The America’s Future Series, a non-partisan civil forum to discuss U.S. Global Competitiveness and National Security, holds a Dual Use Tech Summit from March 7 to 8 to discuss “leading innovations, disruptive technologies, and creative collaboration models for strengthening our defense industrial base and supply chain resilience across all domains.”
March 7 (part 2):
China - Near Peer Adversary (10:15 a.m. CT)
Jan Jekielek, The Epoch Times Senior Editor
Zhou Fengsuo, Humanitarian Activist
Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding, Ret. Sempre AI, CEO & Founder
Dr. Wen Chen, Human Rights Activist and CCP Expert
Tactically Responsive Technologies (11:15 a.m. CT) Bong Gumahad, US GOV, Former Senior Executive Service (SES) Daniel Gizinski, Comtech, Chief Strategy Officer Jason Mello, The KMC Group, LLC, CEO and Founder Bryan Terlecky, Pacific Defense, VP, Space Systems Andy Lapsa, Stoke Space, CEO
AI in Space (12:15 p.m. CT) Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, (Ret), Space Foundation, CEO Tory Bruno, United Launch Alliance, CEO Maj Gen Kim Crider (Ret), Elara Nova, Founding Partner Brian Morrison, General Dynamics Mission Systems, VP & GM, Space, Cyber and Intelligence Systems
Public/Private Partnerships: Facilitating Dual Use Innovation (1:15 p.m. CT) Richard Jackson, State of Oklahoma, Dep Attn Gen for Cybersecurity, Technology, and Digital Assets Lt. Col. Charlie Bahk, USMC, Officer in Charge, USMC Software Factory James Grimsely, Choctaw Nation, Exec Dir, Advanced Technology Initiatives Brig Gen Chad Raduege (Ret), University of Tulsa Cyber Innovation Institute, Executive Director
Frontiers of Innovation: Shaping the Future of Defense & Security with Dual-Use Technology (2:15 p.m. CT) Shelli Brunswick, SB Global LLC, CEO and Founder Dr. Vivek Lall, General Atomics Global Corporation, Chief Executive
Beyond 2030: Developing Dual Use Technology with Foresight (2:45 p.m. CT) Laura Winter, The DownLink, a Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, Editor & Host Zachery Tyson Brown, The Aerospace Corporation, Senior Project Engineer - Strategy and Foresight Col Rhet Turnbull (Ret), Space Systems Command, Deputy Director, Space Systems Integration Office
Silicon Meltdown (3:45. p.m. CT) Laura Winter, The DownLink, a Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, Editor & Host Bucky Butow, DIU, Director, Space Portfolio George Pullen, MilkyWayEconomy, Chief Economist
Cyber - Future Defense (4:15 p.m. CT) Lauren Knausenberger, SAIC, Chief Innovation Officer Venice Goodwine, USAF, CIO
Closing Remarks - Review (4:45 p.m. CT) Ken Peterman, Comtech, Chairman, President & CEO David Hamilton, America’s Future Series, Founder & CEO
