2025 Air, Space & Cyber Conference | Agenda
Monday, September 22, 2025
Maryland Ballroom
Technology Exposition Open
Prince George Exhibit Hall
Technology Exposition Open
Potomac AB
Keynote Address—The State of the DAF
- The Honorable Troy Meink
Secretary of the Air Force
Potomac AB
Keynote Address—The State of the Air Force
- Gen. David Allvin
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Potomac AB
Modernizing the Triad: The Imperative for B-21 and Sentinel
- Lt. Gen. Michael J. Lutton
Deputy Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command - Maj. Gen. Brandon D. Parker
Director, Global Operations, Headquarters U.S. Strategic Command - Ben Davies
Corporate Vice President and President, Defense Systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation - Moderator:
Maj. Gen. Larry Stutzriem, USAF (Ret.)
Executive Vice President, Air & Space Forces Association
Potomac C
Leveraging Commercial Space Domain Awareness
- Patrick Biltgen
Vice President, Space AI, Booz Allen - Josh Conine
Director, Space Command and Control, SAIC - Wallace Turnbull
Senior Solution Architect, Leidos - Brandon White
Vice President and General Manager, Tactical Space Systems Division, Northrop Grumman - Moderator:
Col. Bryon E.C. McClain
Program Executive Officer, Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power, Space Systems Command
Potomac D
Affordable Munitions
- The Honorable Shon J. Manasco
Senior Counselor, Palantir - Mark Miller
Senior Vice President, Missile Aviation Solutions, Leidos - Maj. Gen. Steve Sargeant, USAF (Ret.)
CEO, Marvin Test Solutions - Matt Steenman
Chief Technology Officer, Elbit America - Moderator:
Brig. Gen. Robert Lyons III
Director, Armament Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
Potomac AB
The China Threat
- Lt. Gen. Max E. Pearson
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence - Brig. Gen. Brian D. Sidari
Director of Intelligence, U.S. Space Command - Chief Master Sgt. Stefan Blazier
Senior Enlisted Leader, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence - Chief Master Sgt. Ron Lerch
Senior Enlisted Advisor, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence - Moderator:
J. Michael Dahm
Senior Fellow for Aerospace and China Studies, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Potomac C
United Forces & Families: Multigenerational Perspectives on Family Readiness
- Lyndsey Akers
Founder & CEO, Akers&Co and AFA's Senior Consultant for United Forces & Families (F2) - Sharene Brown
Co-founder and Champion, Five and Thrive; Spouse of the 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Chief Master Sgt. Chris McCool, USAF (Ret.)
Husband of Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen McCool, Command Chief, Pacific Air Forces - Moderator:
Corie Weathers
Author, "Military Culture Shift"
Potomac D
Air and Missile Defense Through an Allied Lens
- Brig. Gen. Alexis Rougier
General Officer in charge of Higher Airspace Operations, French Air and Space Force - Air Commodore Nikki Thomas
UK Air & Space Attaché to the United States - Col. Kevin M. Jamieson
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, NATO Allied Air Command - Moderator:
Brig. Gen. Houston Cantwell, USAF (Ret.)
Senior Resident Fellow, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Potomac AB
Lessons in Servant Leadership
- Dr. Heather Wilson
24th Secretary of the Air Force - Gen. David Goldfein, USAF (Ret.)
21st Chief of Staff of the Air Force - Moderator:
Lt. Gen. Burt Field, USAF (Ret.)
President & CEO, Air & Space Forces Association
Potomac C
Modernizing Training for 21st Century Air Superiority
- Maj. Gen. Barry Cornish, USAF (Ret.)
