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CEO and Founder, Innovator-Connector™, LLC

Vice President, Federal, Nozomi Networks

Digital Engineering Sr Capability Leader Boeing Defense Space & Security, Boeing

Vice President, UAS, Berry Aviation

Vice President of the Sea, Space and Air Division, ATI

Associate Professor and Director of the E-RESILIENCY Research Laboratory, Michigan State University

Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)

Senior Advisor, University of Ottawa

Executive Director, Association of Defense Communities

Program Manager and Naval Architect, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy

President, Muswell Orange

Senior Cybersecurity Fellow, McCrary Institute for Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure at Auburn University

Director of Operational Energy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Energy, U.S. Navy

Principal, Converge Strategies (CSL)

Technology Transition Lead, Raytheon, an RTX Business

Director of Digital Policy for the Americas, Schneider Electric

Lead for University & Small Business Partnerships Sr. Manager, Engineering Technologies, Raytheon, an RTX Business

CEO, MedForeSight

Vice President of Business Transformation Energy & Innovation, WSP

EVP, Cyber-Physical Security, Darktrace Federal

Vice President, Federal, Industrial Defender

Chief Technology Officer, BryceTech

Associate Professor, The George Washington University

Senior Technologist, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

President and CEO, 3B Protection

Small Business Liaison Officer (SBLO), Northrop Grumman

Deputy Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security (Acting) and Assistant Director for Stakeholder Engagement (Acting), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Senior Vice President of Business Development and Communications, ATI

Chief Advisor of Research and Development, Rio Tinto

Space Strategic Partnerships Lead for Engineering and Technology ( E&T), Lockheed Martin

Researcher, Energy Security and Resilience | Domestic and International Partnerships, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Director, Florida Center for Cybersecurity at USF

Executive Director, INL Resilience Optimization Center, Idaho National Laboratory

Founder & CEO, NBG Strategy Consulting

Senior Technical Manager, Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Partner Head of Alliance Fund, Geodesic Capital

President and CEO, Canstar Resources Inc.

VP of Strategic Initiatives, Sourcewell

Principal Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Future Force Energy and Power Office

Olive B. and Franklin C. Mac Krell Jefferson Fellow, The University of Virginia

Technical Director, Control Systems Cyber Resiliency, U.S. Air and Space Force

Sr. Program Manager, Battelle

Founder and CEO, Phoenix Semiconductor Corporation

Executive Consultant and Co-Owner, BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting

Cyber Physical Security Engineer - Power Grids, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

Managing Attorney, Trademarks, USPTO

Energy Research Analyst, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)

Open Innovation Project Manager, TechConnect Division, ATI

Chief Growth and Federal Operation Officer, edgeTI

Chief Public Engagement Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Board Member, Skyfire AI

Senior Director of Energy Research and Resilience, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

Vice President, TechConnect Division, Advanced Technology International (ATI)

Sr. R&D Electrical Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)

Assistant Professor of Practice of Computer Science, The University of Tulsa

Head of Growth, Auterion

Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration

Deputy Chief, Industrial Control Systems Section, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

President and CEO, Alytic

Senior Program Manager, Abbott On Call, Inc.

Chief Operating Officer, Fractional Source

Outreach and Project Manager, TechConnect Division, Advanced Technology International (ATI)

Founder and Technology Security Strategist, STEMPRISE

Principal PNT Systems Engineer, MITRE Corporation

Principal Member of Technical Staff, M.C. Dean

CEO, Building Cyber Security

Project Manager, Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Senior Counselor, Idaho APEX Accelerator

President, FedScout

former chief of branch and commanding general, U.S. Army Aviation Center

Systems Engineer, Principal; Corporate SBIR Program Manager, Lockheed Martin

Principal, Michigan Capital Network

President and CEO, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation

Business Capture Analyst, Boeing

Director, Center for Technology Commercialization

Managing Director, Clareo

Chief Revenue Officer, Sourcewell

Strategic Partnerships, TechConnect Division, Advanced Technology International (ATI)

Energy and Cyber Innovation Lead, Battelle in Support of U.S. Indo Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

Sr. Advisor, TechConnect Division, Advanced Technology International (ATI)

Chief Executive Officer, Operant Networks

Program Manager, Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T)

Lawyer, Pillsbury

Cybersecurity Researcher, Sandia National Labs (SNL)

Director Technology Scouting, BAE Systems

Co-Founder and COO, Transcend Air

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Georgia

Senior Policy Advisor, Holland & Knight

Corporate Relations, MIT

Program Manager, Computer Scientist, Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T)

