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Brews & Economic Views – The National Security Economy
April 10 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
CBER | Brews & Economic Views Page | Research & Reports |
Thursday, April 10, 2025
The National Security Economy5:30PM – 7:30PM
Location: Atomic Liquors917 E Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Purchase Your Ticket! | You’re invited to join UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) for our next installment of the 2025 Brews and Economic Views series: “The National Security Economy in Nevada.”
Join us at Atomic Liquors on Thursday, April 10th, as we bring together a panel of experts in the defense industry here in Nevada to discuss the role of the national security industry in shaping local economic growth and stability. Nevada is home to several military and national security installations including Nellis Air Force Base, Creech Air Force Base, Naval Air Station Fallon, and the Nevada National Security Site. We will explore how this sector impacts industries, workforce development, local businesses, and the broader economy in Nevada. This engaging discussion will provide key insights into the evolving landscape and its implications/opportunities for businesses, policymakers, and local residents. | | Fast Facts:
Nevada is home to four major military and national security installations. In Clark County alone, these installations employee some 17,200 members of the military (CBER estimate).
Each year federal defense spending contributes $7 billion to the Nevada economy (chained $2017 dollars).
Nevada is home to several midsized defense and national security firms along with contingents from several national security laboratories and large defense companies.
The rethinking of national security priorities presents opportunities for expansion and entrepreneurial activities in this industry, some of which will spill over into Nevada.
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| Thank you to the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance for their generous support of this event. | | Brews and Economic Views brings together academia, government, business owners, and community organizations to discuss emerging technologies and trends in Nevada’s twelve economic sectors in an informal setting that fosters discussion, emceed by CBER’s Director, Andrew Woods. | | PANELISTS |
| Matthew FritzManager, Technology Partnerships and IPNevada National Security Site
Matt Fritz is the Manager of Technology Partnerships and Intellectual Property (TPIP) office in the Science & Technology (S&T) directorate. As the Manager of TPIP, Matt helps facilitate and execute the technology transfer mission with protection of intellectual property via patents and copyrights and development of partnerships with non-federal entities through Cooperative Research andDevelopment Agreements (CRADA), Agreements for Commercializing Technologies (ACT), Material Transfer Agreements (MTA), and research subcontracts with university partners.
| David KistinManager, Technology and Economic Development, Sandia National Laboratories
David leads several programs that leverage the people, technologies, and facilities of the Labs in support of regional economic development. These include the Sandia Science & Technology Park, the New Mexico Small Business Assistance program (NMSBA), the Technology Readiness Initiative (TRGR), and the Center for Collaboration and Commercialization (C3). He is the past chair for the New Mexico Technology Council (NMTC) and vice chair of the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC). | MORE PANELISTS COMING SOON! |
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