Events
Talks, Mission Forums and Discovery Summits
Since 2013 the FINND has brought government mission owners and industry innovators into the same room: monthly Mission Forums, FINND Talks with senior leaders across the national security community, and periodic Discovery Summits where vetted solutions meet real needs. Premium members get access to every event.
Since 2013
Senior leaders from across the national security community
Upcoming
On the calendar
Dates and speakers are confirmed to Members by email. Not a Member yet? Join the FINND to get every invitation.
Past events
Who has taken the stage
More than a decade of conversations with the people who set priorities and direct funding across the intelligence and defense communities.
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Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
John Hennessey, Director of Procurement
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Office of the Undersecretary of War for Intelligence & Security (OUSW-I&S)
Data and Artificial Intelligence
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Lead Engineer, Directorate of Digital Innovation (DDI) – Agency Data Office (ADO)
John Freeman
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Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO)
Drew Brooks, Lead Scientist for Responsible AI Tools
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Mr. Greg Hebner – Emerging Technology Applications Group Chief, Office of Economic Security and Emerging Technology, DNI
Artificial Intelligence Panel
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Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (DAS) for Intelligence Policy and Coordination
Ms. Annette Redmond
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Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration and Requirements (S&T)
LTG Clinton Hinote
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Assistant General Counsel for Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property
Mr. Brian Lally
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Ms. Cindy Shaver, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Procurement)
Navy Procurement & Innovation Panel
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Director, Synthetic Training Environment Cross Functional Team (STE CFT), Army Futures Command
Major General Maria Gervais
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Mike McGinley, Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUX) – Boston
DoD FINND Mission Forum
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Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Steve Kitay
IC – DoD Space Forum
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LTC Jeffrey Bracco, G8, 1st Special Forces Command, Fort Bragg
Special Operations Forces: Tip of the Spear
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The Ops Life: What it’s like and Industry’s impact in the Field
CIA Chiefs of Station Mission Forum
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Director, Laboratory for Analytic Sciences (LAS), National Security Agency (NSA)
Mike Bender
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Director for Defense Intelligence – Warfighter Support, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USDI)
LTG Jack Shanahan
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Director, Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), Office of the Secretary of Defense
Dr. William Roper
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Director, Advanced Systems and Technology Directorate (AS&T), National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Dr. Susan Durham
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Special Event: FINND Fireside-chat with U.S. National Hero/Legend Ambassador Hugh Montgomery
Fireside Chat with Ambassador Hugh Montgomery
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Sean Grimaldi, Central Intelligence Agency, Director Enterprise Data Systems and Services, Agency Business Systems, Directorate of Support
Sean Grimaldi and Thomas “Blake” Bowman
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Director of Information Technology Services (“T”) and Chief Information Officer, NGA
Doug McGovern
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Co-Founder of Applied Minds and former President of Disney Imagineering
Innovation and the IC, with Bran Ferren
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Mike Geggus, NGA Industry Innovation Advocate
The Future of NGA Industry Outreach and Innovation
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Bryan Smith – Budget Director, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Engaging Congress: When Does it Make Sense?
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SpaceX – Josh Brost, Business Development Manager, North America
The Commercialization of Space
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Co-Sponsored with The George Washington University Center for Career Services
Intelligence Careers Forum
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Jason H., C2S COTR, Central Intelligence Agency
Empowering the Vendor Community for the Commercial Cloud
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Assistant Commissioner and Component Acquisition Executive, Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition (OTIA)
Mark Borkowski
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Deputy Director of Science and Technology, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Dawn Meyerriecks
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Randy Pherson, former National Intelligence Officer for Latin America
Analytic Tradecraft Meets Technology
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Pieter Decker, Deputy Director, DNI Advanced Campaign Cell
Pieter Decker and Ted Cope
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