Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Time
Location
7:00 am - 5:30 pm
7:00 - 8:00 am
8:00 - 8:10 am
ML Mackey
Chair, NDIA Small Business Division
CEO, Beacon Interactive Systems
Dr. Roman Hachkowski
President, NDIA New England Chapter
Executive Industry Advisor, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Chair, NDIA Small Business Division
CEO, Beacon Interactive Systems
Dr. Roman Hachkowski
President, NDIA New England Chapter
Executive Industry Advisor, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
8:10 - 8:30 am
Introduction by: LTC Adam Caruso, USA
Technology Liaison, U.S. Special Operations Command, Boston
LtGen Francis Donovan, USMC
Vice Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command
Technology Liaison, U.S. Special Operations Command, Boston
LtGen Francis Donovan, USMC
Vice Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command
8:30 - 9:00 am
Kim Buehler
Director, Army Office of Small Business Programs Office of the Secretary of the Army
COL Ronald Corsetti, USA (Ret)
Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) for New Hampshire
Director, Army Office of Small Business Programs Office of the Secretary of the Army
COL Ronald Corsetti, USA (Ret)
Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) for New Hampshire
9:00 - 9:30 am
9:30 - 10:00 am
Michael Seeds
Senior Director, Strategy & Policy, NDIA
Senior Director, Strategy & Policy, NDIA
10:00 - 11:00 am
ML Mackey
Chair, NDIA Small Business Division
CEO, Beacon Interactive Systems
Moderator
Tina Barnhill
Acting Operations Manager, SBIR/STTR Programs, Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Dr. Matt Willis
Director, Army Applied SBIR and Prize Competitions at HQDA ASA(ALT)
Bob Smith
Director, Department of the Navy
Mina Khalil
SBIR/STTR Program Manager, U.S. Special Operations Command
Stacy Swider
MassVentures START Program
Kristina Botelho
Contracting Officer, U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Hanscom AFB
Chair, NDIA Small Business Division
CEO, Beacon Interactive Systems
Moderator
Tina Barnhill
Acting Operations Manager, SBIR/STTR Programs, Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Dr. Matt Willis
Director, Army Applied SBIR and Prize Competitions at HQDA ASA(ALT)
Bob Smith
Director, Department of the Navy
Mina Khalil
SBIR/STTR Program Manager, U.S. Special Operations Command
Stacy Swider
MassVentures START Program
Kristina Botelho
Contracting Officer, U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Hanscom AFB
11:00 - 11:30 am
Jennifer Greenwood
SBIR/STTR Program Manager, Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatant
Bill Marinelli
President & Chief Executive Officer, Physical Sciences, Inc.
SBIR/STTR Program Manager, Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatant
Bill Marinelli
President & Chief Executive Officer, Physical Sciences, Inc.
