2020 Agenda

8:45 - 9:30 AM

Welcome/Opening

  • Welcome remarks by U.S. Congressman Michael Turner, Ohio 10th District

  • Gov. Mike DeWine, State of Ohio

  • Maj. Gen. John Harris, Adjutant General, State of Ohio

  • Senator Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senate

  • Senator Rob Portman, U.S. Senate

9:30 - 10:00 AM

Keynote
Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle, Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory

10:00 - 10:30 AM

Ohio’s A&D Strategy and Ecosystem
Joe Zeis, Aerospace and Defense Advisor, Office of Gov. Mike DeWine

JobsOhio Military and Federal Strategy
J.P. Nauseef, President & CEO, JobsOhio

JobsOhio Military and Federal Sector Overview
Elaine Bryant, Managing Director, JobsOhio and EVP Aerospace & Defense, Dayton Development Coalition

10:30 - 11:00 AM

Central Ohio Panel
Moderator: U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson, Ohio 8th District

  • Rear Admiral Kristin Fabry, Commander, Defense Logistics Agency Land & Maritime

  • Col. David Johnson, 121st Air Refueling Wing Commander, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base

  • Col. Jeff Watkins, Commander, 73rd Troop Command, Ohio ARNG

11:00 - 1:00 PM

Break

1:00 - 1:15 PM

Introduction: Dr. Carlos Grodsinsky, ZIN Technologies

Remarks: Ohio Representative Adam Holmes, Chair, Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Technology Committee

1:15 - 2:00 PM

Industry Panel
Moderator: U.S. Congressman Brad Wenstrup, Ohio 2nd District

  • Matthew Dillhoff, Marketing General Manager- Military, GE Aviation

  • Todd Yeatts, Manager, Government Relations, The Boeing Company

  • Chris Hess, Vice President of Public Affairs, Eaton

2:00 - 2:30 PM

Northeast Ohio Panel
Moderators:
U.S. Congressman Bill Johnson, Ohio 6th District
U.S. Congressman David Joyce, Ohio 14th District

  • Dr. Marla Perez-Davis, Director, NASA Glenn Research Center

  • Col. Joe Janik, 910th Airlift Wing Commander, Youngstown Air Reserve Station

  • Col. Todd Thomas, 179th Airlift Wing Commander, Mansfield Air National Guard Base

2:30 - 3:00 PM

Southwest Ohio Panel
Moderator: U.S. Congressman Michael Turner, Ohio 10th District

  • Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing Commander, Wright Patterson Air Force Base

  • Col. Kimberly Fitzgerald, 178th Wing Commander, Springfield Air National Guard Base

  • George Lecakes, Vice President & General Manager, National Security, Battelle

3:00 - 3:30 PM

Northwest Ohio Panel
Moderator: Joe Zeis, Aerospace and Defense Advisor, Office of Gov. Mike DeWine

  • Col. Michael DiDio, 180th Fighter Wing Commander, Toledo Air National Guard Base (invited)

  • CAPT Kevin Floyd, Chief, Prevention Division, 9th District, U.S. Coast Guard

  • Hank Kennedy, General Dynamics Land Systems, Joint-Systems Manufacturing Center, Lima

3:30 PM

Closing Comments
Congressman Turner

Adjourn