Webinar Resource Center
March 21, 2024: Supply Chain Leadership in the Defense Industry: Best practices from industry and academia
Presenters: Kingshuk Sinha, MS, PhD, Supply Chain & Operations Department, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota; Sara Behr, Global Supply Chain Manager, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Armament Systems Division
October 5, 2023: CMMC Update - what recently changed and what you can do to prepare!
Presenters: Derek White, Chief Product Officer, Beryllium InfoSec; Paul Netopski, VP of Operations, Beryllium InfoSec
March 29, 2023: Federal Priorities & Opportunities in Electrification Webinar
Presenters: Stephanie Gresalfi, MBA, Zero Emission Vehicle Program Manager, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) & Travis M. Thul, D.Eng., P.E., Senior Fellow & Director of Operations, Technological Leadership Institute
September 12, 2022: North Dakota Defense Industry Sector Update
Presenters: Amy Whitney, University of North Daktoa; Jodie Mjoen, Impact Dakota; Chip Laingen, Defense Alliance; Norb Biderman, Defense Alliance; Joe Craig, Idea Corp.
March 23, 2022: 2022 Member Forum - Addressing Defense Alliance Members' Questions & Concerns
Presenters: Norb Biderman, Defense Alliance and Chip Laingen, Defense Alliance
November 17, 2021: Being Cyber Secure as a Small Tech Business NIST, CMMC and More
Presenters: Marc Violante, Director of Federal Markets - Wisconsin Procurement Institute & Jason Pecor, Vice President of Business Development - Alorium Technology
June 6, 2021: Introduction to the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) - Opportunities for Small Business
Presenter: Ryan Wheelan, Industry Innovation Fellow for Cyber at Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) / Senior Director for Mandiant Threat Intelligence
September 29, 2020: The Federal Government as an Investor in Your Small Business
Presenters: Lisa Claassen, U.S. Small Business Admiistration - South Dakota; Charles Laingen, Defense Alliance; Norb Biderman, Defense Alliance
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June 6, 2020: Autonomous and Unmanned Systems: Market Opportunities and the Growing Influence of the Upper Midwest
Presenters: Ryan Aasheim, Greater Fargo Moorhead EDC; Renee Shelton, AUVSI Great Plains Chapter; Mark Askelson, Research Institutue for Autonomous Systems - UND; Thomas Nelson, ReconRobotics; Terri Zimmerman, Packet Digital; Matt Dunlevy, SkySkopes; Mehul Sheth, ADDEV Materials; Danny Logan, Momentive; John Nowatzski, NDSU Department of Agriculture & BioSystems Engineering; Dr. William Aderholdt, Emerging Prairie; Zackary Nicklin, National Center for Autonomous Technologies; Brandon Baumbach, Grand Forks Region EDC
April 17, 2020: Cybersecurity for Small Business: New DoD Requirements for Contractors
Presenters: Katie Arrington, Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense; Wayne Boline, CMMC Accreditation Body; Katie Stewart, CERT Team at Carnegie Melon University; Andrew Hoover, CERT Team at Carnegie Melon University; Emily Harman, Emily Harman Coaching & Consulting, LLC.; Derek White, Beryllium InfoSec Collaborative
December 4, 2019: Cybersecutiry for Small Business: New DoD Requirements
Presenter: Ben Brooks, Berylium
May 14, 2019: The Federal Government as an Investor for Your Business
Presenters: Chip Laingen, Executive Director, Defense Alliance; Rick Brimacomb, The Network Connect
December 14, 2016: Protecting Federal Information: Cybersecurity Essentials for Contractors
Presenters: Michael Wright – Senior Manager, Baker Tilly, CPA, CISA, PMP, CCSFP;
Jimmy Edmundson, Senior Consultant, Baker Tilly, CISA, CCSFP
April 6, 2016: Funding Opportunities in Defense & Government
Presenters: Chip Laingen, Executive Director, Defense Alliance; Karen Frost, Small Business Program Manger, The Water Council; Yana DeMeyer, CEO, Roving Blue
July 16, 2015: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) ~ Business Programs Webinar
Presenter: Richard Adams, Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Colorado Center for Renewable Energy Economic Development
April 22, 2015: Introduction to the U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Office (E20)
Presenter: Captain Anthony (Rip) Ripley, USMC - Science & Technology Lead, USMC E20
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March 25, 2015: Introduction to the DoD Water Technology
Presenter: Chip Laingen, Executive Director, Defense Alliance
March 21, 2014: Cleantech Open: Near-Term Opportunities for Emerging Businesses
Presenter: Justin Kaster, Cofounder & Executive Director, Cleantech Open - Midwest Division
November 14, 2013: Strategic Focus for Business Development Webinar
Presenter: Sean O'Driscoll, EOS Implementer
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March 22, 2013: International Opportunities in the Aerospace & Defense Sector Webinar
Presenters: Stacy Fuller & Dave Kilian
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Teaming Arrangements Webinar
Presenter: Tim Connelly
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May 08, 2012: SBIR Webinar: Focus on Phase III (to win Phase I)
Presenter: Ray Friesenhahn
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