2024 Speakers
Muzzammil Ahmed
Chief Financial Officer, Resonant Sciences
Col (Ret) Eileen Bjorkmen
Author
Mike Boorstein
General Manager, Nuclear Operations Group , BWX Technologies
Colonel Donald R. Braskett
Wing Commander, 178th Wing, Springfield Air National Guard
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown
State of Ohio
Elaine Bryant
Executive Vice President Aerospace & Defense, Dayton Development Coalition
Dr. Amanda Bullock
Artificial Intelligence Lead, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
Kristina Clouse
Senior Managing Director, Talent, JobsOhio
Mike Duffey
Chancellor, Ohio Department of Education
Dr. Sue Edwards
President, Wright State University
Dr. Nick Ernest
Chief Architect, Thales Avionics, Inc.
Jim Free
Associate Administrator, NASA
Tom Fischer
Director Program Management, L3Harris
Robert Geckle, Jr.
Chairman & CEO of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc.
Gen. Michael Guetlein
Vice Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force
Rear Adm. Jon Hickey
Ninth District Commander, United States Coast Guard
Jeff Hoagland
President & CEO, Dayton Development Coalition
Col Kenneth Kmetz
Deputy Wing Commander, 179th Cyberspace Wing, Ohio Air National Guard
Jackie Janning-Lask
Chief Executive Officer, Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC)
Col Michael Maloney
Commander, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station
Gen. (ret.) T. Michael “Buzz” Moseley
18th Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
J.P. Nauseef
President & CEO, JobsOhio
Dr. J. Michael Oakes
Senior Vice President for Research, Office of Research and
Technology Management, Case Western Reserve University
Jim Pasquarette
Vice President, Strategy and U.S. Business Development,
General Dynamics Land Systems
Col Dustin Richards
Commander, 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Joe Sciabica
Advisor, Dayton Development Coalition
Kris Shepherd
General Manager & President, Electrical Power Systems, Defense & Systems,
GE Aerospace
Col Marcus Starks
Commander, National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC)
Gretchen Stewart
Principal Engineer, Chief Data Scientist, Public Sector, Sales and
Marketing Group, Intel Corporation
Col Kenneth Stremmel
Commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC)
Lt Gen. (ret.) John F. “JT” Thompson
Military and Federal Sector Advisor, JobsOhio
Dr. Jose Toledo
Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Central State University
David Tillotson III
Director, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
U.S. Congressman Mike Turner
Ohio’s 10th Congressional District
Brig. Gen. Matthew Woodruff
Assistant Adjutant General, Ohio Army National Guard
Col (ret.) Joe Zeis
Senior Advisor for Aerospace & Defense, Office of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine