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Abstract:
Dr. Srivastava will discuss innovation and national security, focusing on two key challenges: participation and secrecy. The participation challenge is about providing adequate incentives to potential innovators, and we will discuss challenges to incentivizing participants and how to overcome them. We will discuss IP policies, innovation contests, and incentivizing employees within a company, so business leaders can learn how to incentivize their own employees, and also how they can open up the innovation process to enable broader diversity in innovation by applying open innovation strategies to overcome technology hurdles. The secrecy challenge is about technology innovation for national security where secrecy can be an obstacle. Dr. Srivastava is passionate about technology innovation and in particular, how we can harness it to further national security and competitiveness -- for example, targeted innovation to land an astronaut on the moon, or develop stealth machinery for cyber defense. But secrecy in classified environments sometimes makes it hard to recruit and innovate. We will discuss how to navigate various contracting and legal channels. We will also discuss government programs and policies related to technology innovation and government contracting.
Speaker: Dr. Tina P. Srivastava is an innovator, entrepreneur, and technology expert. She is the author of Innovating in a Secret World: The Future of National Security and Global Leadership. Her experience spans roles as chief engineer of electronic warfare programs at Raytheon to cofounder of a venture-backed security startup. Dr. Srivastava recently served on INCOSE’s Board of Directors as Secretary, and she received the INCOSE Inaugural David Wright Leadership Award for technical and interpersonal competencies in the practice of system engineering as a means for solving the great challenges of our planet. Dr. Srivastava is co-chair of the PM-SE Integration Working Group and is one of the authors and editors of the book Integrating Program Management and Systems Engineering. She is an FAA-certified pilot and instructor of MIT’s Pilot Ground School course. She is a lecturer at MIT in the areas of aerodynamics, complex systems, technology roadmapping and selection, and aviation. Dr. Srivastava earned her PhD in Strategy, Innovation, and Engineering, a masters in System Design and Management, and a bachelors in Aeronautics and Astronautics, all from MIT.
Menu: Sesame-ginger stir fried chicken; Jasmine rice and Stir fried Asian vegetables served with garden salad, dressing, rolls and butter, Dessert Cakes and a small Fruit Plate, coffee, iced tea
Dinner Cost: Guests: $25; INCOSE members: $20
The Registration Cost is for dinner only. The Lecture is open to all at no cost and begins at 7 pm.
Door Prize: Innovating in a Secret World: The Future of National Security and Global Leadership by Dr. Srivastava