Global Special Operations Forces

DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL SYMPOSIUMS, MEETINGS, AND RECEPTIONS FEATURING SPEAKERS, EXHIBITORS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. PRIMARY EVENTS: 1. SILICON VALLEY AND SOF, VIRTUAL, AUGUST 12-13, 2020 AND JANUARY 28-29, 2021 THIS VIRTUAL EVENT CONVENED OVER 140 INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT, AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS HOW BEST TO ADVANCE THE PACE OF TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY INTO THE HANDS OF THE WARFIGHTER; FOSTER DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGIES FROM COMMERCIAL INTO THE PUBLIC SECTOR; AND DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN APPLIED RESEARCH GROUPS IN ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENT. THERE WAS A PROMINENT ROLE FOR STUDENTS AT THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AND THE EVENT INCLUDED WORKING GROUPS FOR ATTENDEE INPUT AND FEEDBACK. THE SECOND EVENT IN THE SERIES FOCUSED ON A SPECIFIC PROBLEM SET FOR THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AT U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. 2. MODERN WARFARE SYMPOSIUM, VIRTUAL NOVEMBER 19, 2020 DUE TO THE COVID19 PANDEMIC, THIS EVENT WAS SHORTENED AND HELD VIRTUALLY. SPEAKERS INCLUDED LTG FRAN M.