2026 Speakers
Cassie Barlow
President
Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education
David Burrows, Jr.
EVP of Engagement
Dayton Development Coalition
Congressman Warren Davidson
U.S. Rep 8th District
Dr. Susan Edwards
President
Wright State University
Ted Geer
Director of Government Affairs
Intel
Brigadier General Timothy Helfrich
PAE, Fighters & Advanced Aircraft
AFLCMC
Jeff Hoagland
CEO/President
Dayton Development Coalition
TK Kubit
VP of the Survivability, Strike, and C3 Business Unit
Sierra Nevada Corporation
Captain Mark Kuperman
Chief of Staff
Coast Guard Great Lakes Region
Colonel Jack W. Johnson
Commander
179th Cyberspace Wing
Tom Margraf
CEO
Hawthorne Aero
Darren N. Moore
CEO
Ukrainian Defense Drones
Colonel Christopher E. Sedlacek
Commander
910th Airlift Wing
JP Nauseef
President & CEO
JobsOhio
Colonel Jason K. Okumura
Commander
88th Air Base Wing
Blake Souter
Deputy of Washington Operations and Government Relations
AeroVironment
Congressman Michael Turner
U.S. Rep 10th District
Lt. General Jason D. Voorheis
Commander
AFLCMC
Scott Williams
VP of Business Development
Beehive