Defense TechConnect Conference & Expo
Co-Located with SBIR Fall Innovation Summit style= Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo

DEFENSE INNOVATION CHALLENGES
DITAC 2018

Access the entire innovation ecosystem in support of National Security; Converging Industry Scouts, Military Leadership, Non-traditionals, Startups, VC/Investors. DTC 2018 connects top DOD offices with the world's best technologies.

INNOVATION • INDUSTRY • INVESTMENT • SECURITY

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Call for Posters
Due August 17

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250+

DOD/S&T Scouts

500+

innovations connected

1000+

agency one-on-ones

$2.5B

SBIR funding

$25B

sourced gov funds

 

KEY SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Bob Buckhorn

Bob Buckhorn
Mayor, City of Tampa

Dale Ormond

Dale Ormond
Principal Director, Research, Office of the Asst. Sec. of Defense

Lisa Sanders

Lisa Sanders
Science & Technology Director, Special Operations Forces (USSOCOM)

John Williams

John Williams
Director of Innovation & Technology, SBA

Anthony Aldrich

Anthony Aldrich
SBIR Program Manager, Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

Susan Celis

Susan Celis
Program Director Small Business Programs (DARPA)

James (Jim) Caley (Col., USMC, Ret.)

James Caley (Col., USMC, Ret.)
Director of Operational Energy, U.S. Navy

Karen Moore

Karen Moore
Operational Energy Manager, U.S. Army Central (USARCENT)

Harry Dreany

Harry Dreany
Scientist and Researcher, Naval Surface Warfare Center

Jeffrey Johnson

Jeffrey Johnson
Regional Command Information Officer, Naval District Washington

Ross Roley

Ross Roley
Energy Innovation Office Lead, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM)

Joel Mozer

Joel Mozer
Chief Scientist, Air Force Space Command


Tyler Bennett

Tyler Bennett
Deputy for Acquisition, Army Medical Materiel Agency


Joseph Haack

Joseph Haack
DoDIAC, Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)


Alan Nanco

Alan Nanco
Manager, Military & Energy, Sandia National Labs


Larry Pollack

Larry Pollack
SBIR/STTR, Joint S&T Chemical & Biological Defense, DTRA



 

TECHNOLOGY TARGETS

 
  • Energy, Efficiency, Grid
  • Medical, Health & Biotech
  • Simulation, Training & Readiness
  • Space Technologies
  • Mobility & Transportation
  • Mega Cities & Smart Cities
  • Critical Infrastructure
  • Cyber Solutions & Resilience
  • AI, Big Data, Analytics
  • Trusted Electronics & Coms
  • Sensors & Systems
  • Drones & Robotics
  • Blockchain & Data Sharing
  • Advanced Networks & Wireless
  • VR, AR, MR & 360
  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Logistics & Supply Chain
 
View the Combatant Command FY2018 Technology Priorities
View the Combatant Commands Common Capability Needs
 

 

PROGRAM OFFICES, COMPONENTS & PROSPECTORS

 
DOD
DoD
ARMY
Army
NAVY
Navy
AIRFORCE
Air Force
SOCOM
SOCOM
DHS
DHS
CBD
CBD
DTRA
DTRA
DLA
DLA
RE
ASD(R&E)
  • USAFRICOM, U.S. Africa Command
  • USCENTCOM, U.S. Central Command
  • USNORTHCOM, U.S. Northern Command
  • USSOCOM, U.S. Special Operations Command
  • USSOCOM, Office of the Undersecretary for Science & Technology
  • USSOCOM, SBIR Program
  • USSTRATCOM, U.S. Strategic Command
  • USPACOM, U.S. Pacific Command
  • USPACOM Science & Technology Office
  • USPACOM, Joint Innovation & Experimentation Division
  • AIR FORCE, Office of the Asst. Sec., Installations, Environment & Energy
  • AIR FORCE, SBIR/STTR Program
  • ARMY Corps of Engineers, NetZero Capital Investment
  • ARMY, Army Medical Material Agency
  • ARMY, Army Medical Research & Material Command
  • ARMY Aeromedical Research Laboratory
  • ARMY, Office of the Asst. Sec. of the Army, Installations, Energy & Environment
  • ARMY, SBIR Program
  • ARMY, The Army Cyber Institute at West Point
  • ARMY, Army Cyber Command
  • Defense Health Agency (DHA)
  • Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
  • Dept. of Homeland Security, SBIR Program
  • DOD Office of Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering
  • DOD Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx)
  • DOD, Chemical & Biological Defense, SBIR Program
  • DOD, DARPA SBIR Program
  • DOD, Defense Logistics Agency, SBIR Program
  • DOD, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, SBIR Program
  • DOD, Information Analysis Centers
  • DOD, Missle Defense Agency, SBIR/STTR Program
  • DOD, Office of Small Business
  • National Aviation Intelligence Integration Office (NAI2-O)
  • NASA
  • National Institutes of Health
  • NAVY, NAVAIR
  • NAVY, Office of Naval Research, SBIR/STTR Program
  • NAVY, Office of the Asst. Sec. of the Navy, Energy, Installations & Environment
  • Naval Postgraduate School
  • National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin. (NOAA)
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
  • NAVY, NAVSEA 05T2 - Energy Division
  • SBA, Office of Innovation & Investment
  • U.S. Army Research Office
  • U.S. Marine Corps, Expeditionary Energy Office (E2O)
  • U.S. Air Force Academy
  • U.S. Air Force Research Lab
  • U.S. Air Force, Office of Transformational Innovation
  • U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • U.S. Department of Energy
  • U.S. Naval War College
  • Deloitte
  • Raytheon
  • Boeing
  • General Electric
  • Honeywell
  • Lockheed Martin
  • DOW Core R&D
  • Idaho National Laboratory
  • Rolls Royce
  • SAP
  • Sandia National Laboratories
  • Texas A&M University
  • Harvard University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Arizona State University
  • Aerospace
  • University of South Florida
  • Florida High Tech Corridor
  • LSU Transitional Technologies & Cyber Research Center
 

 

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