2024 Agenda
*Agenda is subject to change
Monday, October 7, 2024
Registration Desk Open
11:00 AM-5:00 PM
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Lunch on Own/Registration/Displays
1:00 Pm-1:30 PM
Opening Remarks
Jeff Hoagland, President & CEO, Dayton Development Coalition
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, State of Ohio
U.S. Congressman Michael Turner, Ohio 10th District
Welcome Comments
Dr. Sue Edwards, President, Wright State University
Elaine Bryant, Executive Vice President Aerospace & Defense, Dayton Development Coalition
1:30 PM-1:45 PM
All Roads Lead to Ohio
David Tillotson III, Director, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
1:45 PM-2:45 PM
Emerging Opportunities and Competition in Space; The Importance of Ohio in Our AeroSpace Ecosystem
Moderator: U.S. Congressman Michael Turner, Ohio 10th District
Gen. Michael Guetlein, Vice Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force
Jim Free, Associate Administrator, NASA
Keynote: Airbus Space and Defense Strategic Update
Robert Geckle, Jr., Chairman & CEO of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense
2:45 PM-3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:15 pm
Ohio’s Military and Federal Sector
J.P. Nauseef, President & CEO, JobsOhio
Closing Comments
U.S. Congressman Michael Turner, Ohio 10th District
4:15 PM-4:30 PM
Networking Reception
(Beverages and Hors d’ Oeuvres provided)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Registration Desk Open
7:00 AM-5:00 PM
7:00 AM-8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 AM-8:15 AM
Ohio’s Aerospace and Defense Strategy
Col (Ret) Joe Zeis, Aerospace and Defense Advisor, Office of Governor Mike DeWine
Building Innovation in the Silicon Heartland
Jackie Janning-Lask, Chief Executive Officer, Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC)
8:15 AM-9:15 AM
9:15 AM-9:45 AM
Networking Break
9:45 AM-10:45 AM
Military Installations Leading the Way
Moderator: : Lt. Gen. (Ret) John “JT” Thompson, Military and Federal Sector Advisor, JobsOhio
Brig. Gen. Matthew Woodruff, Assistant Adjutant General, Ohio Army National Guard
Col Donald Braskett, Wing Commander, 178th Wing, Springfield Air National Guard
Col Michael Maloney, Commander, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station
Col Dustin Richards, Commander, 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
From Concept to Combat: AI’s Role in Modernizing Aerospace Systems, National Defense and Security
Moderator: Joe Sciabica, Advisor, Dayton Development Coalition
Col Kenneth Kmetz, Deputy Wing Commander, 179th Cyberspace Wing, Ohio Air National Guard
Dr. Amanda Bullock, Artificial Intelligence Lead, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
Dr. Nick Ernest, Chief Architect, Thales Avionics, Inc.
Gretchen Stewart, Principal Engineer, Chief Data Scientist, Intel Corporation
10:45 AM-11:45 AM
11:45 AM-12:30pm
Lunch
State of National Defense Panel
Moderator: U.S. Congressman Michael Turner, Ohio 10th District
Gen. (Ret) T. Michael “Buzz” Moseley, 18th Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Rear Adm. Jon Hickey, Ninth District Commander, United States Coast Guard
Col. Marcus Starks, Commander, National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC)
Col Kenneth Stremmel, Commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC)
12:30 pm - 1:30pm
1:30pm-2:30pm
Ohio’s Industrial Base Leading the Future of Aerospace
Muzzammil Ahmed, Chief Financial Officer, Resonant Sciences
Mike Boorstein, General Manager, Nuclear Operations Group , BWX Technologies
Tom Fischer, Director Program Management, L3Harris
Jim Pasquarette, Vice President, Strategy and U.S. Business Development, General Dynamics Land Systems
Kris Shepherd, General Manager & President, Electrical Power Systems, Defense & Systems,
GE Aerospace
2:30pm- 3:30pm
Facing Today’s Aerospace and Defense Workforce Challenges
Moderator: Kristina Clouse, Senior Managing Director, Talent, JobsOhio
Col (Ret) Eileen Bjorkmen, Author
Mike Duffey, Chancellor, Ohio Department of Education
Dr. Sue Edwards, President, Wright State University
Dr. J. Michael Oakes, Senior Vice President for Research, Office of Research and Technology Management, Case Western Reserve University
Dr. Jose Toledo, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Central State University
3:30pm-3:45pm
Closing Comments
U.S. Congressman Michael Turner, Ohio 10th District
Adjourn