Hacking for Defense (H4D) - Berkeley Security and Resilience Presentations
On behalf of Secretary Napolitano, the Institute for Security and Governance and the Institute for Business Innovation we are honored to invite you to the Final Showcase of the Berkeley Security & Resilience Accelerator — Hacking for Defense (H4D) program. This evening brings together government partners, investors, founders, and academic leaders at the intersection of national security, innovation, and public-private collaboration.
Over the course of this semester, seven multidisciplinary student teams worked directly alongside mission partners — including the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Army, INDOPACOM, the U.S. State Department, and the Santa Rosa Fire Department — to develop solutions to real-world challenges in defense and resilience. The showcase is their moment to present those solutions to the people and institutions that can carry them forward.
Opening Fireside Conversation
Janet Napolitano · Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security; Former President, University of California
Jen Easterly · Former Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Their conversation will offer perspectives on national security, cybersecurity, and the evolving relationship between government, academia, and the private sector — setting the stage for the student presentations that follow.
Event Details
Date: Monday, April 6, 2025
Time: 5:00 – 8:00 PM PST
Location: GTU2 Conference Room, UC Berkeley
Zoom: https://berkeley.zoom.us/s/93922914774
Meeting ID: 939 2291 4774
Passcode: 586958
Evening Agenda
Time
Session
Details
5:00 – 5:50 PM
Fireside Conversation
Janet Napolitano & Jen Easterly
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Student Team Presentations
Seven multidisciplinary teams
8:00 – 9:00 PM
Closing remarks and Networking
Open mingling
This event is designed not only to recognize our students' work but to strengthen the broader ecosystem connecting research, innovation, and real-world deployment in security and resilience. We look forward to welcoming you.
Warm regards,
Janet Napolitano
Founder, Institute for Security and Governance
Goldman School of Public Policy
Oguzhan Aygoren
Director, Institute for Business Innovation
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Jeff Fields
Senior Fellow of Practice — Frontier Technology | Innovation | Geopolitical Risk
Berkeley Institute for Security and Governance · Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley