Nat Higgins

Deputy Director, Human Systems Portfolio · DIU

Nat has spent 15+ years building and leading multidisciplinary teams in both the military and commercial sector. He currently serves as the Deputy Director within DIU’s Human Systems Portfolio. In this role, his responsibilities entail human capital management, resource management, portfolio operations, and strategic planning.

Sessions

Thu, Aug 27, 3:00 PM CDT – Aug 27, 3:45 PM CDT

The KO Factor: Why First Impressions Make or Break Disruptive Defense Technologies

First impressions matter—especially when failure means your game-changing tech joins the graveyard of "promising" capabilities that never transitioned. This panel dissects what separates successes from spectacular flameouts in defense innov…