​MidxMidwest 2025's Breakout Session Series

​A Fireside Chat - Competing at Scale: Resilient Infrastructure, Emerging Tech, and the Race to Reinvent American Industry

​Location: Tudor Ballroom, Floor 4

​Join us for a fireside chat exploring how emerging technologies and critical infrastructure are redefining America’s industrial future—where innovation, energy systems, and digital infrastructure intersect to shape economic competitiveness and national resilience. This discussion examines how dual-use technologies, agile partnerships, and modern supply chains are transforming both traditional industries and new tech ecosystems across the country.

​Featuring:

​Maggie Kenefake, Iron Prairie Ventures
Michael Schlotterbeck– Deloitte, Partner, Defense/Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing Practice 
Sean Stenger – LightEdge, Executive in Data Center and Infrastructure Strategy