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Live Stream on July 20-21, 2022

The U.S. Air Force version of Shark Tank

$30M awarded to small business innovators
$30M awarded to small business innovators
$30M awarded to small business innovators
$30M awarded to small business innovators
$30M to be awarded to small business innovators
$30M to be awarded to small business innovators
Thought leadership from featured speaker Paul Scharre, Air Force and private sector leaders
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Col Christopher Buckley // Air Force The Nation Needs, The End of the Kill Chain
Col Daniel Javorsek // Artificial Intelligence: Trust And Ethics, Autonomous Weapons
Maj Ramirez // Artificial Intelligence: The U.S. Air Force Armament Directorate Priorities
Maj Jorge Ramirez & Dr. Emily Doucette // Disruptive Innovation: Evolution of Acquisition
Chris Moran, Lockheed Martin // LM Ventures Portfolio Slide
Chris Moran, Lockheed Martin // LM Ventures Investment Portfolio
Paul Scharre - AI and the Future of War July 2022
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day 1
WEDNESDAY, July 20
EVENT WELCOME, CLOSED PITCHES, POST-PITCH DEBRIEFS, MEET & GREETS
7:30 A.M.
Registration Opens
8:00 A.M.
Welcome and Introduction to The Day
KINSLEY JORDAN
EMCEE
ACQUISITION PROGRAM MANAGER MAJOR RAMIREZ
Armament Directorate
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8:05 A.M.
The Road to Weapons Pitch Day
Deputy Program Executive Officer Michael Sorial
Armament Directorate
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8:10 A.M.
Meet The Judges
8:15 A.M.
Meet the Small Business Innovators
8:30 A.M.
(All Day)
Closed Pitches Begin
Business Meet & Greets Begin
Media Interviews Begin
8:50 A.M.
(All Day)
Post-Pitch Debriefs Begin
TESA LAU
ACCOMPLICES CEO & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
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4:45 P.M.
Day 1 Closing Remarks
5:00 P.M.
Day 1 Concludes
day 2
THURSDAY, July 21
INDUSTRY DAY, tHOUGHT LEADERSHIP, KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, AND MILLION DOLLAR MOMENT
7:30 A.M.
Registration Opens
8:00 A.M.
Welcome and Introduction to The Day
8:05 A.M.
Air Force The Nation Needs
The End of the Kill Chain: The Weapons We Need, to Arm the Air Force We Need
Col Christopher Buckley
Headquarters Air Force Weapons Development (Pentagon)
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8:30 A.M.
(All Day)
Business Meet & Greets Begin
Media Interviews Begin
8:35 A.M.
Technology Transition
Beyond "Innovation Theater":Vision, Targets, Challenges
Dr. Yvette Weber
Office of the Asst Secretary of the Air ForceAssoc Deputy Asst Secretary; Science, Tech, Engineering (Pentagon)
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9:47 A.M.
Technology Transition (panel)
Landing Pads: Building More Alliances
Jason Reynolds
Lockheed Martin, VP of Advanced Weapons
Stephen Milano
Raytheon, Director of Requirements & Capabilities
Chris Moran
Lockheed Martin Ventures, VP/GM
Roman Mueller
RTX Ventures – Raytheon, Executive Director and Principal
Stephen Rodriguez (Panel Facilitator)
Refinery Ventures, Venture Partner
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10:19 A.M.
Disruptive Innovation
‍Evolution of Acquisition
Dr. Emily Doucette
Air Force Research Laboratory, Technical Advisor
Maj Jorge Ramirez
Armament Directorate, Acquisition Program Manager
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10:50 A.M.
Featured Speaker
Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War
Paul Scharre
Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Vice President and Director of Studies
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12:32 P.M.
Artificial Intelligence: The U.S. Air Force Armament Directorate Priorities
Maj Jorge Ramirez
Armament Directorate, Acquisition Program Manager
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1:21 P.M.
Artificial Intelligence (PANEL): Trust and Ethics, Autonomous Weapons
Col Daniel Javorsek (Panel Chair)
Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC)Commander of Detachment 6 and Director, F-35 U.S. Operational Test Team
Paul Scharre
Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Vice President and Director of Studies
Dr. Emily Doucette
Air Force Research Laboratory, Technical Advisor
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2:25 P.M.
Million Dollar Moment
3:20 P.M.
Day 2 Closing Remarks
3:05 P.M.
Artificial Intelligence Focused Collaboration Session (INVITE ONLY) Challenge-based, break-out sessions w/ Air Force, Industry, and Academia
// Leads
Col Javorsek
Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC)Commander of Detachment 6 and Director, F-35 U.S. Operational Test Team
Maj Jorge Ramirez
Armament Directorate, Acquisition Program Manager
// Collaborators
David Gray
Air Force Research Laboratory, Information Exploitation Sub-CTC Lead
Donald Waagen
Air Force Research Laboratory, Principal Research Electronics Engineer
Sean Forester
Amazon Web Services, AI/ML Mission Lead for DoD
Rob Nolen
Amazon Web Services, Chief Technologist and Lead Architect for DoD
NICK MILLER
Amazon Web Services, Principal Business Development Manager
Scott Papson
Amazon Web Services, Solutions Architect
Gentry Lane
ANOVA Intelligence, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Paul Scharre
Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Vice President and Director of Studies
Stephen Milano
Raytheon, Director of Requirements & Capabilities
Jerry Schlabach
Raytheon, Engineering Fellow
Stephen Rodriguez
Refinery Ventures, Venture Partner
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5:00 P.M.
Day 2 Concludes
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