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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

PIERRE CHAO
FOUNDING PARTNER / Renaissance Strategic Advisors
Pierre has over three decades of strategy management consulting , investment banking , equity analysis , investing and policy analysis expertise in the aerospace / defense / government services industry . Prior to establishing RSAdvisors in 2008 , Pierre was the Director of Defense- Industrial Initiatives at the Center for Strategic and International Studies , a Washington D . C . based , nonpartisan defense and foreign policy think tank , where he still remains as a Senior Associate .
DR . BRAD CLEVENGER
PRESIDENT / SolAero Technologies Corp
Dr . Clevenger joined SolAero Technologies Corp in June 2001 and held various leadership positions within Engineering , Operations , and Business Development on his way to becoming President and CEO . Prior to SolAero , he was a Member of the Technical Staff at the Naval Nuclear Power Laboratory . Dr . Clevenger holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida . He has published over 50 journal articles and holds four U . S . patents .
MOHAMED DENDEN
VICE PRESIDENT PROCUREMENT , HEAD OF REGIONAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE NORTH AMERICA / Airbus Americas
Mohamed leads Airbus ’ procurement operations , flying part services , strategy and transformation and general procurement in the U . S . With an MBA , CPA and big-4 experience , he has an extensive background in aerospace and defense industry , including corporate finance , procurement , program controlling , internal audit , mergers and acquisitions , and investor relations .
RON EPSTEIN
SENIOR EQUITY ANALYST / Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Experienced and highly ranked sell side equity research professional covering US and global Aerospace , Defense and Industrial companies . Previous work experience includes aerospace research , aerospace engineering & product development and teaching at the university level .

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