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Jay Wisham, outgoing executive director of the Army Applications Lab, joins host Ken Harbaugh to talk about using the best commercial technology and talent to transform innovative tech into Army-ready solutions.
Prior to joining AAL, Jay was a Senior Army Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, a Lead for Artificial Intelligence Applications for Army Futures Command's Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross-Functional Team, and Program Director for Project Convergence. Find him on Twitter at @jaywisham and find the Army Applications Lab at @aal_innovation. Learn more about the AAL at aal.army.

Frank Finelli, managing director at the Carlyle Group, and Sam Cole, principal and co-founder of Stonecutter Ventures, both join host Ken Harbaugh to talk about the potential of capital markets to drive defense innovation.
Frank Finelli focuses on investments in the defense and aerospace sector at the Carlyle Group. Learn more here and find the Carlyle Group on Twitter at @OneCarlyle. Learn about Sam’s work at Stonecutter Ventures here.
Both Frank and Sam are involved with Business Executives for National Security. Find them on Twitter at @BENS_org.

Chris Albinson, CEO and president of Communitech, joins host Ken Harbaugh to talk about defense innovation in Canada and why Toronto might soon be the new Silicon Valley.
Communitech helps tech companies in Canada start and scale, supporting founders with talent, capital, markets, and community. Before his role at Communitech, Chris was one of the first to invest in startups like Pinterest and DocuSign. Learn more about Communitech at communitech.ca and on Twitter at @Communitech. Find Chris on Twitter at @chrisalbinson.

Host Ken Harbaugh revisits the past three Accelerate Defense interviews, all focused on the role of innovation in addressing strategic challenges faced by the US Navy.
Captain Michael Brasseur (@brasseur_mdb) is the co-founder and current Commodore of Task Force 59. Logan Jones is the  general manager and president of SparkCognition Government Systems. Bilal Zuberi (@bznotes) is a general partner at Lux Capital.

Bilal Zuberi, general partner at Lux Capital, joins host Ken Harbaugh to talk about investing in innovative technologies across industries to address some of the world’s most complicated problems. 
Bilal has led Lux’s investments in companies like Saildrone, Evolv, Applied Intuition, Ironclad, and more. He also cofounded GEO2 Technologies and serves on the Advisory Board of the Lemelson Foundation. Learn more about Lux Capital at luxcapital.com and on Twitter at @Lux_Capital. Find Bilal on Twitter at @bznotes.

Logan Jones, general manager and president of SparkCognition Government Systems, joins host Ken Harbaugh to talk about ethics, dual use, and artificial intelligence in the public sector.
Before leading SparkCognition Government Systems, Logan was Vice President and founding member of Boeing HorizonX, the largest aerospace venture fund and innovation group. He was recently nominated by FedScoop as one of the best bosses in federal IT. Learn more about SparkCognition Government Systems at www.sparkgov.ai and on Twitter at @sparkgov.