Mission Briefings #04: Defense Tech Matchmaking

Mission Briefings are curated, small-group conversations designed to give defense and dual-use startups access to the experts that can help them scale. The fourth session provides 25 startups with direct access via 1:1 matchmaking to 25 experts from the Department of War, primes, venture capital firms, accelerators, and service providers. Each startup will have several matchmaking sessions with pairings driven by a preference-based process that connects founders with the experts most relevant to their technology and stage. Before and after the sessions, startups can connect with fellow founders and additional experts on-site. Space is limited due to the matchmaking format. EXPERTS Army FUZE Jessica Dyroff, Private Capital, Business Analyst AWS Ryan Ricer, Lead - Mission Tech Beacon Global Strategies Kaly McKenna, Vice President Chugach Alaska Corporation Nicholas Hurst, Director of Corporate Development CSC Leasing Jonathan Price, Managing Director, Originations Energy Innovation Capital/EIC Virtus Andrew Lackner, Managing Director FedTech Sevan Araz, Program Manager, Defense and Commercial Innovation Fuse Ventures Garrett Custons, Federal Programs & Strategy Lead Knobbe Martens Lincoln Essig, Partner Leonid Capital Samuel McGregor, Vice President Lockheed Martin Ventures John Richmond, Sr. Investment Manager Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Announcing Soon Noblis Ventures Bill Collier, Principal Nooks Danni Guy, Security Specialist Drew Ives, Senior Director, Solutions Northeastern University/Kostas Research Institute Jamie Jones Miller, Dean and CEO Northrop Grumman Announcing Soon Pillsbury Steve Ryan, Partner, ECVC Practice Group Leader SAIC Announcing Soon SpaceWERX Cody Retherford, Acquisition Program Manager VC in DC Matt Gittleman, Early Stage VC Veteran Ventures Capital Derren Burrell, Founder and Managing Partner Virginia Tech National Security Institute Kelli Esser, Chief Strategy Officer AGENDA 8:15-8:50 - Registration + Networking 8:50-9:00 - Welcome + Directions 9:00-11:00 - Matchmaking Sessions THE HOSTS National Innovation Quarter An innovation district in National Landing (Arlington and Alexandria) that brings together leaders in academia, entrepreneurship, government, and industry to solve the most pressing challenges at the intersection of national competitiveness and technology. Virtus Innovation Center The Virtus Innovation Center is a state-of-the-art physical hub in National Landing, the nexus of defense and technology, purpose-built for founders advancing dual-use technologies at the intersection of defense and global industry. Combining workspace, community, commercialization, and capital, Virtus is the new epicenter where critical technology startups go to scale. JBG SMITH JBG SMITH owns, operates, and develops mixed-use properties concentrated in amenity-rich, Metro-served submarkets in and around Washington, DC, most notably National Landing, where through our focus on placemaking, we cultivate vibrant, highly amenitized, walkable neighborhoods. JBG SMITH's portfolio comprises 12.0 million square feet at share of multifamily, office, and retail assets, and a 3.6 million square-foot development pipeline. Arlington Economic Development Arlington Economic Development (AED) is committed to helping Arlington thrive as an economically vital, competitive and sustainable community by providing leadership and services to Arlington’s business, real estate, tourism, and cultural affairs sectors.