Name: Reverse Pitch Open Q&A: What Federal Agencies are Looking for in Emerging Tech & Innovation
Start: 2024-10-21T16:30:00-0400
End: 2024-10-21T17:00:00-0400

We are so excited to share with you the DC Startup & Tech Week 2024 schedule! If you are early stage to growth stage founder, entrepreneur, investor, or looking to work with startups we have 14 tracks of content with over 150 sessions, 250 speakers that have been curated for you.

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Monday October 21, 2024 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT

Capital Turnaround (Main Lobby)

After the reverse pitch presentations, a Q&A session allows the audience to ask questions directly to the presenting organizations. This is an opportunity to clarify any details, explore potential partnerships, and understand how to align solutions with the organization’s needs.

Speakers

Angela Carter

DHS

Iliriana Kaçaniku

Open Solve

Robert Wines

Associate, FedTech

Robert Wines serves as an Associate II at FedTech, a company that accelerates the development and deployment of technologies generated in federal laboratories. As an Associate, Robert manages the company's relationship with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Army Research... Read More →

Anil John

Technical Director, Silicon Valley Innovation Program (U.S. Civil Servant), U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Anil John is the Technical Director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP), which works with innovation communities across the nation and around the world to adapt, develop and harness cutting-edge technologies and capabilities that... Read More →

Nina Archie

Program Innovation Management, U.S. Department of State

Nina Archie is a professional with extensive experience in dual-use technology and intellectual property. She founded Innovator Connector, a consultancy focused on aiding startups and small businesses in technology commercialization, securing non-dilutive funding, and guidance to... Read More →

Elden W Hawkes Jr.

Partnership and Innovation Specialist, US Small Business Administration

Elden Hawkes serves as the Partnership and Innovation Specialist, a role that supports the advancement of the Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/ STTR) programs. His primary duties include managing the agency’s Federal and State Technology... Read More →

Gabriel Levine

Associate Program Director, National Science Foundation

Gabriel is an interdisciplinary chemist who most recently spent 3 years at a lithium-ion battery startup as it grew from pilot to manufacturing scale. There, he led facility-wide metrology for R&D and production and managed the writing of non-dilutive funding applications, including... Read More →

Monday October 21, 2024 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
Capital Turnaround (Main Lobby) 700 M St SE, Washington, DC 20003

Emerging Tech and AI Track Government and Innovation Sub-Track Early-Stage Founder Track Growth-Stage Founder Track

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