Dr. Phil Macklin, director of MZA Associates Corporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico, speaks to a client at the Wright Dialogue with Industry event July 17, 2018 at the Dayton Convention Center. The two-and-a-half-day event was sponsored by Dayton Defense, and included comprehensive presentations, panel discussions, and one-on-one sessions with senior Air Force and Air Force Research Laboratory officials related to the Air Force, technology focus areas and aerospace research and development. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michelle Gigante)