Conference Schedule

Agenda

Thu, 26 Sept

11:00 - 12:00
1 hour
Registration & Networking Brunch
12:00 - 12:15
15 minutes
Opening Remarks
Main Stage
12:15 - 12:40
25 minutes
Fireside Chat with Clayton Williams, In-Q-Tel
Main Stage
12:40 - 13:05
25 minutes
Space: The Next Frontier
Main Stage
13:05 - 13:30
25 minutes
How Ukraine is Upending Defence Innovation
Main Stage
13:30 - 13:55
25 minutes
New Funds, New Perspectives
Main Stage
13:55 - 14:20
25 minutes
Networking Break
14:00 - 14:50
50 minutes
BREAKOUT SESSION: The State of Defence Tech 2024: Building Resilience in a Changing World
Ante Room
14:20 - 14:45
25 minutes
The Bigger Picture: The Role of Startups in Protecting Democracy
Main Stage
14:45 - 15:10
25 minutes
How Helsing is Shaping the Future of Defence Innovation
Main Stage
15:10 - 15:35
25 minutes
Investing in Dual-Use
Main Stage
15:35 - 15:55
20 minutes
Networking Break
15:55 - 16:10
15 minutes
Keynote: Venture Meets Mission
Main Stage
16:10 - 16:35
25 minutes
Innovate, Accelerate, Build: Working with Early Stage Startups
Main Stage
16:35 - 17:00
25 minutes
In Conversation with General Sir Roly Walker and Lieutenant General Scott Howell
Main Stage
17:00 - 17:30
30 minutes
Q&A with General Sir Roly Walker, Dr. Gundbert Scherf, Paul Kwan, and Lt. Gen. Scott Howell
Main Stage
17:30 - 18:30
1 hour
Networking Reception
18:30 - 20:30
2 hours
Speaker Dinner

Fri, 27 Sept

8:00 - 9:00
1 hour
Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:05 - 9:25
20 minutes
Inside Shield AI’s Vision for Autonomous Pilots
Main Stage
9:25 - 9:50
25 minutes
Building Secure Technologies
Main Stage
9:50 - 10:15
25 minutes
Drones and the Evolution of Modern Warfare
Main Stage
10:00 - 10:50
50 minutes
BREAKOUT SESSION: HAX’s China Turnabout: Funding and Building Inception-stage Industrial Resilience
Queens Room
10:00 - 10:50
50 minutes
BREAKOUT SESSION: Enabling Techcraft: Strategies for Accelerated Technology Assimilation at the Edge
Ante Room
10:15 - 10:35
20 minutes
Discussion with George Williamson, CEO of HMGCC, the engineering specialists at the heart of the UK's national security
Main Stage
10:35 - 10:50
15 minutes
Networking Break
10:50 - 11:10
20 minutes
Fireside Chat with Jeannette zu Fürstenberg, General Catalyst
Main Stage
11:00 - 11:50
50 minutes
BREAKOUT SESSION: Future Forces Demo Day - A discussion about getting tech adopted by the military
Ante Room
11:10 - 12:00
50 minutes
Launch at Resilience Conference Pitch Showcase
Main Stage
12:00 - 13:00
1 hour
Networking Lunch
13:00 - 13:25
25 minutes
Reinventing Procurement for Startups and Innovation
Main Stage
13:00 - 13:50
50 minutes
BREAKOUT SESSION: HMGCC Co-Creation : Re-inventing National Security engagement with startups
Ante Room
13:25 - 13:50
25 minutes
Venture Capital in Defense and Security
Main Stage
13:50 - 14:10
20 minutes
Fireside Chat with Fiona Murray, MIT
Main Stage
14:00 - 14:50
50 minutes
BREAKOUT SESSION: Avoiding Group Think: The importance of diverse thinking in defence and security tech
Queens Room
14:00 - 14:50
50 minutes
BREAKOUT SESSION: From Early Stage Innovation to Frontline Impact: Overcoming the obstacles to pull-through
Ante Room
14:10 - 14:35
25 minutes
Discussion with Dawn Bedlivy, Chief, Office of Innovation, NSA
Main Stage
14:35 - 15:00
25 minutes
Deploying Quantum Technologies Today
Main Stage
15:00 - 15:25
25 minutes
Networking Break
15:10 - 16:00
50 minutes
BREAKOUT SESSION: National Security for the “Century of Biology”
Ante Room
15:10 - 16:00
50 minutes
BREAKOUT SESSION: Quantum Technologies Breakout Discussion
Queens Room
15:25 - 15:50
25 minutes
How Governments Invest in Startups
Main Stage
15:50 - 16:15
25 minutes
Fireside discussion with the CTO of GCHQ
Main Stage
16:15 - 16:40
25 minutes
Disinformation and Democracy
Main Stage
16:40 - 17:05
25 minutes
The Role of Government in Creating Resilience
Main Stage

RESILIENCE CONFERENCE

Conference Schedule

Agenda

Thu, 26 Sept

Registration & Networking Brunch

Opening Remarks

Fireside Chat with Clayton Williams, In-Q-Tel

Space: The Next Frontier

How Ukraine is Upending Defence Innovation

New Funds, New Perspectives

Networking Break

BREAKOUT SESSION: The State of Defence Tech 2024: Building Resilience in a Changing World

The Bigger Picture: The Role of Startups in Protecting Democracy

How Helsing is Shaping the Future of Defence Innovation

Investing in Dual-Use

Networking Break

Keynote: Venture Meets Mission

Innovate, Accelerate, Build: Working with Early Stage Startups

In Conversation with General Sir Roly Walker and Lieutenant General Scott Howell

Q&A with General Sir Roly Walker, Dr. Gundbert Scherf, Paul Kwan, and Lt. Gen. Scott Howell

Networking Reception

Speaker Dinner

Fri, 27 Sept

Registration and Networking Breakfast

Inside Shield AI’s Vision for Autonomous Pilots

Building Secure Technologies

Drones and the Evolution of Modern Warfare

BREAKOUT SESSION: HAX’s China Turnabout: Funding and Building Inception-stage Industrial Resilience

BREAKOUT SESSION: Enabling Techcraft: Strategies for Accelerated Technology Assimilation at the Edge

Discussion with George Williamson, CEO of HMGCC, the engineering specialists at the heart of the UK's national security

Networking Break

Fireside Chat with Jeannette zu Fürstenberg, General Catalyst

BREAKOUT SESSION: Future Forces Demo Day - A discussion about getting tech adopted by the military

Launch at Resilience Conference Pitch Showcase

Networking Lunch

Reinventing Procurement for Startups and Innovation

BREAKOUT SESSION: HMGCC Co-Creation : Re-inventing National Security engagement with startups

Venture Capital in Defense and Security

Fireside Chat with Fiona Murray, MIT

BREAKOUT SESSION: Avoiding Group Think: The importance of diverse thinking in defence and security tech

BREAKOUT SESSION: From Early Stage Innovation to Frontline Impact: Overcoming the obstacles to pull-through

Discussion with Dawn Bedlivy, Chief, Office of Innovation, NSA

Deploying Quantum Technologies Today

Networking Break

BREAKOUT SESSION: National Security for the “Century of Biology”

BREAKOUT SESSION: Quantum Technologies Breakout Discussion

How Governments Invest in Startups

Fireside discussion with the CTO of GCHQ

Disinformation and Democracy

The Role of Government in Creating Resilience

RESILIENCE
CONFERENCE