DaSilva leads the Space Force’s organization for doctrine, tactics, and concepts development as well as the service’s Lessons Learned Program and STARCOM wargaming series. Prior to this role, she was the deputy director of operations for Space Systems Command, where she led the Assured Access to Space enterprise team and was responsible for launch manifesting, integration, spaceflight worthiness, and current operations. DaSilva also previously served as the director for joint matters of the headquarters Space Force staff and deputy director of space strategy and plans for the assistant secretary of defense for space policy. DaSilva will speak during the panel discussion “Forged in Service: Leading in the Military with Strength and Purpose.”

De Reus is a nonprofit leader; scholar; and advocate for women’s rights, gender justice, and racial equity. For more than two decades, she has brought communities together, used data, and taken action to create transformative social change, especially for women and girls. She stewarded the growth and reach of Amplio Network, No Means No Worldwide, and the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project. Along with 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Denis Mukwege, De Reus is the cofounder of Panzi Foundation, a nonprofit that assists survivors of gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. De Reus’s presentation is called “Waking the Wild Woman Within.”

Dussliere oversees all aspects of alumni-facing organizations—including the Purdue Alumni Association, President’s Council, and the John Purdue Club—as well as development, alumni engagement, and more. She was an executive with the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC). She started working with the USOPC in 2003, rising to senior vice president, chief of Paralympic sport in 2018 and then senior vice president, chief of Paralympics and internally managed sports in 2022. In this role, Dussliere oversaw the high-performance planning and support processes and sport development projects for the 28 summer and winter Paralympic sports. She also coached Paralympic swimming for more than a decade. Dussliere will conduct the fireside chat with Kathleen Sarpy on Thursday.

Gibson has a military career spanning 33 years with various roles in intelligence and cyberspace operations, including deputy director of national intelligence for National Security Partnerships, director of intelligence for United States Central Command, director of intelligence for Combined Joint Task Force–Operation Inherent Resolve, and deputy commanding general for U.S. Army Cyber Command. She is a recipient of the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal and the Defense Superior Service Medal with a combat device. She retired from the U.S. Army in 2020. Gibson will conduct the panel discussion “Forged in Service: Leading in the Military with Strength and Purpose.”

Henry is responsible for Purdue for Life’s alumni engagement efforts, including clubs and affinity networks, volunteerism, mentorship, lifelong learning, and travel programs. She previously was vice president of organizational development and strategic leadership for the Purdue Alumni Association and corporate secretary for the association’s board of directors. She still serves as governance council for the board as a nonvoting member. She has received extensive training in facilitation, grant writing, fundraising, creative problem-solving, accelerated learning, and appreciative inquiry. Henry will share the welcome and closing remarks.