Defense TechConnect

DECEMBER 3-5, 2024   
AUSTIN, TX

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All Times Listed Are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2023
1:00-6:00 Registration, Woodrow Wilson Lobby
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Defense TechConnect Special Events at
Defense TechConnect
Resilience Week SBIR/STTR EXPO
7:00-6:00 Registration, Woodrow Wilson Lobby
8:00-10:00 Defense TechConnect Innovation Keynotes: DOD Leadership, Resilience Week, and SBIR/STTR, Woodrow Wilson Ballroom A
10:00-10:30 Coffee and Networking Break, Woodrow Wilson Lobby
10:30-4:00 Defense Business Accelerator Microelectronics Challenge, Woodrow Wilson Ballroom C      
10:30-11:15 DOD Operational Energy: Increasing Future Capabilities and Reducing Risks, Baltimore 1

10:30-11:45: MOSAICS 2.0 and CyberSHIELD Industry Day Kick-Off, Baltimore 2

 

10:30-12:00: Space Innovation Challenge and $50K Prize - Woodrow Wilson Ballroom D

Resilience Week: Understanding the Climate, Cyber, and Physical Threat & Vulnerability for Infrastructure Systems, Baltimore 3 (10:30-12:00)

 

SBIR 101, SBIR Journey - Basics, Woodrow Wilson Ballroom B (10:30-11:00)  
11:00-12:00 Resilience Week: Community Benefits Plans and Metrics: Energy Improvements in Rural and Remote Areas, Baltimore 4 (10:30-12:00) SBIR Agency Reverse Pitches, Woodrow Wilson Ballroom B  
11:30-12:00 DTC Energy Innovation Spotlights Session: Energy I, Baltimore 1  
12:00-1:30 Defense TechConnect and Resilience Week Lunch (on own) SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit Lunch (on own) (12:00-1:15)  
1:30-2:30 Defense TechConnect Innovation Spotlight: Energy II, Baltimore 1

1:30-2:45: MOSAICS 2.0 and CyberSHIELD Industry Day Service Perspectives/ Roadmap, Baltimore 2

 

1:30-2:00: Space Innovation Challenge and $50K Prize - Woodrow Wilson Ballroom D

 

1:30-2:15: MOSA Round 2 Innovation Challenge - Baltimore 5

 

3:00-3:45: MOSA Round 2 Innovation Challenge - Baltimore 5

Resilience Week: Training and Exercises to Strengthen Infrastructure Resilience, Baltimore 3

   
1:30-2:30

Resilience Week: Nuclear Infrastructure Siting: Tribal Nations' Perspectives, Baltimore 4

   
2:00   SBIR Conducting a Phase I, Woodrow Wilson Ballroom B (2:00-2:45) Expo Open
2:30-3:00 DTC Break Resilience Week Break
2:45-3:00 SBIR Panel TBD, Woodrow Wilson Ballroom B (2:45-3:30)
3:00-4:00

Defense TechConnect Innovation Spotlight: Cybersecurity, Baltimore 2

Resilience Week: State & Local Level Resilience Enhancements of Critical Electric Infrastructure, Baltimore 3

3:00-4:00

Defense TechConnect Innovation Spotlight: Energy III, Baltimore 1

Resilience Week: Building Equity and Justice into Resilience Planning, Baltimore 4

4:00-6:00 Defense Innovation, SBIR/STTR Pavilion Agency Meet and Greet, ATI Consortia, Corporate Speed Dating, Resilience Week, and Smart Cities Expo & Reception,Prince George's Exhibit Hall AB
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Defense TechConnect Special Events at
Defense TechConnect
Resilience Week SBIR/STTR EXPO
7:00-6:00 Registration, Woodrow Wilson Lobby
8:30-10:00 TechConnect Innovation Keynotes: DOD and Industry Leadership, ATI Consortia Announcements, Woodrow Wilson Ballroom A
10:00-10:30 Coffee and Networking Break, Woodrow Wilson Lobby
10:30-11:15

DOD Biotech and Medical Briefings, Baltimore 2

 

10:30-4:00:
NASA Entrepreneurs Challenge

Woodrow Wilson Ballroom D

Resilience Week: Operationalizing Resilience Frameworks: Watershed Resilience for Low-Capacity Communities, Baltimore 3 (10:30-12:00)

SBIR: Agency Differences - Evaluation Process, Woodrow Wilson Ballroom B
10:30-11:15

