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