The Agenda
All Events to be held at
Von Braun Center, South Ballrooms
700 Monroe Street, Huntsville, AL 38501
All Times Central Daylight Time
Day 1 // Wednesday // May 31, 2023
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Summit Exhibits Set-Up 9am - Noon
VBC South Ballroom Exhibit Hall
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Summit Registration Opens 10am
VBC South Ballrooms Foyer
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Summit Welcome 1 - 1:30pm
VBC South Ballrooms
Mark Gradkowski, TVC Board Chair, Edgewater Federal Solutions
Congressman Dale Strong
Congressman Chuck Fleischmann -
Summit Opening Session 1:30 - 3pm
Focusing on the Future: Science and Space
VBC South Ballrooms
Dr. Rodney Robertson, Auburn University Huntsville
Jody Singer, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Dr. Prasanna Balaprakash, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Panel:
Jeff Cornett, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ginger Flores, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Ellis Smith, City of Chattanooga
Dave Wade, EPB of Chattanooga
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General Session 2 3:30 - 5:30pm
Focusing on the Future: Engineering and Workforce
VBC South Ballrooms
Dr. Robert Lindquist, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Dr. David Puleo, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Panel:
Dr. Chris Whaley, Roane State Community College
Marcus Sachs, Auburn University
Dr. Scott Miller, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Travis Howerton, RegScale
Victoria Hirschberg, The University of Tennessee -
Summit Reception 5:30 - 7pm
VBC South Ballroom Exhibit Hall
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Evening 7pm
Dinner on Own in Downtown Huntsville
DAY 2 // Thursday // June 1, 2023
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Continental Breakfast 7:30 - 8:30am
VBC South Ballroom Exhibit Hall
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General Session 3 8:30 - 10:15am
Focusing on the Future: America’s Security
VBC South Ballrooms
Mark Gradkowski, TVC Board Chair, Edgewater Federal Solutions
Mayor Tommy Battle, City of Huntsville
Nathan Green, Vanderbilt University
Congressman Mark Green
Col. Brian Cozine, Redstone Arsenal
Dr. Richard Tighe, CNS/Y-12 National Security Complex
Panel:
Sean Williams, Protection Strategies, Inc.
Deen Abbott, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Patrick McElwain, Department of Homeland Security
Dr. Douglas Adams, Vanderbilt University -
General Session 4 10:45 - Noon
Focusing on the Future: Energy & Transportation
VBC South Ballrooms
Mike Arms, Association of Tennessee Valley Governments
Congressman Chuck Fleischmann
Tim Rausch, Tennessee Valley Authority
Panel:
Betsey Kirk McCall, Seven States Power
Scott Hunnewell, Tennessee Valley Authority
Warren Shows, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Dr. Nicholas Brown, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Wes Kelley, Huntsville Utilities -
Closing Remarks Noon - 12:15pm
Closing Remarks and Presentation of Awards
VBC South Ballrooms
Congressman Dale Strong
Mark Gradkowski, TVC Board Chair, Edgewater Federal Solutions
Keynote Speakers
Congressman Dale Strong
(Alabama)
Congressman Chuck Fleischmann
(Tennessee)
Congressman Mark Green
(Tennessee)
Jody Singer
Director,
NASA Marshall
Space Flight Center
Mayor Tommy Battle
City of Huntsville
Col. Brian Cozine
Garrison Commander,
Redstone Arsenal
Tim Rausch
Executive Vice President and
Chief Nuclear Officer,
Tennessee Valley Authority
Dr. Chris Whaley
President
Roane State Community College
Dr. Richard Tighe
President and CEO
Consolidated Nuclear Security,
Y-12 National Security Complex
Dr. Steven Taylor
Interim Dean,
College of Engineering
Auburn University
Dr. David Puleo
Provost and Exec. Vice President for Academic Affairs University of Alabama in Huntsville
Dr. Prasanna Balaprakash
Director of AI Programs,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Travis Howerton
Co-Founder and Chief
Technology Officer, RegScale
Patrick McElwain
Assistant Director of International Operations DHS Homeland Security Investigations
+ Many More!
Many Thanks To Our 2023 National Summit Sponsors
& TVC Leadership Council Members