Deputy Director and Program Manager, Advanced Technology International

Chief Solution Architect and Board Member, VLC

Office Director Small Business Programs Office, DARPA

Senior Policy Advisor, Government Law and Strategies, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Director, Technology Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Agriculture, Electronic Commerce, and National Security, USPTO

Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Research Strategic Program Manager, Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T)

Senior Vice President, Air and Space, Perry Labs

Social & Experimental Psychologist, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

Executive Vice President, Potomac International Partners

Operations Director, INL Resilience Optimization Center, Idaho National Laboratory

Strategic Programs Manager, Copper Research and Development, Rio Tinto

Program Director, Wichita State University

Executive Director, Small Business Innovation Research Consortium (SBIRC)

Director of Army FUZE, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, U.S. Army

General Partner, REDDS Capital

Technical Program Chair, TechConnect World Innovation Conference

Director, Medical Threat and Countermeasures Division
Chief Technology Scout, Northrop Grumman
Chief, Office of Energy and Power, U.S. Coast Guard
COO and Co-Founder, Sensible Photonics
Social & Experimental Psychologist, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Naval Operational Energy Office, Tech Advisor, U.S. Navy
Strategic Engagements, Advanced Technology International
CTO, Sabel Systems
Digital Innovation and Integration Branch Head, PMO 555 Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP), PMO 555 Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP)
Managing Member, Ivan Bolden and Associates LLC
Manager, Strategic Energy Security Group, Resilient Infrastructure and Security Center, NREL
Vice President, AE Ventures
BDS Technology Strategy Leader, Boeing
Director Strategic Sourcing & Partnerships Boeing Defense Space & Security, Boeing
Associate Administrator - Office of Investment & Innovation, Small Business Administration
Founder & President, Epitome Research and Innovations Inc.
Principal Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Northeast Regional Outreach Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Executive Vice President – Corporate Initiatives, Physical Sciences Inc.
Energy Policy Researcher, Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
CEO, Meerkat Cyber
Technology Scouting Director, BAE Systems
Senior Manager, Grid Enablement, S&C Electric
Partnership and Innovation Strategist, US Small Business Administration
Assistant Professor, University of Georgia
Program Manager, EMC²
Laboratory Program Manager I-Cyber Security & Resilience, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Senior AI Solutions Engineer, Aveva
Operational Energy Tech Advisor, EI&E, U.S. Navy
Critical Infrastructure Analyst, Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
Director of Advanced Technologies, Austal Technologies
Vice President - Business Unit Director Advisory Services, POWER Engineers
Partner, Jenner & Block
Department Manager, Infrastructure Resilience Analysis, Idaho National Laboratory
Federal Strategy and Digital Innovation Officer, Johnson Controls Federal Systems
Senior Director of Risk and Compliance, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Operational Technology Architect & Cybersecurity Reseacher, Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
Chief, Army Community Partnerships, U.S. Army
Program Manager, Small Business Administration
Data Scientist and Researcher, University of Virginia
Principle Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Senior Partner, Converge Strategies
Director, All Hazards Consortium
Project Manager, Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
Electrical Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Innovation Capital Programs, U.S. Small Business Administration
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Sensible Photonics
Lead Enterprise Liaison Engineer Boeing Defense Space & Security, Boeing
Researcher, Resilient Infrastructure and Security Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
PhD-Research Assistant, Iowa State University
Director of the Office of Technology Commercialization and the Chief Commercialization Officer, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Data Analytics Senior Associate, University of Central Florida
Energy Research Analyst, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Senior Key Expert - Critical Infrastructure Testing, Siemens Corporation
Regional Advisor, Irregular Warfare Center
UMI Program Manager, Antech Systems
Principal Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Global Leader, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Practice, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Program Director, SBIR/STTR, National Science Foundation
Electrical Engineer and Computer scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Chief Scientist & Program Manager, US Small Business Administration
Executive Director, InnSure
Urban Energy Modeller/Climate, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Research Scientist, Sandia National Laboratory (SNL)
Senior Managing Director, Industry Solutions, Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
Managing Director, Global Mineral Strategies LLC, Rio Tinto
Systems Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
Program Lead, U.S. Army FUZE
Cybersecurity Engineer, Energy Security Resilience Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Procurement Counselor, Northern Virginia, Virginia APEX
Associate Laboratory Director, National & Homeland Security, Idaho National Laboratory
Research Scientist, Cybersecurity, Siemens
Sr. Manager Small Business Program, Raytheon, An RTX Business
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
USN, ret.-Executive Director Virginia Digital Maritime Center Office of Enterprise Research & Innovation, Old Dominion University
Action Officer - Wargaming, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (RDT&E), U.S. Navy
Operational Technology Cybersecurity, Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
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