Defense Innovation: A 35+ Year Perspective from a Career Army Special Forces Soldier

January 25, 2023 * Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Featuring LTG (Ret) Kenneth E. Tovo

WHEN: January 25, 2023, from 1000-1130

WHERE: First Flight Venture Center, 2 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC  27709

HOSTED BY:
The North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office (DEFTECH)
The North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC)
First Flight Venture Center (FFVC)

PURPOSE:  As technologies change, so do the tools and tactics of warfighting.  Only in recent years have the traditional domains of warfare – ground, sea, and air evolved to meet the dramatic advances in computing, information, and wide-spread proliferation of previously sensitive technology.  Today’s warfighters must operate seamlessly in cyber, space, and information domains.  The challenges and lessons learned from past periods of rapid innovation and technology advancement often provide insights for the future and may inform defense technology development and acquisition. This forum will explore these lessons and their applicability to the future.

ATTENDANCE: Attendance is encouraged for:

  • All innovators, technologists, and those interested in understanding and possibly contributing to our national defense.
  • Those in the Innovation Ecosystem:  commercial, private, public-private partnerships, academia, investors, DoD and other government personnel with interest in defense.

WHY ATTEND?

  • Learn more about the defense market.
  • Expand your understanding of the strategic and operational impact of defense technologies.
  • Ask your questions and hear from others in the audience.

REGISTRATION: This is a free in-person event. Attendance will be limited to 40 personnel. Registration will close once registration reaches capacity. There is no virtual option for this event.​​​​

To register, visit: https://ncmbc.us/Machform/machform/view.php?id=194416