{"id":242970,"date":"2026-07-14T09:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/242970\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T09:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:45:08","slug":"trump-to-speak-at-pa-defense-and-innovation-summit-in-carlisle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/242970\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to speak at Pa. Defense and Innovation Summit in Carlisle"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tU.S. Sen. Dave McCormick has released the full agenda and speaker lineup for the 2026 Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, set for July 14-15 at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, with President Donald Trump headlining the event.The two-day summit will bring together senior government officials, military leaders and executives from the defense, technology and finance sectors. McCormick\u2019s office said major investment and partnership announcements are expected.High-profile speakersAccording to McCormick\u2019s office, Trump is scheduled to speak July 15. Other announced government and military speakers include Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink and Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday. The lineup also features prominent business leaders, including JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Lockheed Martin CEO James Taiclet, Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden, General Dynamics CEO Phebe N. Novakovic and Arm CEO Rene Haas. Tuesday: Industry DayThe summit opens today, July 14, with remarks from McCormick and Maj. Gen. Trevor Bredenkamp, president and commanding general of Army University. Tuesday’s “Industry Day” will include panels on defense acquisition, workforce development and partnerships among Pennsylvania companies, the military and government leaders. A Pennsylvania Trade Show featuring companies from across the commonwealth\u2019s defense industrial base is also scheduled. McCormick\u2019s office said Gen. Dan Caine will deliver a keynote address focused on the future of the U.S. military and Pennsylvania\u2019s role in the defense industrial base. Wednesday: National Security and InnovationWednesday\u2019s agenda will focus on advanced manufacturing and emerging technologies before concluding with keynote remarks from Trump. McCormick said the summit is intended to spotlight Pennsylvania\u2019s role in defense manufacturing and innovation while encouraging collaboration among government, industry and academia.”Pennsylvania has everything it takes to lead the next generation of American defense,” McCormick said. “I’m proud to bring together leaders, innovators, and job creators from across the country to strengthen our national security and create good-paying jobs across the Commonwealth.” LivestreamThe summit will be livestreamed, with a viewing link to be posted on McCormick\u2019s social media platforms. Click here to see the full agenda, and here to see the featured speakers. See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it\u2019s safe to do so at https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/upload.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tCARLISLE, Pa. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick has released the full agenda and speaker lineup for the 2026 Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit<\/a>, set for July 14-15 at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, with President Donald Trump headlining the event.<\/p>\n

The two-day summit will bring together senior government officials, military leaders and executives from the defense, technology and finance sectors. McCormick\u2019s office said major investment and partnership announcements are expected.<\/p>\n

High-profile speakers<\/p>\n

According to McCormick\u2019s office, Trump is scheduled to speak July 15. <\/p>\n

Other announced government and military speakers include Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink and Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday. <\/p>\n

The lineup also features prominent business leaders, including JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Lockheed Martin CEO James Taiclet, Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden, General Dynamics CEO Phebe N. Novakovic and Arm CEO Rene Haas. <\/p>\n

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Tuesday: Industry Day<\/p>\n

The summit opens today, July 14, with remarks from McCormick and Maj. Gen. Trevor Bredenkamp, president and commanding general of Army University. <\/p>\n

Tuesday’s “Industry Day” will include panels on defense acquisition, workforce development and partnerships among Pennsylvania companies, the military and government leaders. <\/p>\n

A Pennsylvania Trade Show featuring companies from across the commonwealth\u2019s defense industrial base is also scheduled. <\/p>\n

McCormick\u2019s office said Gen. Dan Caine will deliver a keynote address focused on the future of the U.S. military and Pennsylvania\u2019s role in the defense industrial base. <\/p>\n

Wednesday: National Security and Innovation<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s agenda will focus on advanced manufacturing and emerging technologies before concluding with keynote remarks from Trump. <\/p>\n

McCormick said the summit is intended to spotlight Pennsylvania\u2019s role in defense manufacturing and innovation while encouraging collaboration among government, industry and academia.<\/p>\n

“Pennsylvania has everything it takes to lead the next generation of American defense,” McCormick said. “I’m proud to bring together leaders, innovators, and job creators from across the country to strengthen our national security and create good-paying jobs across the Commonwealth.” <\/p>\n

Livestream<\/p>\n

The summit will be livestreamed, with a viewing link to be posted on McCormick\u2019s social media platforms. <\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to see the full agenda, and here<\/a> to see the featured speakers.<\/p>\n

See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it\u2019s safe to do so at https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/upload<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick has released the full agenda and speaker lineup for the 2026 Pennsylvania Defense and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242971,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[104153,104152,6589,3680,3145,104154,104147,104158,34,104155,104148,104151,744,104157,98643,104149,40086,23193,104150,55016,13687,84735,2008,28,98463,104145,30,29,5610,104156,22598,3857,108,104146],"class_list":["post-242970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-air-force-secretary","tag-army-secretary","tag-carlisle","tag-cumberland-county","tag-dave-mccormick","tag-defense-acquisition","tag-defense-and-innovation-summit","tag-defense-industrial-base","tag-donald-trump","tag-full-agenda","tag-gen-dan-caine","tag-general-dynamics","tag-government","tag-industry-day","tag-innovation-summit","tag-jamie-dimon","tag-john-ratcliffe","tag-july","tag-lockheed-martin","tag-mccormick","tag-national-security","tag-northrop-grumman","tag-office","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-defense","tag-pennsylvania-defense-summit","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-president-trump","tag-remark","tag-role","tag-trump","tag-tuesday","tag-u-s-army-war-college"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}