President Donald Trump is scheduled to headline a defense summit hosted by U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick next month in Central Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the Army War College in Carlisle will bring together leaders in the defense, technology, finance and government sectors on July 14-15.
“Last July, the president came to Pennsylvania and together we announced more than $90 billion in investments to strengthen America’s energy dominance and AI leadership,” McCormick said in a statement, referring to last year’s Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University.
“This July, I look forward to welcoming President Trump back to build on this momentum with a focus on strengthening and advancing our national defense,” added McCormick, a Republican from Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill.
McCormick said the first day of the summit will highlight Pennsylvania’s defense industrial base and efforts to expand defense production and innovation. Trump will speak on the second day, focusing on the state’s role in strengthening and supporting America’s national defense, the senator said.
McCormick said other prominent guests will include JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Blackstone President Jon Gray, Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet, General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, SpaceX director Antonio Gracias and Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar.