About this Event
DEF2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The DEF2022 conference will be held at the Marines' Memorial Hotel from October 5 - 7, 2022. The core content days will be October 5 and 6. DEF2022 will bring the community together for multiple days of speakers, panels, breakouts, workshops, happy hours, and a pitch competition. The annual conference's unique mix of junior and senior military leaders, policy experts, creatives, veterans, and entrepreneurs creates a perfect environment for disruptive thinkers to develop new ideas with unmatched energy and engagement. All of this supports DEF's vision for a culture of innovation in the national security community. After a virtual conference last year, we are excited to get the community back together safely. See you at DEF2022!
EXPLORING THE THEME OF "THE BRIDGE TO INNOVATIVE DISRUPTION"
Our theme for DEF2022 is “The Bridge to Innovative Disruption." The first DEF event inspired a movement and over the years it has connected people into a community and empowered individuals to seek change within their bureaucracies. Now in the conference's ninth year, when "innovation" has become a much more common word in the defense ecosystem, we are focusing on what it truly means to actually, tangibly deliver on a real, persistent culture of innovation.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
We are not endorsing any specific hotel but realize the experience might be enhanced if you are able to stay with other attendees in the nearby area. The following hotels are near to the conference site:
- Marines' Memorial Club & Hotel 609 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Tel:(800) 5-MARINE or 562-7463
- The Cartwright Hotel - Union Square, BW Premier Collection 524 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102•(415) 421-2865
- The Donatello 501 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94102•(415) 441-7100
- The Inn at Union Square San Francisco 440 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94102•(415) 397-3510
From the Peninsula & San Francisco International:
Take 101 North to the Downtown/7th Street Exit
Stay on 7th Street going North; Cross Market Street
Turn Right onto Leavenworth Street
Turn Right onto Bush Street
Turn Right onto Mason Street
Turn Right onto Sutter Street
Hotel is on the corner of Sutter and Mason Streets
From the East Bay/Bay Bridge & Oakland International Airport (OAK):
Take US-101 S
Take the Lombard Street Exit to Downtown San Francisco
Turn Right onto Van Ness Avenue (US-101 South)
Turn Left onto Bush Street
Turn Right onto Mason Street
Turn Right onto Sutter Street
Hotel is on the corner of Sutter and Mason Streets
From the East Bay/Bay Bridge & Oakland International Airport (OAK)
Follow directions from the Airport to I-880 N
Take I-880 N toward Downtown Oakland
Merge onto I-80 (left exit) toward San Francisco/Bay Bridge
Take the Fremont Street Exit
Turn left onto Fremont Street
Fremont Street becomes Front Street
Stay in the Center/Cross Market Street
Turn Left onto Pine Street
Turn Left onto Mason Street
Turn Right onto Sutter Street
Hotel is on the corner of Sutter and Mason Streets
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Marines' Memorial Club & Hotel, 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 25000.00