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.
- Continental Breakfast
- 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
- Networking Coffee Break
- Technical Sessions
Description
Access Technical Sessions - Lunch Available
- Technical Sessions
Description
Access Technical Sessions - Networking Coffee Break
- Keynote Panel: Long-Range Kill Webs
Panelists
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Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey 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 -
Meggan Schoenberg Principal Director for Integrated Network System of Systems (INSS), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies , OUSD R&E -
Lt. Col. Michael “Woody” Woodhouse Deputy Cell Director for Warfighter Integration , Space Development Agency
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- Networking Reception
Description
Relax and enjoy conversation, drinks, and food with attendees and speakers. It’s a great way to miss the DC traffic!
- Continental Breakfast
- Keynotes: The Transformative Role of Unmanned Systems
Description
Director, AFCENT Battle Lab, Chief Technology and Data Officer, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central)Panelists
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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
- Keynote: AI Impacts on Defense R&D Practice and CIO Responsibilities
- Technical Sessions
Description
Access Technical Sessions - Lunch Available
- Technical Sessions
Description
Access Technical Sessions - Networking Coffee Break
- Keynote
- Keynote Panel: Industrial Base and Capacity
Moderator
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Christine Michienzi Senior Associate (Non-resident), Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group , CSIS
Panelists
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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 -
Lt. Gen. L. Neil Thurgood, USA (Ret.) Senior Vice President , Anduril Industries
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- Continental Breakfast
- Keynote: Hypersonic Threat Briefing
Speakers
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Brett Boylston Foreign Technology Group Manager , Beyond New Horizons, LLC/Arnold Engineering Development Complex
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- Keynote: Hypersonics
Speakers
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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
- Technical Sessions
Description
Access Technical Sessions - Lunch Available
- Technical Sessions
Description
Access Technical Sessions - Networking Coffee Break
- Keynote Panel: Operators
Moderator
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David Denhard Chief Scientist and Technical Advisor , U.S. Space Command
Panelists
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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
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- Continental Breakfast
- Keynote Panel: Lessons Learned from Recent Conflicts
Moderator
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Bryan Clark Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology , Hudson Institute
Panelists
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CAPT Quinton Packard, USN Military Fellow, Defense and Security Department, CSIS -
Maj. Gen. James Smith Vice Director for Joint Force Development, The Joint Staff , USSF
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- Networking Coffee Break
- Technical Sessions
Description
Access Technical Sessions
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