Technology, Innovation, and Defending America: A Conversation with Michael Brown

September 2022

Past Event

Technology, Innovation, and Defending America: A Conversation with Michael Brown

Past Event

Online Only

September 13, 2022

A researcher works on quantum networking for future battlefield applications. (University of Chicago, Nancy Wong)

September 2022

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:

Michael Brown

Director, Defense Innovation Unit

This event will air live on this page on Tuesday, September 13, at 10:00 a.m.

Michael Brown, director of the Defense Innovation Unit at the Department of Defense since its founding in 2015, has been at the forefront of finding ways to field leading-edge commercial capabilities to the military faster and more cost-effectively than traditional defense acquisition methods, from artificial intelligence and hypersonics to robotics, composite materials, and quantum computing.

Please join us for a stimulating and informative discussion with Michael Brown about his accomplishments at DIU, what he envisions the future of DIU will be, and America’s defense agenda for the future.

Hudson Senior Fellow Arthur Herman, author of Freedom’s Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II and director of the Quantum Alliance Initiative, will moderate the discussion.

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Featured Speakers:

Congressman Kevin Hern

Congressman Troy Downing

Congressman Joe Wilson

Moderator:

Michael Sobolik

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Next Steps in US-China Great Power Competition with the House Republican Policy Committee

Join Hudson Senior Fellow Michael Sobolik for a panel discussion with key members of the House Republican Policy Committee.

Featured Speakers:

Congressman Kevin Hern

Congressman Troy Downing

Congressman Joe Wilson

Moderator:

Michael Sobolik

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Moderator:

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Featured Speakers:

Mariam Memarsadeghi

Dr. Ladan Boroumand

Moderator:

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Drone Warfare and Securing America’s Military Against Emerging Threats with Senator John Boozman

Featured Speakers:

Senator John Boozman

Thomas H. Shugart

Timothy A. Walton

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Drone Warfare and Securing America’s Military Against Emerging Threats with Senator John Boozman

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Featured Speakers:

Senator John Boozman

Thomas H. Shugart

Timothy A. Walton

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Brent Sadler

Bryan Clark

Moderator:

Riley Walters

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The Han Kuang Exercise and the Taiwanese Military’s Road to Readiness

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