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SUMMARY:Blue Innovation Summer Summit '25
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Blue Technology and Economic Growth \n\n\n\nTickets are available HERE. \n\n\n\nThe Blue Innovation Summer Summit ’25\, co-sponsored by the New Bedford OceanCluster (NBOC) and the Blue Venture Forum\, Inc.\, is set to take place at the UMassDartmouth School of Marine & Science Technology on Tuesday\, July 15\, 2025\, from1:00PM to 6:30PM. This event is designed to celebrate the advancements andinitiatives happening in the region’s blue economy. \n\n\n\nAttendees will have the opportunity to engage with experts\, learn about cutting-edgeinnovations\, and explore the key role that organizations like the New Bedford OceanCluster\, UMass Dartmouth\, and the Blue Venture Forum have in fostering a sustainableand prosperous blue economy in the region. \n\n\n\nTickets are available HERE.
URL:https://blueventureforum.org/event/blue-innovation-summer-summit-25/
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SUMMARY:Defense Investment Forum Kickoff
DESCRIPTION:Innovate Newport\, 513 Broadway\, Newport\, RI \n\n\n\nJoin us for this special networking event to kickoff the Defense Investment Forum (DIF)\, brought to you by the Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC) and the Blue Venture Forum\, Inc.  In addition to networking with key industry stakeholders\, investors\, and resource providers\, it will also be an opportunity to learn more about the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce’s soft-landing spot initiative. \n\n\n\n4:30-5:15PM Registration & Networking \n\n\n\n5:15-5:20PM Welcome Remarks \n\n\n\n5:20-5:30PM Welcome from the Chamber\, and overview of the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce’s Soft-Landing Spot Initiative \n\n\n\n5:30-5:45PM Overview of Defense Tech Investing \n\n\n\n5:45-6:30PM Continued Networking \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, and brought to you by our sponsors\, but registration is required. \n\n\n\nThank you to the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce and Innovate Newport for making this event possible.    \n\n\n\nWe look forward to welcoming you for an evening of connection\, insight\, and collaboration as we launch the Defense Investment Forum ’25.
URL:https://blueventureforum.org/event/defense-investment-forum-kickoff/
LOCATION:Innovate Newport\, 513 Broadway\, Newport\, RI\, 02840\, United States
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SUMMARY:Defense Investment Forum\, The Future of Defense Innovation
DESCRIPTION:The Future of Defense Innovation \n\n\n\nUndersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC) and The Blue Venture Forum\, Inc. \n\n\n\nJoin DOD officials\, industry leaders\, startup founders\, and top-tier investors at the DefenseInvestment Summit 2025. This premier event will bring together the defense innovationecosystem to explore emerging technologies\, investment trends\, and opportunities that areshaping the future of global security. \n\n\n\nEVENT IS SOLD OUT. \n\n\n\nDIF Agenda-10-23-25 V3Download\n\n\n\nEVENT SPEAKERS \n\n\n\n\nDr. Kyle Woerner\, Chief Scientist\, Systems &Technology Research (STR)\n\n\n\nMatthew Kibble\, Founder and Managing Partner\,DYNE\n\n\n\nZach Beecher\,Partner\, Scout Ventures\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Ricci\, Chief Technology Officer\, Naval Undersea Warfare Center(NUWC) Headquarters\n\n\n\nMichael Connor\, Founder and President\, Thayer Mahan (Vice Admiral\, US Navy\, Commander of US Submarine Force\, Ret.)\n\n\n\nBen Van Buskirk\, VP\, AE Industrial and Member\, AE Ventures (Capt. US Navy\, Director of NavalX\, Ret.)\n\n\n\nDaryl Slocum\, President & CTO\, Poseidon’s Forge\n\n\n\nLee A. Silvestre\, Director\,NavalX North Atlantic Tech Hub\n\n\n\nMark Smithers\, CTO\, Founder\, Boston Engineering Corp.\n\n\n\nMichael Hauser\, VP & Managing Partner\, SAIC Ventures\n\n\n\nRylan Hamilton\, CEO & Co-Founder\, Blue Water Autonomy\n\n\n\nNelson Mills\, CEO & Founder\, VATN Systems\n\n\n\nNate Walton\, Principal\,Sachem Strategies\n\n\n\nMolly Magee\, CEO\, Undersea TechnologyInnovation Consortium (UTIC)\n\n\n\nDr. Tobias Stapleton\,Director\, Blue Venture Forum\n\n\n\nColin A. Corridan\, Government & Defense\, Bedrock Ocean Exploration\n\n\n\nMike Annunziata\,Founder and Managing Partner\, Also Capital\n\n\n\nEric Blatt\,Partner\,Scale LLP\n\n\n\nJon Chait\,Managing Partner\,IQT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers: Gloria Berlanga\, Associate Vice President Business Development\, Defense Sector\, Rhode Island Commerce; Eric Blatt\, Partner\, Dual-Use and Defense Tech Practice Lead\, Scale LLP \n\n\n\nTHANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS \n\n\n\nFOUNDING SPONSOR \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEVENT SPONSORS
