FALL 2021
Acquisition Innovation Forum
Intellectual Property Valuation in the Defense Acquisition Process
Hosted virtually on September 9, 2021: 9:00am – 1:00pm EST (ZoomGov)
A set of panel discussions on the challenges in IP valuation and its impacts on technology acquisitions and innovation in the DoD, including new approaches to address the issues.
This workshop is for thought leaders, acquisition practitioners, and interested researchers from the government, industry and academia.
The aim of the workshop is to elucidate the issues and challenges facing the defense acquisition community in technology, data rights and software acquisitions, particularly with regard to valuation of intellectual property and impacts on innovation within the DoD.
Panelists and participants will help to identify critical aspects of the IP valuation and acquisition process that can be addressed to improve the process and enhance innovation, with suggested topic areas for additional study by teams of academics, government personnel and industry representatives.
AGENDA: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 – 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Introduction to AIRC
Dr. Dinesh Verma, Executive Director, SERC & AIRC
PANEL 1: Evaluating IP’s Role in Driving Innovation and Competitiveness
Moderator:
Stan Soloway, President and CEO, Celero Strategies, LLC.
PANELISTS
Alison Brown, President and CEO, NAVSYS Corporation
William C. Greenwalt, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
Adriana Luedke, Director and Associate General Counsel, Lockheed Martin
Moshe Schwartz, President, Etherton and Associates
KEYNOTE:
John Tenaglia, Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Department of Defense
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Richard Gray, Director, Intellectual Property Cadre, OUSD (Acquisition & Sustainment)
PANEL 2: IP Valuation: Impacts on Industry Engagement and Innovation
Moderator:
Steven Schooner, Esq., Nash & Cibinic Professor of Government Procurement Law, George Washington University
PANELISTS
Bill Elkington, Managing Member, Mind IC
Ben McMartin, Managing Partner, Public Spend Forum
Lorna Tedder, Principal DoD Program Manager and Agile Acquisition SME, The MITRE Corporation
Tim Webb, Venture Capitalist and Independent Entrepreneurship Consultant
DISCUSSION
Outcomes and Closing Remarks