The Giant Leaps Summit will unite Purdue University, the Department of Defense, and the space industry to discuss the future of our national defense in the ever-changing space domain. The summit will begin on Friday, February 23^rd at 6:00 pm with a keynote from Purdue President Mung Chiang. The bulk of the event will take place on Saturday the 24^th beginning at 9:00 am with an opening ceremony. We will immediately move into an unclassified scene setter by Col Marqus Randall, Commander of the National Space Intelligence Center. At 10:00 am, the commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, General Thomas Bussiere, will deliver a keynote on strategic deterrence in space. As the day goes on there will be many more panels and briefs on topics such as near-future research, great power competition, tactical leadership, women in space, and industry developments. We have a wide array of guests who you won't want to miss. But that's not all, we will also be hosting an invite-only career fair for a limited number of students. This career fair will have several industry leaders such as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.

If this interests you, please fill out the linked pre-registration form. There are a very limited number of student slots due to the high demand of this event so do not delay submitting your pre-registration. Those who make the cut-off will receive the location, schedule, and further registration information at a later date. Please respond to this email if you have any questions. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!

Pre-Registration Form- https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5hCGUWCyUUxrNum

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