Creative Disruptors Podcast

Episode 5: The Hon. James Mazol — Faster Yeses, Faster Noes

Recorded live at Creative Disruptors by the Lakes in Saint Paul, CDF Advisory Board Member Mike MacKay sits down with the Honorable James Mazol, Deputy Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, to discuss how the Department is aligning its R&D priorities, why faster yeses and faster noes matter for industry, and how AI is driving a revolution in military affairs.

Episode 4: John Conafay, Integrate — Nodes in the Network

Recorded live at Creative Disruptors by the Lakes in Saint Paul, CDF Advisory Board Member Susan Miller sits down with John Conafay, CEO and co-founder of Integrate, which builds cross-boundary, real-time collaboration software for the defense industrial base.

Episode 3: Jennifer McArdle, Helsing US — Invent It Here, Build It Here

CDF Advisory Board Member Susan Buikema-Miller sits down with Dr. Jennifer McArdle, General Manager of Helsing U.S., for a conversation on closing the gap between inventing and building critical defense technologies in America.

Episode 3: Jennifer McArdle, Helsing US — Invent It Here, Build It Here

CDF Advisory Board Member Susan Buikema-Miller sits down with Dr. Jennifer McArdle, General Manager of Helsing U.S., for a conversation on closing the gap between inventing and building critical defense technologies in America.

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Episode 2: Jim Juster, DON Rapid Capabilities Office — Placing the Right Bets

CDF’s Mike MacKay sits down with Jim Juster, Deputy Director of the Department of the Navy Rapid Capabilities Office (DONRCO), for a conversation on how the Navy is getting new capability to the fleet faster. 

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Episode 1: Paul Lemmo, Lockheed Martin — Rethinking the Defense Business Model

CDF Founder and Chairman Rich Carroll sits down with Paul Lemmo, VP and General Manager of Lockheed Martin's Sensors, Effectors and Mission Systems line of business, for a conversation on the business models reshaping defense. Rich and Paul talked about R&D funding, new munitions deals pairing industry capital with multi-year government commitments, and how primes are partnering with non-traditional autonomy companies to scale.

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