Bill Hix is founder and managing partner of Next Horizon Partners, an innovation and strategy accelerator focused on helping defense, security, and technology customers develop innovative strategies and creative solutions.

A graduate of West Point, Bill holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Military Art and Science, was a Hoover Institution National Security Affairs Fellow, is a published author and accomplished public speaker, and is affiliated with the National Academy of Sciences' Board on Army Research and Development, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and the Army Strategist Association.

Jody Medich creates superhumans, not supercomputers. Rather than teaching humans the right buttons to push, she uses cognitive computing (AI, AR/VR, robotics, sensors, etc) to speak human.

Her most notable work includes UX design for DARPA’S Big Dog, Principal Experience Designer on the HoloLens Project at Microsoft, HMI for Toyota’s AiCar, and Principal UX at LEAP Motion. Today, she is a Futurist and CEO of Superhuman-X where she is working to define the future of human machine interface (HMI) through radical inclusion by leveraging brain machine interface, sensors, robotics, AI, and AR/VR.

Dr. David A. Bray is both a Distinguished Fellow and co-chair of the Alfred Lee Loomis Innovation Council at the non-partisan Henry L. Stimson Center. He is also a non-resident Distinguished Fellow with the Business Executives for National Security, and a CEO and transformation leader for different “under the radar” tech and data ventures seeking to get started in novel situations. He is Principal at LeadDoAdapt Ventures and has served in a variety of leadership roles in turbulent environments, including bioterrorism preparedness and response from 2000-2005. Dr. Bray previously was the Executive Director for a bipartisan National Commission on R&D, provided non-partisan leadership as a federal agency Senior Executive, worked with the U.S. Navy and Marines on improving organizational adaptability, and aided U.S. Special Operation Command’s J5 Directorate on the challenges of countering disinformation online. He has received both the Joint Civilian Service Commendation Award and the National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Medal. David accepted a leadership role in December 2019 to direct the successful bipartisan Commission on the Geopolitical Impacts of New Technologies and Data that included Senator Mark Warner, Senator Rob Portman, Rep. Suzan DelBene, and Rep. Michael McCaul. From 2017 to the start of 2020, David also served as Executive Director for the People-Centered Internet coalition Chaired by Internet co-originator Vint Cerf and was named a Senior Fellow with the Institute for Human-Machine Cognition starting in 2018. Business Insider named him one of the top “24 Americans Who Are Changing the World” under 40 and he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. For twelve different startups, he has served as President, CEO, Chief Strategy Officer, and Strategic Advisor roles.

Bryce Goodman is Chief Strategist for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at the Department of Defense’s Innovation Unit, where he oversees a range of large-scale projects including the implementation of AI for humanitarian assistance and disaster response, predictive maintenance, counter-disinformation, predictive health, and supply chain optimization.

Previously, Bryce co-founded a cleantech startup and successfully raised over $50m led by Kleiner Perkins.

Marshall Swor joins the RFF Advisory Board with a 30-year background with the Department of Defense, as Kellogg Executive MBA graduate, and as an alumnus of the Singularity University Executive Program. Marshall graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1988 and was commissioned as a US Marine Corps Officer.

In June 2018, Marshall retired from the Marine Corps Reserve with the rank of Colonel. Shortly thereafter, he was recruited to join Isaac Taylor, a former Partner at DIUx and former Google X COO, in an effort to accelerate the insertion of cutting-edge commercial technology into the US Southern Command’s counter-narcotics interdiction support operations.

Michael Connolly blends leading technology, innovation and education to help companies grow faster. Recently he was the Executive Vice President for Global Sales at Singularity University, the eminent global pioneer in preparing enterprise executives and entrepreneurs for the future, through understanding and applying exponential technologies.

Michael worked for over 20 years as an IBM Vice President and Global Managing Director. He is an angel investor, a mentor, and a community leader. He is a sales executive with extensive business development, strategic leadership, sales management, and partnership experience.

Michael Caruso was named Director, Public-Private Partnerships, for Robert Bosch LLC in July 2012. In this position, Caruso is responsible for public / private research and development collaborations, as well as corporate government business initiatives.

Since joining Bosch in 1997 as a manufacturing engineer, he has held numerous positions in manufacturing, technical sales, and project management with increasing responsibility at multiple Bosch locations.

Caruso earned a degree in Engineering Management from Western Michigan University and a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) from Walsh College.