Emerging Technology Meets
National Security

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

1616 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036

ABOUT

NVCA’s Emerging Technology Meets National Security conference will facilitate dialogue between emerging technology investors, companies, and Washington security agencies and professionals. The event will enable venture capital firms and technology companies to better understand the interests of U.S. national security agencies, particularly as they relate to foreign investment, technology transfer, and misappropriation. It will help firms and companies better understand national security legal and policy issues that will impact their strategic decision-making, including CFIUS, cybersecurity, export controls, sanctions, and anti-money laundering (AML). The conference will allow national security officials to better understand emerging technology interests and operating realities by explaining how young companies innovate, their need for capital to grow, and the role of venture capital.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Washington’s national security establishment is impacting the venture capital and startup ecosystem in new and different ways. VCs and companies in emerging technologies (e.g. artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, cybersecurity, blockchain) as well as executive branch and Capitol Hill officials in national security areas are encouraged to attend.

Pricing:

NVCA members and Wilson Sonsini clients: $400

General public: $800

U.S. Government rate: $0

REGISTER

AGENDA

Thursday

9:00 – 9:20am — Opening Remarks by Bobby Franklin (NVCA) and Fireside Chat: Dawn Meyerriecks (Central Intelligence Agency) (Tentative)

9:20 – 10:05am — Shifting Sands: Emerging and Foundational Technologies Under the New Export Control Regime

Speakers: Matt Borman (Commerce) + Heidi Grant (Defense) + Moderator Melissa Mannino (WSGR)

10:05 – 10:50am — Foreign Money, Foreign Workers, Unfriendly Rules: Preparing Venture-Backed Companies for Export Control-Related Business Shifts

Speakers: Manny Stockman (Osage University Partners) and Moderator Josephine Aiello LeBeau (WSGR)

10:50 – 11:15am — Break

11:15 – 11:45am — Fireside Chat: CFIUS discussion with Tom Feddo, Assistant Secretary for Investment Security (Tentative) + Stephen Heifetz (WSGR)

11:45am – 12:30pm — CFIUS 2.0: CFIUS Members Explain the New CFIUS Operating System

Speakers: David Stapleton (Defense), Emily Kilcrease (USTR), Sanchi Jayaram (Justice), Christa Brzozowski (DHS), and Moderator Josh Gruenspecht (WSGR)

12:30 – 2:00pm — Lunch keynote

2:00 – 2:45pm — One Year In: Lessons Learned from a Year Under FIRRMA and the CFIUS Pilot Program

Speakers: Mary Bevelock Pendergast (F-Prime Capital), Catherine Passmore Jones (Eight Roads), Thilo Hanemann (Rhodium), and Moderator Jeff Farrah (NVCA)

2:45 – 3:30pm — Fireside Chat: Bridging the Divergent Viewpoints with Peter Barris (NEA) + Michele Flournoy (WestExec)

2:30 – 3:55pm — Break

3:55 – 4:45pm — When the Government Really is Here to Help: Sourcing Innovation and Startup Tech for the USG

Speakers: Tom Foldesi (DIU), Ellison Anne Williams (Enveil), and Susan Celis (DOD/Small Business Innovation Research)

4:45 – 5:45 — Networking reception

1616 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036

HOTELS NEARBY

JW Marriott Washington, DC

1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 393-2000

The Willard InterContinental Washington, DC

1401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 628-9100

W Washington, DC

515 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 661-2400

Washington Marriott At Metro Center

775 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 737-2200

EVENT SPONSOR

About Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and other growth enterprises worldwide. We represent companies at every stage of development, from entrepreneurial start-ups to multibillion-dollar global corporations, as well as the venture firms, private equity firms, and investment banks that finance and advise them. The firm’s broad range of services and practice areas are focused on addressing the principal challenges faced by the management, boards of directors, shareholders, and in-house counsel of our clients.

CONTACT

For event or registration questions, please contact Allyson Chappel at achappell@nvca.org or (202) 864-5917

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