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The Aid Market Podcast

The Aid Market Podcast

De: Mike Shanley
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Welcome to The Aid Market Podcast, where international development and humanitarian aid organizations connect to learn about funding trends and market insight. Join us as we hear from foreign aid leaders with USAID and other large donors, with updates and insight on their work. We explore topics including localization, artificial intelligence, proposal and grant funding best practices, and analyze data sources like the USAID Business Forecast. The Aid Market podcast is your comprehensive guide to positioning your organization for success and securing vital funding from USAID and other foreign aid donors. Each episode features in-depth conversations with esteemed guests, including current and former Senior USAID officials, executives from prominent foreign aid partner organizations, and influential thought leaders in the field. Together, we delve into the pressing issues of international development and humanitarian aid, shedding light on the latest trends, strategies, and best practices. Stay informed and gain a competitive edge as we explore key topics such as funding strategies, donor priorities, partnership opportunities, and effective approaches to navigating the complex aid landscape. Our podcast equips you with the knowledge and tools necessary to make informed decisions and unlock new avenues for funding. The Aid Market Podcast is your trusted and comprehensive source for actionable insights and expert advice. Tune in now and join us on this journey to maximize your organization's potential and make a lasting impact on the global stage. ABOUT THE HOST: The podcast is hosted by Mike Shanley, Founder and CEO of Konektid International and AidKonekt Data, the leading USAID partner support firms that help clients to grow their USAID funding portfolios. Mike has nearly two decades of experience in working with USAID projects and funding opportunities. His USAID funding expertise has been recognized by the largest aid and development associations, partners, and conferences, including by USAID, Devex, British Expertise International, AidEx, and by the Society for International Development-US where he also serves as Board Member. Konektid International Konektid has a decade of experience supporting new and established USAID partners to accelerate and streamline their business development work. Konektid's global team of seasoned USAID market specialists can provide surge support for your USAID proposal development, design and support your USAID market entry or growth strategy, and support other USAID partnering needs to help your team better work with USAID. AidKonekt Data AidKonekt is the trusted funding intel software for USAID partners. AidKonekt allows partners to easily monitor funding changes and track their pipeline. It also streamlines USAID market intel research, capture reports, competitor insight, and much more. Accelerate your USAID partnering with AidKonekt today! Websites: Konektid International: www.konektid.com AidKonekt Data: https://www.aidkonekt.com/usaid-biz-dev Connect with Mike Shanley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/konektid-usaid-specialists/ The Aid Market Podcast, foreign aid, funding trends, market dynamics, USAID, foreign aid donors, international development, humanitarian aid, funding strategies, donor priorities, partnership opportunities, aid landscape, podcast, actionable insights, expert advice, maximize organization's potential, global stage2023 Economía Gestión Gestión y Liderazgo
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  • Ep. 70 Taiwan and the Pacific: Demand Signals for Industry

    Ep. 70 Taiwan and the Pacific: Demand Signals for Industry
    Nov 17 2025

    In this episode, Mike Shanley sits down with Admiral Mark Montgomery (Ret.), now a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, to break down one of the most pressing strategic challenges of our time: how the United States, Taiwan, and allies should prepare for a potential conflict in the Pacific.

    This is a must-listen episode for anyone working in defense tech, national security, cyber policy, Indo-Pacific strategy, or defense industrial base modernization.

    ​RESOURCES:

    Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) - https://www.fdd.org
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-montgomery-b8932810/

    Twitter: @MarkSeymourMontgomery

    ​BIOGRAPHY: Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, the son of a career naval officer, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1985 with bachelors and master's degrees in history and political science, and was commissioned through the Naval ROTC program. He subsequently attended Oxford University where he earned a master's degree in history. He has also completed the Navy's nuclear power training program.

    Montgomery's shipboard assignments include tours as an engineering division officer on USS Bainbridge (CGN 25), operations officer on USS Leftwich (DD 984), reactor electrical assistant on USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and executive officer of USS Elliot (DD 967). From 2001 to 2003, he was the first commanding officer of USS McCampbell (DDG 85), during which time the ship was delivered to the Navy and completed two counter-narcotics deployments. From 2004 to 2006, he served as reactor officer on USS Nimitz (CVN 68). He commanded Destroyer Squadron 15 and Task Group 75.4 from 2007 to 2009, leading the destroyers and frigates assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet, completing multiple deployments with the Kitty Hawk and George Washington Carrier Strike Groups.

    Montgomery was selected as a White House fellow in 1998 and assigned to the National Security Council from 1998 to 2000, serving as a director for Transnational Threats. From 2009 to 2010 he served as the head of the Strategy Branch in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.

    As a flag officer, Montgomery served as deputy director, plans, policy and strategy, United States European Command, Stuttgart, Germany, from 2010 to 2012. From January 2013 to October 2014 he commanded Battle Force 7th Fleet/Task Force 70/Carrier Strike Group 5 permanently embarked on board the USS George Washington (CVN 73) forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.

    Montgomery is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a graduate of Massachusetts's Institute of Technology Seminar XXI course. LEARN MORE: Thank you for tuning into this episode of the GovDiscovery AI Podcast with Mike Shanley. You can learn more about working with the U.S. Government by visiting our homepage: Konektid International and GovDiscovery AI. To connect with our team directly, message the host Mike Shanley on LinkedIn. https://www.govdiscoveryai.com/ https://www.konektid.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gov-market-growth/
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  • Ep. 69 Ukraine Defense & Rebuild: Opportunities, Challenges & Trends for Industry

    Ep. 69 Ukraine Defense & Rebuild: Opportunities, Challenges & Trends for Industry
    Nov 13 2025

    In this episode of the GovDiscovery AI Podcast, host Mike Shanley speaks with Irina Paliashvili, President and CEO of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), about the evolving landscape of Ukraine's defense and reconstruction markets.

