Dentons' Silicon Valley Institute on Government and Technology held a webinar "The 2016 Presidential and Congressional Elections: Impacts on DoD's Technology Innovation Initiative" on November 17, 2016.

Listen to the executive briefing that covered:

• The presidential and congressional election results, and leading contenders for prominent defense and national security roles in the Trump Administration
• The defense sector and policy priorities in 2017
• An update on Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) and assessment of support for DoD's innovation initiatives during the Trump Administration and next Congress  

The webinar was broadcast from Washington, DC, and included three eminent speakers who are well versed on elections, political transitions and their impact on the Department of Defense (DoD) priorities:

Timothy M. Haake, Senior Advisor, Dentons US LLP; Major General (Ret), US Army; Former Deputy Commander of Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, US Special Operations Command

Lucian Niemeyer, Founder and Owner, The Niemeyer Group; Lieutenant Colonel (Ret), US Air Force; Former Senior Professional Staff Member, US Senate Armed Services Committee

Chris Fetzer, Senior Advisor, Dentons US LLP; Former Defense and National Security Aide, US Senator Elizabeth Dole