Thomas Gardner

HII Mission Technologies Corp. engages in the provision of engineering, information technology, and operational solutions and services. It offers artificial intelligence, LVC training, modernization and sustainment, networks and software, systems engineering and integration, and weapons platforms. The company is headquartered in McLean, VA.

L3 Unmanned Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of unmanned aircraft support equipment. Its services include unmanned aircraft systems design, manufacturing, integration and technical support, system engineering, custom system integration, program management, configuration management, mission support services, manufacturing, supply chain management, field service support, depot maintenance, and quality assurance. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

HydroBio, Inc. provides agricultural technology services. The firm specializes in evaluating data related to water irrigation through cloud software. The company was founded by Barrett Mooney, Bridget Adams and Tom Lopez and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Textron Systems Corp. provides aerospace and defense technologies. It specializes in unmanned aircraft systems, advanced marine craft, armored vehicles, intelligent battlefield and surveillance systems, intelligence software solutions, precision smart weapons, piston engines, test and training systems, total life cycle sustainment, and operational services. The company is headquartered in Providence, RI.

Wilbur-Ellis Co. LLC engages in the distribution of agricultural products. It offers plat protection, seeds, and nutritional products. The company was founded by Brayton Wilbur Sr., Floyd Ellis, and Thomas Franck in 1921 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Financial Executives International enhances member professional development through peer networking, career planning services, conferences, publications and special reports, and research. Its members include Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents of Finance, Treasurers, and Controllers. The company was founded in December 1931 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is a global organization founded in 1954 by Kenneth S. Berryman and David H. Brenner. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The company's mission is to drive middle-market growth and it serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders, and advisers to growing middle-market companies. The company's core focus is on middle-market M&A, with more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side advisory experience, closing more than 200 transactions with a combined value of more than $1 billion. The company also publishes Middle Market Growth, the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth, which includes a print magazine, website, weekly e-newsletter, and daily newsfeed. The CEO of the company since 2019 is Brent A. Baxter.

Raytheon Canada Ltd. manufactures precision optics, builds radars, manages air defence infrastructure and sustains systems that protect surface ships and fighter jets. The firm offers solid-state air traffic control radars for both civil and military applications. It provides engineering design, system engineering services and manufacturing for Raytheon's highway tolling systems business. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Kyruus, Inc. provides physician network optimization software solutions. Its big data solutions helps hospitals and health systems optimize their patient access, referral management, and care coordination operations. The firm serves hospitals, health systems and accountable care organizations. The company was founded by Graham Gardner, Julie Keunhee Yoo and Vinay Seth Mohta in January 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is an organization that hosts events and provides education and content development for professionals in the autonomous technologies industry. The non-profit company is based in Arlington, VA, and the CEO of the company is Brian P. Wynne. AUVSI's focus is on fostering a community of informed professionals and nurturing talent to enable progress and transformation in the industry. The organization has recently hosted the 3rd annual Business of Automated Mobility event and has added the full library of content recorded at the event to its AVille platform. AUVSI has also entered into a commercial agreement with the David McAntony Gibson Foundation to use its drone delivery technology to provide service to the Beausoleil First Nation community in Ontario.

Part of Shield AI, Inc., Martin UAV LLC is a private, advanced technology company based in Plano, TX. The company specializes in building wholly-unique, unmanned aircraft systems and associated flight control software. Its systems are commercially developed to fill critical operational needs in tactical & confined operational environments. Martin UAV's V-BAT series aircraft is the only single-engine ducted fan VTOL that has the ability to launch & recover from a hover, fly up to eleven hours in horizontal flight, and make mid-flight transitions to "hover & stare" at any time throughout a given mission set. The company was founded in 2015. The CEO is Ruben S. Martin. Martin UAV was acquired by Shield AI, Inc. on July 30, 2021.

Rocket Crafters, Inc. manufactures space launch vehicles. It engages in rocket propulsion research and development, launch vehicle design-engineering, supply chain development, marketing and sales, and launch service logistics planning and development. It offers intrepid launcher family, launch services, and rocket services. The company was founded by Ronald Jones and Steve Edwards in October 2010 and is headquartered in Cocoa, FL.

senseFly SA provides commercial drone solutions. It designs and develops aerial imaging drones for professional applications. It serves surveying and mapping, mining, quarries and aggregates, engineering and construction, agriculture, environmental monitoring and humanitarian industries. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland.

Concepts To Capabilities Consulting LLC provides business consulting services. The private company is based in Orlando. The American company was founded by Grant A. Begley.

Ghost Robotics Corp. engages in development of legged robotics and the market for autonomous unmanned ground vehicles. The company founded by Avik De and Gavin Kenneally and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Tillable, Inc. operates as an online marketplace for farm landowners and growers to rent and manage farmland. The company was founded by Corbett Kull and Jim Pines in 2017 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

MjLink.com, Inc. is a cloud-based cannabis social network and digital media company. It operates through the following social networks: WeedLife.com, a consumer-to-consumer social network; MjLink.com, a business-to-business social network; HempTalk.com, a business-to-consumer social network; and MjInvest.com, a cannabis industry investor network that produces the MjMicro capital conference. The company was founded on September 20, 2018 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Part of AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc., Ageagle Sensor Systems, Inc. provides commercial drone technology, services and solutions. The company is based in Wichita, KS.

Secmation LLC is a private company that specializes in autonomous systems security. The company is based in Raleigh, NC. The company offers secure frameworks and defense services such as advanced cryptography, secure product engineering, and systems security integration and compliance. The company's advanced cybersecurity technologies enable automated systems to meet future security challenges. The company was founded in 2016 by Hal Aldridge, who has been the CEO since 2016.