Manufacturing & Industrial

Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing & R&D Summit 2026

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Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing & R&D Summit 2026 runs Nov 16–17, 2026 at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa in San Diego, United States. It is a Manufacturing & Industrial conference. It starts in 6 days. ConferenceGrid lists 34 speakers and 61 sponsors so far.

Lineup updated Jul 7, 2026 · dates verified Jun 24, 2026

The Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing & R&D Summit equips senior executives to make faster, smarter decisions in a rapidly evolving operational and technological landscape. Through peer benchmarking, practical case studies, and closed-door discussion, attendees pressure-test R&D and advanced manufacturing roadmaps, strengthen data integrity and digital adopt…

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34Speakers
61Sponsors
0Sessions
83Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Aerospace, in alphabetical order.

Adaora Nelson
Vice President, Quality & Mission Assurance · Raytheon/RTX
Allen Gipson
Vice President & General Manager · Jamco Seating Business
Arthur Sidney
Founder & Principal · The Sidney Group, LLC
Bill Saathoff
Director of Emerging Operations Technology · Lockheed Martin
Brendan Lang
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager · Fox Rock Capital
Chris Armstrong
Director of Research · Merit Financial Advisors
Curtis Lyman
Director · Alpha Beta Gamma Wealth Management/Twenty Four Wealth
David Waters
Sr. Director of Operational Excellence · Honeywell
Drew M. Christensen
Program Director · Anduril
Emily Bosh
Deputy Director · The Boeing Company
Eric Rosengren
President · Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
E. Shepard Farrar
Vice President · Memton Fund
Evelyn Pepe
Managing Director, Family Office · RWA Wealth Partners
Greg Banner
Chief Executive Officer · Asset Preservation Strategies, Inc
Greg Wilent
Director, Investment Research · CW Advisors
Hikmat Chammas
Director – ISC RSS Chief Engineer · Honeywell Aerospace
Ian Bremmer
Founder · Eurasia Group
Jeff Meyers
Senior Director Private Markets · ArchBridge Family Office
Jennifer Sanwald
Principal · ArchBridge Family Office
Jennifer Votano
Managing Director, Family Office · RWA Wealth Partners
John Sargent
Managing Director · Rockefeller Global Family Office
Josh Miller
Chief Executive Officer · Minot's Light Management, Inc.

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Adaora Nelsoncustom
ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURINGcustom
Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Leaders Advisory Board Memberscustom
Allen Gipsoncustom
André Malrauxcustom
Andurilcustom
Andy Jonescustom
Bill Saathoffcustom
Blue Origincustom
Boeing Commercial Airplanescustom
CAE, Inc.custom
Christi Tomasellicustom
Collins Aerospacecustom
COMPELLING PRESENTATIONScustom
Connie Sopercustom
David Schatzcustom
David Waterscustom
DIGITAL & INTELLIGENT TRANSFORMATIONcustom
Drew M. Christensencustom
DYNAMIC MODERATORcustom
Emily Boshcustom
Eric Newmancustom
Exquisite Venuecustom
GEOPOLITICAL & REGULATORY SHIFTScustom
Graviticscustom
Hal Hegenwaldcustom
Hikmat Chammascustom
Honeywellcustom
Honeywell Aerospacecustom
Innovative Aerospace & Defense Companies from Across North Americacustom
INTERACTIVE SESSIONScustom
Jamco Seating Businesscustom
Joe Theismanncustom
Julie Newmancustom
Kevin Evanscustom
KEY TOPICS FOR 2026custom
Kimberly Caldwellcustom
L3Harris Technologiescustom
LEADERSHIP, WORKFORCE & CULTUREcustom
Leidoscustom

Quick answers

When is Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing & R&D Summit 2026?
Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing & R&D Summit 2026 runs Nov 16–17, 2026 at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa in San Diego, United States.
Where is Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing & R&D Summit 2026 held?
Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing & R&D Summit 2026 is held at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa in San Diego, United States.
Who is speaking at Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing & R&D Summit 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 34 speakers, including Adaora Nelson (Vice President, Quality & Mission Assurance, Raytheon/RTX), Allen Gipson (Vice President & General Manager, Jamco Seating Business) and Arthur Sidney (Founder & Principal, The Sidney Group, LLC).
Who sponsors Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing & R&D Summit 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 61 sponsors, including Adaora Nelson, ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING, Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Leaders Advisory Board Members, Allen Gipson and André Malraux.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 83 companies show up, and 10 bet on three roles at once?

83 companies. ten are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
10All threespeak · spons · exh
51Sponsoringsponsor only
22Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Anduril·Honeywell·Honeywell Aerospace·Jamco Seating Business·L3Harris Technologies·Lockheed Martin·Outpost·Raytheon·Raytheon/RTX·The Boeing Company

Speakers by seniority

91% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite721%
  • Founder / Owner26%
  • VP-level515%
  • Director / Head of1750%
  • Manager / Lead13%
  • Other roles26%

Of 34 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1AndurilSponsor · custom1
2HoneywellSponsor · custom1
3Honeywell AerospaceSponsor · custom1
4Jamco Seating BusinessSponsor · custom1
5L3Harris TechnologiesSponsor · custom1
6Lockheed MartinSponsor · custom1
7OutpostSponsor · custom1
8RaytheonSponsor · custom1
9Raytheon/RTXSponsor · custom1
10The Boeing CompanySponsor · custom1
11Adaora NelsonSponsor · custom-
12ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURINGSponsor · custom-
13Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Leaders Advisory Board MembersSponsor · custom-
14Allen GipsonSponsor · custom-
Sponsors by tier
custom61
100% of 61
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