2024 Featured Speakers
Welcome to DIBCON 2024, where leading voices in defense manufacturing will address the key challenges facing U.S. small manufacturers. This event offers a unique chance to gain insights from top industry figures shaping the future of defense with innovative approaches. Below, meet our esteemed speakers who will be headlining this year's conference.
David Koch
Director
DLA Research and Development
Dr. Arthur Herman
Author of "Freedom's Forge" & Director at the Hudson Institute
The Honorable
Robert O’Brien
27th United States National Security Advisor
Brench Boden
Sr. Technical Advisor & Digital Enterprise Lead Air Force Research Laboratory
Ronald Hobbs
Director
AFSC Small Business Office
Jeffrey Sick
Director of Logistics
Air Force Sustainment Center
Michael Morford
Founder & Chairman
Knudsen Institute
Loren Smith
President
Skyline Policy Risk Group
Larry Adams
Business Advisor
Business Advisor, OK SBDC
Chris Caron
Principal
Oculus Strategies
Jessica Ervin
Technology Innovation Director
Oklahoma Small Business Development Center Network
Travis Goldbach
CMMC GTM Leader
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Michael Farmer
President
Viking Innovations
Chancellor Garrett
CEO
Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
Bhairavsingh Ghorpade
Senior Data Scientist
Space Cow LLC
Robert Gorham
Co-Founder & Chief Executive
BlueForge Alliance
Alexander Gray
Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff of the White House National Security Council (NSC)
American Global Strategies LLC
Dr. Sharon Harrison
Owner
Harrison Consulting Group
Melissa Houston
Founder & Principal
929 Strategies
David Hoffmeier
Procurement Contract Specialist and Certified VA Verification Counselor
Oklahoma APEX Accelerator
Christina Landon
Printed Circuit Board Task Lead
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane)
Maj Gen USAF (ret.)
Lee Levy
President & CEO and Logistics Division Chair for the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
The Levy Group
Richard Leu
Co-Founder & President
Space Cow LLC
Robert Moran
Partner
Brunswick Group
Brian Painter
Global VP and GT
Fictiv Manufacturing Services
Rodney Reddic
Executive Director
TMAC
Dave Rowland
President & CEO
Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance
Sam Thevanayagam
President & CEO
Parts Life, Inc. and DeVal Lifecycle Support
Kenny Williams
Co-Founder & CEO
PHENX Products
George Whittier
CEO
Fairbanks Morse Defense
