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.
Dr. Berardino Baratta
Digital Mfg and Cybersecurity Intitute
CEO, MxD
Andy Davis
Director of Government Solutions
Barnes Group
Jamie Goettler
Senior Director
MSC Direct
Travis Goldbach
CMMC GTM Leader
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Dr. Sharon Harrison
Owner
Harrison Consulting Group
Jennifer Herron
CEO
Action Engineering
Ronnie Hobbs
Director
AFSC Small Business Office
David Koch
Director
DLA Research and Development
Dr. Cindy Lawley
Assistant Vice Chancellor
Texas A&M University
Maj Gen (Ret) Lee Levy
President & CEO
The Levy Group, LLC
Dr. Marcie Mack
Executive Director
Enid Regional Development Alliance
Dr. Jyoti Malhotra
Director
NIST Hollings MEP Program
Robert Moran
Partner
Brunswick Group
Schoeller Porter
President
Nimbis Services
Michael Morford
Founder & Chairman
Knudsen Institute
Sam Thevanayagam
President & CEO
Parts Life, Inc. and DeVal Lifecycle Support
Rolando Torres
Chief Security Operations Officer
Abacode
Ken Wetzel
Chief Operating Officer
SMI
Paul Whitherell
Mechanical Engineer
NIST
Kenny Williams
Co-Founder & CEO
PHENX Products
Doug Wood
State Manager for Advanced Air Mobility
Oklahoma Department of Aerospace & Aeronautics (ODAA)
