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

• ​Plug and Play

  • ​Sean Rybus, Venture Analyst, Aerospace and Defense

• ​SAIC

  • ​Announcing Soon

• ​Sage Global Advisors

  • ​Heather Armentrout, CEO and Founder

• ​Second Front Systems

  • ​Matt Conner, Field Chief Information Security Officer

• ​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

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​AGENDA

• ​8:15-8:50 - Registration + Networking

• ​8:50-9:00 - Welcome + Directions

• ​9:00-10:30 - Matchmaking Sessions

• ​10:30-11:00 - Networking

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​THE HOSTS

​National Innovation Quarter

​An innovation district in National Landing at the intersection of national competitiveness and technology.

​Virtus Innovation Center

​A physical hub in National Landin purpose-built for founders advancing dual-use technologies at the intersection of defense and global industry.

​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.

​Arlington Economic Development

​Arlington Economic Development (AED) is committed to helping Arlington thrive as an economically vital, competitive and sustainable community.