10th Annual Defense R&D Summit
In today's rapidly evolving global landscape, speed, innovation, technology and capability are all key to achieving dominance and projecting power on the world stage. The foremost defense leaders, researchers, experts and decision makers convene to discuss the latest developments in cutting-edge technology for the U.S. military at the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit.
Our distinguished speakers will discuss topics such as bridging the valley of death, winning the great power competition, navigating the virtual battlespace, securing the innovation advantage, intelligent NetOps and deploying AI to unlock R&D potential during our tenth installment of one of the largest and most comprehensive GovCon defense summits of the year!
Speaker and Presenter Information
Heidi Shyu (Keynote)
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Jay Dryer (Keynote)
Director, Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E)

BG John Cushing (Keynote)
Commanding General
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command [DEVCOM]

Stephen Welby (Keynote)
Deputy Director for National Security
Office of Science and Technology Policy [OSTP]

Aditi Kumar (Keynote)
Deputy Director
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Dr. Tom Drake (Keynote)
Department Head, Ocean Battlespace Sensing Department (Code 32)
Office of Naval Research [ONR]

Chris Bishop (Introducer)
Chief Growth Officer
Ultra Intelligence & Communications

Dr. Jeff Pursel (Introducer)
VP Open Innovation Center (OIC)
Riverside Research

Erik Ekudden (Introducer)
Chief Technology Officer
Ericsson Inc


Jeff Harman (Introducer)
President and CEO
Oceus

Dr. William Casebeer (Moderator)
Director of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Riverside Research

Kevin Stiles (Moderator)
CTO
Oceus

Christopher Yaw (Moderator)
Vice President, End-2-End Solutions
Ericsson North America

Wyn Elder (Moderator)
Managing Director, Global & US Public Sector
Box

Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Daniel Gile (Moderator)
Vice President, National Security
Digital Science


Lisa Sanders (Panelist)
Director, Science and Technology, SOF AT&L, USSOCOM
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

Dr. Patrick Baker (Panelist)
Director, DEVCOM Army Research Lab
U.S. Army

CAPT Jesse Black (Panelist)
Commanding Officer
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

Donald Kelley (Panelist)
Marine Corps Systems Command Liaison
Marine Corps Warfighting Lab

Michael Loomis (Panelist)
General Manager
Nokia

Dr. Randy Yamada (Panelist)
Vice President
Booz Allen

Brig Gen Scott Cain (Panelist)
Commander
Air Force Research Lab

Dr. Richard Vaia (Panelist)
Chief Scientist for the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
Air Force Research Lab

Lt. Col. Benjamin Pimentel
Marine Corps Lead, Warfighter Engagement Technical Lead
Expeditionary & Tactical Programs
USMC

William Bailey (Panelist)
Director and Program Executive Officer
Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office [DAF/RCO]

Juan Ramirez (Panelist)
Director, 5G Cross Functional Team
Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of Defense

Stan Drozdetski (Panelist)
Extranet Integration Lead
MITRE

Maynard Holliday (Panelist)
Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Critical Technologies (OUSD R&E)
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)





Michael Sieber (Panelist)
Defense Market Cybersecurity
Maximus

Dr. Monique Beaudoin (Panelist)
Associate Research Scientist
University of Maryland Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security

Dr. Eric Moore (Panelist)
Deputy to the Commanding General
Army Futures Command

Timothy Lawrence (Panelist)
J6 Chief Operating Officer
Joint Special Operations Command


Relevant Government Agencies
DOD & Military, Federal Government, State & Local Government
When
Wed, Jan 31, 2024, 7:00am - 4:30pm
Cost
| Government: | $0.00 |
| Non - Member Government: | $50.00 |
| Elite New: | $100.00 |
| Member: | $250.00 |
| Guest Member: | $445.00 |
| Non - Member: | $625.00 |
Where
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
5000 Seminary Rd
Alexandria, VA 22311
Get directions
Website
Click here to visit event website
Organizer
Executive Mosaic LLC





