Speakers

Expertise Shared Is Expertise Multiplied.

Every Voice Here Has Something You Need to Hear.

The people taking the stage at Excelerate aren’t just presenting — they’re opening a conversation about success and possibility. From iBase-t leaders to your fellow Solumina users, every speaker brings insights forged in the same challenges you face every day.

Naveen Poonian

Naveen Poonian

President & CEO, iBase-t

Kathyrn Hoffman

Kathryn Hoffman

Sr. Director,
Product Management, iBase-t

Sung Kim

Sung Kim

Chief Technology Officer
iBase-t

Chelsea Morgan

Chelsea Morgan

VP, Customer Success
iBase-t

Chris Brown

Chris Brown

Senior Manufacturing
Business Systems Analyst,
Leidos

Brian Webster

Brian Webster

VP, Enterprise Architect

Darrell Sabourin

Darrell Sabourin

Product Manager

Elizabeth-DaCosta

Elizabeth Da Costa

Senior Product Manager

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March 15-18, 2027

The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort

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Naveen Poonian

Naveen Poonian

President & CEO, iBase-t

Naveen Poonian is Chief Executive Officer of iBase-t, where he is passionate about driving the company’s overall vision and mission by aligning organizational and departmental objectives. Under his leadership, the company has expanded its rapidly growing aerospace business across France, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Naveen is actively involved with the OCTANEe Technology Innovation Forum and is a member of the Vistage CEO Roundtable. He is a strong advocate for bringing iBase-t closer to the local community and has aided in organizations such as the Mental Health Association of Orange County, Olive Crest, and the Working Wardrobes of Orange County. Naveen is also involved in the American Heart Association, where he helps promote greater awareness and preventative care for heart disease.

Kathyrn Hoffman

Kathryn Hoffman

Sr. Director, Product Management, iBase-t

Kathryn Hoffman is Sr. Director, Product Management at iBase-t. She is responsible for ensuring the  Solumina platform aligns to industry best practices and drives digital innovation. Her experience spans over 15 years in the aerospace industry with six years of that time focused on the MRO sector. She has a B.S in Information Sciences and Technology from the Pennsylvania State University.

Sung Kim

Sung Kim

Chief Technology Officer iBase-t

Sung is an experienced technology architect and a published computer scientist with more than 25 years of experience. During his tenure at iBase-t, he played a key role in enhancing Solumina’s technology and exploring architecture experiments for future product directions. As the CTO, Sung leads iBase-t’s long-term technology vision and is responsible for the overall product architecture and infrastructure deployment profiles, focusing on open standards and integration technologies. He also facilitates the technical community within iBase-t.

Prior to joining iBase-t, Sung worked in the telecommunications industry and in academics teaching undergraduate and graduate students. His research works have been published in various International Journals and Conferences including ACM and IEEE transactions and conferences. Sung holds Master’s and PhD degrees in Computer Science from the University of Texas.

Chelsea Morgan

Chelsea Morgan

VP, Customer Success, iBase-t

Chelsea brings over 20 years of experience in software engineering and management, delivering impactful technology solutions through architecture, implementation, and product leadership. As VP of Customer Success at iBase-t, she strengthens client partnerships through strategic consulting as companies transition from sales to implementation and support—helping them solve complex challenges with Solumina.

At GE Aerospace, Chelsea led transformative supply chain analytics, improving supplier commitment accuracy by 28% across a $7B sourcing desk. She later spearheaded ERP and manufacturing system deployments in GE Edison Works’ classified programs, and led digital sustainment efforts aligned with DoD Condition-Based Maintenance+ requirements for next-gen fighter jets. She holds a BS in Technological Entrepreneurship and Management (Computer Systems Engineering) from Arizona State University, an MBA in Supply Chain from Xavier University, a Professional Certificate in Systems Engineering from MIT, and Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Kaizen credentials from GE Aerospace.

Chris Brown

Chris Brown

Senior Manufacturing, Business Systems Analyst, Leidos

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Brian Webster

Brian Webster

VP, Enterprise Architect

Brian Webster brings more than 30 years of leadership experience spanning both the military and the aerospace and defense industry. After 15 years of military service, he moved into the private sector, where he’s spent the last 18 years leading in engineering, supply chain, and program execution. Brian is known for his strategic mindset and ability to deliver results in complex, high-stakes environments.

Darrell Sabourin

Darrell Sabourin

Product Manager

With more than 40 years of experience in aerospace and defense, Darrell is a Product Manager specializing in Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) and MES Process Planning.

His background spans manufacturing engineering, software development, and business consulting, giving him a unique ability to bridge engineering intent, the digital thread, and shop floor execution. He helps organizations move from document-centric processes to model-based approaches, translating MBE strategy into executable MES capabilities that align engineering, manufacturing, and IT around a reliable digital source of truth

Elizabeth-DaCosta

Elizabeth Da Costa

Senior Product Manager

Elizabeth graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honors Bachelor of Chemical Engineering. She then began her career as a Quality Engineer in the electronics manufacturing industry where her interest in software began to emerge. This soon led to a career in Product Management at iBase-t with a focus on all things quality including enterprise and supplier quality systems. She combined her two passions of software and quality to make an impact by being a key contributor to the Company’s Supplier Quality Maintenance module. At iBase-t, she continues to leverage nearly 25 years of experience to deliver high-quality cloud-based enterprise software solutions.