URL:https://blueventureforum.org/event/newport-defense-investment-forum/
LOCATION:Wyndham Newport Hotel\, 240 Aquidneck\, Middletown\, Rhode Island\, 02842\, United States
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SUMMARY:Blue Innovation Symposium 2026
DESCRIPTION:Wyndham Newport Hotel\, 240 Aquidneck Avenue\, Middletown\, RI \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvery year\, the Blue Innovation Symposium brings together over 400 participants for three days of education\, networking\, and matchmaking. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2026 FINAL AGENDA \n\n\n\nNew Bedford Ecosystem Tour\, organized by the New Bedford Ocean Cluster and OTC Matchmaking Meetings Register for the New Bedford Ecosystem Tour here. \n\n\n\nROOM BLOCK \n\n\n\nWe’re pleased to offer a special room block for Blue Innovation Symposium attendees at the Wyndham Newport. \n\n\n\nTo access the group rate\, you can: \n\n\n\n\nBook Online: Visit www.wyndhamnewportri.com and enter the group code 020926BLU to be directed to the exclusive Blue Innovation rate.\n\n\n\nCall Directly: Contact the hotel at 401-236-2020 and reference “Blue Innovation”\n\n\n\n\nRooms within the block are available through January 12th\, or until the block is filled. We encourage you to reserve early for the best availability. \n\n\n\nWe look forward to welcoming you to Newport!
URL:https://blueventureforum.org/event/blue-innovation-symposium-2026/
LOCATION:Wyndham Newport Hotel\, 240 Aquidneck\, Middletown\, Rhode Island\, 02842\, United States
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SUMMARY:Innovate Newport Industry Spotlight: BlueTech with Blue Venture Forum
DESCRIPTION:Join Innovate Newport\, the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce\, and the Blue Venture Forum for this special event.  For more information and to register\, click here.   \n\n\n\nThis event will include a pitch event for select blue technology companies.  If you are interested in delivering a pitch\, please send your name\, title\, company name\, website and a 2 paragraph description of your product or service to info@blueventureforum.org. \n\n\n\nApplicants must be: \n\n\n\n\nDeveloping a defense or dual-use technology with clear application(s) in the marine & oceanographic industry.\n\n\n\nBeyond the prototype stage.\n\n\n\nFocused on Actively raising an investment round.\n\n\n\n\nInvited investors include representatives from Angel and Venture Capital organizations.  Cash prizes will be awarded.  Please note that we will select 6 companies to pitch and companies that apply but are not selected may also be given the opportunity to exhibit during the event.  \n\n\n\nWe look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://blueventureforum.org/event/innovate-newport-industry-spotlight-bluetech-with-blue-venture-forum/
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SUMMARY:Defense Investment Forum
DESCRIPTION:Defense Investment Forum \n\n\n\nEnsuring Maritime Supremacy Through Innovation \n\n\n\nRegistration Opening Soon \n\n\n\nWyndham Newport Hotel\, Middletown\, RI \n\n\n\n8:00AM-6:30PM \n\n\n\nOctober 28\, 2026 \n\n\n\nThe Defense Investment Forum is dedicated to exploring geopolitical developments\, emerging technologies\, and capital trends shaping the future of maritime defense. Bringing together investors\, naval and maritime industry leaders\, government stakeholders\, founders\, and strategic partners\, the forum serves as a platform for high-level discussion on emerging opportunities across autonomous systems\, subsea technologies\, maritime cybersecurity\, dual-use innovation\, ocean surveillance\, resilient supply chains\, and next-generation defense infrastructure. \n\n\n\nThrough keynote presentations\, investor panels\, startup showcases\, and strategic networking sessions\, the forum examines how geopolitical shifts\, naval modernization\, and the evolving security landscape are driving investment and innovation throughout the maritime defense ecosystem. \n\n\n\nRegistration is opening soon and will be limited to participants from AUKUS countries (Australia\, United Kingdom\, and the United States) and Canada. \n\n\n\nAgenda (DRAFT) \n\n\n\n8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Registration & Networking Breakfast (Upstairs Ballroom) \n\n\n\n9:00 AM – 9:10 AM Welcome Remarks & Conference Overview (Downstairs Ballroom) \n\n\n\nMolly Magee\, CEO\, Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC) \n\n\n\nToby Stapleton\, PhD\, Director\, Blue Venture Forum\, Inc. \n\n\n\n9:10 AM – 9:30 AM Opening Remarks from a legislator on the importance of maritime defense on national security \n\n\n\n9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Keynote: The New Era of Maritime Competition \n\n\n\nThis keynote will explore how geopolitical rivalry\, contested sea lanes\, and rapid technological change are reshaping naval strategy and investment priorities. The session will examine the intersection of national security\, innovation\, and industrial capacity. \n\n\n\n10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Panel Discussion: Rebuilding the Naval Industrial Base \n\n\n\nPanel Description \n\n\n\nNaval readiness increasingly depends on the resilience and scalability of the industrial base. This panel examines how governments\, shipbuilders\, manufacturers\, and investors can modernize maritime production capabilities while addressing workforce shortages\, supply chain vulnerabilities\, and aging infrastructure. \n\n\n\nPanelists will discuss investment opportunities across advanced manufacturing\, additive production\, digital shipyards\, and strategic materials\, as well as the policies required to sustain long-term industrial competitiveness. \n\n\n\n10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Networking Break & Exhibit Hall Demos \n\n\n\n11:15 AM – 12:00 PM Panel Discussion: Dual-Use Innovation: Bridging Commercial and Defense \n\n\n\nPanel Description \n\n\n\nCommercial technology companies are increasingly shaping the future of defense capability. This conversation explores how startups can successfully transition from commercial markets into national security applications while navigating procurement complexity\, regulatory constraints\, and operational requirements. \n\n\n\nThe discussion will focus on lessons learned from scaling dual-use businesses\, securing government contracts\, and balancing commercial agility with defense reliability. \n\n\n\n12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Networking Lunch (Downstairs Ballroom)       \n\n\n\n1:00 PM – 1:45 PM Panel Presentation: AI\, Autonomy & the Intelligent Fleet \n\n\n\nPanel Description \n\n\n\nArtificial intelligence and autonomous systems are redefining naval operations across surveillance\, logistics\, targeting\, and fleet coordination. This panel explores how defense organizations are deploying AI-enabled maritime systems while addressing operational trust\, cybersecurity\, and human-machine collaboration. \n\n\n\n1:45 PM – 2:00 PM  Flashtalk Presentations \n\n\n\nSelected startups will present their breakthrough technologies addressing naval operations\, logistics\, ISR\, cyber defense\, and autonomous systems. \n\n\n\n2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Panel Discussion: Where Defense Capital Is Moving \n\n\n\nPanel Description \n\n\n\nInvestors across venture capital\, private equity\, sovereign wealth\, and institutional finance are rapidly increasing exposure to defense and strategic technologies. This session provides a market-level view of where capital is flowing\, which sectors are attracting the strongest interest\, and how investors are evaluating geopolitical and procurement risks. \n\n\n\nPanelists will share perspectives on valuation trends\, emerging subsectors\, and the evolution of defense as an institutional asset class. \n\n\n\n2:45 PM – 3:30 PM Networking Break \n\n\n\n3:30 PM – 4:15 PM Winning the Innovation Race at Sea (Panel or Keynote) \n\n\n\nSession Description \n\n\n\nThis closing keynote\, or panel discussion\, will attempt to synthesize the day’s themes into a roadmap for maintaining maritime superiority through technology\, industrial strength\, and strategic capital deployment. \n\n\n\nThe address will focus on accelerating defense adoption cycles\, strengthening allied innovation ecosystems\, and building resilient maritime capabilities for the next decade. \n\n\n\n4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Closing Remarks \n\n\n\n4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Cocktail Reception & Tech Mixer (Downstairs Ballroom)
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LOCATION:Wyndham Newport Hotel\, 240 Aquidneck\, Middletown\, Rhode Island\, 02842\, United States
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