Defense TechConnect Fall Conference & Expo 2021 | TechConnect Innovation | 18 October 2021 | Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD 20745, USA

Innovation for National Security
Connecting top DOD offices and industry scouts with the world's best innovations. Connect with more non-traditional innovators than ever before as we co-locate Defense TechConnect with our 20+ years private-sector innovation community of TechConnect World. Don't miss this year as we offer a best-in-class program, networking opportunities, and expanded access for U.S. military and industry S&T leadership worldwide.

2021 Speakers

Becky Aistrup
Managing Partner, BBC Consulting

Mike Allison
Head of Government and Cities, Nokia North America

Kawakahi Amina
Logistics Science and Technology Lead, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM)

Tyler Bennett
Project Manager for Deployed Medical Systems, U.S. Army Medical

Joe Bryan
Senior Advisor on Climate, Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense (invited)

Ahmed Busnaina
WL Smith Chair, Director Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC) for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, Northeastern University

Makini Byron
Director of External Technology, Linde

James (Jim) Caley (Col., USMC, Ret.)
Director of Operational Energy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Energy, U.S. Navy

Alf Carroll
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Black Belt, Raytheon Technologies

Susan Celis
Deputy SBIR/STTR Program Manager, OUSD, (R-E) Small Business and Technology Partnerships, U.S. Department of Defense

Brad Chedister
CTO, DEFENSEWERX

Conrad Clyburn
CEO, MedForeSight

Khershed P. Cooper
Program Director, Advanced Manufacturing Program, National Science Foundation

Payel Das
Principal Research Staff Member, IBM Thomas J Watson Research Center

Barry Datlof
Chief, Business Development and Commercialization for the Medical Technology Transfer Office, US Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC)

John David
VP, Health & Biosciences Market Development, Parsons

Harry Dreany
Artificial Intelligence Development Lead, U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Lab

Anne Fischer
Program Manager, DARPA

Jake Fontana
Scientist, Naval Research Laboratory

Tim Fowler
(IAC) Field S&T Advisor, USSTRATCOM / NORAD-NORTHCOM

Hans Fraaije
Chief Science Advisor, Siemens, Netherlands

Lisa E. Friedersdorf
Director, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office

Christine Galib
Senior Director, Programs, The Ion

Sean Garner
Senior Research Associate, Corning Inc.

Tom Gillespie
Managing Partner, In-Q-Tel

Anita Goel
Conference Plenary Speaker, Chairman & Scientific Director, Nanobiosym, Inc.

Bill Goldner
Senior Advisor Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment, USDA Office of the Chief Scientist

Jim Greenwood
Founder, Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc.

Roberto Guerrero
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Operational Energy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force-IE&E, US Air Force

Imre Gyuk
Director, Office of Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy

Ryan Hayleck
Additive Manufacturing R&D Manager, U.S. Navy

Shinichi Hirano
Chief Engineer, Hyzon Motors

Jerry Hollister
Principal Consultant, BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting

Sean Ireland
Vice President Business Development, Fiberlean Technologies Ltd.

Sumanth Jamadagni
Group Scientist, Procter and Gamble

Ed Jameson
Managing Partner, Jameson and Company

Mitch Klein
Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships, IoT, Silicon Labs

Corinne Lipscomb
CPO Materials Informatics, 3M

Tom Marsh
Managing Director, Global Latex Operations, Pioneer Worldwide

Benji Maruyama
Autonomous Materials Lead, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory

Major General David Maxwell
Vice Director for Logistics, J4, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Department of Defense

Michael Mazzocco
President & CEO, Alytic

Kelsey McNeely
Biofuels Program Lead, ExxonMobil

William Niaura
Director - New Business Development, Bridgestone Americas

Craig Owens
Corporate & Aeronautics Program Mgr, Small Business Innovation Research - SBIR, Lockheed Martin

Harley Parkes
Integrated Adaptive Cyber Defense Program Lead, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Charles Paul
Vice President Technology, Henkel

Lawrence Pleis
Chief, Logistics Programs & Assessments Division (CCJ4), U.S. Central Command

Craig Rieger
Chief Control Systems Research Engineer, Idaho National Laboratory

Jennifer Rocha
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, TechConnect

Ross Roley
Energy Innovation Lead, J8, U.S. Indo Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

Lisa Sanders
Director of Science and Technology for Special Operations Forces, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

Luis Santos
Scientist, AstraZeneca

Mollie Schwartz
Staff Scientist, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Brent M. Segal
Director of Technology Collaboration and Commercialization, Lockheed Martin

Jennifer Shieh
Chief Scientist and Program Manager Office of Innovation and Technology Office of Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration

Bob Smith
Director, SBIR/STTR, U.S. Navy

Paul Staszak
BDS Phantom Works Technology Strategy, Boeing

Sarah Tao
Technology Lead, Sanofi

Reginald Thomas
Deputy Director, Branch Head, Logistics Combat Element (LCE) Division, Expeditionary Energy Office (E2O), U.S. Marine Corps

Loucas Tsakalakos
Senior Engineering Manager, Space & Sensors Division, L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

John Williams
Director of Innovation & Technology, SBA, Office of Investment & Innovation

2021 Sponsors & Partners

PREMIER PARTNERS:
• Rise Consortium
• ATI

KEY SPONSORS:
• Rofing
• Lockheed Martin
• Northrop Grumman
• Roytheon Technologies

TECHCONNECT SPONSORS & PARTNERS:
• Cerion
• EPRI
• Hexagon
• META
• NREL
• Rubicon
• Connected Cities Integrators
• Esource
• Honeywell
• IDC
• Ion
• Nokia
• Nozomi Networks
• Quanergy
• Payit
• SEL
• Silicon Labs
• Siradel
• T-Mobile For Government
• TNL
• Ubicquia
• Verra Mobility
• Wi Sun Alliance
• Zencity
• AGC
• Arkema
• ExonMobil
• Henkel
• LG Nova
• Linde
• Sherwin-Williams
• Tricentis
• Ames Laboratory
• Clemson University Research Foundation
• Czech is nano
• Czechinvest
• Fermilab
• Forescout Carahsoft
• GW Technology Commercialization Office
• The Hongkong Polytechnic University
• HKPC
• INL
• Innovate
• IOWA State University
• Larta Institute
• Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic
• Kississippi State University
• National Energy Technology Laboratory
• NetNumber
• Parallax
• REI Systems
• Rowan University
• TechOpp Consulting
• UNICO.AI
• UCSB
• UCF
• Office of Innovation & Commercialization
• University of Hawaii System
• The University of Tennessee Knoxville
• The University of Vermont
• VCU
• WARF Accelerator
• Wellspring
• Withum

AGENCY PARTNERS:
• Department of Energy
• Department of Defense
• NIH
• NIST
• Army
• Navy
• Chemical and Biological Defense
• DARPA
• FLC
• USDA
• Defense Threat Reduction Agency
• Missile Defense Agency
• Department of Homeland Security
• Research & Engineering
• Special Operations Command
• US Small Business Administration
• US Patent and Trademark Office
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
• NASA
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• National Science Foundation
• Defense Health Agency
• Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research