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
12:30 - 1:45 pm
Jason Schroepfer
SBIR/STTR Program Manager, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), U.S. Navy
Moderator
HQ/DIR
Vince LoBosco
Deputy Program Manager, SBIR/STTR
PEO Unmanned and Small Combatants
Jennifer Greenwood
SBIR/STTR Program Manager, Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatant
PEO SUBMARINES
Roberto Sanchez
SBIR/STTR Assistant Program Manager, Program Executive Office Submarines
PEO Integrated Warfare Systems
Douglas Marker
SBIR/STTR Technology Director, Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems
PEO Carriers
Russell Knowles
Program Manager, Naval Sea Systems Command
PEO SHIPS
Madison Lundberg
SBIR/STTR Program Analyst, Program Executive Office Ships (PEO SHIPS)
MDA
Candace Wright
SBIR/STTR Program Lead, Missile Defense Agency
SBIR/STTR Program Manager, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), U.S. Navy
Moderator
HQ/DIR
Vince LoBosco
Deputy Program Manager, SBIR/STTR
PEO Unmanned and Small Combatants
Jennifer Greenwood
SBIR/STTR Program Manager, Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatant
PEO SUBMARINES
Roberto Sanchez
SBIR/STTR Assistant Program Manager, Program Executive Office Submarines
PEO Integrated Warfare Systems
Douglas Marker
SBIR/STTR Technology Director, Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems
PEO Carriers
Russell Knowles
Program Manager, Naval Sea Systems Command
PEO SHIPS
Madison Lundberg
SBIR/STTR Program Analyst, Program Executive Office Ships (PEO SHIPS)
MDA
Candace Wright
SBIR/STTR Program Lead, Missile Defense Agency
1:45 - 2:15 pm
2:15 - 2:45 pm
Joe Dames
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Sherpa6
Dexter Ang
Executive Chairman, PISON
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Sherpa6
Dexter Ang
Executive Chairman, PISON
2:45 - 3:35 pm
BG David Trybula, USA
Deputy Commanding General, DEVCOM, U.S. Army
Steve Luckowski
Program Director, OSD (R&E) Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MII's)
Deputy Commanding General, DEVCOM, U.S. Army
Steve Luckowski
Program Director, OSD (R&E) Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MII's)
3:45 - 5:45 pm
ML Mackey
Chair, NDIA Small Business Division
CEO, Beacon Interactive Systems
Chair, NDIA Small Business Division
CEO, Beacon Interactive Systems
3:45 - 5:45 pm
3:45 - 5:45 pm
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Time
Location
7:00 am - 4:30 pm
7:00 - 8:00 am
8:00 - 8:10 am
ML Mackey
Chair, NDIA Small Business Division
CEO, Beacon Interactive Systems
Chair, NDIA Small Business Division
CEO, Beacon Interactive Systems
8:10 - 8:40 am
The Honorable David Norquist
President & CEO, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
President & CEO, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
8:40 - 9:25 am
Keith DeVries
Deputy Director, Manufacturing Technology, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
Moderator
Justin McRoberts
Program Lead, OSD Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (OSD MII)
Michael Rein
Director of Engineering, Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)
Dr. Eric Forsythe
Program Manager, OSD NextFlex Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute
Michale Orrico
Managing Director, BioFab Startup Lab, Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI), BioFab USA
Dr. Scott Miller
Director of Technology, OSD NextFlex Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute
Deputy Director, Manufacturing Technology, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
Moderator
Justin McRoberts
Program Lead, OSD Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (OSD MII)
Michael Rein
Director of Engineering, Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)
Dr. Eric Forsythe
Program Manager, OSD NextFlex Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute
Michale Orrico
Managing Director, BioFab Startup Lab, Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI), BioFab USA
Dr. Scott Miller
Director of Technology, OSD NextFlex Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute
9:25 - 9:55 am
9:55 - 10:40 am
Maren Cattonar
Senior Strategic Advisor, BMNT
Moderator
Dr. Bahareh Haji-saeed
Director of External Engagements , BAE Systems, FAST Labs
Joyce Sidopoulos
Co-founder & Chief of Operations, MassRobotics
Dr. Jackie Garofano
Chief Technology Officer, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT)
Bill Wolpe
Director for Special Programs, Draper Spark Labs
Senior Strategic Advisor, BMNT
Moderator
Dr. Bahareh Haji-saeed
