Collider Need To Know Information:

• Date/Time: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 – 8:30am-4:00pm (EST)
• Want to attend? Click on the Register Now button below
• Location: ‘The Hub’ – 31 S Main St, Dayton, OH 45402 (inside the Dayton Arcade)
• Conference Room: The Upper Deck (3rd floor of The Hub, follow the signs to direct you in)
• Type of Event: In-Person and Virtual (UTD Requests though, to please be in-person if you can)
• Parking: Reibold Parking Garage, 25W W 5th St. Dayton, OH – Note: it is about a 4 minute walk from the Parking Garage to The Upper Deck conference room (Parking map will be sent out week of the Collider to registrants)
• Cost: FREE – brought to you by the University of Texas at Dallas
• Detailed Agenda coming soon with confirmed speakers
• Hotel accommodations or any other Collider related questions can be obtained by contacting Jim Masonbrink – james.masonbrink@wbi-innovates.com – C: 937-689-0889
• In-person amenities: Networking and Small breakfast provided, 8:30am-9:00am – Lunch provided: 12:15pm-1:00pm (FREE to all in-person attendees)
• Optional Happy Hour at the conclusion of the Collider, sponsored by UTD!

Our distinguished speakers are from the DoD, Academia, and Industry include:

• Dr. Robert Mantz, Principal Director for Renewable Energy Generation and Storage, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Reseach and Engineering
• Eric Shields, Senior Battery Advisor – Policy, Analysis, and Transition in Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (OASD)
• Dr. Greg Horrocks of the Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RX, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
• Ryan Miller, AFRL/RX – Strategic Leadership – AFRL Energy Office
• Francesco Palermo, NAVAIR
• Dr. Tom Campbell, LEAP Manufacturing
• Dr. Andrew Shepherd, Chief Research Officer at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio.
• We will also hear insights from key drone industry players such as Mitre, ForgeNano, and others who are at the forefront of energy storage solutions for UAVs.