Aerospace &
Defense
Showcase

June 25th, 2025

 

Full Agenda Coming Soon…

Carol Rabke

US Department of Energy
Technology to Market Advisor

Lisa Dufresne

GC Ventures America
Corporate Venture Capital

Jerrold Wang

GC Ventures America
Corporate Venture Capital Associate

Neal Dikeman

Energy Transition Ventures
Partner

Kimberly Zou

Sightline Climate
CEO

Kristin Marshall

Lux Research
Associate Research Director

Tony Sun

GC Ventures
Director of Corporate Venture Capital

Elena Demidova

GC
Manager, Strategic Planning and Portfolio

Session 1

Panelists

Alex Hamilton

Craft Capital Management
Managing Director

Laurie Chappell

MDA Space
Senior Director, New Business

Han Ko

USAKO Group
President & CEO

Tobias Egle

Fine Structure Ventures
Senior Associate

Phaedra Chrousos

Space Leasing International
COO

Marisa McGinnis

Golden Seeds
Managing Director

John Brown

United States Air Force
56 Fighter Wing Innovation Manager

David Adcock

United States Air Force
Wing Innovation Manager

Bill Waynick

United States Air Force
Senior Advisor Warfighter Communications

Paul Garcia

Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
Sr Advisor Business Development

Bahareh Haji-saeed

BAE Systems
Director, External Engagements- Technology Scouting

Gabe Arrington

United States Air Force
Senior Director of Operations

Mark Morgan

United States Air Force
AFCEC Innovation Chief

Manveer Sandhu

Plug and Play Tech Center
Associate

Kate Faatz

Boeing
Strategic Sourcing & Partnerships

Companies

RiteNet
Rocket Technology Systems
Amber Semiconductor
Brain-CA Technologies
Ampcera
Terra Fusion
AiFly Labs
AiFly Labs

Session 2

Panelists

Todd Coulard

Marque Ventures
Principal

Katie Vasquez

Calibrate Ventures
Investor

Mike Telcide

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

Josephine Millward

OpAmp Capital
Partner

Adam McDonough

United States Air Force
Superintendent, Phoenix Spark

Lee Silvestre

NavalX
East Coast Tech Bridge Coordinator

Noah Feingold

Stellar Ventures
Associate

Migdalia Morales

United States Air Force
Innovation Manager

Tabitha Au

United States Air Force
Section Chief, Fighter Country Spark Cell

Emeka Alozie

Defense Innovation Unit
Principal

Bill Waynick

United States Air Force
Senior Advisor Warfighter Communications

Paul Garcia

Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
Sr Advisor Business Development

Bahareh Haji-saeed

BAE Systems
Director, External Engagements- Technology Scouting

Gabe Arrington

United States Air Force
Senior Director of Operations

Mark Morgan

United States Air Force
AFCEC Innovation Chief

Kate Faatz

Boeing
Strategic Sourcing & Partnerships

Ron Krudo

Charged Ventures
Partner

Justin Kingsbury

TechFarms Capital
Partner

Joseph Blahut

United States Air Force
Production Superintendent

Nilesh Trivedi

J-Ventures Fund
Principal INvestor

Yuan Liu

Hypertherm Ventures
Investor

Rudy Baisa

United States Air Force
Management Program Analyst

Anna Jarman

Walmart Global Tech
Innovation & Emerging Technology

Dan Hingley

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

Ian Pierce

United States Air Force
Tactical Aircraft Maintenance

Sophia Moshasha

Meta
Public Policy, Metaverse

Steve Elefant

Soaring VC
Managing Director

Rudy Baisa

United States Air Force
Management Program Analyst

Chloe Holzinger

The Engine
Investment Associate

Chloe Holzinger

The Engine
Investment Associate

Chloe Holzinger

The Engine
Investment Associate

Companies

WaveWorks
Cama Security
Numem
Falcon Green Energy
Falcon Green Energy
Falcon Green Energy
AiFly Labs

Session 3

Panelists

Benjamin Zeitoun

Starburst Aerospace
Investor

Marc Bleha

United States Air Force
Military Strategist, International Affairs

Chris Daehnick

Alumni Ventures
Venture Scout

Lisa Dufresne

GC Ventures America
Corporate Venture Capital

John Dickerson

United States Air Force
Wing Innovation Officer

Joe Epstein

Lockheed Martin Space
Strategic Partnership Lead

Tim Denning

Ultratech Capital Partners
Principal

Paul Mayer

Cultivation Capital
Principal

Emeka Alozie

Defense Innovation Unit
Principal

Bill Waynick

United States Air Force
Senior Advisor Warfighter Communications

Bahareh Haji-saeed

BAE Systems
Director, External Engagements- Technology Scouting

Gabe Arrington

United States Air Force
Senior Director of Operations

Paul Garcia

Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
Sr Advisor Business Development

Mark Morgan

United States Air Force
AFCEC Innovation Chief

Kip Stringfellow

VU Venture Partners
Venture Partner

Anna Jarman

Walmart Global Tech
Innovation & Emerging Technology

Chloe Holzinger

The Engine
Investment Associate

Chloe Holzinger

The Engine
Investment Associate

Matt Morris

Vectors Capital
Investment Associate

Companies

247 Solar
Re:Build Manufacturing
Fitila Technologies
Runwise
Lion Energy
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