Program
Below is the high-level program for the 2025 AIAA DEFENSE Forum. The program will be updated as new speakers are confirmed in the coming months.
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Continental Breakfast
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Keynote: UAV Threat Briefing
Keynote
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Thomas Powers
UAV Threat Analyst, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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Keynote: Missile Defense Agency
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Networking Coffee Break
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Technical Sessions
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Lunch Available
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Networking Coffee Break
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Keynote Panel: Long-Range Kill Webs
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Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey, USAF
Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management (DAF PEO C3BM), Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition -
Keith Kosan
Director of Advanced Technology Test, Missile Defense Agency
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Networking Reception
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Relax and enjoy conversation, drinks, and food with attendees and speakers. It’s a great way to miss the DC traffic! -
Continental Breakfast
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Keynote: The Transformative Role of Unmanned Systems
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Lt. Col. Charles LeDeatte, USAF
Director, AFCENT Battle Lab, Chief Technology and Data Officer, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central)
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Networking Coffee Break
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Keynote: AI Impacts on Defense R&D Practice and CIO Responsibilities
Keynote
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Alexis Bonnell
Chief Information Officer and Director of the Digital Capabilities, Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory
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Technical Sessions
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Lunch Available
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Networking Coffee Break
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Keynote
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Keynote Panel: Industrial Base and Capacity
Moderator
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Christine Michienzi
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, CSIS
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Alison Perez (Ali)
Senior Investment Manager, Lockheed Martin Ventures -
Michael Rambo
Technology Strategy Senior Manager, Spirit AeroSystems -
Tom Sarama
Chief Engineer, Raytheon Missiles Systems, Raytheon -
Eric Wollerman
President, Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (FM&T), LLC
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Continental Breakfast
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Keynote: Hypersonic Threat Briefing
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Brett Boylston
Foreign Technology Group Manager, Beyond New Horizons, LLC/Arnold Engineering Development Complex
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Keynote: Hypersonics
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James W. Weber
Principal Director for Hypersonics, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
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Networking Coffee Break
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Technical Sessions
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Lunch Available
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Networking Coffee Break
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Keynote Panel: Operators
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David Denhard
Chief Scientist and Technical Advisor, U.S. Space Command
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Martin Lindsey
Science and Technology Division Chief (J85), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command -
Sally Pfenning
Director of Requirements and Resource Integration (J8), U.S. European Command -
Robert Unger
Director, Resources and Analysis, U.S. Central Command
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Continental Breakfast
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Keynote Panel: Lessons Learned from Recent Conflicts
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Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Hudson Institute
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CAPT Quinton Packard, USN
Military Fellow, Defense and Security Department, CSIS -
Maj. Gen. James Smith, USSF
Vice Director for Joint Force Development, The Joint Staff, USSF
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Networking Coffee Break
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Technical Sessions
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