
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
NADIC Presents:
8th Annual Norwegian-American Defense Conference
Winning the Innovation Race through Speed & Cooperation
April 1, 2022
House of NADIC @ Convene
1201 Wilson Blvd, 30th Floor
Arlington VA, 22209
8am | REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
9am | SESSION I
H.E. Anniken Krutnes Ambassador of Norway to the United States
Mr John-Mikal Størdal Director of NATO’s Science and Technology Organization CSO
Rear Admiral Casey J. Moton Program Executive Officer, Unmanned & Small Combatants, United States Navy
Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA 06) United States Congress
Major General Odd-Harald Hagen Norwegian Defence Attaché to the United States
Mr Olivier Cadet President, Kongsberg Maritime Inc.
NETWORKING BREAK
11am | SESSION II
Hon Andrew P. Hunter (PTDO) Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment, US DoD
Ms Nancy Ziuzin Schlegel Vice President, International Government Affairs, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Ms Linda Thomson President, Johnstown Area Regional Industries
NADIC Founders’ Forum: Current Changes in the Global Security Landscape
Introduction by Moderator Amb Kenneth J. Braithwaite II 77th SECNAV & Former U.S. Ambassador to Norway
Mr Morten Brandtzæg CEO, Nammo AS
Ms Pamela Willgohs EVP Marketing & Sales/Business Development, Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace
NETWORKING LUNCHEON
1:30pm | SESSION III
Future Acquisitions of the Norwegian Armed Forces
Mr Rolf Kjos Deputy National Armaments Director, Norwegian Ministry of Defence
Panel Discussion: How to Innovate at the Speed of Relevance
Moderated by Dr William Greenwalt Non-Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Fireside Chat w/Mr Steve Blank Co-Founder, Gordian Knot Center for Nat’l Security Innovation, Stanford University
Ms Samantha Clark General Counsel, Rebellion Defense
Dr Kim Lynge Sørensen CEO & Co-Founder, UBIQ Aerospace
Ms Sabra Horne Entrepreneur-in-Residence, BMNT
Mr Ben FitzGerald Partner at Lupa & Adjunct Sr. Fellow, Center for a New American Security
3pm | NADIC’s B2B/B2G/G2G MATCHMAKER SERIES
Refreshments Served until 5:30pm
