| Event Name: |
National Security Infrastructure in Kansas City Panel and Networking Event
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| Event Date: |
10/22/2025 |
| Event Time: |
6PM |
| Event Organizer: |
Kansas City Chapter |
| Description: |
AFCEA Kansas City is hosting a panel and networking
event at Keystone CoLAB to explore how critical
infrastructure like data centers, energy, and
secure
facilities impact national security. Hear
perspectives from leaders across government,
industry, and academia - and connect with peers
working at the intersection of infrastructure and
defense.
This panel will examine how Kansas City's ecosystem
of builders, engineers, energy providers, defense
leaders, and innovators is shaping the foundation
of
national security. Moderator Brian Weaver will
guide
a conversation on the convergence of physical,
digital, and cognitive infrastructure - how secure
construction, resilient energy, advanced
manufacturing, and data readiness have become
mission-critical assets since WWII. Panelists will
explore secure facility design, military
modernization, industrial and cyber resilience, and
workforce development through the lenses of their
respective sectors. Together, they'll illuminate
how
collaboration across public and private sectors can
strengthen both regional growth and national
readiness.
Moderator:
Brian Weaver - Chairman, AFCEA Kansas City / Vice
Chair, CGSC Foundation / CEO, Torch.AI
Panelists:
Tim Dunn - Chairman & Chief Investment & Treasury
Officer, JE Dunn Construction
Gregg Thompson - Deputy to the Commanding General
(SES), U.S. Army Combined Arms Command, Fort
Leavenworth
Steve Tanner - Senior Director of Global Security,
Kansas City National Security Campus
(Honeywell/NNSA)
Victoria "Tori" Helm - Mission Critical Global
Operations Director, Burns & McDonnell |
| Event Speaker: |
Moderator:
Brian Weaver - Chairman, AFCEA Kansas City / Vice
Chair, CGSC Foundation / CEO, Torch.AI
Panelists:
Tim Dunn - Chairman & Chief Investment & Treasury
Officer, JE Dunn Construction
Gregg Thompson - Deputy to the Commanding General
(SES), U.S. Army Combined Arms Command, Fort
Leavenworth
Steve Tanner - Senior Director of Global Security,
Kansas City National Security Campus
(Honeywell/NNSA)
Victoria "Tori" Helm - Mission Critical Global
Operations Director, Burns & McDonnell |
| Event Category: |
Conference |
| Location: |
Keystone CoLAB
Kansas City, MO |
| Event Contact: |
Molly Christie |
| Event Contact Phone: |
8313451913 |
| Event Contact E-Mail: |
afceakc@gmail.com |
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