# Speaker Session Tom Hall


## From Prototype to Production: Scale Faster. Deliver Sooner.

**Featured Farnborough Forum Presentation \| Jabil Defense \& Aerospace** From Prototype to Production: Scalable, AI-Enabled Manufacturing for Aerospace \& Defense **USA Pavilion Forum, Booth 3050** **Tuesday, July 21 \| 12:00--12:30 BST**


## WHY YOU'LL WANT TO LISTEN

Join Dr. Tom Hall of Jabil Defense \& Aerospace to learn how leading innovators are breaking through the manufacturing wall and bringing mission-critical **aerospace and defense solutions** to market---**faster** , **smarter** , and at **lower risk**.

**In just 30 minutes, you'll learn the roadmap for how to:**

* Turn a manufacturing partner into a true **scaling engine to enable rapid mobilization**

* Use **AI-enabled supply chains** to anticipate disruption and act faster

* **De-risk production and CAPEX** while accelerating program timelines

* Bridge the **venture capital** **-to-production gap** and secure faster ROI

* Build a more **resilient, sovereign industrial base**

* **Deliver manufacturing with speed, scale, and reliability**





## SHOW ME HOW TO SCALE




## TOM HALL FEATURED ON

**CNN****\|****ESPN****\|****Netflix****\|****Jessica Burbank Show****\|****Leading Leadership Podcast****\|****The Kuderna Podcast**



**I AM A**

Leader in advanced manufacturing in aerospace and defense innovation, focused on helping organizations rapidly scale breakthrough technologies into operational reality.

**WHERE I DRIVE IMPACT**

Bringing real-world, cross-sector insight into how aerospace and defense innovation scales under pressure

**BIO**

**Dr. Tom Hall** is a former U.S. Army Ranger and multiple combat-deployment veteran with the 1st Ranger Battalion, later becoming one of only a handful of veterans to play Division I football at Iowa State.

Today, he works at the intersection of aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing to help innovators break through the biggest barrier to growth: **rapid** **scaling from prototype to production**.

With academic grounding in political science and international relations, and additional experience advising startups across intelligence, energy, e-commerce, and professional sports, Tom brings a rare combination of **mission-first leadership and commercial execution**.

He now partners with **aerospace \& defense** teams to **clear bottlenecks, accelerate production, and turn breakthrough ideas into deployable capability---faster.**

**Connect with Tom to swiftly ramp from innovation to impact.**

**I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT**

Geopolitical research, the Minnesota Vikings, and outdoor expeditions

**MY FAVORITE QUOTES**

"We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men..." -- Edward R. Murrow

"Muffins are just ugly cupcakes"

**IF YOU REMEMBER ONE THING**

The future of aerospace and defense won't be decided just by who innovates first but by who scales the fastest.