Keynote 3: The Military Collaboration Model
Wednesday, November 10th, 2-2:30pm
Pete Palmer
Director EDGE Innovation Network
General Dynamics C4 Systems
Brigadier General (Ret) US Army
As Director, Pete Palmer leads the EDGE Innovation Network Enterprise and is a key contributor to new project development. He also develops long-range strategy objectives to ensure the network’s continued growth. He is focused on moving the network to the next level, keeping it at the forefront of understanding the technology gaps warfighters face and developing new ways for them to assess and manage information. Learn more about the network at www.edge-innovation.com
Before joining General Dynamics C4 Systems, Pete was on active service in the United States Army for over 32 years, retiring in 2008 as a Brigadier General. His recent assignments included commanding the Battle Command Training Program (BCTP) at the Combined Arms Center. BCTP is a simulation based virtual training environment focusing on training Brigade, Division and Army Commanders and Staff on battle command, C4ISR systems, and processes. He also served as the Director of Accelerated Capabilities Development for the Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC) at Fort Monroe, VA. He managed a broad capabilities development portfolio with responsibility for the development and integration of future and current fighting capabilities documents as well as Science and Technology capability documents for the Army and Joint and Multi-National forces.
Pete was also instrumental in championing the Army’s recent push into understanding and improving the relationship between the soldier and technology. This is one aspect of the Human Dimension (HD) capabilities development initiative that encompasses the moral, physical, and cognitive components of soldier development and performance. Pete has worked on this challenge through interactions with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), industry, and academia.
Pete received his BS in electrical engineering and computer science from the United States Military Academy and an MA in National Securities studies from California State University San Bernardino. He also has two masters of military arts and science in operation and operational art from the US Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, KS.
Abstract: The Military Collaboration Model
Collaborating with the military on technology contracts can be a daunting task for uninformed businesses with little or no prior experience. Brigadier General (Ret.) Pete Palmer will inform attendees about the collaboration and communication process that is essential when building contractor relationships with government entities.
He will also discuss the EDGE® Innovation Network, a revolutionary model with over 130 members in which government entities, industry, and academia collaborate to deliver new technologies and innovative capabilities to military end users.
The mission of the EDGE Innovation Network is to create and maintain an open collaborative environment in which members can nurture, characterize, and position current and emerging technologies and capabilities to equip a mobile, better connected, and better informed end user.
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