Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, currently serving as CEO of Quantum Space, will introduce Glover at the event. Organizers at Jones Strategies designed the forum to spotlight regional companies like Quantum Space, the Artemis Group, and Frontier Electronic Systems, all of which are actively architecting the infrastructure for future space exploration.

Glover brings extensive flight experience to the stage, having logged over 4,000 hours as a naval test pilot alongside 178 days in orbit across two missions. Brenda Jones Barwick, CEO of Jones Strategies, emphasized that the visit validates Oklahoma’s emerging status as a heartland hub for aerospace development. Supported by the Aerospace Commerce Economic Services Program, the forum continues an initiative launched in 2018 to bridge the gap between military leadership, academic research, and private industry to bolster the state’s high-wage job market.