Meet the 2026 Speakers | Air Dominance Summit

2026 Speakers

Co-Chair: Admiral (Ret.) William E. ''Bill'' Gortney, Former Commander at US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

Co-Chair: Admiral (Ret.) William E. ''Bill'' Gortney

Former Commander
US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

Co-Chair: General (Ret.) Glen VanHerck, Former Commander at US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

Co-Chair: General (Ret.) Glen VanHerck

Former Commander
US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

Major General Joseph D. Kunkel, Director, Force Design, Integration, & Wargaming, at Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force Futures (AF/A5/7I), Headquarters United States Air Force

Major General Joseph D. Kunkel

Director, Force Design, Integration, & Wargaming,
Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force Futures (AF/A5/7I), Headquarters United States Air Force

Rear Admiral Keith A. Hash, Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at US Navy

Rear Admiral Keith A. Hash

Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
US Navy

Rear Admiral Michael S. Wosje, Director of Air Warfare Division, N98, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations at US Navy

Rear Admiral Michael S. Wosje

Director of Air Warfare Division, N98, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
US Navy

Colonel Ryan T. Hayde, Commander, 505th Command  and Control Wing (CCW) at US Air Force

Colonel Ryan T. Hayde

Commander, 505th Command and Control Wing (CCW)
US Air Force

Brigadier General Douglas P. Wickert, Director, Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations, Air Force Materiel Command at US Air Force

Brigadier General Douglas P. Wickert

Director, Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations, Air Force Materiel Command
US Air Force

Colonel Candice Sperry, Commander, 350 Spectrum Warfare Group at US Air Force

Colonel Candice Sperry

Commander, 350 Spectrum Warfare Group
US Air Force

Colonel Timothy M. Helfrich, Senior Materiel Leader (SML), Advanced Aircraft Division, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command at US Air Force

Colonel Timothy M. Helfrich

Senior Materiel Leader (SML), Advanced Aircraft Division, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command
US Air Force

Captain Lew Callaway, Strike Aircraft and Weapons Branch Head, OPNAV N98 at US Navy

Captain Lew Callaway

Strike Aircraft and Weapons Branch Head, OPNAV N98
US Navy

Colonel Kevin D. Hicok, Commander, 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, US Air Force

Colonel Kevin D. Hicok

Commander, 20th Fighter Wing
Shaw Air Force Base, US Air Force

Colonel Brandon M. Kelly, Wing Commander, 482d Fighter Wing at US Air Force

Colonel Brandon M. Kelly

Wing Commander, 482d Fighter Wing
US Air Force

Commander Alex “Jabroni” Sandroni, Commander, 513th Electronic Warfare at US Navy

Commander Alex “Jabroni” Sandroni

Commander, 513th Electronic Warfare
US Navy

Lieutenant Colonel Dylan A. Reed, Deputy Program Director for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program at US Air Force

Lieutenant Colonel Dylan A. Reed

Deputy Program Director for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program
US Air Force