2025 Agenda

*Agenda is subject to change

Monday, September 15, 2025

 

7:30 AM - 4:30 pm

Registration Desk Open


7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast


8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Opening Remarks
Jeff Hoagland
, President & CEO, Dayton Development Coalition
U.S. Senator Jon Husted
, State of Ohio
Dr. Sue Edwards,
President, Wright State University
U.S. Congressman Michael Turner,
Ohio 10th District


9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Missile Defense and Missile Defeat
Moderator: U.S. Congressman Michael Turner, Ohio 10th District 
Panelists:
Matthew Pregmon,
Senior Director, Strategy and Business Development ISR Aviation, and Security, Sierra Nevada Corporation 
Bryan Grubert,
Director for Business Development, L3 Harris 
Michael Gregory,
Vice President Tactical Systems LoB & Site Lead Airborne & Intelligence Systems, Leonardo DRS 
Dr. John Busbee,
co-Founder and CEO, Xerion Advanced Battery Corp 


10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Keynote Address
Brig. Gen. Robert Schreiner,
U.S. Space Force Liaison Officer to U.S Northern Command and U.S. Strategic Command


11:00 AM - 11:15 am

Governor Mike DeWine, State of Ohio


11:15 AM - 11:45 am

Ohio’s Aerospace and Defense Sector
JP Nauseef, President & CEO, JobsOhio


11:45 am - 12:45 pm

Lunch & Networking


12:45 pm - 1:45 pm

The Future of Primes 
The changing face of the industrial base and the rise of the entrepreneurial prime
Moderator: David Burrows, Executive Vice President, Engagement, Dayton Development Coalition
Panelists:
Zachary Mears, Senior Vice President of Strategy, Anduril
Greg Bowles, Head of Government Policy, Joby Aviation
Mark Williams, Senior Vice President, Dayton Site Executive, Sierra Nevada Corporation
Micah North, Chief Executive Officer, Resonant Sciences


1:45 pm - 2:45 pm

Installations/Center Panel  
Non-Traditional Threats – The role in modern society in War and Peace
Moderator: Col (ret) Cassie Barlow, PhD, President, SOCHE
Panelists:
Col. Dustin Richards, Commander, 88th Air Base Wing, WPAFB
Col. Christopher Sedlacek, Commander, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio
Col. Darren Hamilton, Commander, 179th Cyberspace Wing (CW) in Mansfield, OH
Bryan Smith, Director of Facilities, Test and Center Operations, NASA’s Glenn Research Center


2:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Break & Networking


3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Missile Defense Intelligence 
National Security: The Imperatives for Government and Industry
Moderator: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Thompson
Panelists:
Col. Kenneth A. Stremmel, Commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, WPAFB
Cheryl Richmond, Deputy Director, National Space Intelligence Center, WPAFB
Dr. Karl Walli, Executive Vice President, National Security Sector Manager, Radiance Technology
Dr. Ann Carbonell, Principal Technical Advisor, Digital Transformation Center, UDRI


4:00 PM - 4:05 PM

Closing Comments
Jeff Hoagland
, President & CEO, Dayton Development Coalition


4:00 pm - 6:00 pM

Networking Reception
(Beverages and Heavy Hors d’ oeuvres provided)