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<span style="color:rgb(153,84,0)"><strong><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">8:00am |</span>
<span style="color:rgb(195,136,79)">Opening Remarks</span></strong><br>
</strong></span><a rel="noopener" href="https://notifications.pillsburylaw.com/e/fmuqqybxsiqc0ja/b5f2b846-13c6-4812-b4b4-0e0b4d17ac3a" style="color:rgb(66,104,143);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><strong>Craig Chason</strong></a>, Corporate/M&amp;A
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<strong><strong>8:10 – 8:30am |<span style="color:rgb(195,136,79)"> Industry Update</span></strong></strong><br>
<a rel="noopener" href="https://notifications.pillsburylaw.com/e/rg02ez0nl0c0qg/b5f2b846-13c6-4812-b4b4-0e0b4d17ac3a" style="color:rgb(66,104,143);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><strong>Jonathan Siegmann</strong></a>, Managing Director, Aerospace
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<span style="color:rgb(153,84,0)"><strong><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">8:30 – 9:15am |</span>
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</strong></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,1)"><strong><a rel="noopener" href="https://notifications.pillsburylaw.com/e/pwuu4uui9vly8g/b5f2b846-13c6-4812-b4b4-0e0b4d17ac3a" style="color:rgb(66,104,143);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Carey Smith</a></strong></span>,
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<span style="color:rgb(153,84,0)"><strong><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">9:15 – 10:00am |</span>
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</strong></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,1)"><a rel="noopener" href="https://notifications.pillsburylaw.com/e/tekit7xop1tcerq/b5f2b846-13c6-4812-b4b4-0e0b4d17ac3a" style="color:rgb(66,104,143);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Jean Stack</a></span></strong>,
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<strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,1)"><a rel="noopener" href="https://notifications.pillsburylaw.com/e/lpeia3vaknmpuqa/b5f2b846-13c6-4812-b4b4-0e0b4d17ac3a" style="color:rgb(66,104,143);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Kevin DeSanto</a></span></strong>,
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,1)"><strong><a rel="noopener" href="https://notifications.pillsburylaw.com/e/ukk2hkl50yuousa/b5f2b846-13c6-4812-b4b4-0e0b4d17ac3a" style="color:rgb(66,104,143);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Sam Maness</a></strong></span>,
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,1)"><strong><a rel="noopener" href="https://notifications.pillsburylaw.com/e/2hec0nrkalviqiq/b5f2b846-13c6-4812-b4b4-0e0b4d17ac3a" style="color:rgb(66,104,143);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Greg Nossaman</a></strong></span>,
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