Name: Inside the Dome Agenda
Start: 2026-05-14T09:00:00-04:00
Location: Waldorf Astoria

Washington DC

MAy 14, 2026

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Welcome and Introductions

Our VP of Product Marketing, Ingrid Wantuch, kicks off the event with a welcome message.

Location: Blue Room

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WALDORF ASTORIA

WASHINGTON DC

MAY 14, 2026

agenda

9:00AM–9:45AM

morning networking

Grab your badge and join us for a light breakfast, coffee and networking

Location: Waldorf astoria - presidential ballroom

1100 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004

9:45AM–10:00AM

opening remarks

Mo Islam, CEO, Arkaea Media Group

Jacqueline Feldscher, Managing Editor, Payload

10:00AM–10:30AM

A Fireside Chat

Moderator: Mo Islam, CEO, Arkaea Media Group

• Gen. Michael A. Guetlein, Director, Golden Dome for America

10:30AM–11:00AM

The House's Role in the Golden Dome

Moderator: Jacqueline Feldscher, Managing Editor, Payload
• Rep. Jeff Crank, Congressman (R-CO), US House
• Rep. Mark Messmer, Congressman (R-IN), US House

11:00AM–11:15AM

A Fireside with HON. Michael Duffey (USW(A&S))

Moderator: Erin O'Brien, Managing Editor, Tectonic

• HON. Michael Duffey, Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment (USW(A&S))

11:15AM–11:30AM

morning break

11:30AM–12:00PM

Connectivity and Comms

Moderator: Kim Crider, Ret Maj. Gen., USAF/USSF
• Chris Taylor, CEO, Aalyria

• Kathryn Harris, Head of Defense, Scale AI

• John Plumb, Head of Strategy, K2 Space

12:00PM–12:30PM

The Hype for Hypersonics

Moderator: Erin O'Brien, Managing Editor, Tectonic
• Bryon Hargis, CEO, Castelion
• Johnathon Caldwell, Vice President and General Manager for Strategic & Missile Defense Systems, Lockheed Martin

12:30PM–12:45PM

The Senate's Role in the Golden Dome

Moderator: Jacqueline Feldscher, Managing Editor, Payload
• Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT), US Senate

12:45PM–1:30PM

Lunch

1:30PM–2:00PM

Fielding at Speed: Acquisition, Ops, and the Imperative

Moderator: Mo Islam, CEO, Arkaea Media Group

• Marcia Holmes, Deputy Director, Golden Dome for America

• Maj. Gen. Mark Piper, Deputy Director of Operations, NORAD

2:00PM–2:30PM

Left of Bang (powered by Lyntris)

Moderator: Jake Swenson, President | Industries, Lyntris
• Lieutenant General Stephen Twitty, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Quentin "Q" Donnellan, President, Decision Systems, Lyntris
• Madison Dye, VP of Business Development, Lyntris