Aerospace &
Defense
Showcase

June 25th, 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

1:00-2:10pm ET

Panelists

Alex Hamilton

Craft Capital Management
Managing Director

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Laurie Chappell

MDA Space
Senior Director, New Business

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Kate Faatz

Boeing
Strategic Sourcing & Partnerships

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Tobias Egle

Fine Structure Ventures
Senior Associate

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Marisa McGinnis

Golden Seeds
Managing Director

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Mark Morgan

United States Air Force
AFCEC Innovation Chief

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John Brown

United States Air Force
56 Fighter Wing Innovation Manager

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David Adcock

United States Air Force
Wing Innovation Manager

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Bill Waynick

United States Air Force
Senior Advisor Warfighter Communications

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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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Companies

Critical Innovations
Vertiv
RSLNT (Air Protein)
Windlift
Right Ascension
Terra Fusion
AiFly Labs
AiFly Labs

Session 2

2:10-3:20pm ET

Panelists

Todd Coulard

Marque Ventures
Principal

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Katie Vasquez

Calibrate Ventures
Investor

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Mike Telcide

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

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Josephine Millward

OpAmp Capital
Partner

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Adam McDonough

United States Air Force
Superintendent, Phoenix Spark

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Lee Silvestre

NavalX
East Coast Tech Bridge Coordinator

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Bill Waynick

United States Air Force
Senior Advisor Warfighter Communications

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Paul Garcia

Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
Sr Advisor Business Development

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Kate Faatz

Boeing
Strategic Sourcing & Partnerships

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Bahareh Haji-saeed

BAE Systems
Director, External Engagements- Technology Scouting

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Mark Morgan

United States Air Force
AFCEC Innovation Chief

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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

Skyfish
Cognisea
SkyMapper
Edgerunner AI
Hybron
Vela Recoilless
Falcon Green Energy
AiFly Labs

Session 3

3:20-4:30pm ET

Panelists

Chris Daehnick

Alumni Ventures
Venture Scout

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Mark Morgan

United States Air Force
AFCEC Innovation Chief

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Paul Garcia

Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
Sr Advisor Business Development

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Lisa Dufresne

GC Ventures America
Corporate Venture Capital

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Joe Epstein

Lockheed Martin Space
Strategic Partnership Lead

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Bahareh Haji-saeed

BAE Systems
Director, External Engagements- Technology Scouting

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Tim Denning

Ultratech Capital Partners
Principal

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Paul Mayer

Cultivation Capital
Principal

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Bill Waynick

United States Air Force
Senior Advisor Warfighter Communications

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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

Lemko
Ampcera
Rocket Technology Systems
Lion Energy
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