    This discussion offers a firsthand look at how Ukraine's defense market is evolving amid the ongoing war, and how U.S. firms can strategically and responsibly participate in rebuilding efforts.

    RESOURCES:

    Learn more about USUBC: https://www.usubc.org

    Connect with Irina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irina-paliashvili-08060011/

    BIOGRAPHY:

    Irina Paliashvili is President and CEO of U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC). She has been an integral part of the USUBC governance team for more than twenty years, having been consistently reelected to the USUBC Executive Committee, where she had served as Chair of the Legal Committee, supporting legal and judicial reforms, advocating for the rule of law, and promoting private sector development. At present, she co-leads the ongoing project "USUBC Legal Series: by Members – for Members", offering webinars with exclusive insights into the most pressing legal issues related to doing business in Ukraine. Irina frequently speaks at international conferences and publishes on the legal and business climate in Ukraine, and is also known for her active support of Ukrainian culture and art.

    When Ukraine regained its independence, Irina co-founded one of the first private law firms in Kyiv and later expanded by founding the Washington, DC-based Ukrainian Legal Group, representing US-based multinational companies doing business in Ukraine, as well as serving as independent expert witness on the matters of Ukrainian law in major international arbitrations and in the US, UK, the Netherlands, Cypriot and Swedish courts proceedings. She is licensed to practice Ukrainian law as a Special Legal Consultant in the District of Columbia and is a member of the Kyiv Bar.

    Irina graduated with the highest honors from the Kyiv State University School of International Law and subsequently earned a Ph.D. in International Law from the same school. She also holds an LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from George Washington University.

    LEARN MORE:

    Thank you for tuning into this episode of the GovDiscovery AI Podcast with Mike Shanley. You can learn more about working with the U.S. Government by visiting our homepage: Konektid International and GovDiscovery AI. To connect with our team directly, message the host Mike Shanley on LinkedIn.

    https://www.govdiscoveryai.com/

    https://www.konektid.com/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/gov-market-growth/
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  • Ep. 68 AI and National Security with Dr. Marina Theodotou

    Ep. 68 AI and National Security with Dr. Marina Theodotou
    Nov 12 2025

    In this episode of the GovDiscovery AI Podcast, host Mike Shanley speaks with Dr. Marina Theodotou, Executive Director of the newly launched Center for Frontier AI Security (CFAS). Drawing on her eight years at the Department of Defense, including leadership roles at the Defense Innovation Board and Defense Acquisition University, Dr. Theodotou discusses how the U.S. can maintain an AI advantage amid global competition. She highlights CFAS's mission to bridge the gap between AI policy and implementation by creating national security specific standards for AI safety, reliability, and alignment. The conversation also explores the challenges of compute power, interoperability, and the critical role of collaboration across government, industry, and academia in securing frontier AI systems.

    RESOURCES

    CFAS Website: www.cfas.online

    Connect on LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/company/center-for-frontier-ai-security/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinatheodotou/

    BIO:

    Dr. Marina Theodotou is an innovation and transformation leader with more than 30 years of experience advancing high-impact initiatives at the intersection of defense, finance, education, and consulting, spanning the US, EU, and Middle East. She is the Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Frontier AI Security (www.cfas.online) a non-profit focusing on operationalizing AI in national security. Dr. Theodotou also serves as a Senior Advisor with Kotter International, the premiere change management and innovation consultancy.

    As Executive Director of the Defense Innovation Board at the Pentagon, she advised top DoD leadership on innovation, digital transformation, and organizational change, delivering more than 150 actionable recommendations with 40% adoption rate. She also co-led a classified assessment of US-China AI competition shaping national defense strategy. Dr. Theodotou previously spearheaded people innovation at the Defense Acquisition University, (DAU) launching the groundbreaking People Innovation Readiness Assessment Framework to complement technology-centric innovation. She led efforts to scale digital products driving an exponential 1,720% increase in student digital engagement. Leveraging her leadership, she founded and led teams that scaled platforms like TEDx DAU, catalyzing widespread innovation throughout the DoD.

    She has published 150+ articles, served as a keynote speaker, mentor, and coach to tens of professionals in federal government and academia. As professor at the Jack Welch Management Institute, she taught over 120 Executive MBA Students. Dr. Theodotou won numerous innovation awards including the 2024 United States Distance Learning Association Gold Award, the 2023 Chief Learning Officer Innovation Trailblazer Gold Award and the DAU 2023 Senior Businessperson of the Year.

    Dr. Theodotou holds a doctorate in education on organizational change and leadership from the University of Southern California and continues to champion cross-sector innovation, organizational agility, and inclusive change as a board member, coach, and mentor.

    LEARN MORE:

    Thank you for tuning into this episode of the GovDiscovery AI Podcast with Mike Shanley. You can learn more about working with the U.S. Government by visiting our homepage: Konektid International and GovDiscovery AI. To connect with our team directly, message the host Mike Shanley on LinkedIn.

    https://www.govdiscoveryai.com/

    https://www.konektid.com/
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