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Meet the Voices Shaping AI Defense Innovation

Meet the leaders, innovators, and changemakers you’ll hear from at MDIS 2025.

Our speaker lineup is growing, so check back often for new additions.

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Hon. Jim Banks

United States Senator (IN)

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Jennifer Thabet

Program Director, Small Business Programs Office, DARPA

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Jeffrey Zaleski

DARPA Program Manager, Biological Technologies Office

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David Crandall

Director of Luddy Artificial Intelligence Center

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Dr. Aniket Bera

Associate Professor of Computer Sciences, Purdue University

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Vivek Ramaswamy

Biotech Entrepreneur, Author, Former Presidential Candidate

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Dr. Angela Lewis

Technical Director for NSWC Crane

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Mitch Frazier

President of IBJ Media

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John-Clark Levin

Kurzweil Technologies

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Dr. Pae Wu

General Partner, SOSV & CTO, IndieBio SF

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Raj Shah

Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Shield Captial

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Dr. Kyle Werner

Deputy Technical Director for NSWC Crane

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Neal Patel

Founder, Patel Partners

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Alina Alexeenko

Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics & Chemical Engineering
Co-director, Young Institute
Co-director, LyoHUB

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