National Security & Defense: From AI Warfare to Smell Cyborgs

​Agenda & Details

​5:30 – 6:00 pm — Welcome Mixer & Networking

​Connect with founders, investors, and technologists at the forefront of national security, defense, and transformative deep tech. Drinks and light bites provided

​6:00 – 6:15 pm — Lightning Talk

​Nick LaRovere, CEO of Pryzm — “Unleashing AI for Defense & Space”

​Nick discusses how Pryzm provides targeted AI-driven intelligence tools to streamline defense and government contracting  .

​6:15 – 6:30 pm — Lightning Talk

​Tayo Adesanya, Founder & CEO of Lola Vision Systems — “Chiplets & Vision: Powering the Intelligent Edge”

​Tayo presents THE NEXT WAVE OF THREATS: Electromagnetic Warfare and the case for adaptive, quantum-resilient edge AI systems. 

​6:30 – 7:00 pm — Keynote & Demo

​Tola Kasali, Co‑Founder & CEO of Perspective Developer — “Human‑Centric AI Systems: Redefining Human‑Machine Collaboration”

​A live demo showcasing how Perspective’s AI systems are reshaping defense technology with Augmented and Virtual Reality.

​7:00 – 7:30 pm — Keynote & Demo

​Osh Agabi, Founder & CEO of Koniku — “Sensing the Future: Synthetic Biology in Action”

​Osh demonstrates Koniku Kore’s real-time molecular sensing capabilities—bio-silicon hybrids that detect smell-based threats also known as "Smell Cyborgs".

​7:30 – 8:00 pm — Fireside Chat

​Moderated by Domenic Ashburn (“Mr. Grateful”), AI Influencer (286K+ followers)

​Panelists:

• ​Nick LaRovere (Pryzm)

• ​Tayo Adesanya (Lola Vision Systems)

• ​Tola Kasali (Perspective Developer)

• ​Osh Agabi (Koniku)

​Theme: Scaling the Unscalable: Deep Tech, Investment & National Security

​Mr. Grateful will introduce each speaker and guide a candid conversation on how they’re building and scaling transformative defense technologies.