1 00:00:00,340 --> 00:00:02,562 Hi , I'm brian car and I'm the director 2 00:00:02,562 --> 00:00:04,784 of innovation for POC three I . N . N . 3 00:00:05,140 --> 00:00:06,862 And working with my innovation 4 00:00:06,862 --> 00:00:09,029 counterparts in P . E . O . Digital in 5 00:00:09,029 --> 00:00:11,029 Crows . We have partnered with mass 6 00:00:11,029 --> 00:00:12,807 challenge to develop the ban ki 7 00:00:12,807 --> 00:00:14,862 training course focused on providing 8 00:00:14,862 --> 00:00:17,084 education on the innovation ecosystem . 9 00:00:17,084 --> 00:00:18,807 Two team hands comes workforce 10 00:00:18,807 --> 00:00:21,029 throughout the program . We're going to 11 00:00:21,029 --> 00:00:22,918 touch upon a number of innovative 12 00:00:22,918 --> 00:00:25,084 topics that range from a half works in 13 00:00:25,084 --> 00:00:27,362 the FBI . Our process to the D . O . D . 14 00:00:27,362 --> 00:00:29,418 Contracting toolkit to understanding 15 00:00:29,418 --> 00:00:31,418 small business and venture capitals 16 00:00:31,418 --> 00:00:33,307 perspective . Ultimate goal is to 17 00:00:33,307 --> 00:00:35,251 understand how industry thinks and 18 00:00:35,251 --> 00:00:37,930 operates do then arm our airmen on how 19 00:00:37,930 --> 00:00:39,930 to work with them and get to yes 20 00:00:39,940 --> 00:00:42,330 quicker . So our divisional leadership 21 00:00:42,340 --> 00:00:45,410 had presented the banshee program as a 22 00:00:45,410 --> 00:00:47,470 new opportunity to be able to engage 23 00:00:47,470 --> 00:00:51,430 with industry , especially our kind 24 00:00:51,430 --> 00:00:53,319 of non traditional small business 25 00:00:53,319 --> 00:00:55,319 contractors for any of our upcoming 26 00:00:55,319 --> 00:00:57,590 acquisitions . So I saw the Banshee 27 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,711 training program as an opportunity to 28 00:00:59,711 --> 00:01:01,822 kind of dive more into the innovation 29 00:01:01,822 --> 00:01:03,433 side . I wanted to take this 30 00:01:03,433 --> 00:01:05,489 opportunity to see what we can do is 31 00:01:05,489 --> 00:01:07,489 the government to engage with these 32 00:01:07,489 --> 00:01:09,656 small businesses and make that process 33 00:01:09,656 --> 00:01:09,080 a little less cumbersome . I was 34 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:10,858 intending to use the skills and 35 00:01:10,858 --> 00:01:12,747 resources gained from the banshee 36 00:01:12,747 --> 00:01:14,747 program to better advise my program 37 00:01:14,747 --> 00:01:16,524 offices for any of our upcoming 38 00:01:16,524 --> 00:01:19,420 acquisitions . The people that have 39 00:01:19,420 --> 00:01:21,500 given us sort of a briefing of what 40 00:01:21,500 --> 00:01:23,870 they do so far . I've already gone back 41 00:01:23,870 --> 00:01:27,180 and said , Hey , you know , X Group , I 42 00:01:27,180 --> 00:01:29,670 know you do blank and we had someone 43 00:01:29,670 --> 00:01:31,837 talked to us today , would you like to 44 00:01:31,837 --> 00:01:34,070 sort of meet up with them already ? I'm 45 00:01:34,070 --> 00:01:36,070 starting to , you know , make those 46 00:01:36,070 --> 00:01:37,681 connections for people in my 47 00:01:37,681 --> 00:01:40,710 organization and that was , you know , 48 00:01:40,710 --> 00:01:43,430 a big part of my goal . So I was really 49 00:01:43,430 --> 00:01:45,541 happy to be able to do that already . 50 00:01:45,541 --> 00:01:47,630 For one of the groups to learn more 51 00:01:47,630 --> 00:01:49,574 about the Banshee program , please 52 00:01:49,574 --> 00:01:51,360 visit the address listed on your screen .