Director of External Engagements , BAE Systems, FAST Labs
Joyce Sidopoulos
Co-founder & Chief of Operations, MassRobotics
Dr. Jackie Garofano
Chief Technology Officer, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT)
Bill Wolpe
Director for Special Programs, Draper Spark Labs
10:40 - 11:00 am
Introduction by: Mike MacEwen
President & CTO, Beacon Interactive Systems
Board Member, NDIA New England Chapter
Gary Leopold
President and Chairman, SongwritingWith:Soldiers
Founding Partner, Prism Advisory Group
Jay Clementi
Artist, SongwritingWith:Soldiers
President & CTO, Beacon Interactive Systems
Board Member, NDIA New England Chapter
Gary Leopold
President and Chairman, SongwritingWith:Soldiers
Founding Partner, Prism Advisory Group
Jay Clementi
Artist, SongwritingWith:Soldiers
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 - 12:30 pm
Yvonne Hao
Executive Office of Economic Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Economic Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
12:30 - 12:45 pm
Ben Linville-Engler
Acting Director, Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub, MassTech Collaborative
Acting Director, Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub, MassTech Collaborative
12:45 - 1:30 pm
Dr. Roman Hachkowski
Executive Industry Advisor, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory President, NDIA New England Chapter
Moderator
Aron Haljaste
Chief ICT R&D Department, Estonian Defense and Aerospace Industry
Jim Paul
Director, Boston Office, US Commercial Service
Paula Murphy
Director, MAEC, Massachusetts Export Center
Executive Industry Advisor, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory President, NDIA New England Chapter
Moderator
Aron Haljaste
Chief ICT R&D Department, Estonian Defense and Aerospace Industry
Jim Paul
Director, Boston Office, US Commercial Service
Paula Murphy
Director, MAEC, Massachusetts Export Center
1:30 - 2:00 pm
Adam Freudberg
Senior Advisor for Innovation & Collaboration for USAF, HANSCOM AFB
COL Riley Pyles, USAF
Deputy Director of USAF’s Digital Directorate, HANSCOM AFB
Lt Col Kate Stowe, USAFR
Global Cybersecurity Lead, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Jeffrey ‘Mando’ Waye
Venture Portfolio, Propel Program Manager, National Security Innovation Network (NSIN)
Senior Advisor for Innovation & Collaboration for USAF, HANSCOM AFB
COL Riley Pyles, USAF
Deputy Director of USAF’s Digital Directorate, HANSCOM AFB
Lt Col Kate Stowe, USAFR
Global Cybersecurity Lead, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Jeffrey ‘Mando’ Waye
Venture Portfolio, Propel Program Manager, National Security Innovation Network (NSIN)
2:00 - 2:30 pm
2:30 - 3:00 pm
ML Mackey
CEO, Beacon Interactive Systems
Moderator
Dr. Eric Forsythe
Program Manager, OSD NextFlex Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute
Jon Lazar
Director, OSD Office of Innovation & Modernization
Brittany Sickler
Director of Investment & Innovation Ecosystems, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Matt Williams
Technology Portfolio Manager, Small Business and Technology Partnerships Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E))
CEO, Beacon Interactive Systems
Moderator
Dr. Eric Forsythe
Program Manager, OSD NextFlex Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute
Jon Lazar
Director, OSD Office of Innovation & Modernization
Brittany Sickler
Director of Investment & Innovation Ecosystems, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Matt Williams
Technology Portfolio Manager, Small Business and Technology Partnerships Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E))
3:00 - 3:30 pm
Mary Kate Bell, NSIN
Regional Engagement Principal, National Security Innovation Network (NSIN)
Maren Cattonar
Senior Strategic Advisor, BMNT
Tom Hendrix
Partner, Decisive Point
Regional Engagement Principal, National Security Innovation Network (NSIN)
Maren Cattonar
Senior Strategic Advisor, BMNT
Tom Hendrix
Partner, Decisive Point
3:30 - 4:00 pm
Arveice Washington, SES
Director, Office of Small Business Programs, U.S. Navy
Director, Office of Small Business Programs, U.S. Navy
4:00 - 4:20 pm
Dr. Julie Chen
Chancellor, UMass Lowell
Chancellor, UMass Lowell
4:20 - 4:30 pm
ML Mackey
Chair, NDIA Small Business Division
CEO, Beacon Interactive Systems
Chair, NDIA Small Business Division
CEO, Beacon Interactive Systems
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Time
Location
7:30 - 11:30 am
7:30 - 8:30 am
8:30 - 11:30 am
All meeting requests will be approved by the planning committee.