Vice President, Aerospace, Booz Allen - Cedric George
Vice President, Strategy and Growth, MetroStar - Dan Ourada
Vice President, Captures & Business Development, Amentum - Jenn Serra
Senior Director, Simulation & Training, Collins Aerospace, an RTX Business - Moderator:
Maj. Gen. Clark J. Quinn
Deputy Commander, Air Education and Training Command
Potomac D
Delivering Training Capabilities for Space Superiority
- Matt Brown
Executive Technology Director, Air & Space Defense Systems, Raytheon, an RTX Business - Emily Farkas
Air Force and Space Force Account Executive, Shift5 - Jim Reynolds
Vice President, Business Development for Defense Space, SAIC - Justin Tkach
Director, Virtual Warfare Center, Boeing Defense, Space & Security - Moderator:
Brig. Gen. Matthew S. Cantore
Deputy Commander, Space Training and Readiness Command
Potomac AB
Expanding the Defense Industrial Base
- Bryon Kroger
Founder & CEO, Rise8 - Shyam Sankar
Chief Technology Officer, Palantir Technologies - Raj Shah
Author, "Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are Transforming the Future of War" - Moderator:
Gen. Herbert J. “Hawk” Carlisle
Former Commander, Air Combat Command
Potomac C
The Future of Multi-Domain ISR
- Michael Geist
Vice President, Product Management, SES Space & Defense - Scott Jobe
Executive Director, Business Development & Strategy, Phantom Works, Boeing Defense, Space & Security - Tyler Saltsman
Co-Founder & CEO, EdgeRunner AI - Mike Shortsleeve
Vice President, DoD Strategic Development, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems - Moderator:
Brig. Gen. Melissa A. Stone
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
Potomac D
The Expanding Cyber Threat
- Lt. Gen. Thomas K. Hensley
Commander, 16th Air Force; Commander, Air Forces Cyber - Charleen Laughlin
Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Cyber and Data - Brig. Gen. Joy Kaczor
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Warfighter Communications and Cyber Systems - Moderator:
Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, USAF (Ret.)
Former Commander, 16th Air Force
Potomac AB
Keynote Address—Any Day Could be the Day
- Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi
Prince George
Exhibit Hall
Exhibit Hall
Outstanding Airmen of the Year Reception
*Ticketed Event
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Maryland Ballroom
Technology Exposition Open
Prince George Exhibit Hall
Technology Exposition Open
Potomac AB
Keynote Address—The State of the Space Force
- Gen. B. Chance Saltzman
Chief of Space Operations
Potomac AB
Planning a Satellite Kill: The 1985 F-15 ASAT Test
- Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson, USAF (Ret.)
Former Commander, Air Force Flight Test Center
Potomac AB
Building the Space Force
- Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, USSF (Ret.)
1st Chief of Space Operations - Gen. David D. “DT” Thompson, USSF (Ret.)
1st Vice Chief of Space Operations - Moderator:
Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno, USSF (Ret.)
1st Director of Staff, U.S. Space Force
Potomac C
Civilians’ Role in Mission Success
- Robert E. Corsi, Jr.
Former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services - Marilyn Thomas
Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller - Randall G. Walden
Former Director and Program Executive Officer for the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office - Moderator:
Kathleen I. Ferguson
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Energy
Potomac AB
Accelerating Decision Superiority: Harnessing Data and AI
- Dr. Kelly D. Hammett
Director and Program Executive Officer for the Space Rapid Capabilities Office - Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey
Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management - Ryan Tseng
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Shield AI - Moderator:
David Ware
Partner, Leader of Public Sector AI Practice, McKinsey & Company
Potomac C
Dynamic Space Operations
- Maj. Gen. Dennis O. Bythewood
Special Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations - Dr. Monty Greer
Government Caucus Facilitator, Aerospace Corporation - Rob Hauge
President, SpaceLogistics LLC - Moderator:
Col. Charles Galbreath, USSF (Ret.)
Senior Fellow for Space Studies, AFA's Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence
Potomac AB
Keynote Address—The Guardian Experience: Answering the Call, Building the Force
- Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John Bentivegna
Potomac C
Air Superiority
- Gen. James “Mike” Holmes, USAF (Ret.)
Senior Advisor, Boeing Defense - Dan Javorsek
President, EpiSci, an Applied Intuition company - Robert Rose
Founder & CEO, Reliable Robotics - Greg Ulmer
President, Aeronautics, Lockheed Martin - Moderator:
Maj. Gen. William Betts
Director of Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Headquarters Air Combat Command
Potomac D
Improving Cybersecurity for Space Operations
- Ron Bushar
Managing Director & CISO, Google Public Sector - Christopher P. Cleary
Vice President, Global Cyber Practice, ManTech - Alice Fakir
Senior Partner and Vice President, IBM - Brad Pyburn
Managing Director, Deloitte - Moderator:
Charleen Laughlin
Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Cyber and Data
Potomac AB
The Making of Aces
- Col. Charles “Chuck” DeBellevue, USAF (Ret.)
Vietnam War Ace
Potomac AB
Enhancing Readiness and Generating Combat Forces
- Gen. Adrian L. Spain
Commander, Air Combat Command - Maj. Gen. John M. Klein Jr.
