National Security Disrupts the 2025 AI Defense Panel and Discovers Next Generation Technology

TechCrunch confuses 2025 Groundbreaking ideas are places that meet the real world challenges that define the future, and with over 10,000 startups and VC leaders converging, there is no better place to have a tough conversation. One of the most urgent? How artificial intelligence is rebuilding national defense, security, and critical infrastructure in real time.

input You have defenseMiss Panel Discussions taking place in one of two AI stages, where government, venture and armed services leaders explore high-stakes conflicts of innovation and national security.

Why this conversation is important now

As AI evolves at a fierce pace, the interests of defence innovation are higher than ever before. From autonomous systems and decision intelligence to cybersecurity and battlefield preparation, the US defense and intelligence community is competing to build smarter, more adaptive technologies without compromising ethics, surveillance, or safety.

This panel It explores the delicate balance of intelligence and control, the role of startups in defense innovation, and the multi-billion dollar opportunities that will emerge at the intersection of national security and AI.

If your startup is exposed to defense, government, cybersecurity, or AI infrastructure, this is a conversation you can’t miss.

Where defense, intelligence and innovation converge

On stage, you’ll hear Dr. Kathleen FisherDirector of Information Innovation Office darpaleading the slam of technology that gives the US and its allies the advantage in the information war of the 21st century. With his career spanning AT&T Labs and academia at Tufts University, Fisher blends research credibility with his strategic vision, shaping the next generation of defense-grade AI.

Join the panel Sri ChandrasekarManaging Partner Point 72 Ventureand previously was the leader of In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s strategic investment arm. Chandrasekar knows how to find frontier techniques to move needles, and he has built an investment framework to support some of the intelligence community’s toughest missions.

It’s the end of the panel Justin FannelliChief Technology Officer of the Navy Department. Fanelli lives at the intersection of cybersecurity, innovation and recruitment, driving digital transformation in one of the government’s most complex organizations. From his DARPA Service Chief Fellowship to his nationally recognized work in the health and command system of national defense, Fanelli brings a ground perspective on how defense is done in the age of AI.

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