2024 Speakers
Dr. Darryl Ahner
Dean, Wright State University, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Col Marqus Randall
Commander, Space Delta 18, National Space Intelligence Center
Mr. Baiju Shah
President & CEO, Greater Cleveland Partnership
Dr. Jimmy Kenyon
Director, NASA’s Glenn Research Center
Mr. Chris Maurer
Principal Architect and Founder, redhouse studio llc
Dr. Marla Perez-Davis
Director, Kent State University Center for Advanced Air Mobility
Dr. Boyd Panton
Lincoln Electric Endowed Professor, Welding Engineering Program, Department of Materials and Science Engineering, The Ohio State University
Dr. Peter Schemmel
Deputy Chief, Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN), NASA’s Glenn Research Center
Mr. Timothy Smith
Research Materials Engineer, NASA’s Glenn Research Center
Ohio Representative Adam Holmes
Chair, Aerospace and Aviation Technology Committee, 97th Ohio House District
Maj Gen (Ret) Mark Bartman
VP for Advanced Development, Parallax Advanced Research
Casey Swails
Deputy Associate Administrator, NASA
Dr. Jin Wang
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University College of Engineering
Brig Gen (Ret) David L. Stringer
Director, Neil Armstrong Test Facility
Mary F. Wadel
Director of Technology, Integration and Partnerships, NASA Glenn Research Center
Dr. Christofer E. Whiting
Principal Research Scientist and Team Leader, University of Dayton Research Institute
Dr. Michael J. Barrett
Director, Space Flight Systems Directorate, NASA’s Glenn Research Center
Dr. Kelly Cohen
Brian H. Rowe Endowed Chair in Aerospace Engineering, University of Cincinnati
Deidra A.W. Eberhardt
Director of Requirements, Integration and Strategy, Space Systems Command
Mr. Darien Hammett
Executive Vice President, Defense Sector, Radiance Technologies
Mr. Jay Jackson
Deputy Chief Counsel, NASA’s Glenn Research Center
Mr. Tim Kopra
CEO, Starlab Space LLC
Lt Col Dan Montes
Space Training and Readiness Command, United States Space Force Delta 11
Ms. Lauren Ameen
Deputy Manager, Cryogenic Fluid Management Portfolio Project Office, NASA’s Glenn Research Center
Col (Ret) Joe Zeis
Senior Advisor for Aerospace and Defense, Office of Governor Mike DeWine
Mr. Mark Dapore
Chief Technologist, L3Harris Technologies
Ms. Jenna Fothergill
Project Manager, Research and Technology, NASA’s Glenn Research Center
Mr. Jeff Hoagland
CEO, Dayton Development Coalition
Ms. Lindsay Kaldon
Fission Surface Power Project Manager, NASA’s Glenn Research Center
Ms. Elaine Bryant
Executive Vice President, Aerospace and Defense, Dayton Development Coalition, Managing Director, Military & Federal Sector, JobsOhio
Dr. Brian Davis
Associate Dean & Professor, Washkewicz College of Engineering, Cleveland State University
Dr. Seth A. Faith
Senior Biomedical Scientist, Air Force Research Laboratory
Jim Free
Associate Administrator, NASA
Dr. Carlos Grodsinsky
President and Chief Operating Officer, ZIN Technologies
Thomas Lockhart
Director, Capability and Resource Integration Directorate, U.S. Space Command
Ms. Becki Owston
Codes & Methods Research Manager, BWX Technologies
Ms. Dawn Schaible
Deputy Director, NASA’s Glenn Research Center
Mr. Terry Slaybaugh
Vice President of Sites and Infrastructure, JobsOhio
Dr. John Horack
Neil Armstrong Chair, Aerospace Policy, The Ohio State University
Mr. Bill Koehler
CEO, Team NEO
Dr. John Middendorf
Partner, Lead Scientist, Laser Fusion Solutions
Mr. Thomas Pomorski
Additive Manufacturing Manager, Ursa Major
Ms. Kathleen Schubert
Deputy Director, Space Flight Systems Directorate, NASA’s Glenn Research Center
Lt Gen (Ret) John “JT” Thompson
Military and Federal Advisor, JobsOhio
Mr. Aaron Weaver
Deputy Chief, Space Technology Project Office, NASA’s Glenn Research Center
Dr. Chad Waddington
Assistant Deputy TEO for Space, Air Force Research Laboratory
Ohio Representative Casey Weinstein
Ranking Member, House Public Utilities Committee, 34th Ohio House District
Dr. Chris Zorman
F. Alex Nason Professor I, Dept. of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering, Associate Dean, Research, Case Western University
Ms. Keri Zipay
Business Development Director, Team NEO
Dr. Richard Arnold
Director, Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, NAMRU-Dayton
Col Michael Christensen
Director, United States Space Force’s Test and Evaluation at The Pentagon