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Each year we invite veterans, active duty, and military spouses from around the country to join us virtually for a day of panel discussions, workshops, and networking with leaders from some of the most innovative companies.

Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship
The Invasion features three distinct tracks, offering critical content to veterans and military spouses who are looking for an onramp into great careers in technology. The Invasion merges the two worlds of military and technology!

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SPEAKERS

Abdul Mansori Community Development VetsinTech
Alexandra McLeod Co-founder Parlay Finance
Alicia Hanf Founder, and Managing Partner Dear Mama Ventures
Andre Lawrence Technical Program Manager Warner Bros. Discovery
Andres Otero Principal Assistant Program Manager NAVWAR
Andrew Glaze CEO & Founder Wealthstack
Angela Hill Strategic Program Manager Palo Alto Networks
Anita Roberts Founding Partner mvmt ventures
Anouar Bencheqroun Cloud Support Engineer Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Art Trevethan Champion of Industry Opportunities Army Applications Laboratory
Ashley Sequeira Technical Sales Program Lead, Security Google
Ben Lang CEO Native
Benjamin Van Buskirk AFWERX
Brett Cunningham Instructor VetsinTech
Chris Galy Founder Talent Lucidity
Cory Boatwright Head of Military & Veteran Programs Linkedin
Dan Madden Principal, National Security Squadra Ventures
Daniel Kim Web Dev Instructor VetsinTech
Dean Drummond Head of Military Veteran Talent Acquisition Adobe
Doug Howell Director of Community Development VetsinTech
Dwayne Edwards Vice President Capital One
Eric Sass Principal Finance Manager, Business Process Genentech
George Ploss Director of NetSuite Accelerator NetSuite/Oracle
Hayden Meredith Vice President - Technology and Disruptive Commerce JPMorgan Chase
Jessica Yoo Perry Threat Mitigation Portfolio Manager U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Joanna Abinuman Accounting Services Manager Disney
Joe Wolfel CEO Terradepth
Judson Walker Sr Systems Engineering Director Juniper Networks
Leif Rosenquist Enterprise Account Executive Infosec Institute
Linda D. Dorsey Director Cyber Security General Dynamics Information Technology
LTJG Graham Chynoweth Office of Strategic Capital NavalX
Luke Fischer CEO SkyFi
Matt Goldman Partner J2 Ventures
Max Tubbs Recruiter - Professional Internships Disney
Meg Hendricks VP, Head of Military and Veteran Affairs Fiserv
Michael Beckham Sr. Sales Engineer Juniper Networks
Michael Bryant Co-Founder, CEO ARMS Cyber
Michael Moreno Public Sector VC and Startups (Space + National Security) Amazon Web Services
Michael Pett Head of Military & Veteran Programs Uber
Mike Sherbakov General Partner The Veteran Fund
Oliver Muoto Marketing and Technology VetsinTech
Roger Duke Professor of Project Management Augusta University
Roman Sandoval CEO Allosense, Inc.
Ryan Micheletti Head of Global Operations The Founders Institute
Sarah Millar COO Diversity.VC
Sean Wragg Director- Technology Disney
Sherman Williams Managing Partner Academy Investor Network
Sophia Otero Program Manager Meta
Stephan Ignatenko Customer Solutions Manager - DoD Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Thomas Jones Senior Recruiting, Veterans Palo Alto Networks
Thomas Prigg Cybersecurity Engineer Caterpillar Inc.
Tom Anderson Counsel VLP Law Group
Tyler Pritchard Web Dev Instructor VetsinTech

SCHEDULE + SESSIONS

Friday - March 31, 2023

EMPLOYMENT
EDUCATION
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
10:00am PST
45 min SESSION
Secrets from the Inside
Advice from recruiting and talent executives.
10:00am PST
45 min PANEL
Careers in Cybersecurity
Why veterans are uniquely positioned to benefit from cyber roles.
10:00am PST
45 min SESSION
Design Thinking
Global Resilience, Founder's Mistakes and the Innovation Economy
11:00am PST
45 min SESSION
Optimizing LinkedIn for your Job Search
Profile guidance and networking tools.
11:00am PST
45 min PANEL
Women Vets and Military Spouses in Tech
Transition support for the fastest growing vet population.
11:00am PST
45 min SESSION
Business Law Basics
Setting up your entity, equity and avoiding pitfalls.
2:00pm PST
45 min PANEL
Vets Who Landed in Tech
Hear from vets who have landed in tech.
2:00pm PST
45 min PANEL
New Technologies Trends
A deep dive into emerging technologies and their trends
2:00pm PST
45 min PANEL
VIT Startup Network Resources
Empowering veterans and military spouses in the startup world
3:00pm PST
45 min PANEL
Advice from Vet Recruiters
How to navigate your job search post service.
3:00pm PST
45 min PANEL
Military Innovation
What's New, What's Next, and What We Need from the Private Sector.
3:00pm PST
45 min PANEL
Veteran Entrepreneur Panel
Veteran and military spouse entrepreneurs share their 'war stories'
4:00pm PST
45 min PANEL
Demystifying Tech
Learn about various jobs in tech - different roles in a tech company.
4:00pm PST
45 min PANEL
VetsinTech Training Classes
Web Development, Data Science and Python Fundamental offerings
4:00pm PST
45 min PANEL
VetVC - Veteran VCs
How military experience shapes VC success

SPONSORS

HIGHLIGHTS

This cross-section of military and technology worlds is what makes VetsinTech unique, and makes this annual conference a first of it's kind event that creates opportunities for our military heroes from around the country to gain access to opportunities in technology education, employment, and entrepreneurship.

The Invasion merges the two worlds of military and technology and the conference features two groups of attendees:

Veterans, active duty, and military spouses from around the country, in various levels of transition out of their military careers, will convene to receive opportunities for education, employment, and entrepreneurship in the tech industry.

Technology Leaders, Investors, HR & Recruiters, Engineers, and others representing a wide variety of industries with a high-tech focus and communities, will deliver content and lead workshops covering topics for our veterans and their spouses.

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MORE INFORMATION: For sponsorship or registration information please contact us at: info@vetsintech.co