Day 1: Security
Whitney Tallarico
Navalx Tech Bridge
Whitney has a diverse background. She has a MA in…
Ricardo Sanfelice
UC Santa Cruz
Professor Ricardo Sanfelice is the Director of the Cyber-Physical Systems…
Mothusi Pahl
UAV Recon
Mothusi Pahl is Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of…
Lee Silvestre
Defense Sector
Lee Silvestre has over 30 years of progressive, executive leadership…
Kevin Jones
Naval Post Graduate School
Dr. Kevin Jones came to the Naval Postgraduate School as…
John Pyrovolakis
Innovation Accelerator
John Pyrovolakis is the founder and CEO of Innovation Accelerator,…
Jesse Gipe
National Security Innovation Network
Jesse Gipe is the Pacific-South Regional Director for the National…
Heather Richman
BMNT Partners
Heather Richman is a seasoned corporate development and strategy expert with…
Hale, Britta
Naval Postgraduate School
Professor Britta Hale is a cryptographer and faculty in the…
David Merrill
Elroy Air
David Merrill is the co-founder and CEO of Elroy Air,…
Chris Medina
Tesserakt Ventures
Chris Medina is Managing Partner & Co-founder of Tesserakt Ventures,…
Alvaro Cardenas
UC Santa Cruz
Alvaro A. Cardenas is an Associate Professor of Computer Science…
Day 2: Mobility
Vanessa Ventura
Joby Aviation
Vanessa Ventura is a Human Factors Engineer at Joby Aviation,…
Raja Sengupta
UC Berkeley
Raja Sengupta is Professor in the Systems Engineering Program, Civil…
Michael Read
Skybase
Michael is the founder of Skybase, an industry leading BLOS…
Michael Norcia
Pyka Autonomous Electric Aircraft
Michael has a deep technical background in autonomous flight, and…
Kenyon Kluge
Zero Motorcycles
Kenyon has worked as a degreed electrical engineer and engineering…
Keith Nilsson
Xplorer Capital
Keith Nilsson is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Xplorer…
John Eberhart
ATA, LLC
Mr. Eberhardt is the Chief Technology Officer ATA, LLC. Mr….
Dejan Milutinović
UC Santa Cruz
Dejan Milutinovic is a Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering…
Cynthia K. Larive
UC Santa Cruz
As the 11th chancellor of the University of California at…
Chris Sequeria
SAIC
Chris’s mission is to radically elevate authenticity in community engagement…
Anna Dietrich
Community Air Mobility Initiative
Anna is an industry-recognized leader in the urban air mobility…
Adrienne Lindgren
Hyundai Urban Air Mobility
Adrienne Lindgren is an urban planner and economic development professional,…
Day 3: Environment
Rodrigo Nieto
Naval Post Graduate School
Dr. Rodrigo Nieto is a geostrategist and defense futurist focused…
Pauline Canteneur
Farmwise
Pauline Canteneur was born to multi-generation farmers in the North-Eastern…
Manel Camps
UC Santa Cruz
Manel Camps is Professor in Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology at…
Lawrence Samuels
CSU Monterey Bay
Dr. Larry Samuels is Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at…
Kate Roberts
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership
Kate Roberts is the President of the Monterey Bay Economic…
Justin Cummings
UC Santa Cruz
Justin Cummings, Ph.D. is based at UC Santa Cruz and…
Joshua Resnick
Parallel Flight Technologies
Joshua is a founder and CEO of Parallel Flight Technologies…
David Will
Island Conservation
David Will is the GIS manager for Island Conservation where his role…
Cole, Russell
AGXactly Crop Insights
Russell Cole is an agriculture technology entrepreneur and expert who…
Clint Cowden
Hartnell College
Clint Cowden was raised in Wyoming, where his family ran…
Cassie Meigs
DroneSeed
Cassie Meigs is the Director of Account Management at the…
