Applications Close Thursday, October 22 at 5PM EST

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

  • Enlightenment Capital- Rob Albritton, Managing Director, Innovation and Technology

  • 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- Lauren (Tink) Hanyok, Facilitation & Foresight Lead

  • 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- Paige Anderson, Sr. Analyst, Technology Scouting & Strategic Innovation

  • Pillsbury- Steve Ryan, Partner, ECVC Practice Group Leader

  • Plug and Play- Sean Rybus, Venture Analyst, Aerospace and Defense

  • SAIC- Michael Hauser, Managing Partner, SAIC Ventures

  • 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

AGENDA

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

  • 8:50-9:00 - Welcome + Directions

  • 9:00-10:30 - Matchmaking Sessions

  • 10:30-11:00 - Networking

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.