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| November 3, 2026 Kentucky Defense and Aerospace Ecosystems Location: Worsham Theater, 404 S. Limestone, Lexington, KY 40506 |
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| 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. ET |
Registration & Doors Open Coffee and light breakfast available |
| 8:00 - 8:10 a.m. ET |
Opening Remarks Landon Borders Sr. Executive Director, R&D Partnerships, UK Innovate |
| 8:10 - 8:15 a.m. ET |
A Message from President Capilouto Eli Capilouto President University of Kentucky |
| 8:15 - 8:20 a.m. ET |
Keynote Introduction David DeVore Executive Director, Expert Connect UK Innovate |
| 8:20 - 9:10 a.m. ET |
Keynote Speaker Torry Johnson Deputy Associate Administrator for the Office of STEM Engagement NASA |
| 9:10 - 9:30 a.m. ET |
UK Innovate, Partnerships and Research Landscape Ian McClure Vice President for Innovation UK HealthCare
Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Impact UK Research |
| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. |
Future of Defense - Panel Ben Marsico Belcan Aerospace
Ben Gonzales Lockheed Martin
Landon Borders (Moderator) Sr. Executive Director, R&D Partnerships UK Innovate |
| 10:00 - 10:10 a.m. ET |
Break |
| 10:10 - 10:30 a.m. ET |
Cybersecurity Bryan Willett Rubrik |
| 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. ET |
DARPA Presentation Tabatha Thompson DARPA |
| 11:15 - 12:00 p.m. ET |
Aerospace Sector in the Bluegrass Frank Jemley (Moderator) President of KAM
Kristina Slattery Commissioner of Kentucky Cabinet of Economic Development
Niki Goldey Commerce Lexington
Kim Rossetti BE-NKY
Nancy Brown APEX Accelerator
Josh McKee One Louisville |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. |
Networking Lunch Boxed lunched will be served near Worsham Theatre |
| 1:00 - 1:10 p.m. |
Call to Order - Closing Comments David DeVore UK Innovate |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Walk to Labs Engineering Research Laboratories |
| 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
Tour of UK Engineering Research Labs |
| 3:30 p.m. |
End of Day |
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| November 4, 2026 Harvesting Intelligence: Big Data and AI in Agriculture Location: E.S. Good Barn, 1451 University Drive, Lexington, KY 40503 |
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| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. ET |
Registration & Doors Open |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. ET |
Opening Remarks Laura Stephenson Vice President for Land-grant Engagement and Dean of the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. ET |
Keynote Speaker Michael Dykes President and CEO International Dairy Foods Association |
| 10:45 - 11:00 a.m. ET |
A Message from President Capilouto Eli Capilouto President University of Kentucky |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET |
Corporate Presentations Adam Rosentreter John Deere
Mary Jane Watson Proctor & Gamble
Brian Jones Papa Johns
Amy Keister Compass Group |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET |
Network and Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. |
Recipe for Successful Partnerships - Panel Amy Keister Compass Group
Adam Rosentreter John Deere
Mary Jane Watson Proctor & Gamble
Yuqing Zheng, Ph.D. (Moderator) Department of Agricultural Economics Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
| 1:45 - 2:00 p.m. ET |
New AI Platform Presentation Kailong Zhang |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
Closing Comments Landon Borders Sr. Executive Director, R&D Partnerships UK Innovate |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
Tour of the new MG CAFE building |
| 2:30 p.m. ET |
Break |
| 3:00 p.m. ET |
1:1 Meetings with Keynotes and Corporate Presenters |
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| November 5, 2026 Vital Signs: Kentucky—"Measuring what matters. Partnering for change." Location: Healthy Kentucky Research Building (HKRB), Room 150, 760 Elizabeth Street, Lexington, KY 40508 |
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| 8:30 - 8:40 a.m. ET |
Opening Remarks Chelsea Ex-Lubeskie, M.S. R&D Partnerships Manager, College of Medicine & UK HealthCare UK Innovate |
| 8:40 - 9:00 a.m. ET |
Keynote Speaker Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D. Acting VP for Research & Department Chair University of Kentucky |
| 9:00 - 9:10 a.m. ET |
LifeSciKY Opening Presentation Christin Godale, Ph.D. Executive Director LifeSciKY |
| 9:10 - 9:50 a.m. ET |
Industry Presentations Ameet Chimote, Ph.D. Mitsui Chemicals
Corey Watson, Ph.D. Clareo Biosciences
Kuntal De, Ph.D. Pan Biologics |
| 9:50 - 10:20 a.m. ET |
Break and Panel Setup |
| 10:20 - 10:55 a.m. ET |
KYBA Annoucement & Panel Landon Borders Sr. Executive Director, R&D Partnerships UK Innovate
Christin Godale, Ph.D. Executive Director LifeSciKY
David Brock Executive Director at KY Innovation Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
Chelsea Ex-Lubeskie (Moderator) R&D Partnerships Manager, College of Medicine & UK HealthCare UK Innovate |
| 11:00 - 11:40 a.m. ET |
Partnership Success Panel Richard Hoagland VRTogether
Anna Kalema, M.D. Associate Professor, Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine UK HealthCare
Amanda Glueck, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Neurology UK HealthCare
Chelsea Ex-Lubeskie (Moderator) R&D Partnerships Manager, College of Medicine & UK HealthCare UK Innovate |
| 11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET |
Break and Network |
| 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. ET |
Lunch Keynote - Microsoft Presentation Easan Selvan Microsoft |
| 12:45 - 12:50 p.m. ET |
Closing Remarks Landon Borders Sr. Executive Director, R&D Partnerships UK Innovate |
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