LAS VEGAS, July 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AFWERX Fusion
2020 Base of the Future announces the line-up of keynote
speakers, panels and fireside chats with executives from Google,
Duke University, MGM Resorts
International, Friday Pulse, U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense
and much more. The event also features highly engaging networking,
happy hours, and a host of special guest cameo appearances.
AFWERX, the U.S. Air Force's innovation arm and catalyst for
fostering innovation within the Air Force, presents the AFWERX
Fusion 2020 Base of the Future virtual event taking place
July 28 – 30, 2020. The annual Fusion
event goes online this year as a highly engaging and interactive
online event packed with unique experiences. Register today at
afwerxfusion.com.
The event also features a showcase of more than 350 teams from
the public and private sector participating in the AFWERX Fusion
Base of the Future Challenges to display their innovative
solutions to Air Force leadership and key military decision-makers
and operators. Concurrently, there will be keynote speaker
sessions, panel discussions, fireside chats, and networking with
industry leaders, individual innovators, academia, investors, as
well as military and government leaders.
Featured Keynote Speakers:
Hear from top Air Force leadership, entrepreneurs, innovators,
and internationally renowned speakers from global brands as they
highlight the exciting opportunities that lie in innovation,
technology, and building the Base of the Future.
- Joshua Marcuse of Google
- Kevin Hines of The Kevin &
Margaret Hines Foundation
- Brigadier General Patrice A.
Melançon of the U.S. Air Force
- Colonel DeDe Halfhill of the
Department of Defense
- Dr. Mary "Missy" Cummings of Duke
University
- Captain Michael Kanaan of the
U.S. Air Force
- Nic Marks of Friday Pulse
- Deirdre Fike of MGM Resorts
International
Panel Discussions:
Day 1 Theme: Base Security and Defense
Panel: Defending Installations from Next Generation
Threats
Panel: Robust and Ready: Designing Resilient Installations
and Communities
Fireside Chat: COVID, Data and the Next Venture
Day 2 Theme: Leveraging Technology & Reverse Engineering
Panel: Keeping Our Technological Edge: How to Innovate
Effectively
Panel: Construction Scale 3D Printing for Expeditionary
Bases
Day 3 Theme: Culture of Innovation and Wellbeing
Panel: Spark Cells: Igniting Innovation within the Air
Force
Panel: Accelerating Serendipity: The Value of Investing in
Culture, Ecosystems and Innovation
Panel: Holistic Wellbeing: It's Time to Look at the Whole
Person
Fireside Chat: Seats at the Table: A Business and Moral
Imperative
Networking & Happy Hour:
Relax and socialize with us as we wrap each day with a happy
hour. Grab your drink of choice and enjoy some live music, trivia,
and other entertainment during our happy hour events.
The Showcase:
Base of the Future is the theme of this year's
virtual event, inspired by Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, which was decimated by Hurricane
Michael, a Category 5 storm, in 2018. For decades, Tyndall had been
home to generations of Airmen and their families. In the storm's
aftermath, nearly 500 buildings were damaged beyond repair.
Thousands of Airmen and their families were displaced and forced to
leave a part of their lives behind. Fortunately, Congress approved
a $3 billion military construction
rebuild program, sparking hope that Tyndall would re-emerge
stronger than ever before.
AFWERX FUSION 2020 will feature speaker programming and a
virtual trade show centered around solutions and topics related to
building the Base of the Future. Reaching far beyond
Tyndall AFB, the event will
showcase the best technologies and solutions to design the Base
of the Future. The aspirational initiative seeks to create a
robust installation that will become a universal symbol of
innovation and excellence that can scale across the United States
Air Force and the Department of Defense.
To accelerate this work, AFWERX, in association with Tyndall Air
Force Base and other Department of Defense entities, launched
six open challenges to attract solutions to help bring the Base
of the Future to life by innovating in the following critical
areas:
- Base Security
- Installation Resilience
- Leveraging Technology for Operational Effectiveness
- Enabling Technologies for Reverse Engineering and Additive /
Agile Manufacturing
- Culture of Innovation
- Empowering Airman and Family Wellbeing
Teams have been selected to present their innovative solutions
as part of a digital interactive showcase to attendees and private
pitches to U.S. Government evaluators. The goal is to select the
best solutions and guide them through future contracting, funding
and prototyping to further develop their concept into real-word
implementation to benefit the Air Force, our warfighters, the
Department of Defense and allied partners worldwide. To learn more
about the Base of the Future Challenges, click
here.
About AFWERX
Established in 2017, AFWERX is a product of the U.S. Air Force,
directly envisioned by former Secretary of the Air Force
Heather Wilson. Her vision of AFWERX
— to solve some of the toughest challenges that the Air Force faces
through innovation and collaboration amongst our nation's top
subject matter experts. AFWERX serves as a catalyst to unleash new
approaches for the warfighter through a growing ecosystem
of innovators. AFWERX and the U.S. Air Force are committed to
exploring viable solutions and partnerships to further strengthen
the Air Force, which could lead to additional prototyping, R&D,
and follow-on production contracts.
Media Contacts:
Tracy Skenandore
AFWERX@kirvindoak.com
Direct: 702-217-0414
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