Event Calendar

Monday, September 16th, 2024
  • MSSI Seminar- Paul Davidson Monday, September 16th, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 11:50 am Gilman 132
    Seminar topics:

    1. Review of JHU resources for entrepreneurs
    2. Highlights of our programs and funds including a few upcoming opportunities this academic year
    3. Success stories of select Pava Center ventures
    4. Brainstorming exercise—identifying, launching, and iterating startup ideas!

    Bio: Through his role as Associate Director of the Pava Center, Paul Davidson supports student entrepreneurs as they seek to launch or expand their ventures. He manages pre-orientation programs, curricular integration and experiential learning opportunities to create new opportunities for entrepreneurship at Johns Hopkins. He lives in Baltimore and it excites him that student entrepreneurs will be future leaders and changemakers in the city, region and beyond.

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Monday, September 23rd, 2024
  • MSSI Seminar- Andy Ross from the JHU Center for Leadership Education Monday, September 23rd, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 11:50 am Gilman 132

    Andy Ross is a Senior Lecturer in the Center for Leadership Education in the JHU Whiting School of Engineering where he teaches interdisciplinary writing and communication courses, and is the Associate Director of the Professional Communication Program. He earned his doctorate from the University of Nevada, Reno, where his research focused upon the literary and rhetorical cultures of science, particularly the natural history tradition. Among other venues, his scholarship has been published in Science Communication.

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Monday, September 30th, 2024
  • MSSI Seminar- Amanda Hilliard from the JHU Center for Leadership Education Monday, September 30th, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 11:50 am Gilman 132

    Seminar topic TBD

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Monday, October 7th, 2024
  • MSSI Seminar- Nick Yuran from HarborLabs Monday, October 7th, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 11:50 am Gilman 132

    Seminar topic TBD.

    Nick Yuran served 11 years as an intelligence analyst before entering private industry, and applies his experiences in national security policy to the cyber disciplines he manages at Harbor Labs. As a serial entrepreneur, Nick has led several companies to successful exits, including companies in the satellite, enterprise networking, and cybersecurity markets. His most recent exit was the merger of medical IoT cybersecurity technology company, and he remains a strong industry advocate for medical security regulatory policies. Nick holds a BA in Slavic Languages from the University of Arizona, and a MA in Telecommunications from George Washington University.
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Monday, October 21st, 2024
  • MSSI Seminar- Larry Denton from Applied Insight Monday, October 21st, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 11:50 am Gilman 132

    Seminar topic TBD.

    Larry Denton currently serves as Applied Insights’ Chief Growth Officer. Leveraging over 20 years of experience in senior Government and Industry leadership roles, he is responsible for growth and marketing strategy, opportunity development and customer relationships. Prior to coming to Applied Insight, his Government experience included positions on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Intel and Analysis (I&A) as well as Deputy Program Executive Officer (PEO) at the National Security Agency. On HPSCI, he was responsible for organizing and executing over 50 classified briefings for Congressional members allowing oversight across the Intelligence community. At DHS he lead coordination of all communications and activity from DHS to 16 Intel agencies and 7 Congressional oversight committees. In his role as Deputy PEO at NSA his portfolio included several billion dollars in contracts and programs, including two Major Automated Information Systems (MAISs). In Industry, he was a senior Account Executive at a large telecom firm and has been Capture Manager and Vice President, Business Development at two large defense companies. These roles included responsibility for a 5B+ pipeline, well over 1B in annual submissions and achieving nearly $500M in Awards. His Business Development roles have included both Domestic and International responsibilities as well as commercial and Government customers. Throughout his career, Larry has been involved in all aspects of the Intelligence community and is dedicated to serving the warfighter. Larry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy (1993) and is incredibly proud to have served in the United States Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer. He resides in Severna Park, Maryland with his wife, twin daughters, and son.

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