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How the Department of Defense is Catalyzing Manufacturing and Material Innovation

Aug 28, 2025

13:30 - 14:30

103AB

How can DoD quickly move cutting-edge materials and manufacturing innovations from the lab to full-scale production? This session will explore trends in advanced manufacturing, and the role of private investment and new business models in strengthening the defense industrial base.

Speakers

Dr. Greg Hudas, Director, Sustainment Technologies Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

Keith DeVries, Director, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program

Carrie Bayer, Senior Materials Engineer and Team Lead, Strategic Analysis, Inc.

Bethany Harrington, Director, Technology Industrial Base Assessments, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Science & Technology Futures

Dr. Victoria Blair, Research Materials Engineer, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory

Stephen Luckowski, Director, Technology Transfer, Transition and Commercial Partnerships, Technology Industrial Innovation Base, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science & Technology

Tracy Frost, SES, Director, Technology Innovation for the Industrial Base, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (Moderator)