Rep. Jim Banks U.S. Representative for Indiana's 3rd District | Official U.S. House headshot
Rep. Jim Banks U.S. Representative for Indiana's 3rd District | Official U.S. House headshot
Congressman Jim Banks will host the third annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
The Northeast Indiana Defense Summit is a half-day forum supporting Northeast Indiana’s defense industry. Attendees will include lawmakers, local government officials, defense industry and technology leaders, and economic development leaders.
Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Sen. Roger Wicker; L3Harris Technologies CEO Chris Kubasik; and venture capitalist and Co-Founder of Palantir Joe Lonsdale will headline the event. Representatives from AM General, Ultra Maritime, Rolls Royce, L3Harris, Allison Transmission, and more will be present at the summit.
The event will take place at Purdue Fort Wayne's Walb Union International Ballroom located at 2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805. It is scheduled to begin at 8:30 am and conclude at 1:00 pm. Rep. Banks will hold a media availability immediately following the conclusion of the summit in the Walb Union International Ballroom foyer.
Speakers include:
- Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03)
- Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker
- L3Harris CEO Chris Kubasik
- Joe Lonsdale, Co-Founder of Palantir
- Dr. Mung Chiang, President of Purdue University
- Dr. Nick Estep, Director for Emerging Technologies at Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
- Delian Asparahouv, CEO of Varda Space Industries
- Dr. Mark Lewis, CEO of Purdue Applied Research Institute
All media planning to attend should RSVP to Jessica.McCune@mail.house.gov and Buckley.Carlson@mail.house.gov.
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