State Of The Aerospace Industry 2021 Program

Friday, Feb. 25 | 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Petroleum Club Downtown OKC

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WELCOME Judy Hatfield Founding Principal, Equity Commercial Realty Advisors, LLC Vice Chair, Military & Aerospace, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber HOST SPONSOR RECOGNITION

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SPEAKER John Bonsell Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, SAIC PRESENTING SPONSOR RECOGNITION

SPEAKER Capt. Cedrick L. Jessup Commodore, Strategic Communications Wing ONE Commander, Task Group 114.2 Tinker Air Force Base ADJOURN

Every great design begins with a great idea. Boeing is proud to stand alongside those who engineer ideas that change the world.

JOHN BONSELL Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, SAIC

CAPT. CEDRICK L. JESSUP Commodore, Strategic Communications Wing ONE Commander, Task Group 114.2 Tinker Air Force Base

John recently returned to SAIC as the senior vice president for government affairs. He worked for the company once before as a consultant from 2007 to 2012 and then again as vice president for government affairs from 2015 to 2018. Prior to his current role, he served as the majority staff director for the Senate Armed Services Committee. In this position, he managed the confirmation oversight responsibilities of the committee, which primarily focused on the Department of Defense and other related security functions of the government. He also worked extensively on the passage of the annual National Defense Authorization Act. John served as the deputy chief of staff for Senator James Inhofe in 2015, and

Cedrick “Code Red” Jessup was born in Winston-Salem, NC. He attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in marketing. He also holds a Master of Arts from Webster University in human resource management and a Master of Science from the Eisenhower School at the National Defense University in national security and resource strategy with a concentration in weapons of mass destruction. On 24 Oct 1997, Captain Jessup was commissioned as an Officer in the U.S. Navy and began Pilot Flight Training. He assumed duties as Deputy Commodore, Strategic Communications Wing ONE, and Task Group 114.2 in August 2019 and assumed his current responsibilities as the Commodore/ Commander of SCW-1/TG-114.2 in February 2021. Captain Jessup’s decorations include various personal awards including the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, two Navy Achievement Medals, and the Iraqi Campaign Medal with one star and holds his Airline Transport Pilot FAA qualification.

as minority staff director for the Senate Armed Services Committee from 2013 to 2015. He began his career in public service as an Army ROTC scholarship student and Distinguished Military Graduate from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He served more than 20 years in the U.S. Army in a variety of command and staff positions including three company level and one battalion level commands. John recently returned to SAIC as the new SVP for Government Affairs. He worked for the company once before as a consultant from 2007 to 2012 and then again as Vice President for Government Affairs from 2015 to 2018.

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PRESENTING SPONSOR

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CORPORATE SPONSORS Acorn Growth Companies OG&E Oklahoma State University INVITATION & MAILING SPONSOR The Oklahoman | LocaliQ TABLE SPONSORS

The Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute (OADII) / University of Oklahoma Vice President for Research and Partnerships SAIC

Cox Business Gardner Tanenbaum Holdings Manhattan Construction Company Rose State College

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