Guest speakers regularly visit Noblis and present on topics about major issues facing our nation and the world. Many of the authors featured in the Noblis Speaker Series are brought to Noblis through a partnership with
Hooks Book Events.
Michael Belfiore
Space and Technology Writer
Author of “The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA is Remaking Our World, From the Internet to Artificial Limbs”
Noblis Technology Tuesdays
April 6, 2010
Samantha Heller, M.S., R.D., C.D.N.
Registered Dietitian, Clinical Nutritionist, Exercise Physiologist, Health Expert
Author of “Get Smart: Samantha Heller’s Nutrition Prescription for Boosting Brain Power and Optimizing Total Body Health”
Noblis Technology Tuesdays
April 5, 2010
John Veiga
Senior Principal, Noblis
Presentation: "Cloud Computing, Catalyst for Change"
Noblis Technology Tuesdays
March 23, 2010
Karl E. Wunderlich, Ph.D.
Fellow, Noblis
Presentation: "The Congestion Management Trap"
Noblis Technology Tuesdays
March 9, 2010
Mark W. Johnson
Co-founder and Chairman of Innosight
Author of "Seizing the White Space: Business Model Innovation for Growth and Renewal"
Noblis Technology Tuesdays
March 2, 2010
Gary Klein, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, MacroCognition LLC
Author of Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making
Noblis Technology Tuesdays
February 23, 2010
Thomas H. Lee, M.D.
Network President, Partners Healthcare System
Chief Executive Officer, Partners Community HealthCare
Co-author of "Chaos and Organization in Health Care"
Noblis Technology Tuesdays
December 8, 2009
Audrey Kurth Cronin
Professor of Strategy, U.S. National War College
Senior Associate, Changing Character of War Program, University of Oxford
Author of "How Terrorism Ends: Understanding the Decline and Demise of Terrorist Campaigns"
Noblis Technology Tuesdays
November 17, 2009
Sherri Goodman
General Counsel, CNA
Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental Security
Presentation: "National Security, Climate Change and Virginia’s Opportunity"
Noblis Technology Tuesdays
October 27, 2009
William E. Halal, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology, and Innovation
CoFounder, Institute for Knowledge and Innovation, George Washington University
President, TechCast LLC
Author of "Technology's Promise: Expert Knowledge on the Transformation of Business and Society"
Noblis Technology Tuesdays
October 20, 2009
The Honorable Jacques S. Gansler, Ph.D.
Professor and Roger C. Lipitz Chair
Director, Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise, School of Public Policy
University of Maryland
Presentation: "National Security Challenges for the New Administration: Creating a 21st Century Transformation"
Noblis Technology Tuesdays
September 29, 2009
Randy Olson, Ph.D.
Professor of Marine Biology and Filmmaker
Author of "Don't Be Such a Scientist"
Noblis Technology Leadership Awards
September 10, 2009
John A. Adam, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics, Old Dominion University
Author of "A Mathematical Nature Walk"
Noblis Technology Tuesdays
September 1, 2009