaining the Warfighters’ Technological Edge

  • Colonel Charles D Ormsby, USAF, Military Deputy to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology, and Engineering, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (Confirmed)
  • CAPT. Robert E. Palisin, USN, Assistant Chief of Naval Research, ONR (Confirmed)
  • Jeffrey D. Singleton, Director for Basic Research, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology) (Confirmed)

1030-1100

Break

1100-1130

Cyber Initiatives

  • Richard A. Hale, Deputy Chief Information Officer for
    Cyber Security, Department of Defense

1200-1400

Driving Technology Innovation

  • The Honorable Jay Cohen, Principal, The Chertoff Group (Confirmed)
  • The Honorable Jacques S. Gansler, PhD, Chairman and CEO, ARGIS Group (Confirmed)

1400-1500

DARPA

  • Dr. Steven Walker, Deputy Director, DARPA (Confirmed)

1500-1600

Centers of Technology Excellence - International

  • John-Mikal Størdal, Director General, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (Confirmed)
  • James Peddell, Attaché Defence Research & Technology, British Embassy, Washington, DC (Confirmed)

1600-1800

Reception

 

DAY TWO | 10 FEBRUARY 2016

 

0800-0930

Emerging Technology and Prototyping

Keynote

  • Christopher E. Thomas, Administrator of the Defense Technical Information Center (Confirmed)

Panel

  • Col. Scott Wallace, Director, Comparative Technology Office, DoD (Confirmed)
  • The Hon. Jeffrey Bialos, Partner, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP (former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy) (Confirmed)

0930-1030

Defense Industry Panel

  • Dr. Stephen Bryen, President, SDB Partners LLC (Confirmed)
  • John Luddy, Vice President, National Security Policy, AIA (Confirmed)
  • Dr. John Zolper, Vice President of Research and Innovation, Corporate Technology and Research, Raytheon (Confirmed)

1030-1100

Break

1100-1200

Commercial Technology/Investor Panel

  • Chuck Brooks, Vice President of Government Relations, Sutherland Global Services (Confirmed)
  • Byron K. Callan, Managing Director, Alpha Partners (Confirmed)
  • Jeffrey Roncka, Senior Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors (Confirmed)
  • John R. Williams, Director of Innovation and Technology, Office of Investment and Innovation | SBA (Confirmed)

1200-1300

Townhall
All day two speakers to answer questions from the audience


All speakers have been invited unless otherwise indicated.