Chairman

Mr. Gary Bonnewell – Branch Manager, Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor, Senior Investment Management Consultant, Morgan Stanley Management

NATO

VADM Simon Asquith MA CB OBE – Chief of Staff, NATO HQ SACT (Royal Navy)

BGEN Bo Engelbreth – Dean of the National Liaison Representatives, NATO HQ SACT (Danish Army)

Capt. Inigo Martin Nieto – Chief Strategic Communications, NATO HQ SACT (ESP Navy)

Mr. Jay Paxton – Chief Public Affairs and Deputy Chief Strategic Communications, NATO HQ SACT

Lt. Col. Rui Moura – Chief of Protocol, NATO HQ SACT (Portuguese Army)

Ms. Petra Furdek – Deputy Chief of Protocol, NATO HQ SACT

Lt. Col. Oliver Flues – Protocol Staff Officer, NATO HQ SACT (German Army)

Commander Gunnar Muenstermann – Staff Officer Corporate Communications, NATO HQ SACT (German Navy)

Ms. Zeynep Beinfohr, JFC Norfolk (Germany)

Commander Indalecio NÚÑEZ, JFC Norfolk (Spanish Navy)

City of Norfolk

The Honorable Kenneth Alexander – Mayor, City of Norfolk

Mr. Len Remias – Acting Deputy City Manager overseeing Public Safety

Mr. Alex Pincus – City Attorney

Ms. Donna Manglicmot – Military Affairs Liaison Assistant

Community

Ms. Yvonne Allmond – Executive Vice President, Community Financial Engagement Officer, TowneBank

Ms. Meredith Arndt – Associate Director of Development, Nauticus

Ms. Susan Boré – President, World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads

Mr. Paul Fraim – President and Chairman, Slover Library Foundation

Ms. Maria Herring - Vice President of Destination Experience, Visit Norfolk

Mr. Drew Lumpkin - Vice President of External Affairs and Strategic Initiatives, Hampton Roads Executive Roundtable

Dr. Richard Maass - Associate Professor of Political Science, Old Dominion University; World Affairs Council

Dr. Antje Schwennicke – Associate Professor, Political Science Dept., Dean Birdsong School of Social Science, Virginia Wesleyan University

Mr. Simon Scott – Assistant General Counsel, Dominion Energy

Mr. Michael Stacks – Owner, Bold Mariner Brewing Co.

Staff

Mr. Scott Jackson – General Manager, VAF/VIT

Ms. Malia Diaz – Director of Operations

Ms. Dianna Starkey – Director of Marketing and Communications

Mr. Anthony Sparagno – Corporate Relations Manager

Ms. Julie Durham – Parade & Warehouse Coordinator