NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND
Governor, Congressional, Industry and Innovation Leaders to Speak at Defense Innovation Days
SENEDIA???s annual Defense Innovation Days begins on Monday
Middletown, RI ??? Congressional and defense industry leaders will visit Newport, RI from August 28 through August 30 for a sold-out event focusing on the future of innovation and technology in the defense arena.?? Hosted by the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance (SENEDIA), the 4th Annual Defense Innovation Days??? event will bring policymakers and industry representatives together to discuss new trends within the defense arena and technologies being developed and deployed to military forces across the globe.?? There will be over 300 attendees as well as 29 companies exhibiting their leading-edge technology.
For planning purposes, a full agenda for the entire event can be found here:
Defense Innovation Days Agenda
WHAT:?????????????? SENEDIA???s Defense Innovation Days
WHEN:??????????????Monday, August 28 through Wednesday, August 30, 2017
?????????????????????? ???????????? 4:30 P.M. ??? 7:00 P.M.?? Monday, August 28, 2017
?????????????????????? ???????????? 8:00 A.M. ??? 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 29, 2017
?????????????????????? ???????????? 8:30 A.M. ??? 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 30, 2017
WHERE:?????????? Newport Marriot
?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? 25 America???s Cup Ave, Newport, RI 02840
WHO:???????????????? Included among the key speakers during the three-day event are: Governor Gina M. Raimondo, Senator Jack Reed (RI); VADM Michael Gilday, Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet; Wes Bush, CEO of Northrop Grumman; Frank Kelley, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Unmanned Systems, and more.??
Opening Remarks by Senator Jack Reed, Monday, 28 August 2017 at 4:30P.M.