BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261022T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261022T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Maritime Defense Conference | Seattle WA DESCRIPTION:The Pacific Northwest Maritime Defense Conference will bring military and private-sector leaders together to discuss the latest maritime initiatives. Don't miss this opportunity to gain insight into the current and future Naval market\, challenges and opportunities within the industry\, and maritime innovations.Keynote speaker is former Secretary of the Navy\, The Honorable Carlos Del ToroThe Honorable Carlos Del Toro was sworn in as the 78th Secretary of the Navy August 9\, 2021. As Secretary\, he was responsible for over 900\,000 Sailors\, Marines\, reservists\, and civilian personnel and an annual budget exceeding $210 Billion. His priorities included securing the training and equipment successful naval operations demand and addressing the most pressing challenges confronting the US Navy and Marine Corps China's naval ambitions\, climate instability\, Covid's ongoing impact\, and strengthening a naval culture of inclusiveness and respect.Born in Havana\, Cuba\, Del Toro immigrated to the U.S. with his family as refugees in 1962. Raised in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City\, he attended public schools and received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy\, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. Secretary Del Toro was commissioned as a Surface Warfare Officer upon his graduation in 1983.His 22-year naval career included a series of critical appointments and numerous tours of duty at sea including First Commanding Officer of the guided missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84)\; Senior Executive Assistant to the Director for Program Analysis and Evaluation in the Office of the Secretary of Defense\; and Special Assistant to the Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget where he helped manage the budgets of DOD\, the U.S. Department of State\, the Central Intelligence Agency\, the Defense Intelligence Agency\, the National Reconnaissance Office\, and the Peace Corps.After retiring at the rank of Commander\, Secretary Del Toro founded SBG Technology Solutions\, Inc. in 2004. As its CEO and President\, he supported defense programs across a host of immediate and long-term Department of Navy issue areas\, including shipbuilding\, AI\, cybersecurity\, acquisition programs\, space systems\, health\, and training.He holds a Masters in National Security Studies from the Naval War College\, a Masters in Space Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School\, and a Masters in Legislative Affairs from George Washington University.Secretary Del Toro and his wife have four children and a granddaughterDate: Thursday\, October 22\, 2026\nTime: 8:30am - 3:00pm\nLocation: South Seattle College - Brockey Student Center | 6000 16th Ave. SW\, Seattle\, WA 98106 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Pacific Northwest Maritime Defense Conference will bring military and \;private-sector \;leaders together to discuss the latest maritime initiatives. \;Don&rsquo\;t \;miss this opportunity to gain insight into the current and future Naval market\, challenges and opportunities within the industry\, and maritime innovations.

Keynote speaker is former Secretary of the Navy\, The Honorable Carlos Del Toro

The Honorable Carlos Del Toro was sworn in as the 78th Secretary of the \;Navy \;August 9\, 2021. \;As Secretary\, he was responsible for over 900\,000 Sailors\, Marines\, reservists\, and civilian personnel and an annual budget exceeding $210 Billion. \;His priorities included securing the training and equipment successful naval operations demand and addressing the most pressing challenges confronting the US Navy and Marine Corps &ndash\; China&rsquo\;s naval ambitions\, climate instability\, Covid&rsquo\;s ongoing impact\, and strengthening a naval culture of inclusiveness and respect.

Born in Havana\, Cuba\, Del Toro immigrated to the U.S. with his family as refugees in 1962. Raised in the Hell&rsquo\;s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City\, he attended public schools and received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy\, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. Secretary Del Toro was commissioned as a Surface Warfare Officer upon his graduation in 1983.

His 22-year naval career included a series of critical appointments and numerous tours of duty at sea &ndash\; including First Commanding Officer of the guided missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84)\; Senior Executive Assistant to the Director for Program Analysis and Evaluation in the Office of the Secretary of Defense\; and Special Assistant to the Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget &ndash\; where he helped manage the budgets of DOD\, the U.S. Department of State\, the Central Intelligence Agency\, the Defense Intelligence Agency\, the National Reconnaissance Office\, and the Peace Corps.

After retiring at the rank of Commander\, Secretary Del Toro founded SBG Technology Solutions\, Inc. in 2004. As its CEO and President\, he supported defense programs across a host of immediate and long-term Department of Navy issue areas\, including shipbuilding\, AI\, cybersecurity\, acquisition programs\, space systems\, health\, and training.

He holds a Masters in National Security Studies from the Naval War College\, a Masters in Space Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School\, and a Masters in Legislative Affairs from George Washington University.

Secretary Del Toro and his wife have four children and a granddaughter

Date: Thursday\, October 22\, 2026
Time: \;8:30am - 3:00pm
Location: \;South Seattle College - Brockey Student Center | \;6000 16th Ave. SW\, Seattle\, WA 98106

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