FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit Fort Wayne next week to attend the fourth annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit according to a press release issued Wednesday by Senator Jim Banks.
The two-day summit is set to take place on November 11 and 12. The first day of the summit will be held at The Pearl Event Center on Main Street in downtown Fort Wayne, and the summit’s second day will be held at the Purdue University Fort Wayne, International Ballroom.
Hegseth will attend the second day. The summit is described as, “a two-day forum in support of Indiana’s leading role in our National Defense. Speakers and attendees will include policy makers, industry specialists, and economic development leaders.” The goal is to bolster northeast Indiana’s role in the defense industry.