Hear from Advocacy on the current state of the federal administration and the potential impact on the Investment Playbook and the Kansas City region.

Dr. Caruso will report on his work identified in the Investment Playbook and how he intends to move forward amid the federal oppositions.

 Federal & State Advocacy and the Investment Playbook

• Kyle Gister, Public Policy Attorney, Husch Blackwell

• Brent Merchant, Principal and Co-Founder, Merchant McIntyre Associates

• Tristan Southard, Associate VP, Legislative Strategy, Merchant McIntyre Associates

 Defense Sector Interview

• Dr. Anthony Caruso, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives Curators’ Professor of Physics & Electrical Engineering Missouri Institute of Defense and Energy, UMKC