Maritime Industrial Base at The Forge®

Date: September 10, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: The Forge - 1201 New York Ave NW, Washington DC 20005

 

By invitation only, join Accenture and the Center for Maritime Strategy for a curated half‑day engagement bringing together Congressional and senior Navy leaders, industry partners, and innovation ecosystem stakeholders to build a shared operational understanding of how technology can enhance the maritime industrial base to build more ships faster and maximize operational availability (AO). Through strategic framing, a moderated panel on technology accelerating shipbuilding, and immersive curated experience zones aligned to key Lines of Effort, this summit will showcase how current and emerging technologies can accelerate production, strengthen workforce readiness, and modernize sustainment to meet the CNO’s priorities.

Vanguard Forum at The Forge

Where emerging tech meets federal mission

Our Partners

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Accelerating shipbuilding, repair, and workforce transformation through current and emerging technologies acros the Maritime and Submarine Industrial Base.

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Joshua Powell

Chief AI and Innovation Officer at CBP

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Thomas Horan

AI/ML Portfolio Director, Defense Innovation Unit

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Sahil Arora

FedStart Lead and Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir

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Rita Waite

Partner, IQT

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Andrew Black

CEO, Kovr.ai

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Josh Powell

Chief AI and Innovation Officer, CBP

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Thomas Horan

AI/ML Portfolio Director, Defense Innovation Unit

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Rita Waite

Partner, IQT

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Garrett Berntsen

Chief AI Officer, Accenture Federal Services

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Sahil Arora

FedStart Lead and Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir

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Andy Black

CEO, KOVR.ai

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Mandy Satterwhite

Executive Producer

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