Day 1: Security

Whitney Tallarico

Navalx Tech Bridge

Whitney has a diverse background. She has a MA in…

Ricardo Sanfelice

UC Santa Cruz

Ricardo Sanfelice is Professor and Department Chair in Electrical and…

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 at University of California, Berkeley. He…

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

Senior Advisor to the Chancellor of UC Santa Cruz

Dr. Larry Samuels is Senior Advisor to the Chancellor of…

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…