Aerospace & Defense
Showcase

June 24th, 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

1:00-2:30pm ET

Panelists

Anthony Piccolo

US Army Office of Small Business Programs
Technical Advisor

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Jason Edwards

ZEA
Managing Partner

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Katy Person

US Army
Battalion Commander

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Sherry Gaylor

North Carolina Military Business Center
Business Professional

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Max Yergan

SLI
SVP, Investments

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Crosby Shaterian

412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base
Chief Innovation Officer

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Paul Garcia

Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
Sr Advisor Business Development

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Ronnie Hobbs

Air Force Sustainment Center
Organic Product Support & Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Division Chief

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Lukas Sznewajs

Booz Allen Hamilton
Investor

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Bahareh Haji-saeed

BAE Systems
Technology Scouting Director

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Marisa McGinnis

R42 Group
Limited Partner

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Alexander Kasi

Heico
Director of Acquisitions

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Manveer Sandhu

Plug and Play Tech Center
Venture and Corporate Development

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Samira Curtis

RawLab Ventures
Founding Managing Partner

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Utkarsh Charapale

Vertiv
Technology Innovation Manager

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Mike Telcide

Foretell Labs
CEO

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Companies

Orbis Electric
InnoSys
SaraniaSat
AGC Power
Lemko
Terra Fusion
AiFly Labs
AiFly Labs

Session 2

2:30-4:00pm ET

Panelists

Owen Meyer

Meyer Global Management
Managing Member

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Barbara Estes

United States Air Force
Operations Analyst, PEO C3BM

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Carl Becker

Schooner Capital
Investor

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Bill Waynick

United States Air Force
Senior Advisor Warfighter Communications

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Christopher Kennamer

OneSixOne Ventures
Venture Partner

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Max Yergan

SLI
SVP, Investments

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Marisa McGinnis

R42 Group
Limited Partner

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Crosby Shaterian

412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base
Chief Innovation Officer

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Paul Garcia

Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
Sr Advisor Business Development

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Alexander Kasi

Heico
Director of Acquisitions

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Ronnie Hobbs

Air Force Sustainment Center
Organic Product Support & Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Division Chief

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Lukas Sznewajs

Booz Allen Hamilton
Investor

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Bahareh Haji-saeed

BAE Systems
Technology Scouting Director

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Samira Curtis

RawLab Ventures
Founding Managing Partner

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Kyle Ellis

United States Marine Corps
AI Integration Director

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Noah Feingold

Stellar Ventures
Principal

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Utkarsh Charapale

Vertiv
Technology Innovation Manager

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Angele Sahraoui

Slow Ventures
Investor

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Zachary Chow

Lockheed Martin
Investment Analyst

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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

ZenaDrone
Navier AI
Amphora
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
eJet Aerospace
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