More than 300 community, academic, and government leaders from the five-state region will gather at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) in Huntsville, May 31-June 2, for the 22nd annual Tennessee Valley Corridor (TVC) Summit.
The summit’s theme is: “Huntsville and the TVC: Smart. Innovative. Collaborative” and will be hosted by Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and USSRC CEO Dr. Deborah Barnhart. Registration is available at www.TennValleyCorridor.org.
The summit will include four main sessions focused on Huntsville’s and NASA’s role in the region, the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit throughout the TVC and the federal missions in the region.
Speakers for the event include:
· Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-4)
· Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-3)
· Barry E. Wilmore (Captain, U.S. Navy), NASA Astronaut
· Mayor Tommy Battle, City of Huntsville
· Todd May, director, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
· Dr. Deborah Barnhart, president/CEO, U.S. Space & Rocket Center
· Dr. Phil Oldham, President, Tennessee Tech University
· Dr. Angeline Godwin, president, Patrick Henry Community College
· Jay Stowe, senior vice president of Distributed Energy Resources, Tennessee Valley Authority
· Liz Porter, senior vice president, Federal Energy and Environment, Leidos
· Steve Cope, TVC Board Chair and director of marketing and public relations, Avion Solutions, Inc.
“There will be more than 40 speakers, panelists and presenters, ranging from university and community college presidents to entrepreneurs to top leaders of the region’s federal contractors at the 22nd annual TVC Summit,” said TVC Board Chairman Steve Cope.
A full agenda can be found here.
The TVC is supported by its Leadership Council, which includes member organizations CNS Y-12 in Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee Valley Authority, the University of Tennessee, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Tennessee Tech, Teledyne Brown Engineering, UCOR in Oak Ridge, Morris Creative Group and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.
Sponsors of the TVC Summit include:
Presenting Sponsors—Aerojet Rocketdyne, Cummings Research Park, Dynetics, Jacobs, Teledyne Brown Engineering and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center;
Contributing Sponsors—Aerospace Park: Tri Cities Airport; Boeing; Energy, Technology, and Environmental Business Association; Iris Networks; Leidos; Middle Tennessee State University and Roane State Community College;
Supporting Sponsors—Auburn Research; Energy Huntsville; Materials and Chemistry Laboratory, Inc.; Information International Associates; Mesa Associates; Radiance Technologies; SunTrust; Torch Technologies; Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama; ULA and Victory Solutions;
And Friends of the TVC—Advanced Turbine Engine Company; Avion Solutions; Center for Rural Development; Chambliss Law Firm; Container Technologies Industries, LLC; DESE Research, Inc.; Intuitive; Nuclear Fuel Services; StrataG and Tennessee Strategies.
Registration is open and sponsorship opportunities are available for the TVC Summit. For more information and to register, please visit www.TennValleyCorridor.org.