Building the Base
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"Building the Base" - an in-depth series of conversations with top entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders from tech, financial, industrial, and public sectors.
Our special guests provide their unique perspectives on a broad selection of topics such as: shaping our future national security industrial base, the impact of disruptive technologies, how new startups can increasingly contribute to national security, and practical tips on leadership and personal development whether in government or the private sector.
Building the Base is hosted by Lauren Bedula, is Managing Director and National Security Technology Practice Lead at Beacon Global Strategies, and the Honorable Jim "Hondo" Geurts who retired from performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy and was the former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition and Acquisition Executive at United States Special Operations Command.
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Capacity as Deterrent: The Defense Production Imperative with Ken Bedingfield, L3Harris
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Patient Capital, Urgent Mission: Paul Kwan on Funding Defense Innovation
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Wide Not Deep: Anduril's Strategy for Modern Defense Manufacturing with CBO and President Matthew Steckman
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Beyond the Requirement: Mission Outcomes in the Age of Cloud and AI with David Appel, AWS
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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A Pentagon in Transition: Reform and Disruption with Rep. Adam Smith
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Hon. Brent Ingraham on Data-Driven Management and Industrial Base Innovation
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Rep. Rob Wittman on the Speed of Relevance in Modernizing America's Defense Industrial Base
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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From Democratizing Finance to Powering Space: Baiju Bhatt's Patriotic Mission
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Hon. Mike Dodd on Advancing Critical Technologies for the American Warfighter
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Ghost Fleet at 10: Fiction as a Strategic Tool with author August Cole
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Academia's Role in National Security with Jamie Jones Miller of Northeastern University Arlington
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Innovation at the Speed of Battle with Zach Beecher of Scout Ventures
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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No Substitute for Victory: A Green Beret's Defense Mission with Rep. Pat Harrigan
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Innovation through Incrementalism: Rep. Jim Himes, Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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From Submariner to CEO: Cameron McCord's Journey Building Nominal
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Financing the Fight with Chris Lay and James Parker of Leonid Capital Partners
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May 27, 2025 |
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"From Production Lines to Front Lines," with Becca Wasser and Philip Sheers of CNAS
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May 13, 2025 |
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"Supply Chains Win Wars": Rare Earth Magnets with John Maslin, CEO Vulcan Elements
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Founders in Focus Part 2: Tyler Sweatt, Josh Lospinoso + Troy Demmer (Recorded @ Manifest: Demo Day)
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Founders in Focus Part 1: Jeff Cole, Doug Bernauer + Topher Haddad (Recorded @ Manifest: Demo Day)
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Rapid Acquisition: Scaling Culture and Capabilities with Melissa Johnson, USSOCOM
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Driving Comprehensive Defense Acquisition Reform with Eric Lofgren
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Bipartisan Breakthroughs: Rep. Pat Ryan, House Defense Modernization Caucus
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Next-Gen Defense: AI on the Frontlines with Thomas Robinson, COO Domino Data Lab
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Defending Against the Drone Threat: Counter-UAS Applications with Andy Lowery, CEO Epirus
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Looking Ahead: National Security in a New Administration with Nadia Schadlow and Stephen Rodriguez
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Incentivizing Defense Innovation: Rep. Adam Smith, Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Answering the Call: Hon. Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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"Co-opetition" in Defense with Teresa Carlson, President, General Catalyst Institute
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Gina Sims, Director of DoD SBIR/STTR Program
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Thomas "Shotgun" Browning, performing the duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Mission Capabilities (ASD(MC)) OUSD(R&E)
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Tracy Frost and Dr. Kate Sixt, DoD Research and Engineering OUSD
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Jason Rathje, Director Office of Strategic Capital - DoD
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Bess Dopkeen, Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Evan Smith, CEO Altana AI
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Balancing Risk with Reward, with VADM(Ret) Mike Moran, NatSec Advisor and former Navy PEO
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Buy Wins Not Products with Justin Fanelli, CTO of The United States Navy
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Cybersecurity Is National Security with Dmitri Alperovitch
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Venture Meets Mission with Arun Gupta
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Decision Intelligence and AI with Priceline Co Founder Paul Breitenbach
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May 28, 2024 |
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Adapting to Change with Niloofar Razi Howe
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May 14, 2024 |
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Digital Partner Collaboration with UK LTC Tuni Masi
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Digital Combatant Command Coordination, with BG John Cogbill
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Digital Air Combat Operations with Col Garrett "Nails" Hogan
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Digital Counter-UAS Operations with COL Molly Solsbury
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Intro - Digital Warfare Series : U.S. CENTCOM
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Picking Winners w/ Trae Stephens , Co- Founder Anduril
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Jim Hake, CEO and Founder - Spirit of America
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Honorable Dana Deasy Former Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO)
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Shelly O'Neill Stoneman, SVP Government Affairs Lockheed Martin
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Gen. Joe Anderson , President & CEO Rafael Systems Global
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Karen Dahut, CEO Google Public Sector
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Lauren Knausenberger, Former US Air Force CIO
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Balan Ayyar, Founder & CEO Percipient.AI
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Katherine Boyle, General Partner Andreessen Horowitz
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Nand Mulchandani, Chief Technology Officer at the CIA
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Whitney McNamara & Pete Modigliani , Beacon Global Strategies
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Mike Brown, Former Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Biz Peabody, Director of Defense Policy & Business Development at Shield AI, Cameron McCord, Head of Defense at Saildrone, and Akhil Iyer, Vice President at Shield Capital
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Jason Rathje, Director of the Office for Strategic Capital
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Billy Thalheimer, CEO and Founder of Regent Craft
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May 31, 2023 |
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Debbie James, Former Secretary of the Air Force
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May 17, 2023 |
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Bilal Zuberi General Partner at Lux Capital
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May 03, 2023 |
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Suzette Kent, Former Federal CIO and CEO of Kent Advisory Services
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Schuyler Moore, Chief Technology Officer U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Raanan Horowitz, Chief Executive Officer of Elbit Systems of America
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Brian Schimpf, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Anduril Industries
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Congressman Joe Courtney, Second Congressional District of Connecticut in the House of Representatives
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Frank Finelli , Managing Director - Defense and Aerospace, The Carlyle Group
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Rep. Elissa Slotkin Michigan's 7th Congressional District
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Shyam Sankar COO, Palantir Technologies Inc
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Steffanie B. Easter, First Civilian Director of Navy Staff Office of Chief of Naval Operations & former Principal Deputy Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition Logistics and Technology
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Lieutenant General Michael Groen, former Commander of the DoD Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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The Honorable Ellen M. Lord, former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Secretary Leon Panetta , Former Secretary of Defense, Director of the CIA, and White House Chief of Staff
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Congressman Michael John Gallagher, U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Ted Schlein, Chairman and General Partner Ballistic Ventures and General Partner, Kleiner Perkins
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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The Honorable Katrina McFarland, Former Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics & Technology
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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The Honorable Sue Gordon, Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Nick Sinai, Former White House U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Advisor and Author
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Michael Morell, Former Deputy Director and Twice Acting Director of the CIA
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Championing Disruptive Technology and Its Value to the Department of Defense (DoD), VeraLinn “Dash” Jamieson
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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William “Mac” Thornberry, former Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Dr. David Bray
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Kirsten Bartok Touw, Co-Founder, New Vista Capital
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Steve Blank, Stanford University Adjunct Professor
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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James Cross, Silicon Valley Defense Group
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May 16, 2022 |
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Tina Dolph, CEO Siemens Government Technologies
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May 02, 2022 |
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Shaun Modi , CEO Capitol AI
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Apr 08, 2022 |