Speakers
2025 Co-Chairs

Dr. Mark Lewis
President & CEO Purdue Applied Research Institute
Steven Dunn
Senior FellowChief Scientist: Intermediate Range Conventional Strike Weapons Lockheed Martin Space
Keynote

Dr. James Weber
Principal Director for Hypersonics Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E))
Rear Admiral Michael S. Richman, USN
Deputy DirectorHypersonics Navy Strategic Systems Programs

Lieutenant General Robert A. Rasch, Jr., USA
Director Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO)
Christoph Müller
ChairApplied Vehicle Technology Panel
Collaboration Support Office NATO Science & Technology Organization
DoD/Gov

Dr. Gillian Bussey
Deputy Chief Science Officer U.S. Space Force
Dr. Michael Brown
Principle ScientistHigh Speed Division AFRL Aerospace Systems

Lt Col Jared Thompson, USAF
Chief, Advanced Capabilities Integration Branch USSTRATCOM J875
Jon Ludwigson
Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Mark Glenn
Director, OSD Joint Hypersonic Transition Office Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, (OUSD R&E)
Dennis Helmich
Director of Integrated Military Systems Sandia National Laboratories
Dr. Charles Camarda
Hypersonic Researcher and Innovator & Author Former NASA Astronaut & Sr. Advisor for InnovationOffice of Chief Engineer
Johnson Space Center

Paul Mann
Program Executive, Sea Based Weapons, Director, Aegis BMD (PD-452) Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Dr. Sarah Armstrong
SSTM,Distinguished Engineer for Advanced Hypersonics Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
Industry

Lieutenant General (USA-ret) Neil Thurgood
Senior Vice PresidentAir and Ground Deterrence Division Anduril

Marty Hunt
Vice President, Hypersonics Systems Leidos Dynetics
Dave McFarland
Director, Missile Defense Solutions Northrop Grumman
Muk Pandian
Director Strategic Partnerships and Advanced ConceptsVarda Space Industries

Geoff Adams
Senior Mission Architect, Missile Defense L3 Harris Space & Airborne Systems
Mike Beltrani
Vice President, Strategic Systems General Dynamics Mission Systems
Janna Mitchke
Deputy Program Manager Raytheon Missiles and Defense
Mark Ogren
Senior Director of Strategy and TechnologyLaunch Vehicles Northrop Grumman
Association

Todd Harrison
Senior Fellow American Enterprise InstituteAcademia

Dr. Joseph Jewell
John Bogdanoff Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics College of Engineering, Purdue University
Dr. Greg Scofield
Hypersonics Laboratory Director Purdue Applied Research Institute