Climate Change Impacts for the Defense Establishment: Impacts of Sea-Level Rise, Baltimore 1

Resilience Week: National Level Unity of Effort: Protecting the Heart of our Critical Infrastructure, Baltimore 4 (10:30-12:00)

11:30-12:15

Defense TechConnect Innovation Spotlight: Renewables and Resiliency, Baltimore 1

SBIR: Transitioning to Phase II, Woodrow Wilson Ballroom B (11:15-12:00)
11:30-12:15

Defense TechConnect Innovation Spotlight: Biotech and Medical I, Baltimore 2

SBIR: Transitioning to Phase II, Woodrow Wilson Ballroom B (11:15-12:00)
12:15-1:00 Defense TechConnect Lunch (on own) Resilience Week Lunch (on own) (12:00-1:30) SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit Lunch (on own) (12:00-1:00)
1:15-1:30 SBIR/STTR: Working With Defense Primes, Woodrow Wilson Ballroom B (1:30-2:00)  
1:30-2:30 Defense TechConnect Innovation Spotlight: Biotech and Medical II, , Baltimore 2 (1:30-2:15) Resilience Week: Calling All Engineers : Gov't and Private Sector Need Your Skills to Harden Critical Infrastructure Assets, Baltimore 3

 
1:30-2:30

CyberBioSecurity for Health and Bio-Based Design, Systems and Security, Camillia 2

Resilience Week: Architectures Architectures Architectures: Paths to Better Security and Resilience, Baltimore 4

 
1:30-4:00

 

DARPA Event, Woodrow Wilson Ballroom C, (1330-1600)

 
2:00-2:15 SBIR: DoD Reverse Pitches or Deep Dive, Woodrow Wilson Ballroom B (2:00-3:00) Expo Open
2:15-2:30 DTC Break
2:30-3:15

Priorities, Challenges and Opportunities of the CHIPS Act the Defense/National Security Community, Baltimore 1

2:30-3:15

Defense TechConnect Innovation Spotlight:AI/Data/Cyber/Software, Baltimore 2

3:00-4:00

Resilience Week: Lighting Talks: Understanding Critical Infrastructure Systems and Interdependencies, Baltimore 3(3:00-4:00)

 

SBIR: Phase III: Learn the keys to a successful SBIR/STTR journey and Phase III success, Woodrow Wilson Ballroom B
3:00-4:00

Resilience Week: Cyber Resilience for Operational Technology: A Pitch Event, Baltimore 4

3:30-4:15

Defense TechConnect Innovation Spotlight: Electronics and Microsystems, Baltimore 1

   
3:30-4:15 Defense TechConnect Innovation Spotlight: TBA, Baltimore 2    
4:00-6:00 Defense Innovation, SBIR/STTR Pavilion Agency Meet and Greet, ATI Consortia Pavilion, Resilience Week Poster Sessions, and Smart Cities Expo & Reception, Prince George's Exhibit Hall AB
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Defense TechConnect Defense TechConnect Resilience Week
8:00-1:00 Registration, Woodrow Wilson Lobby
8:30-9:15 A Conversation About Critical Minerals, Baltimore 1 Workshop: DOD Cybersecurity Compliance for Contractors (additional fee) 0830-1230

 

8:30-9:30  

Resilience Week: Innovative Distributed Energy Resources Applications for Extreme Weather Events, Baltimore 3

8:30-9:30  

Resilience Week: RISE Consortium: Catalyzing Resilience with the DoD R&D Community, Baltimore 4

9:30-10:15

Defense TechConnect Innovation Spotlight: TBA, Baltimore 1

Resilience Week: Strategies for Distributed Energy Resources Operations and Grid Integration, Baltimore 3 (9:45-10:45)
9:30-10:15 Defense TechConnect Innovation Spotlight: TBA, Baltimore 2

Resilience Week: Accelerating the Clean Energy Transformation: How Incubators and Accelerators Fuel Innovation, Baltimore 4 (9:45-10:45)

10:30-11:15

Defense TechConnect Innovation Spotlight: TBA, Baltimore 1

10:30-11:15 Defense TechConnect Innovation Spotlight: TBA, Baltimore 2

 

11:00-12:00

 

Resilience Week: Utility Planning and Design for Distributed Energy Resources, Baltimore 3 (11:00-12:00)

11:00-12:00

 

Resilience Week: From Lab to Launch: National Laboratories and Commercializing R&D, Baltimore 4 (11:00-12:00)

12:30 End of Conference

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