Autonomous Systems
Showcase

September 30th, 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

Julia Davourie

Convergent Ventures
General Partner

Brent Zettel

Greater Ventures
Managing Partner

Marshall Witkowski

Defense Innovation Unit
Commercial Executive

Winnie Leung

Ajinomoto Group Ventures
Investment Director

Mark Vreeke

Chemical Angel Network
President

Marisa McGinnis

Golden Seeds
Managing Director

Peter Ruiz

Kansas Department of Commerce
Regional Director, Business Recruitment, West Coast

Alex Hamilton

Craft Capital Management
Managing Director

Suresh Sundarababu

SWAN Impact Network
Executive Director

Paul Garcia

Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
Sr Advisor Business Development

Karolina Lewandowska

StarBeam Capital
Co-Founder

Muzib Khan

Kyocera
Principal R&D Strategist

Hyundo Kwon

Honda Xcelerator Ventures
Principal

Kathleen Jurman

Dow Ventures
Corporate Technology Scout

Lisa Dufresne

GC Ventures
Corporate Venture Capital

Companies

V-Glass
PoE Texas
AGC Power
EVident Battery
Right Ascension
Terra Fusion
AiFly Labs
AiFly Labs

Session 2

Panelists

Lena McDonnell

Outsiders Fund
Senior Investment Associate

Liat Sverdlov

OurCrowd
Investment Partner

Rinat Yogev

GM Ventures
Partner

Thomas Blum

Clean Energy Venture Group
Partner

Peter Ruiz

Kansas Department of Commerce
Regional Director, Business Recruitment, West Coast

Hyundo Kwon

Honda Xcelerator Ventures
Principal

Paul Garcia

Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
Sr Advisor Business Development

Suresh Sundarababu

SWAN Impact Network
Executive Director

Marisa McGinnis

Golden Seeds
Managing Director

Marshall Witkowski

Defense Innovation Unit
Commercial Executive

Kathleen Jurman

Dow Ventures
Corporate Technology Scout

Matthew Cohen

Clean Energy Ventures
Principal

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

Ampcera
Decycle Bio
Pure Blue Tech
Keyfive
Hybron
Vela Recoilless
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

Lemko
Ampcera
Edgerunner AI
Rocket Technology Systems
Lion Energy
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