Aerospace & Defense
Showcase

January 28th, 2026

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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

1:00-2:10pm ET

Panelists

Rachel Marron

United States Air Force
Unit Section Commander

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J. Dana Teague

Air Force Research Laboratory
Power, Thermal, and Energy Storage Lead

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Katy Person

US Army
Batallion Commander

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Mark Morgan

United States Air Force
AFCEC Innovation Chief

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Maarten Hooft

Quest Venture Partners
Managing Partner

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Jon Haase

US Navy
Program Manager

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Lukas Sznewajs

Booz Allen Ventures
Investor

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Marisa McGinnis

R42 Group
Limited Partner

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Alex Hamilton

Craft Capital Management
Managing Director

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Paul Garcia

Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
Sr Advisor Business Development

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Bahareh Haji-saeed

BAE Systems
Director, External Engagements- Technology Scouting

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Josephine Millward

OpAmp Capital
Partner

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David Canada

Boeing
Director of Strategic Sourcing & Partnerships Boeing Defense, Space & Security

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Noah Feingold

Stellar Ventures
Associate

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Dustin Baker

United States Air Force
Director of Innovation, Iceman Spark

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Sara Jones

In-Q-Tel
Investor

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Hyundo Kwon

Honda Xcelerator Ventures
Principal

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Companies

Macrovey
Centinus
InnoSys
ZenaDrone
Lemko
Terra Fusion
AiFly Labs
AiFly Labs

Session 2

2:10-3:20pm ET

Panelists

Owen Meyer

Meyer Global Management
Managing Member

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Todd Coulard

Marque Ventures
Principal

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Bill Waynick

United States Air Force
Senior Advisor Warfighter Communications

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Samira Curtis

RawLab Ventures
Founding Managing Partner

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Paul Garcia

Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
Sr Advisor Business Development

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Robert Yancey

Hexcel Corporation
Business Development Director

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Marisa McGinnis

R42 Group
Limited Partner

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Lukas Sznewajs

Booz Allen Ventures
Investor

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Bahareh Haji-saeed

BAE Systems
Director, External Engagements- Technology Scouting

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Winnie Leung

Ajinomoto Group Ventures
Investment Director

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Katie Vasquez

Calibrate Ventures
Investor

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Dustin Baker

United States Air Force
Director of Innovation, Iceman Spark

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Hyundo Kwon

Honda Xcelerator Ventures
Principal

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Nilesh Trivedi

J-Ventures Fund
Partner

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Ethan Missner

Insight Partners
Investor

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Brandon Cramer

Autodesk
Strategic Alliances and Engagements Manager

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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

InZero Systems
ThruWave
Helios
Absentia Technologies
Navier AI
BoolSi
Falcon Green Energy
AiFly Labs

Session 3

3:20-4:30pm ET

Panelists

Dustin Wallace

United States Air Force
Wing Chief of Innovation/Phoenix Spark Director

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Ben Patterson

10vc
Managing Partner

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Max Yergan

Space Leasing International
VP, Investments

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Lisa Dufresne

GC Ventures America
Corporate Venture Capital

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Bill Waynick

United States Air Force
Senior Advisor Warfighter Communications

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Todd Coulard

Marque Ventures
Principal

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Marisa McGinnis

R42 Group
Limited Partner

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Lukas Sznewajs

Booz Allen Ventures
Investor

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Bahareh Haji-saeed

BAE Systems
Director, External Engagements- Technology Scouting

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Mike Telcide

United States Space Force
Dep Branch Chief, Space Sensing Mission Protection

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Dustin Baker

United States Air Force
Director of Innovation, Iceman Spark

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Hyundo Kwon

Honda Xcelerator Ventures
Principal

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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

Caliburn Technologies
Airanaculus
SeaFloor Systems
SaraniaSat
Lion Energy
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