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations - Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak
Acting Director, Air National Guard - Maj. Gen. Regina Sabric
Deputy Commander, Air Force Reserve Command - Moderator:
Kirk Rieckhoff
Senior Partner, Leader of Global Defense and Security Practice, McKinsey & Company
Potomac C
Emerging Trends in EW
- Scott Bailie
Product Line Director, Advanced Electronic Warfare Solutions, BAE Systems - Jason Brown
General Manager, Defense, Applied Intuition - Doug Gill
Senior Staff Scientist, FlightSafety International - Clayton Spakes
Growth Manager, Rise8 - Moderator:
Col. Eddie Gutierrez
Deputy Commander, Mission Delta 3
Potomac D
United Forces & Families: Building Your Community
- Maj. Gen Trent C. Davis
Chief of Chaplains - Command Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen McCool
Command Chief, Pacific Air Forces - Dr. Jason “JW” Womack
Strategist, Leader Development for Operational Readiness, Space Systems Command - Shaun Beal
2025 Armed Forces Insurance Air Force Spouse of the Year - Moderator:
Maj. Gen. Chaplain Randy E. Kitchens, USAF (Ret.)
20th Chief of Chaplains, Department of the Air Force
Potomac AB
International Partnerships in Space
- Brig. Gen. Jacob Middleton
Commanding General, U.S. Space Forces in Europe and Space Forces Africa - Air Cdre. Chris Robson
Commander Space Forces Group, Space Command Australia - Col. Frank Brooks
Deputy Director, Space International Affairs - Col. Walter Jull
Deputy Commander, 3 Canadian Space Division - Moderator:
Gen. Kevin Chilton, USAF (Ret.)
Explorer Chair, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence
Potomac C
The Future of Airpower: 5th Gen and Beyond
- Maj. Gen. Joseph Kunkel
Director of Force Design, Integration and Wargaming, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force Futures - Dan Gillian
Vice President and General Manager, Air Dominance, Boeing Defense, Space & Security - Tom Jones
President, Aeronautics Systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation - Lt. Gen. David Krumm, USAF (Ret.)
Vice President, Business Development, Electronic Systems, BAE Systems - Moderator:
Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, USAF (Ret.)
Dean, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Potomac D
Counter-Drone Defenses
- Michael Hiatt
Chief Technology Officer, Epirus - Tom Kirkland
Vice President and General Manager, Targeting and Sensor Systems - Jon Piatt
Executive Vice President, ISR, Aviation, & Security, SNC - John Theuerkauf
Vice President, Engineering, Frequentis Defense Inc. - Moderator:
Col. James W. Price
Deputy Director of Operations, Air Combat Command
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Maryland Ballroom
Technology Exposition Open
Prince George Exhibit Hall
Technology Exposition Open
Potomac AB
Armed and On Time: The Art of Delivering Space Capabilities at Speed and Scale
- Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant
Commander, Space Systems Command - Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr.
Commander, Space Operations Command - Maj. Gen. Stephen G. Purdy
Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force - Moderator:
Col. Charles Galbreath, USSF (Ret.)
Senior Fellow for Space Studies, AFA's Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence
Potomac C
Air Superiority Remains a Fundamental Tenet of Airpower
- Maj. Gen John M. Klein Jr.
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations - Maj. Gen. Parker Wright
Commander, Curtis E. LeMay Center - Col. John Venable, USAF (Ret.)
Senior Resident Fellow, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies - Moderator:
Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, USAF (Ret.)
Dean, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Potomac AB
Achieving Space Superiority
- Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr.
Commander, Space Operations Command - Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess
Commander, U.S. Space Forces-Space - Maj. Gen. Jim Smith
Commander, Space Training and Readiness Command - Moderator:
Gen. Kevin Chilton, USAF (Ret.)
Explorer Chair, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence
Potomac C
Enabling the Long-Range Kill Chain
- Mike Dupasquier
Vice President, Airborne Systems, General Dynamics Mission Systems - Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, USAF (Ret.)
Vice President, Skunk Works Business Development, Lockheed Martin - Erich Hernandez-Baquero
Vice President, Space ISR, Raytheon, an RTX Business - Jon Rhone
Command and Control (C2) Strategist, SAIC - Moderator:
Maj. Gen. Joseph Kunkel
Director of Force Design, Integration, and Wargaming, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force Futures
Potomac D
Sixth-Gen Missiles for Sixth-Gen Threats
- Maj. Gen. Mark Mitchum
Commander, Integrated Capabilities Command - Brig. Gen. Jason E. Bartolomei
Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory - Brig. Gen. Robert Lyons III
Director, Armament Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center - Sam Deneke
President, Air & Space Defense Systems, Raytheon, an RTX Business - Moderator:
Lt. Gen. David S. Nahom, USAF (Ret.)
