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
Hawthorn Aero
Darren N. Moore
CEO
Ukrainian Defense Drones
JP Nauseef
President & CEO
JobsOhio
Colonel Jason K. Okumura
Commander
88th Air Base Wing
Cheryl Richmond
Deputy Director
NSIC
Major General Brian D. Sidari
Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Intelligence USSF
Blake Souter
Vice President, Head of Washington Operations
AV
Colonel Christopher E. Sedlacek
Commander
910th Airlift Wing
Congressman Michael Turner
U.S. Rep 10th District
Lt. General Jason D. Voorheis
Commander
AFLCMC
Greg Bowles
Chief Policy Officer
Joby Aviation
Colonel Tyson Wetzel
Commander
NASIC
Brigadier General Douglas Wickert
Commander
AFRL
Scott Williams
VP of Business Development
Beehive