Agenda

1:00 - 1:30 PM - Registration / Networking

1:30 - 1:40 PM- Welcome from New North Ventures 

• Jeremy Hitchcock and Bryan Mabry

1:40 - 2:00 PM - Keynote Fireside Chat with With Michael Morell

• Michael Morell 

• Bryan Mabry (Moderator)

2:00 - 2:30 PM- Economic Warfare & Geofinance

• Regina Abrami (UPenn Political Economy)

• Matthew Flug (Director of the Law & Economic Project at Irregular Warfare Initiative)

• Jason Wright (StepToe, Economic Sanctions)

• Eric Paley (Secretary of Economic Development for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts)

2:30 - 3:00 PM - AI On The High Seas: How Automation Is Shaping Maritime Tech

• Fred Pasquine (Fairlead)

• Kelley DeConciliis (VTG)

• Zach Lyman (IQT)

• Paul Lwin (Havoc AI)

3:00 - 4:00 PM - Startup Showcase Pitch Competition

• Fermata (Amanda von Goetz)

• Endox AI (Blake Dority)

• Headlamp (Steve Chang)

• Optica Labs (Tiarne Hawkins)

• Overmatch (Jeff Ruediger)

• Psionic (Steve Sanford)

4:00 - 4:30 PM- How Investors Fuel Dual-Use Startups

• Caitlin Reimers Brumme (MassChallenge)

• Vivienne Pham (JP Morgan)

• Samuel Spencer Pitman (Army FUZE)

• Marc Nichols (DLA Piper)

4:30 - 5:00 PM- Following The Money In Cyberspace: Defense Through Financial Intelligence

• Jeremy Hitchcock (Moderator)

• Bob Scott (NUCIC Commissioner)

• Hans Olson (UMass Lowell)

• Michael Madon (ABCorp)

5:00 - 6:30 PM - Networking: Drinks & Light Appetizers