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

Joshua Powell
Chief AI and Innovation Officer at CBP

Thomas Horan
AI/ML Portfolio Director, Defense Innovation Unit

Sahil Arora
FedStart Lead and Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir

Rita Waite
Partner, IQT

Andrew Black
CEO, Kovr.ai

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Josh Powell
Chief AI and Innovation Officer, CBP

Thomas Horan
AI/ML Portfolio Director, Defense Innovation Unit

Rita Waite
Partner, IQT

Garrett Berntsen
Chief AI Officer, Accenture Federal Services

Sahil Arora
FedStart Lead and Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir

Andy Black
CEO, KOVR.ai

Mandy Satterwhite
Executive Producer

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