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Nexus 23

Name: Nexus%2023
Start: 2023-05-17T13:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-05-18T20:10:00.000Z
Location: 529 14th St. NW

Join Applied Intuition and the Atlantic Council for Nexus 23—a two-day symposium with visionaries, leaders, and operators at the forefront of national security and autonomy. This year’s symposium featured two days of keynote presentations, expert panel discussions, hands-on workshops, networking forums, and more.

National security

What can we learn from today’s battlefields and the rapidly-changing threat environment? How can we strengthen partnerships and counter the threat?

Unity of purpose

The Department of Defense, Congress, and industry must act collectively. What use cases for autonomy are most valuable to the end users?

Trust in autonomy

Operators of today’s manned systems need to trust the autonomous systems of tomorrow. How can we build trust into systems to ensure seamless integration?

Deploying at speed

Harnessing autonomy is imperative to prevailing in a future conflict. How can we streamline acquisition processes to acquire essential capabilities?

Speakers

Marc Andreessen

Co-Founder @ Andreessen Horowitz

Michael Brown

Partner @ Shield Capital

Qasar Younis

Co-Founder and CEO @ Applied Intuition

Peter Ludwig

Co-Founder and CTO @ Applied Intuition

LTG Christopher Donahue

Commanding General @ XVIII Airborne Corps

Nand Mulchandani

CTO @ Central Intelligence Agency

Rep. Rob Wittman

Congressman @ U.S. House of Representatives (VA-01)

Michèle Flournoy

Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ WestExec Advisors

Ellen Lord

Former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment @ Department of Defense

Dr. Mark T. Esper

27th Secretary of Defense @ Department of Defense

Matthew Kroenig

Vice President and Senior Director @ Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Clementine Starling

Director, Forward Defense @ Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Preston Dunlap

Former CTO and CAO @ U.S. Air Force and Space Force

LTC Alexander Brand

Air Attaché @ Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States

Dr. Margarita Konaev

Deputy Director of Analysis and Research Fellow @ Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology

Samuel Bendett

Adjunct Senior Fellow @ Center for a New American Security

Tate Nurkin

Non-Resident Senior Fellow @ Forward Defense, Atlantic Council

Megan Eckstein

Naval Warfare Reporter @ Defense News

Lachlan McGovern

Counsellor, Defence Policy @ Embassy of Australia

Liza Tobin

Senior Director for Economy @ Special Competitive Studies Project

GEN (Ret.) Stephen Wilson

Former Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force @ U.S. Air Force

Dr. Michael Horowitz

Director, Emerging Capabilities Policy Office @ Department of Defense

Sunmin Kim

Director of Public Policy @ Applied Intuition

James “Hondo” Geurts

Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition @ U.S. Navy

Justin Lynch

Senior Director for Defense @ Special Competitive Studies Project

Michael D. Brasseur

Founder and Former Commodore @ Task Force 59

Zachary Mears

Senior Vice President @ Anduril Industries

Don Burnette

Founder and CEO @ Kodiak Robotics

Mandy Long

CEO @ BigBear.ai

Marc Andreessen

Co-Founder @ Andreessen Horowitz

Stephen Rodriguez

Senior Advisor @ Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

John Mark Wilson

Head of Strategy and Communications @ Applied Intuition Defense

Ylli Bajraktari

CEO @ Special Competitive Studies Project

Bilal Zuberi

General Partner @ Lux Capital

Katherine Boyle

General Partner @ Andreessen Horowitz

Jason Rathje

Director, Office of Strategic Capital @ Office of the Secretary of Defense

Joseph Cymerman

Defense Technical Business Development Manager @ Applied Intuition

Whitney McNamara

Vice President @ Beacon Global Strategies

Ahmed Humayun

Head of Government Business Development @ Applied Intuition

Lara Sayer

Executive Director @ PPBE Reform Commission

Peter R. Dixon

Co-Founder and CEO @ Second Front Systems

Dr. Arun Seraphin

Deputy Director, Emerging Technology Institute @ National Defense Industrial Association

COL Jeffery Jurand

Project Manager, Maneuver Combat Systems @ U.S. Army

Dorothy Engelhardt

Director for Unmanned Systems, DASN Ships @ U.S. Navy

LTC Tom Meagher

Lead @ AFWERX Prime Programs

LTG Christopher Donahue

Commanding General @ XVIII Airborne Corps

GEN (Ret.) Raymond Anthony Thomas III

11th Commander of SOCOM @ U.S. Army

Gregory C. Allen

Director and Senior Fellow @ Center for Strategic and International Studies

Nicholas Kazvini-Gore

Head of Government Affairs @ Applied Intuition

Agenda

Day 1Day 2

Track View

9:00 AM, EDT

9:10 AM, EDT

Stage 1

Opening / Closing

Welcome to Nexus 23

9:10 AM, EDT

9:15 AM, EDT

Stage 1

Keynote

Foreign policy kickoff: Matthew Kroenig

9:15 AM, EDT

9:45 AM, EDT

Stage 1

Fireside Chat

Distinguished keynote: Michèle Flournoy

9:45 AM, EDT

10:40 AM, EDT

Stage 1

Panel Discussion

Ukraine: Autonomy, AI, and lessons from the battlefield

10:40 AM, EDT

10:45 AM, EDT

Stage 1

Keynote

Indo-Pacific kickoff: Tate Nurkin

10:45 AM, EDT

11:35 AM, EDT

Stage 1

Panel Discussion

The race for autonomy and AI in the Indo-Pacific

11:35 AM, EDT

12:05 PM, EDT

Stage 1

Fireside Chat

Distinguished keynote: Rep. Rob Wittman

12:05 PM, EDT

1:00 PM, EDT

Stage 1

Break

Lunch

1:00 PM, EDT

1:35 PM, EDT

Stage 1

Fireside Chat

Autonomy policy: Shaping the future of warfighting

1:35 PM, EDT

1:40 PM, EDT

Stage 1

Keynote

Warfighter kickoff: James "Hondo" Geurts

1:40 PM, EDT

2:35 PM, EDT

Stage 1

Panel Discussion

Industry and the warfighter: Breaking down barriers

2:35 PM, EDT

3:40 PM, EDT

Stage 1

Fireside Chat

Distinguished keynote: Marc Andreessen

3:40 PM, EDT

4:40 PM, EDT

Stage 1

Fireside Chat

Distinguished keynote: Dr. Mark Esper

4:40 PM, EDT

4:50 PM, EDT

Stage 1

Opening / Closing

Closing remarks

5:00 PM, EDT

7:00 PM, EDT

Stage 1

Break

Nexus 23 Happy Hour

Event has finished

May 17, 9:00 AM, EDT (Event Time Zone)

Location

529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor , Washington, DC, United States

Organized by

Applied Intuition

Event has finished

May 17, 9:00 AM, EDT (Event Time Zone)

Location

529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor , Washington, DC, United States

Organized by

Applied Intuition