2023 Speakers

Dennis Andersh
President/CEO, Parallax Advanced Research

Mark Dapore
Chief Technologist, L3Harris

Dr. Sue Edwards
President, Wright State University

Rebecca Heinrichs
Senior Fellow & Director of the Keystone Initiative, The Hudson Institute

Dr. John Horack
Neil Armstrong Chair in Aerospace Policy, Ohio State University

General (ret.) T. Michael “Buzz” Moseley
18th Chief of Staff, United States Air Force

Col Marqus Randall
Commander, National Space Intelligence Center, WPAFB

Dr. James Weber
Principal Director for Hypersonics, Office of the Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies

Dennis D’Angelo
SES, Executive Director, AFLCMC

Charlie Brink
Retired Acquisition Expert & Executive

Col Ariel Batungbacal
Commander, National Air & Space Intelligence Center, WPAFB

Kathleen Ferguson
Senior Advisor, The Roosevelt Group

Col Gregg Hesterman
Ohio Air National Guard Cyber Mission Transformation and Recruiting & Retention Director, Joint Forces HQ

Mike Johanson
Senior Vice President, ZIN Technologies

Lt Gen (ret.) Robert McMurry
Executive Vice President, Dayton Aerospace, Inc.

JP Nauseef
President & CEO, JobsOhio

Col Michael Maloney
Commander, 910th AW, Youngstown Air Reserve Station

U.S. Congressman Mike Turner
Ohio’s 10th Congressional District

Col (ret.) Joe Zeis
Senior Advisor for Aerospace & Defense, Office of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine

Representative Adam Holmes
Ohio House of Representatives

Dr. Jimmy Kenyon
Director, NASA Glenn Research Center

Lt Gen Shaun Morris
Commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

Lt Gen (ret.) Tom Owen
Military and Federal Advisor, JobsOhio

Wendy Staiger
Plant Director, U.S. Army Joint Systems Manufacturing Center

Former U.S. Senator Rob Portman
State of Ohio

Lt Gen (ret.) John “JT” Thompson
Military and Federal Advisor, JobsOhio

Glenn Richardson
Managing Director, Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace, JobsOhio

Dr. Paul Orkwis
Interim Department Head of Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, University of Cincinnati

David Tweedie
Vice President & General Manager, Advanced Products, GE Edison Works

Dr. Tim Grayson
Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force for Mission-Centered Analysis and Operational Imperatives

Jeff Hoagland
President/CEO, Dayton Development Coalition

Dr. Chad Waddington
Assistant Deputy Technology Executive Officer for Space S&T, Department of the Air Force