Boston Dual-Use Technology Conference 2023

Advancing Leadership & Innovation For National Security
February 16 @ 2:00pm

Join us as we bring together a group of senior level military, dual-use and entrepreneurial community members for an afternoon of expert-led conversations, networking and discussions on innovation to advance national security.

Agenda

  • 2:30 - 3:00 PM
    Networking 

  • 3:00 - 3:15 PM
    Opening Remarks - Why We Are Here
    George Harrington, Jason Hsu, Jeremy Hitchcock 

  • 3:15 - 3:25 PM
    Advancing Innovation in the National Interest 
    New North Ventures - Brett Davis & Jeremy Hitchcock 

  • 3:25 - 3:35 pm
    The Political & Economic Impact on the Semiconductor Supply Chain
    Jason Hsu
    Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School & Yale Law School, Former Legislator At-Large, Taiwan

  • 3:35 - 3:45 PM
    Strengthening America’s Competitiveness - Emerging Tech Reshaping National Security 
    PJ Maykish 
    Senior Advisor, Special Competitive Studies Project

  • 3:45 - 3:55 PM
    Geopolitics Shaping the United States’ role in Innovation & Leadership
    Dan Fata
    Fata Advisory, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe & NATO

  • 3:55 - 4:05 PM
    Innovation for the Department of Defense
    John Griffin
    Regional Engagement Principal, National Security Innovation Network (NSIN)

  • 4:05 - 4:15 PM
    Non-Profits - Giving back to Members of the Armed Services, Veterans & Their Families 
    Fisher House - Bryan Donnahue
    Home Base - General Jack Hammond

  • 4:15 - 4:25 PM
    The Next Level of Military & Police K9 Training
    Ken Ballinger
    CEO Northern Pines Canines 

  • 4:25 - 4:55 PM
    Startup Panel - Innovation in the Dual-Use Ecosystem 

  • Blueforce Development Corporation - Michael Helfrich, CEO 

  • Cambridge Terahertz - Nathan Monroe, CEO

  • Eclypses - Bryan Champagne, CEO

  • Phoenix Tailings - Nick Myers, CEO

  • Headlamp - Steve Chang, CEO

  • ONA Capital - Douglas Scott, Malcolm Thompson, Co-Founders

  • 4:55 - 5:30 PM
    Networking - Appetizers & Drinks

Details:

We look forward to seeing you there!

Today - this collaboration is more important than ever.

We are in a Great Power competition for global leadership and companies face “nation-state” threats daily. USA technology leadership is being challenged and digital identity / sovereign communications control who has a voice -- and supply chain integrity / manufacturing resilience control who has a product

We all read about increasing cyber security attacks, digital authenticity, chip shortages, artificial intelligence practices, and privacy around massive datasets. Some of the greatest innovations like ARPANET/internet, the modern space program, and the Human Genome Project exemplify what can go right. New North Ventures is at the front row looking for companies who are working in these spaces to become the next Cisco, SpaceX, or Moderna.

Highlights from Boston Dual-Use Conference 2023

Highlights from Boston Dual-Use Conference 2023