Aerospace & Defense
Showcase

January 25th, 2024

 

Full Agenda Coming Soon…

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

Matt MacGregor

MITRE
Acquisition Subject Matter Expert

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Shawn Gregoire

United States Air Force
Senior Manager, Long Term Inspections (Ret.)

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Bahareh Haji-saeed

BAE Systems
Director, External Engagements - Technology Scouting

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Sarah Pearson

Defense Innovation Unit
Co-Lead Commercial Portfolio for AI/ML

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Joe Epstein

Lockheed Martin
Research Engineer

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Han Ko

USAKO Group
President & CEO

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Armando Ellis

United States Air Force
Air Battle Manager

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Jim Huff

United States Air Force
Deputy of Innovation Portfolio, Travis AFB

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Craig McClelland

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
Senior Analyst (Aerospace, AI, & Cyber Resilience)

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Rudy Baisa

United States Air Force
Management Program Analyst

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Mark Raczynski

General Dynamics Mission Systems
Tech Director, Innovation Sourcing Network

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Paul Garcia

Booz Allen Hamilton
Energy Communication Specialust

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Bahareh Haji-saeed

BAE Systems
Director, External Engagements - Technology Scouting

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Michel Pardal

United States Air Force
Program Manager

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Peter Ruiz

Invest Puerto Rico
Business Development Director

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Andrew Buday

Air Force Futures
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS STRATEGIST

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RyAnn McCoy

United States Air Force
Lead Acquisition Program Manager

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Lena McDonnell

Outsiders Fund
Senior Investment Associate

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Mark Vreeke

Chemical Angel Network
Co-founder

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Ian Pierce

United States Air Force
Tactical Aircraft Maintenance

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Companies

Assured Space Access
Margik
Edmond Scientific
Accrete.AI
JAKERTECH
QuoLab Tech
Target Arm

Session 2

2:30-4:00pm ET

Panelists

Barbara Estes

United States Air Force
Researcher

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Lisa Dufresne

GC Ventures America
Corporate Venture Capital

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Lena McDonnell

Outsiders Fund
Senior Investment Associate

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Tony Williams

Army Futures Command
Principal Director, Corp. Ventures & Technology Vetting, Army Applications Lab

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Craig McClelland

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
Senior Analyst (Aerospace, AI, & Cyber Resilience)

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Mark Raczynski

General Dynamics Mission Systems
Tech Director, Innovation Sourcing Network

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Rudy Baisa

United States Air Force
Management Program Analyst

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Noah Feingold

Stellar Ventures
Associate

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Rudy Baisa

United States Air Force
Management Program Analyst

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Noah Feingold

Stellar Ventures
Associate

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Spandan (Dan) Saha

BDev Ventures
Investment Professional

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Yvonne Lutsch

Bosch Ventures
Investment Professional

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Han Ko

USAKO Group
President & CEO

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Mark Raczynski

General Dynamics Mission Systems
Tech Director, Innovation Sourcing Network

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Noah Feingold

Stellar Ventures
Associate

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James Hury

TRISH
Chief Innovation Officer

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Adam Shura

United States Air Force
Manager, Innovation and Analysis Second Air Force

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Samira G-Curtis

VU Ventures
Investor

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Istvan Jonyer

Sidespin Ventures
Managing Director

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Casey Van Maanen

Pursuit Ventures
Associate

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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

BotBuilt
Littoral Power Systems
Air Refueling Tanker Transport
Re:Build Manufacturing
Vici Robotics
Intergalactic
Target Arm

Clean Tech Session

3:10-4:00pm ET

Panelists

Craig McClelland

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
Senior Analyst (Aerospace & AI)

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Maureen Rinkunas

Corbion
Director, Open Innovation

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Anna Jarman

Walmart Global Tech
Innovation & Emerging Technology

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Yoav Waizer

Next Gear Ventures
CFO

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Mark Vreeke

Chemical Angel Network
Founding Member

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David J. Neff

Ecliptic Capital
Operating Partner

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Judy Li

Energy Foundry
Vice President

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Tina Tosukhowong

TDK Ventures
Investment Director

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Matthew Cohen

Pangaea Ventures
Director of Technology

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Keith Gillard

UpperStage Capital
CEO

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Fern Morrison

Mitra Chem
Product Manager

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Kip Stringfellow

VU Venture Partners
Venture Partner

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Lisa Dufresne

GC Venture Partners
Corporate Venture Capital

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Thomas Blum

New York Angels
Member

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Takeo Ikeda

DIC Corporation
CVC Manager

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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

WeeGreen
Dasco
Emrod
Sparkcharge
Edgybees
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