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NEW YORK

Leading voices and pioneers in defense innovation 

MISSION 2044 New York Summit will feature the preeminent speakers and thought leaders across the defense innovation spectrum, including the leading founders, VCs, and capital allocators from the US and Europe along with military and political leaders. 

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We are in the process of finalizing the speakers for MISSION 2044 New York Summit. Please check back regularly for updates.​

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MISSION 2044 New York  Speakers

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Robert Carlisle

Co-Founder & CEO

​ARGO Space

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Neil Keegan

CEO

Marlinspike​

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Barry Kupferberg

Founder

Barkers Point Capital Advisors 

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Brian Hook

Vice Chairman

Cerberus Global Investments​

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Ruby Jones

CEO

Aquila​​

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Colonel (ret.) Lee W. Rosen

Co-Founder & CEO

ThinkOrbital​​​

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Marc Thom

Head

Henkel Ventures

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Rear Admiral (ret.) Ryan Scholl

EVP Defence Partnerships

Kraken

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Tom O'Leary

Co-Founder

JetZero

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Yeri Lopez

Partner

Irongate

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Justin Krauss

Managing Director

J.P. Morgan

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Dr. Napoleon Paxton

Chief Innovation Officer

AI Squared

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Bentzion Levinson

Founder & CEO

Heven

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Vid Jain

Founder & CEO

Wallaroo.AI​

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Nick Galano

Senior Technology Advisor

Tholus Capital​

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Beth Kroman

Defense Advisor to Michael Bloomberg

Bloomberg Beta​

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Dr. Jan Becker

CEO

APEX.AI​​

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Romain Dambre

Partner

A&O Shearman​​

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Markus Federle

Founder

MISSION 2044 / Tholus Capital​​

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Jake Chapman

Managing Director

Marque Ventures

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Aaron Barruga

Head of Strategy

Swarmbotics

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Andrew McMahon

General Partner

Ridgeline

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Brian Schettler

Partner, Head AE Ventures

AE Industrial Partners

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Noah Sheinbaum

Founder

Front Door Defense

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Noam Rosenthal

Go-to-Market

LGND AI

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Joe Musselman

Co-Founder

UNION​

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Jackson Moses

Founder

Silent Ventures​

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Alessio Lorusso

Founder & CEO

Roboze​

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Stefan Wilhelm

CEO

SWARM Biotactics â€‹â€‹

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Captain (ret.) Tristan Rizzi

Defense Industry Advisor

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Sebastian Straube

Co-Founder

Orbotix

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Jacqueline Blackburn

Principal

Decisive Point

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Colin Carroll

Founder

Atropos Group

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Rosa Hathaway

General Partner

Starframe

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David Franco

Co-Founder & CEO

Wild West Systems

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Daniel Goldsmith

CEO & Co-Founder

Heights Labs

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Cody Ferguson

Principal Architect

Accenture Federal Services

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