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MUNICIPAL BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Registration is open for the inauguration of the San Antonio Innovation Summit.

With the theme of Accelerate Change, the summit takes place on August 3-4 at the Henry B. Gonzlez Convention Center. The event – a partnership between the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the Air Force Security Forces Center, the Air Force Services Center, the Air Force Personnel Center, the Air Education and Training Command and AFWERX – will bring innovation collaboration opportunities to a broad installation and mission support audience.

Registration is free and the summit is open to everyone, including military, civilians, community members and industry.

“We are thrilled to work with our local partners to bring together industry and government leading innovation experts in San Antonio,” said Marc Vandeveer, AFIMSC Chief Innovation Officer. “The more we educate and train our innovative aviators on how to connect to the innovation ecosystem and bring their ideas to life, the more we empower them to succeed.”

The summit will include speakers and discussion sessions that will highlight successes, failures, lessons learned and paths taken to successfully implement innovative projects across the Department of Aeronautics and the Department of Defense. Functional experts in civil engineering, services, security forces, personnel and procurement will share their vision on the future of innovation and help innovators pave the way for support.

Guest speakers include experts from Air Force Ventures, AFWERX, Platform One, Tech Port San Antonio, National Security Innovation Network, Defense Innovation Unit, Air Force Gaming, and Business and Enterprise Systems Product Innovation Office.

Innovation panels will include presentations and question and answer sessions on topics ranging from artificial intelligence, machine learning, small unmanned aerial systems, augmented and extended reality, autonomous lawn mowers, robotic process automation and to next generation games.

“To maintain our competitive edge in the aviation and space sector, we need every aviator and guardian to make change a priority. The San Antonio Innovation Summit will equip them with the tools they need to innovate and, more importantly, implement that innovation at the speed of relevance, ”said Vandeveer.

The summit will also include a vendor display highlighting successful projects currently underway with many Air Force and DoD partners including Microsoft, UiPath, Booz-Allen-Hamilton, Mobilize, Aerial Applications, Athenium, 3rd Insight, Clarity, Oddball and Renu Robotics.

Subscribers will receive the complete agenda. Event planners are also planning a virtual stream for those who can’t attend in person. More details will be provided as they become available.

To register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/afpcafimsc-innovation-collaboration-tickets-160681489661.

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