2025 Air and Space Summit

Name: 2025 Air and Space Summit
Start: 2025-07-31
End: 2025-07-31
Location: Hilton-McLean

Air and space defense is a critical component of national security, and it’s increasingly essential in the looming Great Power Competition era. With the increasing sophistication of threats, the need for advanced defense capabilities in the air and space domains has never been more urgent. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Air and Space Defense Summit will provide invaluable insights into the challenges and opportunities facing the industry, helping attendees understand the strategic importance of air and space defense and how to contribute to its advancement.

Speaker Details

Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy

Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy (Keynote)

Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

for Space Acquisition and Integration

U.S. Space Force

Maj. Gen. Christopher Povak (Keynote)

Deputy Director

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

Thomas Lockhart (Keynote)

Director of the Capability and Resource Integration Directorate, J8

U.S. Space Command [USSPACECOM]

David Ray (Introducer)

Executive Vice President for Space and Intelligence

SAIC

Chitta Ratana (Introducer)

Sr. Director of Business Development

Kepler Communications

Nick Ducich (Introducer)

Customer Relations Director

BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC

Shubhi Mishra (Moderator)

Founder & CEO

Raft

Leigh Dow (Moderator)

CMO & Head of Public Affairs

Mattermost

Robert Conrad (Moderator)

President of Kepler Communications US

Kepler Communications

Justin Kasper (Moderator)

Chief of Technology

BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC

Andy Henson (Moderator)

SVP, Innovation Factory and Strategic Mission Innovation

SAIC

David Broadbent (Moderator)

President and CEO of SES Space and Defense

Intelsat – Now Part of SES

Kenneth Bedingfield (Moderator)

SVP, CFO, & President Aerojet Rocketdyne

L3Harris Technologies

Greg Heckler (Panelist)

Program Executive for Commercialization, SCaN Program

National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

Dr. Arthur Grijalva (Panelist)

SpaceWERX Director

U.S. Space Force

Col. Alexander Rasmussen (Panelist)

Chief Capability Officer

Space Development Agency (SDA)

Steven Butow (Panelist)

Military Deputy

Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Cameron Holt

President, Strategic Markets,

Retired U.S. Air Force Major General

Exiger

Stacey Hirata (Panelist)

Chief of Military Programs Integration Division

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Dr. Lisa Costa (Panelist)

Senior National Security Executive, VC Partner

Squadra Ventures

Kevin Kelly (Panelist)

Chairman CEO

Arcfield

Lindsay Kaldon (Panelist)

Fission Surface Power Project Manager

NASA Glenn Research Center

Tim Walsh (Panelist)

Director, Office of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Observations

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Col. Marqus Randall (Panelist)

Director of Intelligence

Space Operations Command [SpOC]

Dr. William Conley (Panelist)

CTO

Mercury Systems

Jose “JR” Rivera (Panelist)

Vice President of Enterprise Digital Solutions

SAIC

Didi Kuo (Panelist)

Principal Deputy Director,

Geospatial Intelligence Systems Acquisition Directorate

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

Dr. Kelly Hammett (Panelist)

Director and Program Executive Officer, Space Rapid Capabilities Office

U.S. Space Force

John Trumpfheller (Panelist)

Director, Operational Capability Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff,

Strategy, Integration and Requirements

U.S. Air Force

Dr. Robert O'Brien (Panelist)

Director, USRA

Center for Space Nuclear Research

Candice Frost (Panelist)

DoD Account Executive

Nightwing

Dr. Robert Antypas (Panelist)

Space, Access, Mobility, and Logistics Mission Area Lead

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

Shannon Pallone (Panelist/Virtual)

Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Battle Management Command,

Control & Communications, United States Space Force

Space Systems Command

Maj Gen Mark Mitchum (Panelist)

Commander (Provisional)

Integrated Capabilities Command

Richard Yu (Panelist/Virtual)

Director of the Digital Superiority Directorate (J6)

and Chief Information Officer

U.S. Space Command [USSPACECOM]

Lt Col. Aaron Stevenson (Panelist)

Deputy Director, Commercial Space Office (COSMO),

Space Systems Command

U.S. Space Force

Jon Norman (Panelist)

VP, Air & Space Defense Systems, Requirements & Capabilities

Raytheon, an RTX business

Trey Obering (Panelist)

Executive Vice President

Booz Allen

Col. Gabe Mounce (Panelist)

Chief Strategy Officer

SpaceWERX

Maj Gen Joseph Kunkel (Panelist)

Director of Force Design, Integration, and Wargaming,

Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force Futures (AF/A5/7I),

U.S. Air Force

Seth Whitworth (Panelist)

Acting Associate Deputy Chief of Space Operations

for Cyber and Data (SF/S6)

U.S. Space Force

Event Topic

Aerospace, Defense, Technology

Relevant Audiences

All Federal Government, Air Force

Event Type

Onsite

Event Subtype

Conference / Summit

When

Thu, Jul 31, 2025 | 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

Registration Cost

Member:

$ 250.00

Elite New:

$ 100.00

Guest Member:

$ 445.00

Government:

$ 0.00

Non-Member Government:

$ 50.00

Non-Member:

$ 625.00

Location

Hilton-McLean

7920 Jones Branch Drive

McLean, Virginia, US, 22102

Website

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