Defense Innovation Days 2017
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28 – 30 August 2017
Marriott – Newport Rhode Island
www.defenseinnovationdays.com
SAVE THE DATE: DEFENSE INNOVATION DAYS 2018 – 27 – 29 August 2018
VIDEOS and PRESENTATIONS
Keynote Speaker – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (RI), Ranking Member Senate Armed Services Committee
Congressional Perspective – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
Keynote Speaker – Wes Bush, President and CEO, Northrop Grumman
Panel on Industry Innovation Needs
Wes Kremer, President, Integrated Defense Systems, Raytheon
Cheryl Sneed, CEO, Bannaker Industries
Joe Marino, CEO, Rite-Solutions
Keynote Speaker – U.S. Congressman Jim Langevin (RI)
Keynote Speaker – Don McCormack, Executive Director, Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Centers – McCormack Brief
Innovation from the Undersea Technology Perspective
Frank Kelley, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Unmanned Systems – Kelly Brief
RDML James Pitts, Commander, Undersea Warfighting Development Center
Technology Initiatives for the Warfighter – William Bray, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Bray Brief
Keynote Speaker – Col. Michael McGinley, East Coast Military Lead, Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) – DIUx Brief
THANK YOU TO OUR PLATINUM SPONSORS!!
RAYTHEON (4th Year!) 
GENERAL DYNAMICS (2nd Year!) 
Silver Sponsor:
Northrop Grumman
Bronze Sponsors:
Dell 
Evans Capacitor Company 
iXblue 
Mercury Systems
NAVATEK LTD 
PURVIS Systems 
Progeny Systems 
Rite Solutions 
SAIC 
Defense Innovation Days 2017 Exhibitors
Composite Alliance of Rhode Island
McLaughlin Research Corporation
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport