Global Innovation for a Secure Future
NDUF Industry Innovation Seminars introduce NDU faculty and students to government and private sector leaders who are tackling leading edge topics with the goal of exploring the realm of “what is possible,” driving solution-oriented thinking and critical decision-making skills that enhance the NDU student experience and the faculty body of knowledge.
Industry Innovation Seminars are conducted in small group settings for select NDU students, faculty, and leaders as well as government, military, and private sector executive partners. Attendance is by invitation only to enhance candid discussion amongst the participants. These seminars are unclassified and not open to the public.
Previous Industry Innovation Seminars
"Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) Propels NDU to the Frontlines Of Innovation and Thought Leadership"
April 18, 2022
Event Overview [PDF]
Handbill [PDF]
Speakers and Moderators
The Hon. John Sherman, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer and acting Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer
RADM Mike Manazir, USN (Ret), Chairman, NDUF, Vice President, Boeing Global Services
Major General Michael Schmidt, USAF, Program Executive Officer, Command, Control and Communications-Tactical
Josh Marcuse, Head of Strategy and Innovation for Global Public Sector, Google Cloud
Mike Davenport, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Khalid Syed, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Dr. David Honey, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (DUSD) for Research and Engineering
Major General Robert Collins, USA, Program Executive Officer, Command, Control, Communications-Tactical
Brigadier General Jeth Rey, USA, Director, Network Cross-Functional Team
Greg Wenzel, Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Ki Lee, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Mr. James Schmeling, JD., President & CEO, National Defense University Foundation
"Pandemic Response: Planning for Whole-of-Government and Whole-of-Nation Engagement"
April 27, 2021
Fact Sheet [PDF]
Itinerary [PDF]
Speakers and Moderators
Paul Deluca, RAND
Dr. Diane DiEuliis, NDU CSWMD
Dr. Gerald Epstein, NDU CSWMD
Kyra Rosow Faircloth, Pfizer
Michael Flanagan, KBR
Dr. Jeffrey Gold, University of Nebraska Medical Center
COL Matthew Hepburn, MD, USA Operation Warp Speed
Dr. Seth Lederman, Tonix Pharmaceuticals
Bradley Martin, PhD, RAND
Laura Wolf, PhD, US Department of Health and Human Services
Robert Spring, Esq. NDU and NDU Foundation
James Schmeling, J.D., NDU Foundation