Event recap | Technology policy and leadership in 2021
Event Recap
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GeoTech Center
Event description
Wednesday, December 16,
from 12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT, features the Honorable Secretary James F. Geurts, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition. Sec. Geurts will join Dr. David Bray, the Director of the GeoTech Center, in a conversation centered on how leadership will change in the upcoming digital decade. The talk will highlight how both the public and private sectors can operate with agility at scale amid global turbulence and change.
As the Navy’s acquisition executive, Mr. Geurts has oversight of an annual budget in excess of $100 billion and is responsible for equipping and supporting the finest Sailors and Marines in the world with the best platforms, systems and technology as they operate around the globe in defense of the Nation. Quickly adapting to these changes will be crucial to the prosperity of communities and security of the country. This success also depends on identifying opportunities for global collaboration in an increasingly connected world.