10:30AM–11:00AM: A Guide to Crossing the Valley of Death
Moderator: Erin O'Brien Lead Reporter Tectonic
- Peter Newell CEO BMNT
- Jacqueline Tame Executive Director SVDG
- Matt Byington Investor General Catalyst
- Radha Plumb Fmr. Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer DoD
11:00AM–11:30AM: From Kickstarters to Killchains: Rapid Acquisition and Deployment (Presented by Aerospace Corp)
Moderator: Dr. Tim Graves General Manager, Information Systems and Cyber Division The Aerospace Corporation
- David Rothzeid Principal Shield Capital
- Tom Campbell President of Space Missions Redwire
- Capt. Cody Bronkar Strategic Partnerships and Venture Capital Engagements Lead SpaceWERX
11:30AM–12:00PM: SOCOM: The Preferred Partner
Moderator: Mike Dodd Principal DIU
Devin Beckwith Technology Liaison USSOCOM
Leslie Babich Director SOFWERX
1:30PM–2:00PM: The Future of the Army
Moderator: Clay McVay Deputy Director Army Applications Lab
Chris Merz Director of Product Overland AI
LTG Brown Deputy Commanding General Army Futures Command
Mark Groden CEO Skyryse
2:00PM–2:15PM: A Fireside Chat (Presented by Voyager Technologies)
Moderator: Mo Islam Co-Founder Arkaea
Matt Magaña President, Defense & National Security Voyager Technologies
2:15PM–2:45PM: The Threat From China
Moderator: Ellen Chang Senior Advisor BMNT
Matt Ocko Co-Founder & Managing Partner DCVC
Ann Kowalewski Senior Non-Resident Fellow Global Taiwan Institute
- Frank Finelli Senior Advisor, A&D The Carlyle Group
2:45PM–3:15PM: The Future of Manufacturing
Moderator: John Burer CEO & Founder ACMI
Miles Arnone CEO Re:Build Manufacturing
Mike Manazir Vice President, Federal Hadrian
Dhruva Rajendra CEO & Co-Founder Deterrence
3:45PM–4:15PM: Autonomy at Sea
Moderator: Erin O'Brien Lead Defense Tech Reporter Tectonic
Nelson Mills CEO & Founder Vatn Systems
Paul Lwin Co-Founder and CEO HavocAI
4:45PM–5:15PM: The Hype for Hypersonics
Moderator: Ryan Weed Program Manager Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Skyler Shuford Co-Founder & President Hermeus
Sarah "Sassie" Duggleby CEO & Co-Founder Venus Aerospace
5:15PM–6:00PM: Defense Tech Reality Check
Moderator: Erin O'Brien Lead Defense Tech ReporterTectonic Defense
Frank Finelli Senior Advisor, A&D The Carlyle Group
10:15AM–10:45AM: The Future of Drone Warfare
Moderator: Chris Morales Partner Point72 Ventures
Dan Magy CEO & Co-Founder Firestorm Labs Inc
Mark Valentine President and GM, Global Government Skydio
Dr. Matt Markel Chief Technology Officer Epirus
10:45AM–11:15AM: Hunting for Defense Unicorns
Moderator: Mo Islam Co-Founder Arkaea
Emma Norchet Lead Private Tech Investor T. Rowe Price
James Cross Co-Head of Private Investing Franklin Templeton
Erik Kriessmann Partner Altimeter
11:15AM–11:45AM: The Future of the Air Force
Moderator: Kim Crider Founding Partner ElaraNova
Brig. Gen Jason Bartolomei Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory AFWERX
Mark Valentine President and GM, Global Government Skydio
David Nahom Lieutenant Gen. USAF
11:45AM–12:00pM: A Fireside Chat (Presented by Electra)
Moderator: Mo Islam Co-Founder Arkaea
Marc Allen CEO Electra
1:00pM–1:30pM: A Fireside Chat
Moderator: Mo Islam Co-Founder Arkaea
Alex Moore Partner / Investor 8VC
1:30pM–1:40pM: Space-based Intelligence at the Speed of Conflict (Presented by BlackSky)
Lyn Chassagne Senior Vice President, Go to Market BlackSky
1:40pM–2:10pM: Artificial Intelligence on the Battlefield
Moderator: Madeline Hart Business Development, Defense Palantir
Jay Wisham Chief Strategy Officer Overland AI
Paul Benfield Head of Strategy Forterra
Echere Iroaga COO/Founder EnCharge AI
2:10pM–2:40pM: Learning from Ukraine
Moderator: Jake Chapman Managing Director Marque Ventures
Col. Quinn Wofford Fmr. US Embassy Defense Attaché US Embassy Kyiv
Victoria Krikorian Former Foreign Policy Advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations CNO
Daria Yaniieva Investment director Sigma Software Group
3:20pM–3:50pM: The Future of the Defense Industrial Strategy
Moderator: Jordan Blashek Co-Founder and Managing Partner America's Frontier Fund
Evan Loomis General Partner Overmatch VC
Maj Gen Steve “Bucky” Butow Military Deputy Defense Innovation Unit
Matt MacGregor Senior Director, Strategic Growth Anduril
3:50pM–4:20pM: Space: The Ultimate High Ground
Moderator: Michelle Volz Managing Partner Pax VC
Jason Kim CEO Firefly
Gokul Subramanian SVP of Engineering (Software) Anduril
Even Rogers CEO True Anomaly
4:20pM–4:50pM: USA vs CCP: Winning the Fight Before It’s Fought (Presented by Vannevar Labs)
Moderator: Alex Poulin Partner Lavrock Ventures
- Brian Katz Business Unit Lead Vannevar Labs
Christy Abizaid Former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
4:50pM–5:20pM: DARPA-Hard to Market
Moderator: Prad Parthiban Head of Defense & Dual-Use Newlab
Hope Weinstein Technical Lead - Commercial Strategy DARPA
Jason "Jaws" Curtis Chief, Technology Transition Team DARPA
Dr. Michael Feasel Program Manager, Biological Technologies Office DARPA
Col. Trent Mills Military Operational Liaison U.S. Army
