Summary: The Industry has shifted in recent years and is now fully in Great Power Competition with China. This is different than anything we’ve seen before. It has similarities to the Cold War, but the Russians did not have thousands of their people attending our Universities, working at our companies, and we didn’t have factories […]

Bo Ewald   Topic: Why Quantum Matter Matters Abstract: Although the universe is a quantum mechanical system, we don’t experience it that way. In this talk we’ll briefly describe some of the basic concepts of quantum mechanics and various technologies that have been used to create quantum systems. We’ll review the state of quantum computing […]

General Lance Lord   Topic: Space Force Abstract: • Short look back at the events and history leading up to the creation of Air Force Space Command • How Air Space Command evolved since its creation in 1982 – results and actions following the 2001 Rumsfeld Commission findings • USSPACE Command then and the changing […]

Rand Waltzman   Topic: MD: Multimedia Disinformation – Is there a Doctor in the House?! Abstract: So-called “deep fake” technologies have the potential to create audio and video of real people saying and doing things they never said or did. The technology required to create these digital forgeries is rapidly developing. It is on the […]

Regan Edens   Topic: Understanding CMMC Supply Chain Risk from Big to Small Companies: • Overview of CMMC AB progress and near term priorities • Expansion of DFARS enforcement • Expansion of CMMC rule to all Federal Agencies —–Complete Speaker Bio: http://ndialonestar.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Bio_Regan_Edens.pdf ***Wednesday, July 15th ***Networking starts at 6:00 PMMeeting starts at 6:30 PMEvent ends […]