or
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
 
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
 
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  
9:00 - 9:30 am
9:30 - 10:00 am
Michael Seeds
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
 
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.  
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  
1:45 - 2:15 pm
2:15 - 2:45 pm
Joe Dames
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)

 
3:45 - 5:45 pm
ML Mackey
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
 
8:10 - 8:40 am
The Honorable David Norquist
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
 
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
 
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  
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 - 12:30 pm
Yvonne Hao
Executive Office of Economic Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 
12:30 - 12:45 pm
Ben Linville-Engler
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
 
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)
 
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))
 
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  
3:30 - 4:00 pm
Arveice Washington, SES
Director, Office of Small Business Programs, U.S. Navy  
4:00 - 4:20 pm
Dr. Julie Chen
Chancellor, UMass Lowell  
4:20 - 4:30 pm
ML Mackey
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.