DEF inspires, connects and empowers people committed to US national security in order to promote and enable a culture of innovation. https://t.co/bi5F26y1Sw We inspire, connect and empower people committed to US national security through convening events, forging partnerships and delivering tangible solutions. We do this to promote and enable a culture of innovation in the national security community. The mission of the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum is to inspire, connect and empower people by convening events, forging partnerships and delivering tangible solutions. We do this in order to promote a culture of innovation in the national security community. We are united in this purpose through service to our nation and the desire to bring innovation to the national security ecosystem. We recognize that large, multi-tiered organization can stymie new ideas and ways of solving problems. Within any organization, there are people driven to find new, better, faster, cheaper, easier and more effective solutions. DEF unites those people, enabling them with avenues to express themselves, network with like-minded individuals, and gain the ideas, mentorship and support necessary to excel.