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October 29, 2021 | Local, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security

Registration is Now Open | 8th Annual Defense R&D Summit

Wednesday, January 19, 2022 - 8:00 AM ET - Virtual

Registration is Now Open for the
8th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit!

Join the Potomac Officers Club for the 8th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit on Wednesday, January 19th, where elite government and industry leaders will come together to discuss the Department of Defense's current innovation priorities, technology advancements and general strategy to stay ahead of the curve in the evolving defense sector.

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The Speaker Lineup

DR. STEFANIE TOMPKINS
Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

HEIDI SHYU
Under Secretary, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E), Acquisition and Sustainment of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

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  • Individual requesting POC membership or event registration must hold or have recently held a director level or above position with a company*, federal government agency or non-profit organization.
  • (*Company must sell directly to the Federal Government, have a minimum annual revenue of $5 million and may not be a service provider)

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