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