Aerospace & Defense
Showcase

January 29th, 2025

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Carol Rabke

US Department of Energy
Technology to Market Advisor

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Lisa Dufresne

GC Ventures America
Corporate Venture Capital

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Jerrold Wang

GC Ventures America
Corporate Venture Capital Associate

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Neal Dikeman

Energy Transition Ventures
Partner

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Kimberly Zou

Sightline Climate
CEO

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Kristin Marshall

Lux Research
Associate Research Director

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Tony Sun

GC Ventures
Director of Corporate Venture Capital

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Elena Demidova

GC
Manager, Strategic Planning and Portfolio

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Session 1

1:00-2:30pm ET

Panelists

Jonathan Wu

ITIC
Investment Manager

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Karolina Lewandowska

Starbeam Capital
Co-founder

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Casey Van Maanen

LOI Venture
Senior Analyst

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Maarten Hooft

Quest Venture Partners
Managing Partner

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Christopher "Sonic" Perry

United States Air Force
Director, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Division

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Han Ko

USAKO Group
President & CEO

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Dean Mai

Myriad Venture Partners
Co-founder and Partner

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Solomon Cates

Google
Sr. Product Manager of Enterprise, Regulated, and Sovereign Key Management

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Gordon Deng

United States Space Force
Agile Summit Portfolio Manager, Space CAMP

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Cassandra Carothers

Departure Capital
Managing Partner

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Companies

Sharp Focus
Keyfive
Valkyrie
Nexigen
Demia
BlastWave

Session 2

2:30-4:00pm ET

Panelists

Jim Rutt

The Dana Foundation
CIO/CISO

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Naeem Raza

Mighty Capital
Partner

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Ron Krudo

Charged Ventures
Partner

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Gopal Rajaraman

Lockheed Martin
Venture Investor

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Samira G-Curtis

RawLab Ventures
Founder & CEO

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Katie Vasquez

Calibrate Ventures
Investor

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Ethan Missner

Insight Partners
Investor

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Kate Faatz

Boeing
Small Business Liaison

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Gordon Deng

United States Space Force
Agile Summit Portfolio Manager, Space CAMP

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Han Ko

USAKO Group
President & CEO

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Tobias Egle

M Ventures
Associate

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Cassandra Carothers

Departure Capital
Managing Partner

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Noah Feingold

Stellar Ventures
Associate

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James Hury

TRISH
Chief Innovation Officer

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Adam Shura

United States Air Force
Manager, Innovation and Analysis Second Air Force

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Samira G-Curtis

VU Ventures
Investor

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Istvan Jonyer

Sidespin Ventures
Managing Director

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Casey Van Maanen

Pursuit Ventures
Associate

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Ron Krudo

Charged Ventures
Partner

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Justin Kingsbury

TechFarms Capital
Partner

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Joseph Blahut

United States Air Force
Production Superintendent

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Nilesh Trivedi

J-Ventures Fund
Principal INvestor

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Yuan Liu

Hypertherm Ventures
Investor

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Rudy Baisa

United States Air Force
Management Program Analyst

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Anna Jarman

Walmart Global Tech
Innovation & Emerging Technology

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Dan Hingley

United States Air Force
Government Flight Representative, F-35 Instructor Pilot

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Ian Pierce

United States Air Force
Tactical Aircraft Maintenance

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Sophia Moshasha

Meta
Public Policy, Metaverse

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Steve Elefant

Soaring VC
Managing Director

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Rudy Baisa

United States Air Force
Management Program Analyst

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Chloe Holzinger

The Engine
Investment Associate

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Chloe Holzinger

The Engine
Investment Associate

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Chloe Holzinger

The Engine
Investment Associate

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Companies

EdgeRunner AI
Quantum Encryption Technologies
Synergist Technology
SaraniaSat
MARA (2Pic)
BlastWave

Session 3

3:20-4:30pm ET

Panelists

Ariel Hyre

Clean Energy Ventures
Analyst

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Thomas Blum

New York Angels
Member

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Ron Krudo

Charged Ventures
Partner

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Lisa Dufresne

GC Ventures America
Corporate Venture Capital

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Javier Gomez

National Security Innovation Network
Transition Cell Contractor Support

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James Lyons

Capricorn Investment Group
Chief Technologist

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Diana Grauer

NOV
Director of Research and Development

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Shuntaro Kano

Shimizu Corporation
Manager

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Javin Chan

Republic
Venture Partner

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Franco Villongco

United States Air Force
Operations Research Analyst

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Ethan Kraus

Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
Energy Innovation Advisor

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Spandan (Dan) Saha

BDev Ventures
Investment Professional

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Lisa Dufresne

GC Venture Partners
Corporate Venture Capital

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Thomas Blum

New York Angels
Member

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Takeo Ikeda

DIC Corporation
CVC Manager

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Kip Stringfellow

VU Venture Partners
Venture Partner

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Anna Jarman

Walmart Global Tech
Innovation & Emerging Technology

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Chloe Holzinger

The Engine
Investment Associate

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Chloe Holzinger

The Engine
Investment Associate

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Matt Morris

Vectors Capital
Investment Associate

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Companies

247 Solar
Re:Build Manufacturing
Fitila Technologies
Runwise
Lion Energy
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