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
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:
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote #1
10:30 AM - 10:45 am
Break
10:45 AM - 11:15 am
Ohio’s Aerospace and Defense Sector
JobsOhio
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Power Projection from the Heartland Panel
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch & Networking
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Keynote #2
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Homeland Security Panel
Moderator:
Panelists: Colonel Jack W. Johnson, Commander, 179th Cyberspace Wing (invited)
Captain Mark Kuperman, Chief of Staff, Coast Guard Great Lakes Region (invited)
Colonel Christopher E. Sedlacek, Commander, 910th Airlift Wing (invited)
Colonel Jason K. Okumura, Commander, 88th Air Base Wing (invited)
2:30 pm - 2:50 pm
Break
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Keynote #3
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, Hawthorne Aero
4:20 pm - 4:30 pM
Closing Comments
Jeff Hoagland, President & CEO, Dayton Development Coalition
4:30 pm - 6:00 pM
Networking Reception
(Beverages and Heavy Hors d’ oeuvres provided)