Theme: Opportunities in North Carolina’s AI Landscape
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“Data Decoded: Defense Opportunities in North Carolina’s
AI Landscape” – Survey Results will be Presented
“AI-Powered Operations, Waste, and Energy Reductions (AI-POWER)”
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KEYNOTE PRESENTERS
Keynote Presenter: Kyle Snyder, Principal
Michael Best Consulting
“Data Decoded: Defense Opportunities in North Carolina’s AI Landscape”
https://www.michaelbest.com/People/Kyle-Snyder
Kyle leverages more than 25 years of experience in the autonomous systems, unmanned technology, and aerospace sectors to provide business strategy guidance, regulatory compliance, and industry insights to clients who are developing or implementing autonomous technology solutions.
Kyle has been a driving force in the burgeoning unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry for decades. He brings a wealth of experience in both technological innovation and business strategy, from his early engineering and research roles at NASA and Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, to spearheading research and commercialization programs at several universities, to key private industry and trade organization management roles.
Before joining Michael Best Consulting to lead the Autonomous Insights advisory program, Kyle founded his own consulting firm, Flyabout Strategies, which served the aviation industry with a focus in unmanned systems. Kyle provided clients with strategic planning, analytics, development, integration, and technology transfer assistance.
During that time, Kyle also served as the Robotics Program Manager for Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs, where he managed a $10 million robotics integration program supporting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Kyle led the testing and evaluation of air, ground, and maritime robotics systems to transfer technologies from industry and research laboratories to DHS routine operations. He had responsibility for product evaluation, project management, industry engagement, resource acquisition, and operational user interfacing.
Kyle’s deep industry experience also includes his prior roles with NASA and Lockheed Martin, and time spent at the intelligent software maker now known as Veloxiti. There, Kyle worked as an artificial intelligence (AI) product manager designing products for advanced aviation programs at NASA, Boeing, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
He also has significant experience in university research and commercialization settings. Kyle served as the first Director of North Carolina State University’s NextGen Air Transportation Consortium (NGAT), where he worked to establish and grow what is now a nation-leading drone ecosystem in North Carolina. Kyle was also the inaugural Program Director for Middle Tennessee University’s UAS Program, and was the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Technology Commercialization Manager at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Lyle Gravatt – Moderator
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
“Data Decoded: Defense Opportunities in North Carolina’s AI Landscape”
https://www.michaelbest.com/People/William-Gravatt
Lyle focuses his practice in the area of intellectual property, government procurement and artificial intelligence. He provides end-to-end counsel to help clients identify, protect, and commercialize IP assets, working closely with clients in a cross-collaborative matter with the firm’s practice groups and consulting and lobbying arms to meet business goals. Lyle is also part of the Michael Best AI Center of Excellence, providing leading-edge guidance for clients developing or implementing AI policies or solutions.
Lyle assists numerous clients with a broad range of intellectual property services, from protecting trademarks and patents to licensing, acquisitions, and due diligence, across a number of industries. With a background in patent analytics and providing competitive intelligence to businesses, Lyle ensures that intellectual property is best utilized to achieve a company’s goals. Working in collaboration with other Michael Best teams providing consulting, lobbying and other non-legal services, he assists clients through the government procurement process while addressing technical, regulatory, and operational challenges with a specific focus on the defense sector.
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Dr. Lokendra Pal
NCSU Professor of Sustainable Materials and Engineering
“AI-Powered Operations, Waste, and Energy Reductions (AI-POWER)”
https://faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu/lokendrapal/
Dr. Lokendra Pal is an EJ Woody Rice Associate Professor of Sustainable Materials and Engineering in the Department of Forest Biomaterials at North Carolina State University. Dr. Pal has over 21 years of global experience in the research and technological advancement of bio-based materials and professional experience in managing and collaborating with industrial partners worldwide. Before joining NC State University, he spent 9 years working with Hewlett-Packard Company. Pal received a Ph.D. in Paper and Imaging Science and Engineering from Western Michigan University. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belt and Quality System Assessment (QSA) Auditor.
Dr. Pal has filed 45 patent applications and been granted 24 patents. He was named NC State Faculty Scholar in 2021 for his outstanding contribution to research, excellence in teaching and student mentoring, and leadership in professional societies. He received the University Outstanding Teacher Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2022.
He teaches two courses on advanced process tools for manufacturing and a hands-on course on paper process analysis utilizing the paper pilot plant. He is the director of NCSU’s Paper Pilot Plant-Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center (P3-SMIC), which is supported by the Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII). His team leverages a pilot paper machine and a high-speed creping simulator at NCSU. He is the co-founder of Tissue Pack Innovation Lab (TPIL).
PAL research group is focused on sustainable materials research and advanced manufacturing innovation by employing green and sustainable chemistry and engineering and artificial intelligence/machine learning to deliver top-class hygiene, smart packaging, and flexible electronics/3D printable materials and products that benefit society as well as the environment.
AGENDA
12:30PM-12:55 PM – EARLY CHECK-IN, SPONSORS SETUP, ATTENDEE ARRIVALS & NETWORKING
12:55PM – CALL TO SEATS
1:00PM-1:10 PM – WELCOME REMARKS & RECOGNITION OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, Sponsors: by
Phil Williams, Science & Technology Committee Chair
iDefense Alliance of North Carolina
Phil Williams LLC
Dr. Brandon Conover, Science & Technology Committee Co-Chair,
Defense Alliance of North Carolina
Practical Scientific Solutions, Inc.
1:30 PM-3:15 PM – KEYNOTE PRESENTER BRIEFS
3:15 PM-3:30 PM – QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION
3:30 PM- CLOSING REMARKS, ADJOURN
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM – NETWORKING
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Registration will close once max capacity is reached.
No cost to attend.
Visitor parking is available at the Coliseum Parking Deck, the Dan Allen Drive Parking Deck, and the hourly pay lot at Bragaw Hall.
From the Coliseum Parking Deck:
Sponsors: Consider a low-investment sponsorship.
Arrive early for NETWORKING! Program begins promptly at 1:00pm.
Location: Forum will be held at:
NC State University, Main Campus,Talley Student Union, Ballroom
2610 Cates Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27606
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