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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition  – 2022 Wrap Up

Steve Blank

And as we’ve seen in the Ukraine, Russia remains determined to wage a brutal war to play a disruptive role on the world stage. government agencies, our federal research labs, and government contractors no longer have exclusive access to these advanced technologies. ” Team 2: Networks. Guest Speakers.

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Campus Culture: Governance Challenges Facing Higher Education Boards

Board Effect

To compound matters even more, boards must also deal with the impact of global problems such as the war in Ukraine, inflation, and a looming recession. We’ll look at what has changed in governance in higher education post-pandemic and best practices for governance in higher education moving forward.

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The Fog of War: Three Themes Crypto Investors Should Pay Attention To Now

thebarefootvc

The unspeakable violence and aggression that Russia has unleashed against Ukraine and its people is the first all out “hot war” invasion in Europe since WWII. Since its debut in 2009, Bitcoin has been heralded as a self-sovereign alternative to government controlled fiat. Bitcoin becomes the compelling “risk off” asset.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Making the World a Safer Place

Steve Blank

Today these potential adversaries are able to harness the power of social networks, encryption, GPS, low-cost drones, 3D printers, simpler design and manufacturing processes, agile and lean methodologies, ubiquitous Internet and smartphones. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community are now facing their own disruption from ISIS.

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Lessons for the DoD – From Ukraine and China

Steve Blank

Looking at a satellite image of Ukraine online I realized it was from Capella Space – one of our Hacking for Defense student teams who now has 7 satellites in orbit. For decades, satellites that took detailed pictures of Earth were only available to governments and the high-resolution images were classified.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 4

Steve Blank

Putin’s Russia is intent on undermining the US and West in any way it can – aggression in the Crimea and Ukraine and destabilizing activities in Syria ; Venezuela and beyond. In China Xi Jinping and the CCP pursuing a deliberate whole of government approach to projecting influence if not dominance of the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 4 – Bridge Colby

Steve Blank

Putin’s Russia is intent on undermining the US and West in any way it can – aggression in the Crimea and Ukraine and destabilizing activities in Syria ; Venezuela and beyond. In China Xi Jinping and the CCP pursuing a deliberate whole of government approach to projecting influence if not dominance of the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.

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