Biography

David Hunn has been with Lockheed Martin for 35 years and is currently Lockheed Martin Senior Fellow and Technical Director in the areas of Survivability and Vehicle Subsystems. Dr. Hunn has specific expertise in the development and engineering of vehicle survivability systems, advanced composite materials, advanced armors, blast resistant structures for ground vehicles, ground vehicle subsystem development, and missile and rocket design.He is responsible for technical excellence, development and maturation of critical technologies, technology development and technology integration across the enterprise. Prior roles he has had at Missiles and Fire Control include Chief Engineer for the emerging Ground Vehicles Line of Business, Chief Scientist, and Director, Mechanical Engineering. David earned Ph.D. (Materials Science and Engineering) from the University of Texas at Arlington.

He was also awarded Inventor of the Year by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control in 2009. He currently has twenty-one patents awarded. Among other activities, he has been the Technical Committee Chairman for the Composite Materials Consortium, and a Contributing Author for the National Advanced Composites Strategic Plan.

Biography

Cheryl Perkins serves as a thought leader in innovation and a creative catalyst in technology, product and brand building initiatives that contribute to rewarding end user experiences and improved business performance. She has over 30 years experience directing growth and innovation and served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer for Kimberly-Clark reporting to the CEO and Chairman of the Board. Cheryl had responsibility for Kimberly-Clark’s innovation and enterprise growth organizations, including research and development, materials development, engineering, design, new business, global strategic alliances, environment, safety and regulatory affairs, and innovation processes, systems and tools.

As President of Innovationedge LLC, she is leading companies across many industries build sustainable innovation capabilities and define and develop sustainable growth opportunities in novel materials, technologies and products. Cheryl was identified as one of the Top 25 Champion of Innovation by Business Week magazine and named as a top executive driving vision across industries.

Biography

Philippe has 25 years of composites experience and is currently Johns Manville market development leader in the global fibers business. Throughout his professional career he held different roles in science & technology, innovation leader, sales, marketing and business development. He has a broad view of glass fibers use in different thermosets resins and engineered thermoplastics composites and follow the global market trends in different segments. Philippe has a degree in electromechanical engineer from Ghent University (BE), a M.Sc. from UMIST (UK) and M.B.A. from Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (BE).