2025 Speakers

Greg Bowles
Head of Government Policy, Joby Aviation

Michael Gregory
Vice President Tactical Systems LoB & Site Lead Airborne & Intelligence Systems, Leonardo DR

Dr. Ann Carbonell
Principal Technical Advisor, Digital Transformation Center, UDRI

Dr. Sue Edwards
President, Wright State University

Sen. Jon Husted
U.S. Senate, Ohio

Matt Pregmon
Senior Director, Strategy and Business Development ISR Aviation, and Security (IAS), Sierra Nevada Corporation

Dr. John Busbee
co-Founder and CEO, Xerion Advanced Battery Corporation

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

Zachary Mears
Senior Vice President of Strategy, Anduril

Jeff Hoagland
President & CEO, Dayton Development Coalition

Micah North
Chief Executive Officer, Resonant Sciences

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

JP Nauseef
President & CEO of JobsOhio

Ms. Cheryl Richmond
Deputy Director, National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC)

Mark Williams
Senior Vice President, Dayton Site Executive, Sierra Nevada Corporation

Governor Mike DeWine
State of Ohio

Dr. Karl Walli
Executive Vice President, National Security Sector Manager, Radiance Technology

Bryan Grubert
Director for Business Development, L3 Harris

Col. Dustin Richards
Commander, 88th Air Base Wing at WPAFB

Col. Kenneth Stremmel
Commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC)

U.S. Congressman Mike Turner
Ohio’s 10th Congressional District

Col. Christopher Sedlacek
Commander, Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS)