2026 Agenda

*Agenda is subject to change

Monday, September 21, 2026

 

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 
Felita LaRock, TSgt (Ret.) 
U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson, Ohio 8th District 
Joe Zeis, Aerospace & Defense Advisor, Office of Governor Mike Dewine 
Dr. Sue Edwards, President, Wright State University  
U.S. Congressman Michael Turner, Ohio 10th District 


9:00 AM-10:00 AM

State of National Defense Panel: Homeland Defense
Moderator: U.S. Congressman Michael Turner, Ohio 10th District 
Panelists: Brigadier General Douglas Wickert, Commander, AFRL 
‍ ‍Colonel Tyson Wetzel, Commander, NASIC
‍ ‍Cheryl Richmond, Deputy Director, NSIC


10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Keynote Address – Military Keynote
Major General Brian D. Sidari, Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Intelligence, USSF


10:30 AM - 10:45 am

Break


10:45 AM - 11:15 am

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


11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Power Projection from the Heartland Panel
Moderator: JP Nauseef, President & CEO, JobsOhio 
Panelists:  Lieutenant General Jason Voorheis, Commander, AFLCMC
‍ ‍Brigadier General Timothy Helfrich, PAE, Fighters & Advance Aircraft, AFLCMC
‍ TK Kubit, VP of Survivability, Strike, and C3 Business Uni, Sierra Nevada Corporation 
‍ ‍Anthony (Tony) Cain, Future Capabilities | Agile Mission Systems, General Atomics
Aeronautical Systems, Inc.


12:15 pm - 1:00 pm

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch & Networking


Lunch Keynote
Greg Bowles , Chief Policy Officer, Joby Aviation


1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Industry Keynote – Traditional Prime
Ted Geer, Director of Government Affairs, Intel


1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Homeland Security Panel
Moderator: Cassie Barlow, President, SOCHE
Panelists:  Colonel Jack W. Johnson, Commander, 179th Cyberspace Wing
‍ ‍ Captain Mark Kuperman, Chief of Staff, Coast Guard Great Lakes Region
‍ ‍Colonel Christopher E. Sedlacek, Commander, 910th Airlift Wing
‍ ‍Colonel Jason K. Okumura, Commander, 88th Air Base Wing


2:30 pm - 2:50 pm

Break


2:50 PM - 3:20 PM

Industry Keynote- Next Generation Primes
Blake Souter, Vice President, Head of Washington Operations, AeroVironment


3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

Transformation of the Industrial Base Panel
Moderator: David Burrows, Jr., EVP, Engagement, Dayton Development Coalition
Panelists: Tim “Fuz” Kelly (Maj Gen, USAF Ret.), SVP, Chief of Staff, Resonant Sciences  
‍ ‍ Darren Moore, CEO, Ukrainian Defense Drones 
‍ ‍ Scott Williams, VP of Business Development, Beehive  
‍ ‍ Tom Margraf, CEO, Hawthorn Aero 


4:20 pm - 4:25 pM

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


4:25 pm - 6:00 pM

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