FEATURED SPEAKERS
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2025 Featured Speakers

Welcome to DIBCON 2025, 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.

Speakers listed in alphabetical order.

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Canaan Azzi

Founder, Chaiman & CEO
Blue Lotus

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Dr. Berardino Baratta

Digital Mfg and Cybersecurity Institute
CEO, MxD

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Jose Becerril

CEO
MyAddo

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Col (Ret.) Tony Dedmond Jr.

Director of U.S. Operations
MyDefence Counter Drone Technology

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Scott Etling

Vice President, Global Product Management and Pricing
Kennametal

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Michael Farmer

President
Viking Innovations

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Tim Fawcett

Vice President, Director, Cybersecurity Consulting
Guernsey

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Brian Frascella

General Manager, Industrial Controls Division
Moog

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Jamie Goettler

Chief Revenue Officer
BTX Precision

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Travis Goldbach

CMMC GTM Leader
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Dr. Sharon Harrison

Owner
Harrison Consulting Group

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Ronnie Hobbs

Director 
AFSC Small Business Office

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Jackie Janning-Lask

Chief Executive Officer
Midwest Microelectronics Commons

Lee Levy

Maj Gen (Ret) Lee Levy, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President
American Global Strategies

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Adam Leslie

Director
Australian Strategic Partnership Institute (ASPI) USA

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Brig Gen (Ret) Rob Lyman

USAF

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Dr. Marcie Mack

Executive Director
Enid Regional Development Alliance

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John McDonald

Head of Strategy and Initiatives
Tulsa Innovation Lab

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USMC COL (Ret) Howard Marotto

Principal ADDvisor® of Strategy & Integration
The Barnes Global Advisors

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Dr. Ken Merkel

Defense Engineering Strategist
Nimbis Services

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Robert Moran

Partner
Brunswick Group

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Michael Morford

Founder & Chairman
Knudsen Institute

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Dr. Nishank Motwani

Senior Analyst
Australian Strategic Partnership Institute (ASPI) USA

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John Peterson

Senior Project Manager
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station’s

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Schoeller Porter

President
Nimbis Services

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Dr. Larry Regens

Co-Founder & CEO
Audax Concepts

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Greg "Sven" Smith

President, Oklahoma Aerospace Foundation
Chairman of the Board, Rose State College

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Will Smith

Mechanical Engineer
Action Engineering

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Sam Thevanayagam

President & CEO
Parts Life, Inc. and DeVal Lifecycle Support

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Rolando Torres

Chief Security Operations Officer
Abacode

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Dr. Darrell Wallace

Esteemed Fellow for Advanced Manufacturing
BlueForge Alliance

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Paul Whitherell

Mechanical Engineer
NIST

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Mark Way

Senior Vice President, Foreign Exchange Specialist
BOK Finanical

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Kenny Williams

Co-Founder & CEO
PHENX Products

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Doug Wood

State Manager for Advanced Air Mobility
Oklahoma Department of Aerospace & Aeronautics (ODAA)

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Carla Zeppieri

Vice President
SMI

2025 Sponsors

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June 3-5, 2025

Oklahoma City Convention Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma


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