Category: Announcement
DoD Communities Of Interest: R&D Research and Development
Subject: Conversations on Innovation: New Thinking and New Approaches
Due Date: Oct 07, 2021 1230 pm EDT
Government Organization: The Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law
Description :
Conversations on Innovation: New Thinking and New Approaches
The Place of Defense R&D in the U.S. Innovation System with Michael Brown and Denis Simon
Thursday, October 7, 2021 | 12:30 p.m. (ET) | Virtual (registration required*)
The Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law’s seminar series “Conversations on Innovation: New Thinking and New Approaches” seeks to shed light on innovation policy issues that are on the horizon. The October 7 program features Michael Brown, Director of the Defense Innovation Unit at the U.S. Department of Defense, in conversation with Dr. Denis Simon, the Center’s Executive Director. After the discussion, there will be ample time for questions from the audience.
This program is co-sponsored by the Duke Law Center on Law, Ethics and National Security and the Duke University Center for International and Global Studies.
Michael Brown
Michael Brown is the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) at the U.S. Department of Defense. DIU, established in 2015, fields leading-edge commercial capabilities to the military faster and more cost-effectively than traditional defense acquisition methods. With offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, Austin, and the Pentagon, DIU is embedded in key innovation ecosystems across the country and builds direct relationships with organizations that strengthen our national security innovation base. Previously, Michael served two years (2016-2018) as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow at DoD. He is the co-author of a Pentagon study on China’s participation in the U.S. venture ecosystem, a catalyst for the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA). FIRRMA was signed into law in August 2018 and provided expanded jurisdiction to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Additionally, he led the new Defense Department-sponsored investment vehicle, National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC), to fund dual-use hardware technology companies. Michael received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Harvard University and his Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford University.
Denis Simon (moderator)
Dr. Denis Simon serves as the Executive Director of The Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law. He is also Senior Adviser to the President for China Affairs at Duke University and a faculty member at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. Formerly, he served as Executive Vice Chancellor at Duke Kunshan University. Before joining Duke Kunshan, he held senior appointments at several universities and outside academia in management consulting. He received his Ph.D. and MA from UC Berkeley and his BA from SUNY at New Paltz. His research is focused on the development of innovation policy and high-end talent in China and East Asia.
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This online program is free and open to all; however, registration is required.
More information: https://bit.ly/3dsFG6g
*Registration required: https://bit.ly/3nm0rHd
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Website: https://bit.ly/3nm0rHd
Questions or assistance, contact:
North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office (DEFTECH)
Dennis Lewis
lewisd@ncmbc.us
703-217-3127
Bob Burton
burtonr@ncmbc.us
910-824-9609
North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office | PO Box 1748, Fayetteville, NC 2B303