Athena East Innovation Event

Athena East was created in the spirit of the original Athena Project resident on the San Diego waterfront (read more about Athena here: http://athenanavy.wordpress.com/about/

In addition to Norfolk Sailors presenting their ideas about how to improve the fleet, with feedback from the audience, the agenda is packed with bite-sized innovation-focused workshops and powerful guest speakers. ODU students will also have the opportunity to partner with service members and use their idea as the basis for their Capstone Conference 2015 presentation.

Speakers include: John Johns, Deputy Secretary of Defense for Maintenance (keynote) and VADM (ret.) David Architzel, ODU Director of Military Affairs (opening remarks).

This event is open to all military members/civilians and ODU students, and is absolutely free. Uniform of the day is civilian attire, business casual. As there is a networking session during lunch, lunch orders will be taken via email the week of September 1st. Please bring cash to the event to pay for your lunch.

Agenda

0800-0900: Check-in

0900-0915: Opening Remarks

0915-0945: Innovation Exercise

0945-1045: 3D Printing Workshop

1045-1100: Break

1100-1200: Design Thinking Workshop

1200-1300: Lunch / Networking / Product Demos

1300-1330: CNO's Rapid Innovation Cell (CRIC) Presentation

1330-1430: Athena East Presentations

1430-1445: Presentation Voting

1445-1500: Break

1500-1530: Keynote Speaker

1530: ADM Sims Award for Intellectual Courage Presentation and closing

1600: No-Host Social at The Public House, 1112 Colley Avenue, Norfolk