Former Commander, Alaskan Command, United States Northern Command
Potomac AB
Exercising at Scale: What We’re Learning
- Gen. Kevin Schneider
Commander, Pacific Air Forces - Gen. Adrian L. Spain
Commander, Air Combat Command - Gen. John Lamontagne
Commander, Air Mobility Command - Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr.
Commander, Space Operations Command - Moderator:
Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, USAF (Ret.)
Former Commander, U.S. Transportation Command
Potomac C
Balancing Stand-off and Penetrating Airpower
- Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost
Commander, Eighth Air Force - David Alexander
President, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. - Orlando ‘OJ’ Sanchez Jr.
Vice President and General Manager, Skunk Works, Lockheed Martin - Robert Winkler
Vice President, Corporate Development & National Security Programs, Kratos - Moderator:
Mark Gunzinger
Director, Future Concepts & Capability Assessments, AFA's Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence
Potomac D
The Imperative for Laser Communications in Space
- Art Dhallin
Director, Military and Strategic Communications, Lockheed Martin - Nathan Getz
Director, Data Communications, Space Development Agency - Trevor Haak
Director, Electromagnetic Systems Division, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. - Moderator:
Col. Jennifer Reeves, USAF (Ret.)
Senior Resident Fellow for Space Studies, AFA's Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence
Potomac AB
The Nexus of Space, Cyber, and Special Operations
- Gen. Stephen Whiting
Commander, U.S. Space Command - Lt. Gen. Sean Farrell
Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Special Operations Command - Lt. Gen. Thomas K. Hensley
Commander, 16th Air Force; Commander, Air Forces Cyber - Moderator:
Gen. James B. Hecker, USAF (Ret.)
Former Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa
Potomac C
Artificial Intelligence in Command and Control
- Trey Coleman
Chief Product Officer, Raft - Peter Guerra
Global Vice President, Data & AI, Oracle - Col. Louis Ruscetta, USAF (Ret.)
Director, Strategic Development, Virtualitics - Ben Van Roo
CEO & Co-Founder, Legion Intelligence Inc. - Moderator:
Col. Ryan T. “Ape” Hayde
Commander, 505th Command and Control Wing
Potomac D
Golden Dome: The Way Ahead
- Steve Arnette
COO, Amentum - Robert Lightfoot
President, Lockheed Martin Space - Raymond Sharp
Golden Dome for America Lead, Northrop Grumman - Ed Zoiss
President, Space & Airborne Systems, L3Harris - Moderator:
Col. Jennifer Reeves, USAF (Ret.)
Senior Resident Fellow for Space Studies, AFA's Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence
Potomac AB
Manifesting the Future of Air & Space Power
- Palmer Luckey
Founder, Anduril Industries - Moderator:
Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula
Dean, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Potomac C
Generating Effects with Cyber and Electronic Warfare
- Col. Larry Fenner Jr.
Commander, 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing - Col. Eddie Gutierrez
Deputy Commander, Mission Delta 3 - Col. John Picklesimer
Commander, 67th Cyberspace Wing - Moderator:
Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, USAF (Ret.)
Former Director, Defense Information System Agency
Potomac D
Air and Missile Defense
- John Breitenbach
Director, A&D Markets, Real-Time Innovations - Randy Fields
Chief Technology Officer, Ultra I&C - Dr. J. Scott Goldstein
Senior Vice President, Strategy, Parsons - The Honorable Shon J. Manasco
Senior Counselor, Palantir - Moderator:
Michael Winkler
Executive Director, Operations, Pacific Air Forces
Potomac AB
United Forces & Families: Senior Leaders Perspectives
- Gen. David Allvin
Chief of Staff of the Air Force - Gina Allvin
Wife of Chief of Staff of the Air Force - Gen. B. Chance Saltzman
Chief of Space Operations - Jennifer Saltzman
Wife of Chief of Space Operations - Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi
- Katy Flosi
Wife of CMSAF - Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John Bentivegna
- Cathy Bentivegna
Wife of CMSSF - Moderator:
Lt. Gen. Burt Field, USAF (Ret.)
President & CEO, Air & Space Forces Association
Potomac AB
AFA’s U.S. Air Force Birthday Celebration
*Ticketed Event