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)