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Dalton Young Attends the Patrick SFB GovTech Expo for AFCEA Orlando
Desra Group Founder and CEO Dalton Young attended the Patrick SFB GovTech Expo as a board member of AFCEA Orlando, joining military, government, and industry professionals on October 14, 2026, for technology demonstrations, leadership sessions, and networking across the Space Coast.
A day on the Space Coast
On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, Dalton Young, Founder and CEO of Desra Group, attended the Patrick SFB GovTech Expo as a board member of AFCEA Orlando, where he serves as Government Liaison Board Chair. He joined military, government, and industry professionals for a day of technology demonstrations, presentations, and networking focused on solutions supporting today's federal and defense missions.
Highlights from the program
- Kickoff & Leadership Session: Robert Katz of the World Innovation Network (WIN) opened the day alongside Patrick Space Force Base leadership.
- NASA: Ariel Pavlick spoke on AI strategy, emerging technology, and the future of space missions.
- SpaceWERX: Nick Hackard presented on the SpaceWERX mission and the technologies supporting the future of the U.S. Space Force.
- AMD & HPE: A session on accelerating space domain awareness with high-performance computing.
- Lunch & Learn: A complimentary lunch with government and industry leaders sharing their perspectives directly.
Topics across the expo spanned AI, cybersecurity, cloud, IT, space, and emerging technology.
Why it matters
AFCEA Orlando connects government, military, industry, and academia around technology and mission support. The Space Coast is home to some of the most important missions in the country, and the people and partners who support them. Events like this let us hear mission priorities firsthand and build relationships with the government, aerospace, and defense professionals working across Patrick SFB, Cape Canaveral, Melbourne, and Palm Bay.
Thank you to the organizers, speakers, and everyone who stopped to connect. We look forward to continuing these conversations.
About Desra Group
Desra Group is a cleared government services company headquartered in Central Florida that provides cybersecurity and RMF/GRC support, IT and mission support, and specialized workforce solutions to the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and the Defense Industrial Base across Florida's installation corridors.
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